Terry Decandia Age: 53 Education: BS from Hunter College (NY) in Health and Physical Education Assoc. Degree in Nursing - 1992 Family Medicine - 1994 Certification: Certified Personal Trainer from ACE Licensed Registered Nurse Experience: Five years

Terry is not only an experienced personal trainer, but is also a Registered Nurse. You truly get a “two for one” with Terry – an RN with 12 years of varied experience and first class personal trainer.  Whatever your medical condition, she will not be intimidated by it.

Terry has a particular affinity for geriatric patients. Her first job was in an assisted living community, and found out that working with seniors “was easy for me to do”. She gives them so much affection and positive feedback that her visits become the highlight of the week.

Since a session with Terry is also like a house call from an RN, she sometimes catches things no one else would.  She takes blood pressure readings before and after each workout, and in one case, found an irregular heartbeat. She suggested an immediate visit to the doctor, which may have prevented a heart attack. The woman badly needed a pacemaker.

With so many interests, we’ve been able to make only a partial listing of Terry’s educational accomplishments. She started out in the fitness area (Hunter College), moved to nursing, and now back to fitness. We think she’s in fitness to stay – we sure hope so.