Life Strength Fitness

Life Strength Fitness I coach and empower dedicated people upgrade their health, how they look, function, and feel. WHAT DO I LIKE BEST ABOUT WHAT I DO?

My favorite part of lifestyle coaching and fitness coaching is when my clients share their wins with me and how excited they are about how much better they feel or the measurable progress they make after a follow up body fat, strength/performance, aerobic conditioning, or functional movement test towards achieving their goals. WHAT GOT ME STARTED PURSUING THIS LINE OF WORK? I’ve personally been wh

ere my clients are having struggled with having plenty of extra body fat, prediabetes, high blood pressure, insomnia, debilitating low back pain, completely out of shape, and the lowest physical performance. I committed 8 years to acquiring the knowledge, resources, and coaching skills to help myself and hundreds of other people overcome their health and fitness struggles. Throughout my educational journey I’ve earned my Masters Degree in health and human performance, national board certified health & wellness coach, strength & conditioning specialist, and coaching certifications in personal training, kettlebell lifting, and heart rate variability. Then, I applied what I learned to myself by setting goals, implementing lifestyle action steps, and completing many effective fitness programs helping me overcome all of my chronic health conditions, eliminate my back pain, have respectable aerobic/physical performance, and optimize many blood biomarkers to help me have terrific health. My mission since 2007 has been to inspire, coach, and empower 1,000 dedicated people to upgrade their health, how they look, function, and feel so they can always do the things they love in life. Over the past 17 years I’ve graduated more than 325 clients who successfully overcame their chronic health conditions, significantly upgraded targeted fitness qualities, and got their bodies functioning optimally so they can always do the things they enjoy in life. WHY IS THE WORK I DO IMPORTANT TO ME? Millions of people every year are being diagnosed with a variety of chronic health conditions, and hundreds of thousands of people are dying from them. 99% of everything we do in our lifestyle either leads us to having terrific health, a lean body, thriving energy, and can do whatever we want pain free or slowly results in a variety of consequences. Most people are missing the knowledge, lifestyle skills, resources, technology, workout programs, and coaching support to overcome their struggles so they can always do what they love in life. When a client sits down to talk with me, they are going to get the client-centered experience they deserve, and meet a coach who understands where they are and is committed to supporting and empowering them to achieve the healthier person they want to become. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Masters Degree in Applied Kinesiology: Health and Human Performance

National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach

Strength and Conditioning Specialist Certified

Heart Rate Variability Analysis Certified

Kettlebell Lifting Certified

Personal Trainer Certified

CPR, AED, First Aid Certified

HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE? For 17 years I have helped empower over 325 dedicated people achieve their goals

WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT? I offer my clients a client-centered collaborative coaching partnership vs a dictatorship

I do goal specific baseline and ongoing performance, functional movement, or aerobic conditioning testing to individualize their programs and quantify how much progress they’re making

I help them create, set, and achieve specific and meaningful goals that have an attached self-accountability plan

I sit down with them to co-create their fitness programs so that they always enjoy them and make sure that each workout will fit their busy schedule

I co-create their health & lifestyle coaching programs with them so that they get the freedom to achieve their goals the way they want, and choose which educational topics, lifestyle skills, progress trackers, and additional resources they need to become 100% competent and confident that they can achieve their goal on their own

My clients get the flexibility to be coached in person, live online, or remotely 1 on 1 or in small groups

I respond quickly to my clients with detailed responses to any questions, freakout moments, or schedule changes

I use heart rate variability technology and heart rate monitors to make sure my clients get the best results and avoid injury

MY INTERESTS/HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF WORK

Healthy cooking

Brewing beer

Making pickles

House remodeling with my wife

Car maintenance/aftermarket upgrades/detailing

Traveling with my family

Paddle boarding

Kayaking

Hiking

Strength training

Running

Watching movies/TV shows

Role playing/1st person shooter video games

10 controllable lifestyle areas that EVERYONE can upgrade to achieve a healthy blood pressure:1. Stress Reduction2. Opti...
05/06/2026

10 controllable lifestyle areas that EVERYONE can upgrade to achieve a healthy blood pressure:
1. Stress Reduction
2. Optimize your sleep quality metrics
3. Get the optimal number of hours of sleep for your genetic chronotype
4. Get the proper amount of sodium/potassium intake for your gender and activity level
5. Get the optimal amount of physical activity per week doing things you enjoy
6. Get the optimal amount of aerobic exercise and resistance training, do the correct type of programs, at the correct intensity that your body needs
7. Reduce or eliminate your alcohol intake AND adjust when you consume it
8. Ramp up your vitamin D levels into the optimal range vs no
9. Get the proper amount of Magnesium
10. Undiagnosed prediabetes, type II diabetes, hyperuricacidemia, and elevated blood lipids

Results experienced after just the 1st month by the last 34 clients who completed this program:
-Lost up to 18lbs of weight
-Lost up to 10” from head to toe
-Reduced their body fat by up to 4.1%
-Dropped 39 points off their blood pressure (This gets most people into the excellent blood pressure range and drug free)
-Lowered their average daily blood sugar by 32% (this exceeds the results of metformin, the most commonly prescribed diabetes drug)
-Fell asleep in about half the time
-Slept up to 2 hours more per night
-Increased their deep sleep totals up to 170% (this is where you burn 90% of all your body fat)
-Reported having double the energy levels

Learn More: https://www.lifestrengthfit.com/fat-loss-fundamentals-landingpage

When I met my client Ella she was struggling to lose the additional body fat she put on during her pregnancy and reclaim...
04/19/2026

When I met my client Ella she was struggling to lose the additional body fat she put on during her pregnancy and reclaim the strength she lost.

She started out with strength, muscular endurance, and muscle firing testing along with a baseline body composition test to see where she was at and so we could co-design a safe and effective programs.

After 6 months of small group personal training 2 days per week, quarterly body fat testing with follow up health & lifestyle coaching Ella has achieved 5 short term goals:
1. Lost 18.2 lbs (started at 137.2)
2. Burned off 6.24% of her body fat (started at 29.23%)
3. Trimmed 18” off across her entire body.
4. Be able to do 35 push ups on my knees (started at 20)
5. Be able to do 66 sit ups (started at 30)
6. Be able to do 38 lat pull downs with 40 lbs (started at 21)
7. Be able to do 100 bodyweight squats (started at 83)

Ella’s 5 star google review states:
"I have been training with Andrew for a few months now, and I cannot say enough positive things about working with him. I appreciate that he listens and takes time understanding my goals, strengths, and limitations. The personalized plan that he created felt like a true collaboration and that increased my sense of accountability. The program is both challenging and achievable, motivating me to do my best and push my limits where I could.
I am pleased to be on this fitness journey with Andrew. The progress I have made so far has exceeded my expectations. I feel that I am getting stronger each day, and it is also definitely a confidence booster when wins, no matter how small are celebrated.

I highly recommend!"

If you are struggling with extra weight that is now negatively impacting your health and are thinking that it’s time that you take action so it doesn’t cause more serious complications or if you’re struggling to get stronger so you can do the things you enjoy in life.

Book your Free Fitness Coaching or Health and Lifestyle Coaching consultation here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19224298&appointmentType=category:Consultations


02/05/2026

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Are you working out hard multiple days per week but struggling to make measurable progress towards your goals? If you be...
01/26/2026

Are you working out hard multiple days per week but struggling to make measurable progress towards your goals?

If you believe you deserve to be healthy and achieve your goals, I invite you to come experience getting coached through a goal specific workout that uses a training method and exercises that will upgrade your health and body in the ways YOU ENVISION.

In this 60 min full body workout you will get coached through a warm up, 11 unique and conventional exercises using dumbbells, kettlebells, plates, and machines, using the power endurance circuit method that will improve the following:
+Muscle Definition
+Strength
+Mobility
-Resting heart rate and blood pressure
+Fat burning in real time and capability
-Blood sugar
+Energy
+Work productivity

Have other goals...let me know and I'll design you a different goal-specific workout that uses another training method and exercises that work with it.

Life Strength Fitness - Minneapolis Uptown Schedule:
Monday 3:30pm, 4:30pm
Wednesday 1:30pm
Thursday 3:30pm, 4:30pm
Friday 1:30pm

Life Strength Fitness - Burnsville Schedule:
Monday 12pm
Thursday 12pm

Click here to schedule your goal-specific small group workout: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/adab662f/?appointmentTypeIds%5B%5D=88177949


New 2nd Location - Burnsville Los Campeones GymI’m excited to announce that I’m expanding my fitness coaching/testing se...
01/20/2026

New 2nd Location - Burnsville Los Campeones Gym

I’m excited to announce that I’m expanding my fitness coaching/testing services to the city of Burnsville at Los Campeones Gym!

Gym Amenities:
It's Huge - 8 Workout Areas
Top Tier Equipment
100+ Free Parking Spots
Huge Locker Rooms with Showers
Tons of Aerobic Conditioning Equipment
The Best Personal Training In Town (Me)

Since 2007 I have coached and empowered over 330 clients that successfully overcame many chronic health conditions, sleep issues, chronic stress, look amazing, and now feel stronger, more mobile, in less pain/pain free, and in the best aerobic shape of their life.

My Services Offered Here:
-Fitness Coaching Consultation
-Health, Nutrition, Sleep, and Lifestyle Coaching Consultation
-Functional Movement and Muscle Firing Testing
-Aerobic Fitness Testing
-Strength, Performance, and Muscle Firing Testing
-Body Fat Testing
-1 on 1 Personal Training
-Small Group Personal Training

If you or someone you know is looking for personal training (1 on 1, couples/friends, small group, and online) or health, nutrition, sleep, stress, and lifestyle coaching (1 on 1). Schedule your free consultation now so I we can discuss further what you're struggling with, what you'd like to experience first if we start working together, and what I'll do to coach/empower you to get there.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19224298&appointmentType=category:Consultations


When I met my client Brock he initially just wanted to have a trainer that he could have sessions on the calendar with s...
01/15/2026

When I met my client Brock he initially just wanted to have a trainer that he could have sessions on the calendar with so that he would actually show up and just do something for a workout. We dove a lot deeper in his goal setting session and discovered that having more strength and muscular endurance so he could lift his son over his head, make water skiing and backcountry skiing easier, and just feel healthier every day was most important to him.

After 1 year of resistance training, aerobic conditioning, body fat testing, health & lifestyle coaching, and 1 on 1 personal training he has achieved 12 goals to date making lifting his son up over his head a piece of cake, skiing so much more enjoyable, and he’s very proud of his accomplishments.

1. Back squat 275 lbs (Started at 185 lbs)
2. Bench press 305 lbs (Started at 195 lbs)
3. Increase pull up strength to doing 13 pull ups (Started at 1.5” band for 10 reps)
4. Increase push ups to 55 (started at 18)
5. Increase sit ups to 115 (started at 36)
6. Increase body weight squats to 246 (started at 80)
7. Do repeat sled sprints with 175 lbs for 12 sec sprints for 10 reps (Started at 50 lbs for 6 reps)
8. Increase pull up strength to do 1 pull up with no assistance. Currently can do 13.
9. Trimmed off 6.86% (16.6 lbs) of body fat
10. Lost 7" head to toe now requiring an entire new wardrobe.
11. Added 11.9 lbs of muscle
12. Lowered his blood pressure 28 points down to 120/80, (starting at 143/85 blood pressure)

Brock's 5 star google review states: “I've used many trainers over the years and Andrew is by far the best. He tracks everything and politely pushes you to do better. I have made more progress in three months with Andrew than I've ever made with another trainer, combined.”

If you are struggling with extra weight that is now negatively impacting your health and are thinking that it’s time that you do something about it doesn’t cause more serious complications, and so you can do the things you enjoy in life.

Scheduling a Free Fitness Coaching or Health and Lifestyle Coaching consultation here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19224298&appointmentType=category:Consultations


I'm excited and extremely grateful to share that my business was featured in the January 2026 issue of the Hill and Lake...
01/13/2026

I'm excited and extremely grateful to share that my business was featured in the January 2026 issue of the Hill and Lake Press Newspaper.

The article was written by one of my clients and is titled "Making the case for personal training: Reclaiming strength in the age of reading glasses"

You can read the article on their website: https://hillandlakepress.org/making-the-case-for-personal-training-reclaiming-strength-in-the-age-of-reading-glasses

Click the link below if you'd like to schedule a free consultation with me to discover how I can help you achieve your vision of the healthier and fitter person you'd like to become.

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19224298&appointmentType=category:Consultations


When I met Angie she had suffered 2 knee injuries during the London marathon. Even after physical therapy wasn’t able to...
12/12/2025

When I met Angie she had suffered 2 knee injuries during the London marathon. Even after physical therapy wasn’t able to run for 9 months and was thinking she might have to stop for life. We started out looking at how her body functionally moves and her muscles fire discovering what led her to her injuries and what needed to be strengthened, stretched, and what muscles needed to reset to fire properly again.

After 3 months of corrective exercise, muscle resets, and small group personal training she has achieved 9 goals, and can run again pain free, and is prepping for Grandmas marathon in the summer.

If you’re struggling with knee injuries or knee pain and have been thinking that it’s time that you do something about it so you can do the things you enjoy in life. Schedule a complimentary fitness coaching consultation now using the link in my bio or at www.LifeStrengthFit.com and let’s get you strong, mobile, and pain free again.


When I met Chad he was struggling to lose weight simply by eating healthier, whole food meals. He started out with an ae...
10/16/2025

When I met Chad he was struggling to lose weight simply by eating healthier, whole food meals.

He started out with an aerobic fitness test to discover his optimal fat burning heart rate to remove the guesswork of how hard to exercise to lose weight and upgrade his fat burning capabilities.

After 2 months of doing 1 on 1 personal training, cardiac output runs, and cardiac power intervals at his optimal fat burning heart rate, he lost 10 lbs. Additional bonus he can perform more sets (3 treadmill intervals to 7 (133% improvement) and recover faster (1:36 to 1:05 (33% quicker))

If you’re struggling to lose body fat and have been thinking it’s time to get coaching support to lose some fat to reclaim your health, feel confident about how you look, and many additional reasons that are important to you, schedule a fitness consultation now at www.LifeStrengthFit.com


When I met Tim he was suffering from persistent knee pain, frozen shoulder, and low back pain after a few crossfit injur...
10/09/2025

When I met Tim he was suffering from persistent knee pain, frozen shoulder, and low back pain after a few crossfit injuries.

He thought these problems were just part of getting old, you just learn to live with it, and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Tim started out with a functional movement test and after 5 months of small group personal training he was able to squat, touch his toes, shoulders move/feel great again, and now doesn’t have to work around sore knees when working on his race car, and can wash and wax his yacht all by himself.

Long Term Goals Achieved
1. Eliminated my persistent knee pain going up stairs or ladders doing home/cabin projects
2. Can carry 75lbs in a bucket up a flight of stairs
3. Eliminated my frozen shoulder
4. Eliminated my low back pain getting up off the ground
5. Dead lift 225 lbs (where it used to be prior to covid gym closures)
6. Bench press 165 lbs (where it used to be prior to covid gym closures)

Schedule your functional movement test today and get your body moving and functioning optimally so you can do the things you love in life!
https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=19224298&appointmentType=13437686


Address

2746 Blaisdell Avenue
Minneapolis, MN
55408

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 8am
10am - 6pm
Wednesday 7am - 8am
10am - 4pm
Thursday 7am - 6:30pm
Friday 7am - 8am
10am - 4pm
Saturday 7am - 11am

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