Wayne L. Westcott, Ph.D . , is fitness research director at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, MA. He is strength-training consultant for Nautilus, the United States Navy and the American Council on Exercise, and is editorial advisor for many publications, including Prevention, Shape, and Fitness Management magazines. He is also author of 20 fitness books including the new releases, Building Strength and Stamina,Strength Training Past 50, Strength Training for Seniors, Complete Conditioning for Golf, and Strength and Power for Young Athletes. His responsibilities include strength-training seminars for the fitness/conditioning instructors at the United States Navy, Marines, Army, Air Force and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, as well as all of the major conferences for fitness professionals. Dr. Westcott was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Fitness Professionals, the Healthy American Fitness Leader Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Governor’s Committee on Physical Fitness and Sports, the Presidential Award from the National School Fitness Foundation, and Alumni Recognition Award from the Pennsylvania State University.

Tammy J. Petersen, B.S., M.S.E. , is the Founder and Managing Partner for the American Academy of Health and Fitness. She has written two books on older adult fitness and designed corresponding training programs. Her manual, SrFit, is used nationwide as the textbook for a college based course for personal trainers who wish to work with older adults. SrFit is also the basis for an advanced training home study course that qualifies for up to 24 contact hours of CEU credit with the major personal training certification organizations and also the athletic training Board of Certification. Tammy’s educational background includes Bachelor of Science degrees in both marketing and economics from Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas. She holds a Master of Science in Education in the area of health and fitness, with an emphasis in geriatrics, from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Her professional associations include serving as an American Council on Exercise (ACE) faculty member, an adjunct faculty member of the National Exercise and Sports Trainer's Association (NESTA), and member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). She is an author for Personal Training on the Net, and her articles have also appeared in IHRSA’s Club Business for Entrepreneurs, Personal Fitness Professional, Onsite Fitness, and Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro.