The Gold Standard in Health & Fitness
Carolina Gold Fitness was founded in 2003 by Timothy Thew as a way to help his friends and family improve their health and wellness. He believed that he & his family were worth the best information available, leading him to adopt the Gold Standard as set forth by the American College of Sports Medicine. Today we maintain that same gold standard within all of our programs and partnerships.
Carolina Gold Fitness’ purpose is to bring the most advanced personal training techniques, information, and programs to the client to develop a healthier lifestyle, improve physical performance at all levels and extend injury rehabilitation after therapy has concluded. Our clients range in age from children to the elderly. We handle all physical abilities from sedentary and post-rehab, individuals suffering from metabolic diseases, diabetes, and obesity, general health & fitness, wellness & weight loss, to age group, masters & elite athletes. We offer one-to-one personal training, small group personal training, special event training, corporate fitness, weight loss coaching, endurance coaching and more.
Timothy Thew, C-EP
American College of
Sports Medicine
Exercise Physiologist – Certified
Timothy has been a personal trainer since 1996 and has focused on in-home fitness, rehabilitative recovery, health and fitness maintenance, and sports-specific performance training for many years. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Brevard College, Brevard, NC, and Health and Fitness Major from Catonsville Community College, Baltimore, MD, and was certified by the prestigious “Gold Standard,” ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist / Health Fitness Specialist. Later certified as USA Triathlon Coach, Mr. Thew sought care for clients needing higher performance in endurance sports.
Born and raised in Baltimore, MD, and later moving to Brevard, NC, when he was 16, Tim completed his high school and college education at Brevard High and Brevard College, respectively. After college, he returned to Maryland, where he earned his Health & Fitness distinctions and worked on clients of various abilities and goals ranging from surgery rehabilitation to strength and conditioning for athletic performance.
A strong supporter of the communities in which he works and lives, Timothy is constantly seeking to support local events and is an active member of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce in Hendersonville, NC as well as the Fletcher Area Business Association in Fletcher, NC.
Timothy enjoys finding various appropriate, safe, functional workouts specific to his client’s goals and needs. In Tim’s personal time, he enjoys running, biking, swimming, and weight training. Tim also enjoys time with his two kids.