Welcome

In short, "continuous learning" or "continuing education" probably best describes my journey in life.  For most of my life, that wasn't formal education due to the cost.  But I was able to eventually finish my formal education later in my career which greatly helped my opportunities.  "Fitness" was also a concept that escaped me for most of my life for varying reasons but later in life, I was finally able to address exercise after a joint replacement allowed me to move without excruciating pain.  I joined a local gym, attended a bootcamp, and began my journey to achieving a level of fitness in my older years that escaped me in my youth.  

After months of taking high intensity interval fitness classes, (HIIT), and losing eighty-five pounds, I wanted to know the "why's" and how's" of the various exercise movements that I was performing.  I decided to immerse myself in personal training, anatomy, and exercise courses, books, videos, and anything that I could study.  At first, this was merely for personal growth as my studies began at the beginning of the COVID epidemic, giving me much more time to dedicate to learning.  I purchased the American Council on Exercise Personal Training study materials and after a year of intense reading and studying I decided to challenge myself with their certification exam to 'test' my new knowledge, which I easily passed.  

That only served to spur an intense desire to continue my learning journey which resulted in several more fitness certifications and specializations through ACE as well as the Functional Aging Institute.  After several certifications and now having a firm grasp on developing exercise programming, I want to share my personal training knowledge and skills to help others in their journeys toward a healthier lifestyle.  Being in my early sixties, I find that I have a desire to help mature clients find their inner desire to achieve a healthier, more active and fit future as they approach, or experience retirement.  What is retirement if you aren't fit and healthy to enjoy it?  This is my calling as I approach my own retirement years.  I want to remain active, engaged, and have purpose.  What better purpose than to help others find, or develop, better fitness habits along their life journey.

Don't risk injury training to follow Internet exercise videos when you can work with a credentialed trainer that will partner with you, learn about you and your goals, and design a safe and effective workout to achieve your results.  I am credentialed with the American Council on Exercise and the Functional Aging Institute.

I'm not going to simply tell you what to do.  If you hire me, we will become a team.  YOU are in charge in this relationship.  We will work TOGETHER to learn about your past experiences with physical activity, your desired goals, and what activities you enjoy doing.  Together we will design a program that meets your needs.  We will track your progress using metrics that you are comfortable with.

I'm also an online adjunct faculty for the University of New Hampshire - College of Professional Studies in the Health & Wellness and Business programs and as an educator, I will help you understand how your exercise and wellness programs are helping you become a stronger and better you.  

ACE (American Council on Exercise) - Certified Health Coach

ACE - Certified Personal Trainer

ACE - Certified Group Fitness Instructor

ACE - Senior Fitness Specialist

Precision Nutrition - Level 1 Nutrition Certification

FAI (Functional Aging Institute) - Functional Aging Specialist

FAI - Functional Aging Group Exercise Specialist

RYT-200 - Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher

 · 6, 12, 24, 48 session packs available for personal training/coaching, health/wellness coaching or any combination.

· Nutritional coaching included in all services if desired

· Sessions are one-hour

· Payments accepted via PayPal by invoice

· Session packs must be paid-in-full

· 6 and 12 session packs expire six months from agreement signing, 24 and 48 session packs expire one year from agreement signing

· 10-day money-back guarantee from agreement signing

· If you cancel after the 10-day money-back guarantee, you will be billed for the remainder of your agreement term

Partner+ training for two or more clients - 10% savings on session packs for each client. (Must train together)