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ABOUT SIMPLEFITNESS

I’m Alex! Welcome to SimpleFitness. I am a certified Personal Trainer in Richmond, Virginia and the Assistant Group Fitness Director at Crunch Fitness. I was first introduced to strength training when I was in the 7th grade after suffering from a back injury. After I was released from physical therapy, I worked with a Strength and Conditioning Coach and fell in love with exercise. I continued strength training 3 days a week through high school and into college to supplement my track career. I graduated from James Madison University with my degree in Health Sciences with a health studies concentration and was on the route to pursue physical therapy. After graduation, I worked as a Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Technician at an outpatient orthopedic clinic and at then at a center that specialized in gait analysis. At that time, I was also coaching high school track and teaching Zumba classes. I realized that as much as I thought I wanted to go to graduate school for physical therapy, I felt like something was missing. I knew my passion was on the exercise side so I decided to leave my job. I started personal training at Zacharias Ganey Health Institute and continued coaching track and teaching group fitness. In 2018, I became the Assistant Group Fitness Director at Crunch Fitness and started Friends4Fitness for my personal clients.

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Working in the health industry, I see that social media and the internet are full of mixed messages around diet and exercise. People want quick results but don’t always realize how unhealthy and harmful these fads can be. Fad diets, cleanses, skinny shakes, pyramid schemes, fat-burning pills and crazy workout routines often lead to unhealthy habits and yo-yo dieting. I want to teach people that they don't have to be on a restrictive diet plan or 7-day workout routine to get in shape.

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With that in mind, I started training programs that teach people the basics. I want everyone to realize that health does not need to be complicated. It’s about learning how our bodies work in order to implement small changes throughout the day. By making simple substitutions, people can make permanent changes. The other key ingredient to being successful is by having fun. Exercise should never feel like a chore. I help people find fitness activities that they enjoy doing because if you dread exercising, you won't do it. No matter what class I teach or how many clients I work with, I want everyone to leave the room in a better mood and than when they came in.  

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The goal of SimpleFitness’s exercise classes, health programs, pop-up classes, corporate and recreational events are to get people moving and having fun. It is about finding what gives you joy and keeps you moving. With anything in life, if you aren’t having fun than you will not stick with it. My programs are simple and fun. My clients meet their fitness goals and become physically stronger, while mentally growing healthier and happier too.