Emily Baraff, CPT (Online Training)

Congratulations on taking the first step toward improving your health and fitness! I offer online personal training comprised of live, 1-on-1 video sessions via Zoom - I am based in Oregon, so I’m on West Coast time. My clients have found online training to be as effective as in person training, if not more so, both in terms of maintaining a consistent workout schedule and in obtaining results. Consistency is the name of the game when it comes to reaching your fitness goals! Please check out my reviews to find out more. Curious how online personal training works? Let’s chat! We’ll begin with a 20 min Zoom call to assess your fitness goals and your health history in depth, and to answer your questions on what to expect. Next we’ll meet to perform an assessment of your body mechanics, which will lay the foundation for the program I will create for you. Your program will be comprised of personalized workouts tailored to your body mechanics and specific goals, a customized mobility routine, cardio programming, around the clock access to me via messaging, as well as nutritional guidance (if desired) to support your goals from EVERY angle. A little bit about me: I have been a certified personal trainer for 12 years. After receiving my bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies from Lewis & Clark College, I completed 9 months of education and training at the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI) and received my certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). In addition, I have the following specialty certifications: Corrective Exercise Specialist, Sports Performance Specialist, Certified Russian Kettle Bell Instructor, Triggerpoint Therapy (for muscle functionality and recovery), and Animal Flow (a functional, dynamic bodyweight exercise modality). I have also received training in the Precision Nutrition approach to nutrition and diet. Before starting my personal training business, I was a Tier 3 trainer for 3 years at Equinox Sports Club in Los Angeles, working with high profile clientele in a corporate setting and teaching educational workshops to fellow trainers. My philosophy: I believe that personal training should be more than just an hour of generic exercises that leave you exhausted and “sore for days” - while this approach might have short term results, it is difficult to sustain and won’t improve your quality of movement or overall fitness in the long run. My goal as a trainer is to educate you on how to move and exercise so that you can be stronger and healthier for the rest of your life. My training style can be described as Functional Training, which means you won’t be doing bicep curls, burpees, and a ton of cardio. Functional training means you’ll be doing exercises that challenge your entire muscular system as it was intended to be used: as a unit that functions in all planes of motion, utilizing a multitude of muscle systems working together. I’ve found this style of training to be the most efficient and sustainable for staying injury- and pain-free in the long term, whether you’re looking to lose fat, gain muscle, or establish a safe and effective exercise regimen to keep your body and mind healthy and feeling well. Your body is different from every other body - by assessing your unique body mechanics, designing a mobility routine to get you uninhibited in your movements, and pushing you logically and methodically, you will see lasting, sustainable changes in your physique and mindset. Let me help you create the best version of yourself with a well rounded, progressive movement program tailored specifically to your body and lifestyle. I can’t wait to work with you!