The Strathmore Speakers Series and Onondaga Free Library’s October 2023 event featured Personal Trainer and Nutritional Coach Pete Haley who discussed what it means to be strong for life. Pete’s presentation covered the value of movement and exercise, and the difference between the two. He also discussed the impact of discomfort, pain, and injury and how to move while dealing with them, the value of consistency/quality vs. quantity, and the impact of nutrition on how we move, feel, and perceive pain.

This event was held on Thursday, October 12th. Missed it? Click below to watch the video.

About Pete Haley

Pete Haley is a personal trainer and nutritional coach who has worked for Edge Strength and Conditioning for nearly 10 years. He graduated from the University at Buffalo in 2011 with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and has been certified as a personal trainer by NCCPT and NASM since. He is also a Level 1 nutritional coach certified through Precision Nutrition. 

The importance of good health and wellness became a priority in Pete’s life after graduating from college. Since then, he has focused on developing a greater understanding of movement, fitness, and nutrition and how they best integrate. For Pete, there is no greater joy than to be able to enhance the current quality of a client’s life through training and educating. But even more important has been the impact on one’s long term health and lifestyle. Helping others develop the most optimal plan for their preferred lifestyle continues to be his primary focus as a personal trainer and he enjoys working with individuals of all levels of fitness and readiness.