Bodybuilding Weekly: A Profile of Michele Thorington

A Profile of Michele Thorington
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Ralfe Sean on 21 November, 2008 09:37:00
 
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MICHELE THORINGTON
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Michele recently competed in and won the 2008 Figure Tall Class in the All
Forces National Military Championships, which is now open to athletes retired
from military service. She will be competing in the Masters Nationals in July
2009. She is originally from Taylor, MI. She has been competing in the
Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure arena for many years. She competed the first time
in the USAF (United States Air Force) while stationed at F.E. Warren, AFB, WY.
She decided to enter her first bodybuilding show so she would lose all her
weight from a pregnancy, where she won the Mixed Pairs and took fifth in the
1987 Wyoming State Bodybuilding Championships. Since then Michele has competed
in and placed in several state levels shows.
In the Air Force she spent her career in Fitness and Recreation. She has two
Degrees in Applied Science in Fitness, Recreation and Services Management and
Instructor of Technology in Military Science. She retired from the USAF in 1995
and is currently the Fitness Program Coordinator for Hurley Health & Fitness
Center in Flint, MI. She is a certified Physical Fitness Specialist through the
Institute for Aerobic Research. Some of her other certifications include Aerobic
Fitness Association of America, Johnny G. Spinning@ Trainer, Arthritis
Foundation Exercise Leader and Pilates Trainer. She has competed and won various
Figure, Fitness, Strength and Bodybuilding competitions. Michele won several
Michigan Overall Bodybuilding Shows prior to crossing over into Figure in 2007. 
Michele has over 20 years experience in personal training and is also an NPC
state level judge.
Michele can be contacted at mthorin1(at)hurleymc.com.