Tom Seabourne Ph.D
Tom
Seabourne, Ph.D. exercise science, two-time All-American, member of the
United States Taekwondo Team, and National International AAU Taekwondo
Champion. He was an ESPN Professional Karate Association full-contact
karate winner, varsity tennis player at Penn State, and USPTA tennis pro.
Tom currently holds 4 ultra-distance cycling world records and finished in the top ten in the Race Across America (RAAM).
Tom is certified through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the Cooper Clinic, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and he is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Seabourne is also a master trainer for Keiser Corporations Power Pacing program and kickboxing through The American Institute of Fitness Educators (AIFE). He traveled to 40 major cities in 2002 providing conferences and expos on topics including women and metabolism, awesome abs, lower back programs, strength training for women, innovative power, strength training for older adults, sport psychology, mind / body unity, athletic programming, exercise analysis, fitness updates, programs for children and programming for the shoulder and the knee.
Tom has authored ten published books:
- Self Defense - A Body Mind Approach, 1986, Prospect Press
- A Guide To Inner Strength, 1993, Hunter Textbooks
- Cross - Training, 1996, Eddie Bowers
- Taekwondo - Techniques & Tactics, 1997, Human Kinetic
- The Martial Arts Athlete, 1998, YMAA
- Power Pacing for Indoor Cycling, 1999, Human Kinetics
- Power Body - Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Sports Performance Enhancement, 1999, YMAA
- Complete Cardiokickboxing - A Safe and Effective Approach to High Performance Living, 1999, YMAA
- Mind / Body Fitness, 2000, YMAA
- Athletic Abs, 2002, Human Kinetics
- Basic Training for Cycling Homestudy Course, 2003, Desert Southwest
- SCW Personal Training Homestudy Course, 2003, Mania Events
- Tom also writes a weekly fitness column in the Longview News Journal (80,000 readers) entitled Your Personal Trainer.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Scholarship Athlete, University of North Texas, Alumni of the year.
- United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA)
- Presenter in 2002 for: ECA, Sara’s City Workout, IDEA Personal Training Summit, IHRSA, CAN-FIT-PRO, AFPA, DCAC, AAAI, NEFC, Club Industry, and IDEA WORLD.
- Tom has authored or been featured in over 200 articles in magazines including: Bicycling, Men’s Fitness, Maxim, Physician & Sports Medicine, Diabetes Self-Management, Fitness Magazine, Self, Men’s Health, Glamour, Shape, and Cooking Light.
- Taekwondo: Two-time All-American, two-time member of the United States Taekwondo Team Pan American Champion (twice), North American Champion (twice), ESPN Professional Karate Association full-contact karate winner, runner up in the World Taekwondo Championships.
- Cycling:
- Winner: RAAM Open West
- Top ten in the Race Across America (RAAM)
- Oklahoma State 24-hour cycling record: 458 miles
- Holder of two Texas state cycling records
- Holder of Arkansas and Louisiana state cycling records
- National 12-hour record holder: 229 miles
- 1995 24-hour Texas State Cycling Champion.
- Television
& Videos:
- TV: QVC Fitness Expert (national), Fox & Friends (national), Positively Texas-Dallas, Fox Morning Show-Dallas, Good Morning Texas-Dallas (twice), Sally Jessy Raphael (national) , ESPN's Full Contact Karate (national), Spenco 500 ESPN (national), Race Across America Discover Channel (national), Texas Country Reporter-Texas, Pride of East Texas, Stay Fit-ABC affiliate east Texas (10 times), Inside Fitness-CBS National (twice).
- Videos: Best Abs On Earth, A Guide To Inner Strength, Introduction To Cardiokickboxing, Upper Body Strength, Lower Body Strength, Core Stability Videos with Sara’s City Workouts.
- Tom has been featured in Sports Illustrated magazine 3 times. Ultimately as the Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Month.
- Men’s Fitness magazine – Sportsman of the Month
- Men’s Exercise magazine – Mr. Fitness
- Physical Magazine July, 2002, In The Spotlight
