Lifelong Fitness is owned and operated by Greg Schmid of Wake Forest, NC.
I have been a dedicated athlete for over 30 years and have been entrenched in coaching and personal training for over 20 years. I have a current Personal Training certfication through IFTA and CPR certification through Action CPR.
The common demoninator in my fitness life is soccer. I played my club soccer at St Giles SC in Greenville, SC winning four State Championships. I was All State in high school for A.C. Reynolds in Asheville, NC and played on the NC ODP team for 5 years under Wake Forest coach Jay Vidovich. I played four years of college soccer at UNC-G for Michael Parker and Rusty Scarborough and was named captain my senior year while playing in three NCAA Div I Tournaments.
I have coached at the college level at both UNC-A and UNC-W, working with both the men's and women's programs. I currently hold my B license, the second highest US coaching license. I was also a Dir of Coaching at Cape Fear Soccer Club in Wilmington, NC. Through the years I have held multiple coaching positions with the NC Olympic Development Program.
Since college my individual passion has turned to endurance and ultra-endurance efforts. I have run in over 40 half and full marathons.
I compete regularly on the triathlete circuit in the 70.3 and 140.6 distances and have the pleasure of being called an IRONMAN.
In 1996 I was awarded a B.S. degree in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a concentation in Biology.
ELISE KAPP - Dir. of Personal Training
Elise Kapp is the Director of Personal Training at Lifelong Fitness llc. She too, played club soccer, Olympic Development, and 4 years of college soccer at Colby-Sawyer College. Elise has been dedicated to health and wellness from a young age and continues to stay a model of health for her clients.
Elise is an Exercise and Sports Science major and has her level 1 crossfit certification. She is also comfortable both in the water and on land when working with her clients. Elise has most recently spent two years in the weight loss industry setting up calorically balanced menu plans. Elise excels in both an individual and group setting.