FREE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARThe New Era of Weight Loss
GLP-1s · Strength Training · Body Recomposition
Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
SOTA Personal Training
2837 Hedberg Dr, Minnetonka, MN 55305
About the eventWeight loss is changing. As GLP-1 medications become more common, many adults are looking for better ways to lose weight while preserving muscle, improving body composition, and supporting long-term health.
Join us for a free educational seminar exploring how GLP-1 medications, strength training, nutrition, and body composition testing can work together as part of a comprehensive approach to weight management.
Our panel of experts will cover the medical considerations of GLP-1 medications, the importance of maintaining muscle during weight loss, how strength training and nutrition support long-term results, and how tools such as DXA body composition scans and metabolic testing can provide a more complete picture of progress beyond the number on the scale.
ABOUT OUR SPEAKERSLem Vawter, MD, is a physician specializing in weight management and the Medical Director of the Bariatric Surgery & Weight Center at Healthpartners/Park Nicollet in St. Louis Park. An internal medicine physician by training, he transitioned to this role in 2024 after many years of working as a hospitalist at Regions and Methodist Hospitals. Lem is regularly training at SOTA after a few years of wandering in the fitness wilderness.
Aaron Easker, MS, CBDT, is a Performance Physiologist at Human Powered Health specializing in DXA body composition and bone density testing, metabolic assessments, and performance diagnostics. A lifelong endurance athlete, Aaron competed in cross country and track & field at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire while earning his bachelor's degree in Kinesiology. He later earned a Master's degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from the University of Minnesota, where he conducted metabolic testing and research in the Human and Sports Performance Laboratory.
Phil Schrupp, CPT, PN1, is a certified fitness and nutrition coach with over 12 years of experience working with adults over 35. After overcoming chronic pain from two serious car accidents in early adulthood, Phil discovered the power of strength training to rebuild not just his body, but his entire life. What began as a personal recovery journey became a professional mission to help others stay strong, live pain-free, and create lasting change through fitness.
