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About Dr. Sekula

That guy in the picture to the rightis me: Brian Sekula. I've been involved in the fitness industry for 20 years, which compels me to make a joke about aging but I won't (I have two daughters for that!).

In those 20 years I haven't always been developing exercise programs. Although it's what I did during college and graduate school. During the latter part of my graduate studies I became interested in research. I was specifically interested in exercise (surprise!) and health. While pursuing my doctoral studies in Measurement and Evaluation (kind of like applied statistics), I ditched the fitness job for a part-time job at NASA-JSC.

I worked in Space and Life Sciences. Our lab conducted research on the effects of long-term space flight on Astronaut health, specifically, neuromuscular control - balance, locomotion (walking), vision and more. Once I completed the coursework for my doctoral studies, the part-time job turned into a full-time research scientist job (not quite a rocket scientist). After seeing many of my colleagues leave for teaching jobs at various Universities, I was encouraged and intrigued. I applied for a teaching position at the University of Houston and got the job.

I taught graduate and undergraduate courses in measurement and evaluation, research methods and epidemiology. I really liked being a professor. Working with students and watching them learn was very gratifying. The research part was good, too. I continued to expand my understanding the role exercise had on health. I also began to realize the vast majority of chronic diseases were related to what people did - not their parents, the environment, genetics or anything else. The specifics of what people do is diet and exercise. While your parents, the environment, genetics and anything else might be important, what you eat and the amount of exercise you get is more important!

I'm off the soapbox...at least for now!

After teaching for 5 years, I realized that becoming a lifelong professor wasn't in my calling. It had nothing to do with teaching nor the students. If that was all that was involved, I'd still be teaching. But it's much more than that and it's what kept me from doing it for 30 years.

Now I'm here, starting another teaching career with the personal trainer school, working with the Methodist Hospital and helping you get healthier every day.

I can't think of a better position to be in. Except of course, the #1 tee at Cape Kidnappers or Pacific Dunes!