About Maureen
It was April of 2005. Maureen Mason-Cover sat annoyed, waiting to use the weight bench at her local YMCA. “Why wait here,?” she thought. “My husband can make me a little wooden bench and I can workout at home”! And the rest is history.
Friends soon requested benches, and Maureen formatted her home workout, blending Pilates and free weights. She produced a DVD to showcase this workout as well as a book to instruct others. Maureen found the perfect 20-minute workout format to help women in a similar situation as herself—women with minimal time to exercise who want maximum results using a weight bench that will blend with home décor.
BenchFitTM Workouts
The BenchFitTM Bench and Workout are instructed using ergonomics, and joint and spine-safe movements while boosting users’ moods and motivational drives. BenchFitTM I serves as a beginning-to-intermediate workout, and BenchFitTM II is an intermediate-to-advanced program for strength conditioning. Maureen recommends linking the strength workout with cardiovascular exercise. She also finds that fitness/dog walking, hiking and bike riding suit her personal exercise style.
Professional Credentials
Maureen earned a master’s degree in physical therapy and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston University and also possesses a personal training certification through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and Pilates mat certification, allowing her to provide essential, sequential program links to work with individuals from beginner through advanced level. She blends her professional time between physical therapy, personal training, and teaching on health and fitness topics.
Maureen possesses a California teaching credential, and she has lectured to medical professionals, students, businesses, and community, on health- and fitness-related topics. Maureen is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, IDEA Health and Fitness Association, eWomenNetwork, Heart Math Foundation, and the San Diego Foundation for Women. She resides in San Diego with her husband and two teen daughters.
Mission Statement
MasonHomeFitnessInc and BenchFitTM seek to create vital personal training, health education, and home decor exercise equipment, and to give back to the local and worldwide community. Exercise, bench, and health education offerings will be expanded in the future to engage and support exercisers. Core values of the organization include: honesty, expertise, initiative, reliability, value, and joy.
Goal and Vision
Maureen’s goal is to help enhance the health and fitness of people worldwide with her concise exercise format, and to bless the local and worldwide community through charitable giving. Her vision includes thousands of joyful individuals who are fully engaged and committed to personalized fitness programs sustainable for a lifetime of benefits.
BenchFit is a registered trademark held by MasonHomeFitnessInc, founded in 2005.
