Ron Cartmell

Hello, I am a 68 year old recently retired IFBB PRO Bodybuilder. I have competed in this sport since 2014. Bodybuilding has become the catalyst of my current lifestyle. This lifestyle reinforces my current occupation as the owner of Touched by an Angel Healthcare Corp, where I own and have operated for the last ten years. My company provides in home care to the under served, aged and those living with intellectual & developmental disabilities. Over the past 10 years, I have been able to enhance my clients quality of life by managing both physical health and mental health issues. I have strived to posture myself as a role model by living a healthy lifestyle. The focal point of my leadership centers around health, fitness, wellness and nutrition. As a formal competitive athlete, the bottom line is to live the message you plan to teach. First of all, I eat to live, NOT, live to eat.

Furthermore, I've relied on my knowledge obtained from my undergraduate studies in Nursing and my graduate studies in Behavioral and Clinical Psychology. This information allows me to work directly with clients whether they are adolescents, adult or senior citizens. One common theme, that continued to surface as I worked with clients in the medical realm, was that of exercise and nutrition. These two health components helped to strengthen and bring balance to many of the sick, obese and out of shape people I've worked with over the years. Helping individuals to re-establish balance in their lives by addressing the very health related obstacles, which may have slowed them down or even crippled their quality of life.

As I embark on this chapter in my life, having excelled in professional sports, worked in prestigious medical institutions, and engaged in diverse healthcare settings, my experiences have shaped me. For over five years, I coached the Hendersonville varsity track team keeping my passion for exercise, fitness, and nutrition alive. This journey has inspired me to create "UNIQUE FITNESS" a studio gym concept that encapsulates all these elements that define me.

This has been a brain child of mine for years. Now that I have experienced this walk throughout my life experiences, I want to share this information in a non- threatening atmosphere where I can teach what I have learned and experienced. My plan is to also equip this facility with other seasoned professional trainers, who share my vision. This quest needs to happen in REAL time, and the journey starts NOW!

To me, this is a ministry and I WAS BUILT FOR THIS!