Tyler Reininger

This week’s trainer spotlight on on our newest trainer Tyler Reininger. We expect big things from Tyler and that he will develop into a superstar trainer. He has already shown he has great potential and the ability to make solid decisions! He works at both the Studio and our World Gym location. The rest of his bio follows:

Tyler involvement with sports and conditioning started at age 5 with soccer. After five years of dedication to soccer, he made a switch to football, which he continued into his college years. It was his athletic background that laid the foundation for his transition from conditioning for sports to his commitment to living a life full of fitness and activity. Tyler continues to train to enhance his muscle mass and has a regimented routine of cardio exercise of 4-5 days per week. He enjoys water sports/activities and being in the great outdoors with hiking and walking of trails.

Tyler is a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) by the International Sports Science Association (ISSA) and has recently completing a Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education with and emphasis in Exercise Science. He has worked with competitive athletes and also enjoys working with people of all ages helping them achieve their fitness goals. He is eager to work with new clients and stretch his skills to develop conditioning program for various fitness goals.

Tyler knows the relationship between client and trainer is important to develop. Trainers create a special bond that propels the client into better results by providing a support system to lean on in times of difficulty. In fact, Tyler is very aware of the depth of the relationships that can result. In college, through his work with women’s softball team’s conditioning program, he developed a friendship with one of the players. He worked with the team to develop their speed and strength. After softball season, his friendship moved to a deeper level and that athlete eventually became his wife. To this day, he still works with her on her fitness. Now that’s developing a client relationship for life!

If you like to contact Tyler, you can either call the Studio at 301-934-8855 or our office at World Gym La Plata, 301-934-0855.

Jessica Bender

This week’s trainer spotlight is Jessica Bender. She works from both our La Plata Studio and World Gym locations. She’s a popular instructor in our corporate wellness program and has taught in our fitness program at the Senior Center. The rest of her bio follows:

Jessica has been active her entire life. Since her father introduced her to running at age 10, she has nurtured her passion and intrinsic drive to run. Her running has ranged from an early enjoyable hobby to success as a competitive runner in Cross Country, track, and local running events. To keep a balance, she also engages in activities like basketball, weight training, gymnastics, and mountain hiking. She has a true love for nature and prefers doing activities in the great outdoors.

Jessica has an honor’s Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Maryland, with a focus in medicine. She is a certified Personal Trainer from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is also certified in blood-borne pathogen training and CPR/AED. She has a substantial academic background in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neuroscience, and biology which all serve her well, as she also works for two emergency care facilities and an urgent care clinic. She hopes to take all her knowledge and skills she has obtained, enroll in graduate program, and become a successful Physician Assistant.

Jessica enjoys training all types of clients, from young to the more mature. She closely relates with obstacles that women have to overcome to achieve their fitness goals. Of course, if you want to learn how to run better or train for a specific running event, she would LOVE to help you. She knows that true fitness is attained naturally, starting with a great plan, and then dedicating yourself to the work of reaching your goals. This carries over to emotional health too, as you can only feel as good as the body is willing to let you. A balance of good nutrition, exercise, enjoyment, and sufficient rest is the magic elixir for a great attitude and having the ability to conquer the challenges of your daily life.

If you like to contact Jessica, you can either call the Studio at 301-934-8855 or our office at World Gym La Plata, 301-934-0855.

EDU-train-ment

For us to move you in the right direction for achieving your goals, we have adopted a word as the framework for how we deliver our exercise sessions. The word is “EDU-train-ment”. When I was discussing this concept with our marketing person, he thought that we had come up with an original concept … until we Googled it – Google search for edutrainment. It became obvious we were not the first to think of it, but is one of the philosophies that does make our service a wee-bit more interesting.

It consists of 3 elements: Education, Training, and Entertainment. Each element is adjusted to the right proportion and to fit you at the appropriate level for that particular exercise session.

Education – This factor is capitalized because it is the foundation for what we do at Longevity Studios. We delivery the necessary information in order for you to understand, not only the how but the why, and allow you to take accountability for your own exercise and lifestyle. We determine what the best style is for your learning and then deliver the information in that style at a level that you will completely understand.

Training – If education represents the why, this is the how. Behind the session is a collection of thought that has combined the exercise program variables (i.e., reps, sets, intensity, tempo, duration, recovery) in a very specific way. This specific way is implemented in the session and performed to achieve a specific outcome. This is the physical road that leads to your goals.

Entertainment – We are here to engage you and connect you with your deepest session experience possible. A bored, or even worse, a client completely disengaged from the session will not put forth the effort to learn and perform at their optimal level. Yes, it’s a little bit of show business!

After we have gathered assessment information, developed goals, and designed the exercise program, we determine the best proportion we should give you of our EDU-train-ment model. The proportions change based on your personality, stage of training progression, and desired session outcome. In other words, the amount of each factor in your session is in a floating range that is best suited to get you closer to your goals.

Some clients liked to be entertained more than others. The early stages of training are much more concerned with the learning process. A client training for competition in the middle of their power phase should be putting more of their energies into their physical effort. Respectively, the dominant element of the framework for these 3 scenarios would be entertainment, education, and training.

We take a lot of care to delivery to you more than just exercise. We consider your individuals needs and create an environment that supports you in your journey. We know that you come to us for more than just learning how to exercise better. You come to us to help you change yourself and your life for the better.

On The Job With Me

One of the Human Performance Consultations (thanks Ida!) for Longevity Studios recommended me for an “on the job” interview in the Maryland Independent Newspaper. The interview was published yesterday, Friday 20th, 2009. The article, Going beyond getting in shape, tells the story of my work at the studio. As a friend of mine said, any article that starts with the classic Star Trek line, “live long and prosper”, has to be good.

I also want to thank Grethchen Phillips for the interview and taking the time to come to the studio and really find out what I do. She very nicely conveys the essence of what I want people to know about Longevity Studios, our services, and who we are.

A Success Story

I received a testimonial from one of my clients last week.  I thought I’d share it with you.  This is why I do what I do…

I have been going to Longevity Studios since November 2007 and it’s been a wonderful experience. I am so thankful for the support I received from Longevity Studios staff. During the past year, I have worked with many wonderful people.  I enjoyed my time working with each Personal Trainer as each provided me with unique training experiences which were specifically designed to meet my needs.

With the encouragement of my Human Performance Consultants and Personal Trainers, during the past year, I lost over 60 pounds, I ran my first 5K, my first 7 1/2 minute mile, and I reached a level of fitness that I never thought was possible. Their coaching has helped me adopt a whole new lifestyle which includes daily physical activity, healthy nutrition and increased self confidence. I still have a ways to go to reach all of my health and fitness goals, but I can honestly say that I am enjoying the process and I look forward to each training session.

I highly recommend Longevity Studios to anybody who wants to get in shape and feel great!

- Kathy Boone