As a Personal Trainer and Advanced Health, Wellness and Fitness Specialist, I design and implement effective fitness programs that provide a safe and effective bridge for the patient to cross from the structural rehabilitation environment to either home-based or mainstream community exercise.

As a Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant in the St. Louis area, I coach clients with techniques to achieve better results than they have seen with other weight-management programs. Although I have mastered training special population and weight management, I am here to help anyone reach his or her specific fitness goals.

I’ve been certified as an Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer and Lifestyles & Weight Management Consultant by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), the largest nonprofit fitness certifying organization in the world.

To earn the certification, I underwent three stringent certification processes, spending months preparing for three 3 1/2 hour examinations.  The American Council on Exercise certification equips fitness professionals to design and implement safe and effective fitness programs.  Passing the certification examination means that I have demonstrated knowledge in the areas of exercise science and programming-including kinesiology, health screening, basic nutrtion and instructional methods as well as in emergency procedures.

I’ve been involved in the health and fitness world for over 20 years, and personal training clients, full-time,since 1997.  Being a mother of two children and working a 40 hour week at GTE Telephone Company while continuing my education and obtaining a Bachelor’s degree at night school, I understands what it is like for clients to juggle time for their health and fitness needs.  I understand the symptoms of stress and have found how exercise can help relieve this stress.

I specialize in special populations, functional training, core stability and balance, and weight management.  I also work well with women who are both peri and post menopausal.  Besides designing programs that address the common concerns of these years in a person’s life, I also deal with issues of weight gain, heart disease, lowering blood pressure, staving off osteoporosis and helping with the pain of arthiritis.

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic disease.  And even more Americans have received some form of medical rehabilitation for an injury or illness.  Most of these people have something in common–they can enhance their quality of life with a well-designed program of exercise and physical activity; they need someone with in-depth knowledge of their limitations and the appropriate types of activity that will most benefit them.  They need an Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist such as myself.

In addition to earning certifications as an Advanced Health and Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer and Lifestyle & Weight Management Consultant, I’ve also earned speciality certifications in Balance, Strength Training and Indoor Cycling.  I’m also a member of IDEA, the Health and Fitness Source for Fitness Professionals as an elite personal trainer.  Some of the continuing education courses I’ve taken include:  Metabolism and Fat Loss, Motivation and Program Adherence, Post Rehabilitation for the Upper and Lower Extremities, Nutrition for Older Adults, Nutrition for Special Populations and Shoulder Conditioning for Tennis.

I mostly train clients at Magna Fitness Center located in Brentwood, Missouri, but I also train clients in the privacy of their own homes in the Clayton, Ladue, Brentwood, Missouri area.  I believe having a trainer is a team effort and use a team work philosophy.  I’m a dedicated health and fitness professional and it’s this passion that becomes so evident with each client I train.  I have an outstanding rapport with all my clients because I truly care about them and can empathize with their struggles and well as rejoice with their accomplishments.

My 20+ years experience has brought many a satisfied client to see results they’d only dreamed of. You may read some testimonials, or contact me through my online form.   I look forward to working with you!