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Alex Zimmerman is president and founder of AZ Health and Wellness Solutions. The company provides wellness and fitness solutions for individuals, businesses and their employees, and owners/developers/managers of residential buildings.

Alex brings a formidable skill set to the wellness and fitness field. He has a Masters Degree from Teachers College at Columbia University, with a concentration in Motor Learning and Control, the study of skill acquisition in humans. His focus was on the relationship between exercise, aging and cognitive health. Alex’s education coupled with his teaching ability has resulted in his practice of creating unique coaching models to help individuals achieve wellness goals and optimize workplace performance.

Alex began his career as a personal trainer at Equinox Fitness Clubs, where he quickly moved through the ranks to become the founding national manager of the renowned Equinox Tier 4 Training program, which revolutionized commercial fitness by bridging the gap between fitness and medicine. Alex worked closely with medical professionals to maximize and integrate preventative wellness solutions. His continued alignment with the medical community has guided him to engage in an array of integrative modalities which are affective in health promotion, life style changes and improved outcomes..

As acting manager of the Tier 4 program, Alex spearheaded development of innovative “Evidence-based Training Models” to assure progress in custom-designed cardiovascular and strength training regimens for Tier 4 clientele (including hundreds of business leaders CEO’s, medical professionals and celebrities). He also is responsible for recruitment, training and development of the Tier 4 Coaching team, recognized as the premier professionals in the fitness world. Alex has successfully expanded and implemented the Equinox Tier 4 program in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and Greenwich, CT.

Alex is an affiliate of the American College of Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). He currently holds the "gold-standard" title of Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is certified through the Titleist Performance Institute for Golf Fitness, in addition to that Alex is nutrition certified through Precision Nutrition. He is regularly quoted as a fitness expert in media like The Daily News, Yahoo Newswire, Redbook, Smart Money, Fitness, and Men's Health and appeared as the fitness expert on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and "Access Hollywood”. He was hailed by W Magazine as one of the "2006 Top Talents on the Rise in the Fitness Industry."

Research Papers: Use Your Brain: The Effect of Exercise on the Brain and Cognition