Staff: Fitness & Athletic Trainers
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Guile received his personal trainer certification from the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America in 2004. He is the three time Overall Sports Power Lifting Champion in Bench Press Modality, and has placed at the NPC Eastern USA Championships and Muscle Beach Classics in Bodybuilding. Guile believes that there is no great achievement without great focus and effort. He enjoys weight training, tennis, rollerblading, snorkeling and scuba diving. | |
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Guile Branco, CPT
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| Emma Ejwertz Emma has always been interested in fitness and teaching. She found her calling when she became a certified personal trainer. She received her Personal Training Certification from NESTA (National Endurance and Sports Training Association) and Fitness Instructor Certificate from AFAA (Aerobic and Fitness Association of America). She has extensive training experience, which includes teaching at the prestigious Jonathan Club and the Burbank Athletic Club. Emma is also a nutrition enthusiast. She likes to stress the importance of proper nutrition for one's health in addition to exercise. It is very important to Emma to create a positive environment and positive experience for all of her clients, so everyone has fun while getting fit. Her motto is, "Always listen to your body and do what is good for you." From gentle low impact exercise to increase fitness to high-energy strength training to sculpt the whole body, she gets the results that her clients desire. She also incorporates capoeria, which is a Brazilian martial art form, to help her clients get in shape. | |
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Arnold has a lifelong passion for sports. Growing up, he played competitively and experienced firsthand what an excellent trainer can do for an athlete. He set a goal for himself of becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer. After years of education and training, he achieved this goal, being recognized by the National Athletic Training Association. He also was awarded recognition as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Arnold has been involved in many different levels of training for all kinds of sports. While working at Athletes Performance, he had the privilege training professional athletes, including basketball players and soccer players from LA Galaxy and Chivas Soccer. He has also provided training at Los Angeles Mission College, Pasadena City College and College of the Canyons. He has vast experience training young athletes and has worked in more than 20 different high schools. He loves what he does and volunteers his service for many different organizations and tournaments, such as U.S. Girls National Soccer Camps and CIF Football Championship games. He is happiest when seeing his athletes achieve their goals. He believes everyone has potential and training hard and smart is the key to success. When he's not helping athletes realize their dreams, Arnold enjoys competitive sports, hiking, and mountain biking. | |
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Arnold Figueroa
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Manifa received her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from California State University, Northridge, and has received her Fitness Personal Training Certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. While at CSUN she gained experience by teaching both Physical Education and Creative Dance to local elementary schools. She also worked with individuals with disabilities to help them achieve their goals. In her spare time, Manifa likes to work out, teach others about health, and spend time with her family and friends, as well as being involved at church. | |
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Manifa Hovsepian
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Jason has been passionate about martial arts and athletic training from a young age. He is an accomplished athlete himself with impressive achievements. He is a former U.S. Kickboxing middle-weight Champion, a Kung Fu Champion, and a "Hall of Fame" inductee. Jason was the coach for the U.S. Kickboxing team and helped develop the careers of several U.S. and international champions. With over 20 years of training experience, Jason excels in coaching everyone from fitness beginners to seasoned professional athletes. His fitness classes have inspired and guided thousands to new physical heights. | |
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Jason Yee
