Gene Schafer, MA, ATC, CSCS

Meet Gene.

One of the most qualified fitness professionals in New York City, Gene Schafer’s philosophy on fitness training is to keep his rates low. He believes that with more affordable rates, the client will be able to workout more often — and when you workout more often, you see greater results.

GENE SCHAFER is an NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer and holds a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist card through the NSCA. He is also certified in First Aid and CPR with AED. Gene also served as an Examiner for the Board of Certification for athletic trainers.

No stranger to athletic accomplishment, Gene has completed multiple marathons, including The ING New York City Marathon. Gene earned two undergraduate degrees from Purdue University (Athletic Training and Health Education) and holds a masters degree from Columbia University’s Teachers College in Physical Education. Gene currently serves as the Past – President of Purdue Club of New York City.

Gene has been an athletic trainer at the high school level, worked as a manager at AthletiCo Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy in Chicago, and was a personal trainer for Plus One at Goldman Sachs for five years. After working for five years as an athletic trainer for Columbia University Athletics, where he worked with men’s basketball, track, volleyball and lacrosse, Gene decided to start his own practice.

Gene has garnered a vast knowledge and an acute awareness of the human body from his over 20 years athletic training experience. He will help you obtain and maintain the fitness and wellness levels you seek.


Contact Gene at ARC Athletics Tribeca