Personal Trainer Overview

Whether your goal is to look better in your bathing suit, knock a few strokes off your golf score, or just keep up with your kids, I provide the information, motivation, and determination to help you get the job done while focusing on your needs and preferences in order to achieve long-term results through challenging and constantly varied training. I customize everything to suit your needs, your preferences, and your time. After all, this is all about YOU.

Training Philosophy

I deliver my clients the most up-to-date and innovative functional movement techniques, which combine the very best from a wide variety of training disciplines. I strive to stay on top of the latest research through continuing education to ensure that my clients and athletes progress toward their individual goals in a safe, fun, and effective manner. As an on-site training company in Sarasota, Siesta Key, and Longboat Key, I offer all of the services that my clients need in order to achieve their fitness goals. Best of all, I come to you. You won't just look great, you will feel great from the inside out. Let me help you take charge of your health today, so you can look and feel your best tomorrow!

Education

Fitness Institute International - Exercise Science Marine Corps Institute - Exercise Fundamentals EFI Sports Medicine - Group Instructor Hawaii Pacific University-Associates degree in business American Red Cross CPR/AED/ First Aid Certified

Bio

My goal is to assist you to not only strive towards a higher level of physical fitness, but more importantly, improved overall wellness and self-perception. Using advanced and innovative fitness programs, nutritional knowledge, and your desire to change, I will assist you in reaching your goals and teach you how to maintain them as well. With over 15 years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work with some of the most amazing people ever. My diverse clientele includes seniors to young children, students, blue collar workers, executives, to professional and Olympic athletes. I have worked with people that have been injured, people that have never exercised in their lives, and people of various fitness levels that just needed “something different”. That “difference” I provide comes from years of experience and the ability to relate to what people want and need. I have designed and implemented different sport specific programs for such sports as tennis, golf, boxing, various equestrian sports, and adventure racing to name a few. I have also designed, implemented, and lead various fitness boot camps throughout the state of Florida. I have written health and fitness columns for various periodicals and websites. I have trained people in many environments with a variety of equipment such as weight machines (Nautilus, Cybex), free weights, medicine/exercise balls, Isokinetic equipment (Cybex, Biodex), cords/bands, and calisthenics (no equipment), to using backpacks and sand bags!! I have trained people in gymnasiums, fitness centers, on soccer fields, on the beach, in swimming pools, in their homes, and even in my own garage!! The types of exercises and different routines I can come up with are LIMITLESS!! As a US Marine and well rounded athlete (volleyball, racquet sports, football, softball, cycling, running, and boxing), I have gained an appreciation for the unlimited potential that hard work, discipline, proper motivation, and proper direction can bring. When I was a child and as a teenager I was always overweight. After getting out of the Marines in 1997 I found that I had to keep up a steady exercise routine if I did not want to be 300 pounds before I hit 40. I am telling you this to make it clear that you do not need to be genetically gifted to look and feel great. My other passion is ministry and helping disadvantaged kids. I have formed a non-profit called Operation Help the Kids Inc. which raises money to help other youth related organizations to purchase or obtain fitness and recreation equipment for the kids they serve. I truly believe that life is not about what we get but what we give and that’s why I love what I do.