Research Summary
10/18 Growing Integrative Medicine Clinical Programs,SIO 15th(Workshop) 10/17 How to Provide a Centralized Model of Wellness to Optimize Physician Health,American Conference on Physician Health(Poster) 5/09 Effect of Comprehensive Exercise on Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivor: A Pilot Study,Presented at the 56th ACSM Annual(Abstract]. 3/09 A Fitness Education Program to Address Current and Future Physical Activity Among Cancer Patients and Survivors,Podium Presentation, SofBM[Abstract].
Education
- Bachelor of Science, Exercise and Sport Science, University of Utah
- Spanish Minor, Department of Language and Literature, University of Utah
- Bachelor of Science, Speech Communication, University Of Utah . Project: Interpersonal Communications
Biography
Kim Walker is the Group Fitness Coordinator and a Cancer Exercise Specialist with the Huntsman Cancer Institute, Fitness Program where she has helped build and develop the P.OW.E.R. Program (formally known as the HCI Fitness Program) over the years. Kim is an Assoicate Instructor in the School of Medicine. She is bilingual in Spanish and English. She works with outpatient Huntsman Cancer Institute survivors administering exercise testing, prescription, and one on one exercise training. She teaches Resistance Training, Core, Zumba, HIGH and HIGH Low Fitness and Group Circuit classes and is part of the HCI Community Fitness Program’s including snowshoeing, hiking and biking. Kim is supportive in cancer and exercise research and is involved in advocating for the Hometown Heroes Program as a fundraiser and trainer for HCI survivors. Kim was a Clinical Instructor for 10 years at the University of Utah College of Health, Department of Exercise and Sports Science where she developed the Fitness Instructor Training Course. Kim is certified as a Health Fitness Specialist by the American College of Sports Medicine, and as a Cancer Exercise Trainer by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Cancer Society. Kim is certified as a Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer by the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. She is a Level 11 Certified Zumba Instructor, Certified Spinning Instructor, a TRX Suspension Trainer, a HIGH and HIGH Low Fitness Instructor and an Upbeat Barre Instructor. She is certified in CPR and AED by the American Heart Association. Kimberly is passionate about movement, fitness and physical activity among various populations. Kim was the first Annual Alta Club 5k Race Director and Organizer. Kim was the recipient of the Die Hard Ute Student Scholarship, ASUU Student Government. Kim received her B.S from the University of Utah as a double major in Exercise and Sports Science and Interpersonal Communication. She also minored in Spanish and is a graduate of the LDS institute of religion.