About Me

My name is Tyler Gremban. I'm a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studying psychology and am looking to go into physical therapy after I complete my undergraduate studies. 

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I grew up in Rhinelander, a relatively small town in Northern Wisconsin. I developed a love for the 
outdoors early on in life. My parents are avid outdoor enthusiasts, so I was raised doing things like hunting, fishing, and camping. I spent countless hours on our lake growing up, and there are few places I'd still rather be. 

Although I spent a lot of time outside, fitness and health wasn't a huge priority in my life early on. I was always overweight growing up. I started to turn that around before 6th grade, doing my best to lose some weight, with average success. In 7th grade I was talked into playing football, which I believe is the whole reason I ever got into shape and still maintain a passion for fitness. 

After high school I came to the place I now call home, UW-Madison. I arrived fresh off ACL surgery and, as luck would have it, was placed in one of the farthest dorms from campus. I transferred dorms at semester to a more central campus location, where I found my niche and met a ton of great people. 

Campus eateries made eating healthy difficult. One of the only things preventing me from gaining the “freshman fifteen” was that I was used to good, home-cooked meals, so stuffing my face with the food they provided didn’t (usually) appeal to me. The next three years would be much better.

I’ve always enjoyed cooking. Growing up, my mom was, and still is, an excellent cook. Pretty much everything I know is from her. While I always preferred cooking my own meals over premade ones or “meals in a box”, I didn’t really take off as a cook until senior year, in my opinion. I’ve strived to learn healthier ways to cook, be more creative, and control portion sizes more than ever. It’s been greatly successful, and a lot of fun!

In getting back to my passion for fitness, I took it to the next level my sophomore year. I got my personal training certification from the American Council on Exercise (ACE), and have worked as a trainer at the UW-Division of Recreational Sports ever since. Being a trainer is the perfect job. You get to be in a fun atmosphere, help people better themselves, see the pride in their face when they accomplish a goal – it doesn’t ever feel like work!

I know that was long, but if you stayed around till the end I appreciate it!