“Famous Names” Star Athletes Train at LECOM The John M. and Silvia Ferretti LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center Draws Notables The $31 million health and wellness facility in Erie, Pennsylvania is the dream setting for total health and fitness, and apparently, it is also a training destination for the elite of the fitness world. The John M. and Silvia Ferretti LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center offers a vast array of state-of-the-art fitness equipment, a bevy of skilled personal trainers, and a 1/9 mile indoor running track. The complex is replete with three pools, including a warm water therapy pool, an exercise pool, a lap swimming pool and it boasts executive-style locker rooms with whirlpools, dry saunas, and steam rooms. Spacious, calming, accessible, and open to the public, the LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center is an oasis for anyone who enjoys staying fit. And, according to recent
New York Knicks & BayHawks VP Alan Houston runs through the LECOM Wellness Center Functional Movement Assessment with center director Tyler Travis.
data collected by the LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center Management Team, there are many “famous” athletes who enjoy doing just that at the Wellness Center. John Grabow, the left-handed relief pitcher who played for the Chicago Cubs last season, wrapped up his workout sessions in January to head south for spring training. Shane Reese, the Junior League hockey player for the Cleveland Lumberjacks uses the Wellness Center as part of his fitness routine. Swimming
NBA sensation Jeremy Lin joined the BayHawks for one game in January. Arriving in Erie, he went first to the LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center where BayHawks Coach Jay Larannaga showed Lin how to run the offense. In late March, Lin’s phenomenal season with the Knick’s ended with an injury. (Photo by Rob Frank)
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