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I specialize in Functional Fitness, with experience training all ages and sizes. My style of training revolves around circuit and balance training, keeping the heart rate up, with minimal rest between exercises. This helps increase your metabolism, burn calories, and get the most bang for your buck! I have acquired many specialized certifications, including Functional Aging for Seniors, TRX, pre and postnatal fitness, youth fitness, boot camp, golf conditioning, and many more. I believe the secret to a healthy body is the right balance of exercise, healthy eating habits, reducing stress and having fun. I will help you develop solid fitness habits to maintain a balanced, healthy lifestyle.

Hi, my name is Joy!  I hold a master's degree in clinical exercise physiology, a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology, and have had about 6 years of personal training and group fitness instructing experience at the YMCA!  I specialize in corrective exercise, functional exercise, self-myofascial release, senior or older adult exercise, pre and post rehabilitation exercise, post cardiac rehab, SilverSneakers, body weight exercise, balance exercise, stability exercise, stretching, weight loss, pre and post natal fitness, bridal fitness, post menopause and nutritional advise.  I am specializing the most in senior or older adult fitness with the need for post rehabilitation exercise, pre and post natal, and post menopause.

I like to design training sessions that maximize your time and incorporate strength training, endurance, and flexibility.  That combination has created a TON of client success stories.  

I trained for over 5 years as the main trainer at Anytime Fitness South St. Paul, earning Personal Trainer of the Year my first year training, and built a strong reputation on building clients up quickly and responsibly through fun and high energy, but structured and challenging workouts. I ran an all women boxing bootcamp and two of my students were hired as instructors at two different schools themselves shortly after the bootcamp ended!  

My clients have had some spectacular results!  Just to name a few, a female client lost six inches off of her waist in only one month, two men lost over 10% bodyfat within two months, and EVERYONE gets stronger quickly because each workout is maximized and no time is wasted.  

I was one of a select small group of personal trainers selected to be a virtual trainer and creative writer for Anytime Fitness corporate, where I answered fitness related questions from all over the nation. I am extremely passionate about seeing people succeed and educating them so that they can workout comfortably on their own as soon as possible.  I have a TON of client success stories, and am looking to help more people achieve their goals!  Some common side effects I've witnessed besides quick strength gains, greatly enhanced flexibility and balance, weight loss and reduced body fat is elimination of the need for medication, sleeping more soundly throught the night, job raises and promotions, more positive outlook, and a personal transformation on what you think you were capable of achieving.  I am extremely knowledgable about nutrition and am a bookworm so I am always reading up on the latest fitness facts so I can deliver the best possible training session to YOU!

I have also been training in Martial Arts since 1998, including Chung Moo Do, Tae Kwon Do, Tai Chi, as well as Thai Boxing, Boxing, and Yoga.  Flexibility is a