Fighting Obesity in Our Schools. Essentially Fit welcomes Youth fitness expert Brian Semonian

Summary: Founder, Executive Director - Brian Semonian Brian is the founder and Executive Director of PEP. His dedication and commitment to physical fitness, health and wellness stemmed from childhood and continues to this day. He received a BS from the University of Arizona in Secondary Education Physical Education, with a minor in Athletic Coaching. He has also completed courses towards his MA with National University in Education Administration. He has served in public schools K-12 in AZ, CA, and NY as a Teacher, Coach, Athletic Director, and Dean working with children of all ages, recruiting for collegiate teams, coaching school sports, training pre-Olympic athletes, and guiding individual clients toward greater overall wellness. After over 10 years of PE experience in public and private schools, it became clear there was a glaring hole in early childhood development and education. The lack of consistent, quality PE repercussions are overwhelmingly apparent with childhood obesity, diabetes, heart disease, teen pregnancies, bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyles at an all time high, especially among minorities. Brian hopes to instill a new habit of healthy eating and physical activity among children which will ultimately improve classroom learning while simultaneously improving their health and wellbeing.