Collegiate fitness program design has one real test: does an event change what people do the week after they leave? Steven A. Trotter, MS, has spent more than twenty years building toward that answer. He started in a Gold’s Gym in high school, leading his first group fitness class from handwritten notes. That session gave him one finding he has never revised. People remember how an experience made them feel, not what was on the agenda.
Trotter is the founder of Globetrotter Wellness Solutions. He created Collegiate Fitness, a platform connecting student fitness leaders and campus recreation staff through events, training, and mentorship. A co-author of Fitness Facility Management, he teaches college courses in health, fitness, and wellness. Since 2017, his collegiate fitness network has grown to more than 750 directors and thousands of student staff nationwide.
