FAQs
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I always keep myself on top of what's coming in the fitness industry. Keeping continuing education not only helps me as a professional but helps my client to explore new ways to keep them in shape and healthy.
- How did you get started doing this type of work?
After my injury... A car fractured my ankle while I was rollerblading in NYC. In just a couple of weeks I realized how the body can crumble after few weeks of inactivity. I started my own rehab routine, reading and researching. Few months later, I decided to approach a career that will allow me to help people in the health industry.
- What types of customers have you worked with?
Mostly functional training. Functional training is a classification of exercise which involves training the body for the activities performed in daily life. if performed correctly, will lead to better joint mobility and stability, as well as more efficient motor patterns. Improving these factors decreases the potential for an injury sustained during any activity on a daily basis. This way of training will allow the client to train the entire body at once without the need of heavy equipment, their fixed patterns rarely mimic natural movements of the body and they focus the effort on a single muscle group, rather than engaging the stabilizers and peripheral muscles. My clients use: Cable machines Barbells Dumbbells Medicine balls Kettlebells Bodyweight training Physioballs (also called Swiss balls or exercise balls) Resistance tubes Rocker and wobble boards Balance disks Sandbags Suspension system "TRX" Slideboard This type of training can be done anywhere, from the client's house their gym and even the outdoors like the beach or near park.