Group Fitness Classes & Personal Training

Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

A. Confirm the trainer is a nationally certified trainer, current in CPR and adding more education - yearly. Then, shop around - visit a variety of fitness centers with trainers and watch them train others (if allowed) - are the trainers training everyone the same way, or are they providing specific individualized exercises? With over 20 national certifications, and being Nationally Board Certified (supervised by the American Medical Association); Val is one of the first 98 trainers in the WORLD to be board certified. Call Rock at 314.531.7625 and ask for recommendations - most of Rock's new business are referrals from existing clients!

Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

A. Looking for help in achieving your optimal fitness level? Need help with weight loss, muscle building, balance, overall health and wellness? Determine the most important goal for you - then focus on finding a facility or trainer that can fill that SPECIFIC need. If a facility focuses on body building, and you want to gain overall health and fitness - (and they will tell you they can do that too) - LEAVE! Val won't train everyone - she specializes in specific fitness goals; she will refer you to someone in the field if she doesn't or won't provide your specific goal!

Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

A. Rock. Workout is a personal training studio that also offers group training sessions - a small version (8-10) of interval group fitness classes run by a personal trainer, not just an instructor! We are not a typical fitness center. We realize that every body is different. We recognize and embrace your physical differences and use a variety of proven training styles and techniques to ensure you reach your goals. Losing weight, toning, building muscle - whatever your goal - we guarantee results, challenging and motivating you every step of the way! Visit rockworkout.com for more information! or call 314.531.7625

Q. What do you like most about your job?

A. I love the human puzzle - but I don't like any other kind of puzzle though (is that weird?). The human body is so complex, and accommodates injuries, ailments and life's situations so well, that your body will over-ride an injured muscle using "assisting" muscles to complete a movement; problem is, after a while, the now healthy muscle doesn't work because the assisting muscles have totally taken over! It's rewarding to help people get all of their muscles working the way God created them - to work in unison like a finely oiled machine (which it is, most of the time). I teach clients what to do - they do the work!