Metcalf works to keep fitness on track
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Amanda Metcalf came on board Monday and has high hopes of expanding the city’s wellness and aquatics programs.
Metcalf, who moved here from Kingston Springs, Tenn., where she was most recently the parks and recreation director, brings a lifelong love of sports and fitness with her.
“It’s my passion. I have played sports all my life and been around gyms and weight rooms. Everyone has that one little niche and this is mine,” she said.
Metcalf has an undergraduate degree in corporate communications and later attended East Tennessee State University to earn her a master’s degree in sports management. She is a certified personal trainer and teaches classes through the American Red Cross. She has also managed a water park in Jonesboro, Tenn.
Her duties will include supervising operations at Gilley Pool, supervising wellness programs like aerobics and supervising the staff and programs at the weight room.
Some ideas for expanding programs at the Civic Center include: offering early lap swimming at the pool, water walking, prenatal swim classes and master swim classes; offering specific fitness programs for the police department and eventually all city employees with regard to the weight room; offering a different variety of aerobics classes and offering walking classes at the Barren Fork Greenway.
“We’re going to try to get as many of those as we can,” she said, also noting a goal is to help the general public with personal fitness goals. Weight room attendant Elaine Smart is working to achieve her personal trainer certification, officials said.
“I have a deep desire to help people achieve their fitness goals. I want to see what those needs are in the community and see what I can do to meet them,” Metcalf added.