BiographyWellness consultant, keynote speaker, and published author Sal Fichera is uniquely qualified to speak and write on topics of health, fitness, and mind/body synergy. He regularly appears in the TV, print and Internet mediums while training a roster of private clients at places such as Gold’s Gym (NYC).
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Fichera has lectured nationally, covering a broad range of wellness-related issues. On the web, he has been a wellness and consumer products expert for WebMd.com, Healthgate.com, Efit.com and MyWellness.com.
Fichera has become a valuable source for media who seek his wide-ranging expertise and unique perspective. From television appearances on CNN, Dateline NBC, NY1 News and NYC’s WB11, WNBC & WABC-TV morning news shows, as well as radio talk show interviews, Fichera has provided concise, articulate and insightful commentary on a broad range of health-related topics.
His book, Stop Aging, Start Training, was released June, 2008 and he is a column writer for Healthwise magazine. He has written features and editorials, provided expert advice and evaluated consumer products for publications including Cosmopolitan, Weight Watchers Magazine, Fitness Management, NY Times, NY Daily News and The Daily Challenge. As the outside fitness expert for Good Housekeeping, he appeared in print & television segments that evaluated the effectiveness and safety of exercise equipment.
Through his work in all these mediums, and having worked in the wellness industry since 1987, Fichera has earned a reputation for motivating audiences to take action by giving them the knowledge and skills to lead healthier, more youthful lifestyles. He graduated from St. John’s University with a B.S. degree in quantitative analysis and received an M.S. degree in exercise physiology from Queens College (City University of New York). In 1989, Fichera founded Fichera Wellness (formerly Forza Fitness)---a company that blends holistic philosophy with cutting-edge scientific research---and he serves as an advisory board member of a corporate wellness program.