Biography
Charles Rose is another staff member from the One-to-One Fitness team who comes from the island of Jamaica. As a toddler, he moved from Jamaica to the Bahamas with his mother and younger brother and then to Florida. During his formative years, athletics played a key role in Charles’ life. In High School, he participated in various kinds of sports at Boyd Anderson High School but he excelled in track and field. As a result, he garnered many athletic accolades during his high school career.
Upon graduation, he entered the U.S. Army in 1990 and his Military Occupational Specialty (MOS/Job) was as an army medic for 5 years, serving in Desert Storm, Somalia, Haiti, and Cuba. He became a nurse in 1996 which tied into his natural desire to serve and care for others. While serving in the army, he started to formulate his own personal philosophy about the importance of personal fitness due to his initial basic training experience and the Army’s physical fitness requirements that he needed to maintain. Charles states, “ I recognize that there is a direct correlation between a person’s physical health and fitness and their sense of well being. As an L.P.N., I’ve seen too many people suffer from medical conditions that could have been prevented. Some of these patients just needed to make better health choices and get that body moving”.
In 1997 he decided to complete the Master Fitness Certification, which was a natural progression that he needed to make in order to have a greater impact on peoples’ lives. Additionally, he completed certifications with the Fitness Institute International and National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
Charles continues to lead an active life by competing in men's fitness, bodybuilding competitions, and various athletic events and recreational sports. Here are a few of Charles’ fitness achievements:
2006- Southern States Men’s Fitness, 2nd Place
2006-
Ultimate Athlete Competition
2008- Florida
Gold Cup, 1st Place Heavyweight