fitness solutions (burch hyperfitness systems):
consulting, training & management, fitness center design & master fitness training
Our Burch Hyperfitness Systems (BHS) staff includes some of the most qualified personnel in the world. Our experience in and out of the field provides your organization with a tremendous advantage, allowing corporate executives, soldiers, and public safety employees to better comprehend the lessons being taught from instructors who practice what they preach, and are considered at the forefront of elite and professional instruction in the world.
Considered, “The undisputed poster boy of ultimate fitness,” by USA Today, and hailed “One of the fittest men on Earth” by CNN International, our staff includes Sean Burch, the creator of our fitness programs. The first Virginian to summit Mt. Everest, Sean Burch was named the “2005 Adventure Athlete of the Year” by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, and National Geographic describes him as “One of the world’s top Extreme Adventurers”. For more information, please go to: www.seanburch.com
Our lead Survival Instructor, Gary Herman, is a retired United States Air Force SERE Specialist (Survival Evasion, Resistance, and Escape).
A Master Instructor with over 20 years of operational training experience:
- Has provided survival training for over 50,000 high risk of capture US and Allied personnel
- Has trained over 5,000 fighter, bomber, rotory wing pilots, NASA astronauts, space shuttle Mission specialists, and others to include Dick Rutan (world record in Voyager for nonstop flight around the world), and Captain Scott O’Grady (F-16 pilot shot down over war torn Bosnia)
- Provided in excess of 10,000 hours of syllabus driven curriculum in the art of aircrew survival, both in field and classroom
- Personally led 25, 10 person teams into week long survival expeditions under harsh wilderness conditions to accomplish SERE school objectives
- Personally trained over 60, eight-person teams in open ocean survival at USAF Water Survival School
BHS’s team building specialist, Andy Pfefferkorn, has been providing corporate outings over 15 years. His unique abilities to motivate across all levels of employees have drawn praise from numerous CEO's. Certified through 3 national Ropes and Team Building organizations, Andy ensures every team member not only participates in “experiential education” but also allows for the reflection and application on what has been learned.
In-Addition to Team Building Programs and Outdoor Excursions, Andy brings 20 years experience in the Fitness & Wellness industry. He holds multiple National Certifications in the areas of:
- Personal Training
- Metabolic Testing
- Post Rehabilitation & Injury Prevention
- Functional Training
- Athletic Training
- National Wellness Presenter
Burch Hyperfitness Systems’ (BHS) fitness and wellness programs have appeared in USA Today, and on ABC’s World News Tonight and Good Morning America, among others. Burch Hyperfitness Systems (BHS) has been featured in major media outlets including the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, LA Times, Houston Chronicle, CNN, BBC World News, Men’s Journal and many more.
