dan setzman

For the past decade Chicago health nuts have been turning to Dan Setzman for an experienced yoga instructor. Dan Setzman was first turned on to physical therapy while attending college at Michigan State University. Ultimately, Setzman did decide to go for his Physical Therapy degree, and in fact ultimately earned his master's degree in Physical Therapy. After obtaining his degree, Setzman was hired as an assistant to the head trainer for a minor league baseball team. Setzman worked with the minor league baseball team for four years, his last year as the head trainer, before entering the private sector as a physical fitness trainer for a gym in the Detroit area. It was during his time at the physical fitness center in Detroit that Setzman learned the ins and outs of the fitness industry from a business standpoint, as well as develop his interest in yoga as a form of physical and mental fitness. This would ultimately lead to Setzman becoming the fitness center's top yoga instructor.

Dan Setzman left the fitness center in Detroit in 1998, opting to return to his hometown of Chicago and open his own gym. It was a struggle at first to draw people in the door. Setzman knew how to run a business right away, but he never considered marketing. However, with some advice from his old boss in Detroit, Setzman was able to turn his fortune around and by the following spring the fitness center was a smashing success, with membership growing more and more every day.

The main draw at Setzman's fitness center is Setzman himself, and specifically, his yoga instruction courses. While Setzman is the owner of the physical fitness center, his position as yoga instructor is what most people are drawn to. His yoga instruction courses have become the talk of southside Chicago, and Setzman draws literally hundreds of people every week.