Hi, my name is Andrea (Andie) Thiel, I am one half of the New Creation Personal Training fitness team, along with my husband, Heath.  Over the next few paragraphs we are going to share with you who we are, what we do and a little bit about our personal lives.

A little bit about Andie...

I'm 39 years old, I've always been athletic and I discovered my love of weight training in 1994 when I was in the military.  Upon my discharge from the military, I began competitive bodybuilding and entered numerous contests in the mid-1990's, eventually capping off the first phase of my bodybuilding career by competing at the(NPC) Nationals bodybuilding championships in 1996.

    At that point, I was suffering burnout from competing and as a result became a born-again Christian. I then decided to pursue my education and a different career path. 

    My educational background in management and criminal science led me to a job that eventually materialized into managing a multi-million dollar Public Service Ambassador Program in downtown Milwaukee.  

    After 8 years in this position and having met my husband, I resumed my fitness endeavors and pursued the career change of becoming a full-time Personal Trainer. 

    My future plans are to continue to expand my knowledge base as a Personal Trainer in order to help others achieve a healthy, well balanced lifestyle through fitness.  

    I am currently a Certified Personal Trainer by the following organizations: National Exercise Sports Trainers Association (NESTA); National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM); and International Sports Science Association (ISSA).  I also have a Bachelor's degree in Management Communications and two Associate degrees, one in Management Development and the other in Police Science.

    My current schedule keeps me pretty busy, but in regards to my free time, I do like to do the following:  taking my Black Lab (Bailey) and Yorkie (Hugo) on hikes at the state parks, reading, and most of all, spending time with my wonderful husband!

A little about Heath...

    Upon entering college, I pursued a degree in Accounting with an understudy in Exercise Physiology.  At this point in time, I became very engrossed in bodybuilding.  

    Upon finishing school, I was once again able to start weight training and pursue different avenues of competitive  strength athletics.  I started competing in power lifting, strongman competitions, Highland games, as well as old time feats of strength, such as nail bending and odd lifts.

    In early 2007, we started New Creation Personal Training.  At that point, both Andrea and myself left our full-time jobs to pursue our calling, which we are still doing to this day.  

    From a competitive standpoint, I try to compete in 12 - 18 strength competitions a year. 

    I am currently a Certified Personal Trainer by the following organizations: National Exercise Sports Trainers Association (NESTA); National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM); and International Sports Science Association (ISSA).

    Both Andrea and myself work with all levels of individuals, however, the majority of my clients have been more athletic/performance based in nature. In the endeavor to help all of our clients, but especially the performance based clients, I have been continuing my educational pursuits by the extensive study of the training texts of numerous high profile, successful strength coaches/scientists from the former Soviet Union.   

    As with Andrea, my free time is normally quite limited, however, if I'm not spending time with Andrea, I enjoy reading, going to the occasional movie and simply relaxing in the backyard.