For more than 16 years, Joan has offered personal training, fitness therapy and fitness education at Fit For the Ages’ North Beach studio. She works with individuals, couples and small groups, to create safe, effective, varied and fun workouts by combining techniques learned during a life long pursuit of personal wellness and fitness, and from many years of work as a Personal Trainer, Pilates stud
ent and Yoga practitioner. You will be respected, heard and gently coached, regardless of your fitness level. Joan help clients set and meet realistic fitness goals through a balanced program of education, weight training, cardio-respiratory conditioning and in flexibility and balance training. She consistently emphasizes client awareness of core stability, proper form, alignment and breathing. General nutritional information is also offered, including healthy food choices, meal preparation and nutritional supplementation. Clients who have not previously seen themselves as candidates for personal training are especially welcome. Joan spent years working in health club settings where she worked with clients who were sedentary, obese, mothers-to-be or seniors wanting to stay (or become) stronger and more flexible. She has years of experience working with clients facing significant health and physical challenges and/or musculoskeletal ailments. As a former patient and sufferer, back pain is a specialty of hers.
