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May 2017
Working Out with Susan Lozier at the Sandcastle
If you are interested in staying fit and healthy on Kiawah or
Seabrook the chances are excellent that you have met Susan
Lozier. She has been an instructor, manager and personal trainer
at the Sandcastle for 17 years. Her bright smile, professional
knowledge, and easy-going manner have inspired countless
members to get in shape and stay that way.
Currently, Susan teaches two classes at the Sandcastle - Core
Strength and Stretch, and The Total Package - on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. In addition to those, the Sandcastle
offers a variety of other fitness classes throughout the week
taught by different instructors. For more information on
Sandcastle fitness, including a full class schedule for the current
month, visit kica.us/fitness or contact the Sandcastle at 843-
768-3875/[email protected].
Susan is originally from Cape Canaveral, FL, perhaps an
auspicious indicator of the amazing trajectories her career would
take. She has both an undergraduate degree and a master’s
degree in exercise science. After finishing college in Florida she
began her career with a national company that organizes and
operates clubs all over the world. Her first assignment was in
Atlanta where she worked while she completed her graduate
degree at Georgia State.
After a sojourn as a climbing instructor in California, realizing
she wanted to be closer to her family, she picked Charleston
as a perfect place to live and work. She quickly obtained a
part-time position with the newly formed Wellness Center at
MUSC where she would put her knowledge of both the fitness
and science sides of her specialties to use. Because the position
was not full-time, she augmented her income by becoming a
carriage driver in the City of Charleston. She enjoyed the job
so much she continued to drive on weekends even after her
work at MUSC expanded.
Responding to an inquiry from her original employer in 1995,
Susan accepted a position with a club in Beijing, China. She
stayed for two years, the worked in Hanoi, Vietnam, and
finally Singapore before returning to the United States and her
beloved Charleston.
She started work as a fitness instructor with Charleston County
Parks and Recreation, and answered a call about teaching some
fitness classes on Kiawah. The rest is history. Susan has been
teaching, managing and training on Kiawah and Seabrook ever
since. She also has many clients to whom she provides personal
training services. She loves her work and is primarily motived
by the people who tell her year after year that they fell better
and stronger.
Article contributed by Digest Member Volunteer Shauneen Hutchinson