成人头条

After time in the Marine Corps, Leighton Fetters and his family returned home to Kansas. The Towanda native needed only one class to earn his aviation management degree; most of it he earned in the service. Fetters started looking at 成人头条 to find his last course.

Then it hit him: He didn't want a career in aviation management. It was then that he stumbled upon the exercise science program offered at WSU.

鈥淲ow,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 would really enjoy going to school for that.鈥�

Fetters began his degree in exercise science at WSU in August 2006. He finished in December 2009. He now co-owns two 24 hour co-ed health clubs.

Anytime Fitness is a health club franchise that covers more than 1,600 clubs worldwide; Fetters has a westside location, as well as one in Augusta.

鈥淢y love for fitness started in the service,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 went right out of high school and joined up.鈥�

鈥淢y last year in the Marines, they adopted me as their non-commissioned officer for physical training,鈥� said Fetters. 鈥淚t鈥檚 where I developed a lot of exercise programs for our group; I enjoyed it.鈥�

On-the-job training in college

During his time after school, Fetters came across jobs that required specific educational training.

鈥淚 think the knowledge I gained during my time at WSU gave me the ability to interview with confidence for those positions and obtain them,鈥� he said.

WSU's Cooperative Education and Work-Based Learning programs gave Fetters an advantage over graduates from other schools.

鈥淚t was extremely beneficial,鈥� said Fetters. 鈥淪ince I maintained every intention of pursuing this geographic region, it was good to find these kinds of co-op opportunities in the local area.鈥�

Fetters completed one semester of cooperative education, but he gained so much from it, he said.

鈥淭he fact that I could get credit at the same time I鈥檓 gaining real-world experience and get paid,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat was my best option.鈥�

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 any replacement for on-the-job training,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou get to take what you were taught by your teachers and then apply it to authentic situations.鈥�

Helping people

Fetters likes to help people avoid medical complications. He has always considered himself a preventative-measures kind of guy.

鈥淟et鈥檚 say they鈥檝e already had a heart attack,鈥� he said. 鈥淣ow we try to bring them back to a normal way of life. That is easier said than done.鈥�

Fetters would rather help a client prevent these physical ailments by teaching them how to develop healthy lifestyle behaviors.

He says guiding people with one-on-one training is what really got him into the business of owning his gyms.

鈥淭o me it鈥檚 more rewarding to spend more time with my clients,鈥� said Fetters. 鈥淚 listen to what the person is going through and then help them with their lows and celebrate their highs.鈥�