About the owner- Ian is a professional firefighter at the Irondequoit Fire Department, just outside of the City of Rochester, New York. He is a Certified Personal Trainer with the National Counsel on Strength and Fitness, an IAFF Peer Fitness Trainer, and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He has also re-built the fitness program at the New York State Fire Academy and instructs fitness for the Monroe County Fire Academy, and has written two articles for Fire Engineering about fitness in the fire service.
Ian found his love for physical fitness when he was 18. At the time he weighed 270 pounds. After his uncle died at an early age of health-related issues, he decided he needed to make a change since he didn't want to take the same path. He put the pedal to the metal, ate right, exercised regularly and intensely, and dropped to 150 pounds in a year.
Ian joined the Air Force as a firefighter at 20, where he still serves as a Technical Sergeant. He has deployed twice to the Middle East and once to Africa, which further increased his interest and knowledge in the realm of physical fitness. Upon returning from his deployment in 2017, his best friend and fellow firefighter, Matt, talked him into starting Thin Line Fitness. The gears turned, steps were taken, and it was finally started.
Ian is extremely dedicated to continuing education, and is currently in the process of achieving a degree in Kinesiology and Human Performance. He attends as many continuing education classes as he can, which are always hosted by knowledgeable professionals in the field of fitness and wellness. He has even been featured in a Fire Engineering publication, which cast a glimpse into the necessities of fitness for firefighters.
Ian's primary goal as the owner of Thin Line Fitness is to eliminate the unnecessary and grotesque number of medical-related LODD's that plague the first-responder world through the proactive and educational change in culture that has been widely accepted for too long.
Ian is a no-nonsense, no excuses, always give 110% individual. He has not entirely "been there and done that", nobody has, however having been through multiple fire academies, a special operations selection course, and multiple deployments, he knows the limits of the mind and the body. He understands not everyone is built the same, but KNOWS that everyone is only as strong, or weak, as they believe.
Find out yourself how motivating and educated Ian is by contacting us!
Ian found his love for physical fitness when he was 18. At the time he weighed 270 pounds. After his uncle died at an early age of health-related issues, he decided he needed to make a change since he didn't want to take the same path. He put the pedal to the metal, ate right, exercised regularly and intensely, and dropped to 150 pounds in a year.
Ian joined the Air Force as a firefighter at 20, where he still serves as a Technical Sergeant. He has deployed twice to the Middle East and once to Africa, which further increased his interest and knowledge in the realm of physical fitness. Upon returning from his deployment in 2017, his best friend and fellow firefighter, Matt, talked him into starting Thin Line Fitness. The gears turned, steps were taken, and it was finally started.
Ian is extremely dedicated to continuing education, and is currently in the process of achieving a degree in Kinesiology and Human Performance. He attends as many continuing education classes as he can, which are always hosted by knowledgeable professionals in the field of fitness and wellness. He has even been featured in a Fire Engineering publication, which cast a glimpse into the necessities of fitness for firefighters.
Ian's primary goal as the owner of Thin Line Fitness is to eliminate the unnecessary and grotesque number of medical-related LODD's that plague the first-responder world through the proactive and educational change in culture that has been widely accepted for too long.
Ian is a no-nonsense, no excuses, always give 110% individual. He has not entirely "been there and done that", nobody has, however having been through multiple fire academies, a special operations selection course, and multiple deployments, he knows the limits of the mind and the body. He understands not everyone is built the same, but KNOWS that everyone is only as strong, or weak, as they believe.
Find out yourself how motivating and educated Ian is by contacting us!