Rebecca (Becky) Robel

Becky Robel is the founder, instructor and trainer at Tai Chi Iowa, a wellness screener and Tai Chi instructor at UnityPoint Health, and a Senior Fitness Specialist (SFS), Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and Certified Group Fitness Instructor (CGFI) through NASM and AFAA. With more than 15 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, she is also certified and insured to lead evidence-based fitness programs designed to empower people with Parkinson’s disease and other chronic conditions. Additionally, she serves on the Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition Board and teaches at MercyOne Health & Fitness Center, Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Broadlawns Medical Center.
Accomplishments:
1.) Iowa Falls Prevention Coalition Board: Pre & Post Balance Test Results from Tai Chi for Fall Prevention class at UnityPoint, submitted to Washington/received Iowa Grant in 2017; results presentation at 2018 Iowa Gerontology Conference in Des Moines.

2.) American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Iowa Chapter (2017-2018): Started a pilot ballroom dance class at DMU that allowed doctoral students to partner with people with Parkinson’s disease.