Get strong.
Stay strong.
I help people ages 35–105 build the strength and endurance to live longer and healthier.
In-Person Classes
The Curious Movement and Balance Class helps participants gain movement confidence, expand movement possibilities, and improve balance. Meet up in an outdoor playground and play Floor is Lava, Ministry of Silly Walks, and Ain’t No Mountain High Enough. Curious? Good.
The Fall Prevention, Protection, and Recovery Class acknowledges that fall prevention is important, but focuses on what happens next. With steps, crash pads, pool noodles, games, strength exercises, balance drills, and handouts we will build strength and skill for getting down and getting up. Join us this fall!
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You know you need regular physical exercise, but maybe you don't know what to do or how to do it.
Let me be your guide.
I cut through conflicting fitness advice, create custom workouts, and offer in-home and remote personal training.
In-home training available in central Iowa: Ankeny, Altoona, Bondurant, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Grimes, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, and nearby areas.
In-Home Personal Training
Initial consultation and assessment
Custom training plan incorporating strength-building, aerobic, and balance activities
Custom workouts starting where you are and progressing toward your goals
One-on-one personal training sessions in your home
and more…
Remote Personal Training
Initial consultation and assessment
Custom training plan incorporating strength-building, aerobic, and balance activities
Custom workouts starting where you are and progressing toward your goals
One-on-one personal training sessions via live remote video
and more…
Online Fitness Coaching
Initial consultation and assessment
Custom training plan incorporating strength-building, aerobic, and balance activities
Custom workouts starting where you are and progressing toward your goals
Workouts sent by email
and more…
Pushing and pulling are two fundamental human movements. I put them—along with squat, hinge, and carry—at the center of every workout program.
In daily life we push doors open, push ourselves up off the ground, and lift things overhead. We also pull doors open, pull ourselves up, and maybe even play tug-o-war or row a boat.
Using these movements in resistance training to build strength and muscle improves our life by making those daily activities easier.