I have had my own personal training business for 29 years, which began with 4 years of managing a back and neck rehabilitation center for an orthopedist. I have a strong passion for helping my clients to achieve their best health and life, and to feel and look their best. I have trained many of my clients for over 20 years, and truly care for each of them. I do my best to make a great positive difference in each of their lives, including their physical health, confidence level, and attitude. I strive to customize each individual's program according to their unique needs, goals, and limitations. I incorporate a variety of different types of training techniques to make each session challenging, interesting, safe, and fun. Workouts may include strength, flexibility, cardiovascular, conditioning, agility, rehabilitative, and functional exercises (focuses on movements necessary in everyday life, and proper body mechanics), TRX (suspension and rip training), tabata, HIIT (high intensity interval training), plyometric, boot camp, and sports specific training, yoga, and mat pilates, in addition to traditional training, depending on the individual's needs. I offer nutrition, weight loss, weight management, postural alignment, neck and back stabilization and conditioning, and injury prevention. I work with all fitness levels and all ages, from youth to seniors. I would love the opportunity to work with you, and will do my very best to make your training experience as enjoyable and rewarding as I possibly can. I am available to train in private homes, at beaches, in parks, and in a private health club, from San Clemente to Monarch Beach. I would be excited to hear from you, and happy to answer any further questions you may have.

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I enjoy working with a wide variety of clients of all ages and fitness levels, with a diverse range of goals, many with exercise restrictions and health challenges. Every individual client’s program is customized to achieve their goals in the most effective and efficient way. I initially assess them for their strengths, weaknesses, flexibility, posture, gait, and lifestyle including diet preferences and time available for workouts and meal prep. For instance, for a client whose main goal is weight loss, metabolic (or HIIT/high heart rate) training combined with strength training increases lean muscle, and proper diet increases both lean muscle and metabolism. They will see noticeable improvements in their physique, will burn more calories even at rest, and will experience increased energy and overall health. I typically start with a moving warm-up drill. Next I incorporate HIIT training into one exercise, such as lower body, followed by 2 lower heart rate exercises using different body parts, such as core and upper body. I typically do three rounds of three exercises, and repeat two more rounds of three exercises. Holding, or static stretches, for 30 seconds to 2 minutes are done at the end of their work out. Diets are customized to meet time requirements. For example, for the busiest clients, meal plans need to be fast and easy and can be prepared ahead and frozen or stored for the week. I customize each diet to accommodate a client’s unique taste. Most of them say they thought it would be really hard to change their lifestyle and diet. Once they try this approach they find that they actually love what they eat and wish they had started much sooner. Another example would be an older client in pain with poor mobility. I first assess them, and correct their gait and posture. We may focus on balance, flexibility, and simple exercises that mimic the movements and activities they must do in their everyday life, such as squats to get up and down off of a chair or the floor if they can. We may work to build up their cardiovascular capacity by incorporating slowly increasing walking. Of course cardiovascular exercise will depend on their fitness level. Perhaps they may have high cholesterol, so their diet will focus on lowering their cholesterol. Supplements are suggested if needed. Some may have tremendous pain, muscle imbalances, and tight areas of their body. We focus on correcting these issues which significantly reduce their pain and allow them to function and live a happier fuller life. Of course, there are some extreme conditions that cannot be totally resolved completely, but at least they can be improved.

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