3-Fitness & Wellness

About 3-Fitness & Wellness

3-Fitness & Wellness is owned by Ken Johnson, a coach and personal trainer in northeastern Illinois. Coach Ken is the triathlon coach and a fitness instructor and personal trainer at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The RecPlex is the race site of the Chicagoland Trek Women's Triathlon, the Chicagoland Danskin Women's Triathlon, and the Pleasant Prairie Triathlons and Junior Triathlon.

Coach Ken also conducts training classes at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake, IL, and for the Grayslake Park District in Grayslake, IL. He is a HFPN Coach on Sharecare.com.

Coach Ken is a Wellcoaches Certified Wellness Coach and Fitness Coach, and holds a Wellness Coaching Certificate from the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL. His Chicago Wellness column appears online at Examiner.com.

Certifications

Wellcoaches Certified Wellness Coach
Wellcoaches Certified Fitness Coach
National Academy of Sports Medicine Personal Trainer
Sharecare Coaching Certification
USA Triathlon Certified Coach (Level I)
American Swimming Coaches Association Level 1 Coach
TRX Suspension Training Course Certified
Drums Alive Basic Group Exercise Leader
BOSU Integrated Balance Training Specialty Certification
Professional Association of Diving Instructors Instructor Emeritus
Personal Trainer Member, IDEA Health & Fitness Association
Red Cross Lifeguard certification
Red Cross First Aid certification
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons CPR & AED certification

NASM Specialty Certificates

I really appreciate all the time and effort that you put into your courses, with the handouts, and the checklist and the laminated course maps. It shows a lot of attention to detail and I want you to know that it is noticed and appreciated!
Patti M., Triathlon clinic and private training client

Triathlon Background

Triathlon Coach and Personal Trainer at the RecPlex in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. The RecPlex is home to the Trek Women's Triathlon, the Danskin Women's Triathlon, and the Pleasant Prairie Triathlon and Junior Triathlon. Triathlon training classes for all of these races is offered at the RecPlex.
Race Director for the RecPlex Indoor Triathlon series, Triathlon Championship, and Turkey 5K/Tri Combo Championship.
Illinois Representative to the USA Triathlon Mideast Region Board of Directors, 2005-2006
Board of Directors, Chicago Tri Club, 2002 to 2008
In 1999, one of four members who reformed the Chicago Triathlon and Multisport Club (renamed the Chicago Tri Club in 2002)
One of the founders of the RunBig Chicago Multisport Club, a Clydesdale organization
Developed the RunBig 2003 & 2004 multisport race circuits

Selected Fitness Classes Developed

Get Michelle Obama’s Arms (for McHenry County College)
Swim 4 Fitness (for RecPlex)
Running Your First 5K (for Grayslake Park District and RecPlex)
TRX for Multisport Athletes (for RecPlex)
Drums Alive!
Swim Performance Clinic
Strength Training for Multisport Athletes
BOSU Integrated Balance Training
Triathlon Swim Clinic
Triathlon Cycling Program
Triathlon Brick

Selected Volunteer Activities

Ironman Wisconsin lifeguard, 2002-2010
Race Announcer, wave starts, Chicagoland Trek Women’s Triathlon (2010) and Chicagoland Danskin Women’s Triathlon (2010)
RecPlex 5K Series race announcer (May, August, November), 2007-2009
Chicagoland Trek Women’s Triathlon swim start, 2009
Chicagoland Danskin Women’s Triathlon swim start (2009), transition monitor (2004-2008)
Pleasant Prairie Junior Triathlon registration, finish line scorer, 2005-2009
Pleasant Prairie Triathlon transition monitor, 2005, 2007
Other race volunteer: Chicago Triathlon, Chicago Marathon, Wild Onion Urban Adventure Race

Thank you for volunteering at the Ironman swim this year. As you know, it was a safe swim with very few people needing assistnace. I appreciate all your hard work, communication and preparation at our meetings and on race day.
Emily Jaehnig, Ironman Wisconsin Swim Captain - Lifeguards