Tom Seabourne

Mt Pleasant, TX

About Me

*Tom Seabourne, Ph.D. exercise science, Penn State Univ. Scholarship Athlete, University of North Texas, Alumni of the year. American Council on Exercise fitness educator of the year (2005) finalist. Selected to Taekwondo Hall of Fame, 01-06-09, GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER 04-27-09. *Televisio... more*Tom Seabourne, Ph.D. exercise science, Penn State Univ. Scholarship Athlete, University of North Texas, Alumni of the year. American Council on Exercise fitness educator of the year (2005) finalist. Selected to Taekwondo Hall of Fame, 01-06-09, GUINNESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER 04-27-09. *Television & Videos: QVC Fitness Expert (National), Co-host of the #1 rated Fitness Infomercial (National) 6SecondAbs, Fox & Friends (National), Positively Texas-Dallas, Fox Morning Show-Dallas, Good Morning Texas-Dallas (twice), Sally Jessy Raphael (National) , ESPN's Full Contact Karate (National), Spenco 500 ESPN (National), Race Across America Discover Channel (National), Texas Country Reporter-Texas, Pride of East Texas, Stay Fit-ABC affiliate East Texas (10 times), Inside Fitness-CBS National (twice). PowerBlock video, Best Abs on Earth video, A Guide To Inner Strength video, Introduction to Cardiokickboxing video. Upper Body Strength, Lower Body Strength, Core Stability Videos with Sara’s City Workouts. *Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) continuing education provider, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA), Chairman of the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU) safety committee 2006. Fitness Consultant to USA-Taekwondo 2007. *Presenter for: ECA, Sara’s City Workout, IDEA Personal Training Summit, IHRSA, CAN-FIT-PRO, AFPA, DCAC, AAAI, NEFC, Club Industry, and IDEA WORLD. *Tom has authored over 200 articles in refereed journals and magazines including: Journal of Sports Psychology, Journal of Motor Behavior, Bicycling, Men’s Fitness, Maxim, Physician & Sports Medicine, Diabetes Self-Management, Fitness Magazine, Self, Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, and 15 published books: Self Defense- A Body Mind Approach, 1986, Prospect Press, A Guide To Inner Strength, 1993, Hunter Textbooks, Cross-Training, 1996, Eddie Bowers, Taekwondo-Techniques &Tactics, 1997 Human Kinetics, The Martial Arts Athlete, 1998, YMAA. Power Pacing for Indoor Cycling, 1999 Human Kinetics, Power Body-Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Sports Performance Enhancement, 1999, YMAA. Complete Cardiokickboxing-A Safe and Effective Approach to High Performance Living, 1999 YMAA, Mind/Body Fitness 2000, YMAA. Athletic Abs, 2002, Human Kinetics. Power Training, 2002 Keiser. Basic Training for Cycling Homestudy Course 2003 Desert Southwest. SCW Personal Training Homestudy Course 2003 Mania Events. The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Great Abs, 2005, Alpha Books The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to a Great Upper Body, 2005, Alpha Books The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to Great Buns and Thighs, 2005, Alpha Books The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Fitness Boxing Illustrated, 2006, Penguin. *Taekwondo: Two-time All-American, Two-time member of the United States Taekwondo Team Pan American Champion (twice), North American Champion (twice), ESPN Professional Karate Association full-contact karate winner, Runner up in the World Taekwondo Championships (Stuttgart, Germany). *Cycling: •Winner: RAAM Open West. •Top ten in the 1990 Race Across America (RAAM). •Oklahoma State IronButt 24-hour cycling record: 458 miles. •Holder of two Texas state cycling records. •Holder of Arkansas and Louisiana state cycling records. •National 12-hour record holder: 229 miles. •24-hour Texas State Cycling Champ. Top 20 in the 2007 RAAM – 1,740 miles, 7 days. Guinness World Indoor Cycling Record in 2009 – 185 hours. *Tom has been featured in Sports Illustrated magazine 3 times. Ultimately as the Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Month. Men’s Fitness magazine –Sportsman of the Month. Men’s Exercise magazine – Mr. Fitness. And most recently Physical Magazine’s July In The Spotlight. less

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B.Sc Health & Physical Education, Penn State University

MS Sports Psychology, University of North Texas

PhD Exercise Science, University of North Texas

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ACSM - ACSM Certified Health Fitness Specialist	Verified
NSCA - Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist	Verified

CPR Certified

American Heart Association

AED Certified

American Heart Association

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Tom Seabourne's Articles
Power Training for the Core By Tom Seabourne, PhD Power Training for the Core By Tom Seabourne, PhD Karate masters have known for centuries how to harness core power, the next logical step to putting some punch into your clie... Taking Clients to the Next Level of Concentration By Tom Seabourne, PhD Taking Clients to the Next Level of Concentration How to use specific and effective mental techniques to improve performance during all components of an exercise session, fro... Moving the Mind By Tom Seabourne, PhD A guide to inner strength for the athletic client: relax, activate, focus, image and, ultimately, flow. Mind IDEA PERSONAL TRAINER JANUARY 2001 Moving the Take a goo...

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Tom Seabourne

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Power Training for the Core

Taking Clients to the Next Level of Concentration

Moving the Mind