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Sam Broadbent

Director of APEC Adult Fitness

Sam was born in Fleet, England. Sam moved to the US in 2007 to pursue a soccer scholarship and further his education. He began at North Iowa area Community College and transferred after graduating to Midwestern State University (MSU). Exercise Science has been apart of life since the age of sixteen. He graduated from Midwestern State University with a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology.

As an NCAA Soccer Athlete he earned all-region accolades in his freshman and sophomore year, and first team all-conference, as well as progressing to the national semi final in his junior year. Sam captained the team in his senior year at MSU.

Sam assisted and taught clinical exercise, biomechanics and strength & conditioning as a graduate assistant for the exercise physiology department at MSU. Sam worked with numerous athletic teams at MSU as a Strength & Conditioning coach, including the Men’s tennis team that qualified for the national quarter finals. After interning at APEC Sam finished at MSU and came back to work full time, now directing our Adult fitness. Under Sam’s leadership Spherical has emerged as a world wide competitor for the best adult fitness program available.

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