Over the past few years, the Missouri Athletic Club has grown its fitness team to a complete wellness team. Just some of the MAC employees who act as a bridge between fitness and wellness include Athletic Director Jeff Tuhro, Downtown Fitness & Wellness Manager Courtney Hutt, West Fitness Manager Paul Helfrich, SSM Physical Therapist Jay Zaber, Integrative Nutrition Coach Melissa Farrell Swank and Nutrition Coach Maggie Dickinson. 

“As a personal trainer, it is very convenient to have a complete wellness team on site. Whether clients are looking for additional nutrition advice, a massage to help with preventing muscle soreness, or just to improve recovery time, we are now able to offer all these services,” Hutt said. 

In addition to personal training, massage therapy, physical therapy, health coaching and nutrition coaching, the Club offers resting and active metabolic assessments as well as functional movement screenings. The wellness team works together, learns from each other and assists one another in helping Members achieve their goals, no matter what stage of fitness they are in. 

“Metabolic testing allows Members to have exact information on how they should consume calories and approach cardiovascular training for sports performance, weight loss and dropping body fat,” Helfrich said. “Our staff works collectively to help Members reach their goals from start to finish.” 

The MAC’s experienced physical therapists and personal trainers guide injured Members back to their fitness regimen while preventing future issues. Communication between wellness staff members is second to none to ensure continued improvement for any injury. 

“The personal trainers and I are in constant communication about clients becoming patients and vice versa. Sometimes Members dealing with persistent aches and pains need treatment via physical therapy first, and then we can get them back to training feeling much better,” Zaber said. “On the opposite side of things, patients will voice to me their desire to continue with exercise once physical therapy is finished. Then it's a matter of finding the MAC personal trainer that matches best with that unique Member’s wellness journey.” 

The Club also offers numerous massages to assist Members in reaching their overall health goals. Those include Sports Massage, Neuromuscular Therapy, Prenatal Massage, Rehabilitative Massage, and Myofascial Cupping, just to name a few. 

Wellness is more than just movement. The Club’s nutrition team works alongside MAC personal trainers to create individual plans for Members to reach their weight loss or muscle mass goals. 

“Physical therapy, health and nutrition coaching along with several different injury assessments and movement screenings have been great additions to our wellness approach,” Tuhro said. “We have a great team in place, so please share your goals with us, and let’s get you on track to accomplish them in 2023.” 

Visit mac-stl.org/Fitness_Wellness to learn more about how the MAC can support you on your health journey. 

Services

• Personal training 
• Group exercise classes 
• Physical therapy 
• Nutrition coaching 
• Massage therapy 
• Resting metabolic testing 
• Active metabolic testing 
• Functional movement screening