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I've been passionate about fitness sports and helping others no matter their age beginner elite. My care is taking me from coaching, collegiate, and professional athletes. I love connecting with people, bringing positive energy, and helping others believe in themselves. Whether I'm working with a client, appearing on TV, my goal is always the same to make a positive impact and how people become stronger and more confident versions of themselves.

My training method focuses on mobility, stability, strength, power, speed, condition, recovery, and injury prevention. Every client training program is tailored whether to the sport/position, life goals, strengths and any areas of improvement to move better, become stronger, reduce injury risk, and perform at your best not in just competition but every day life.

• Professional training with individualized attention.

• Customized workouts based specifically on each client’s needs and goals.

• Deliver excellence bringing innovation and scientifically proven research to each specific program.

• always begin with a dynamic warm-up, including “Lisa's TLC’s" a comprehensive performance movement prep and mobility program developed and designed by Lisa and a physical therpaist.

• With Lisa's scientific based workout programs, improves the muscle actions, contractions, coordination, joint stability, body alignment, balance and strength.

• Each exercise and movement is based on form, function, and technique by teaching how to perform exercises correctly to gain maximum benefits and produce results pain free.

• Within each workout, Lisa teaches a mind-muscle connection for each exercise by using positive coaching cues to teach clients to feel and acknowledge the way each exercise makes each specific muscle work- engage both the mind and muscles in turn creating more and better results.

• Provide accountability and offer valuable motivation. Participating in regular scheduled sessions as well as accomplish workouts on their own.

• Lisa shares her can-do attitude through modeling behavior and focusing on positive tools for change that sparks client’s inspiration and empowerment.

• Assistance with incremental goal-setting and encourage clients to take the “one-step-at-a-time” approach and we help assess progress towards each short and long term goals accordingly.

• From provide a proper cool down and a post workout stretch, including verbal cues and healthy tips connecting to each group or individual being trained.

• encourage healthy eating and assist clients with pre and post workout nutrition tips.

Every session is customized to the client, but a typical training session begins with a dynamic warm-up, mobility and activation exercise to prepare the body and the brain for movement. I then focus on specificity whether its strength, power, speed, agility, balance, or specific training or age specific depending on goals and needs. Sessions also include proper recovery.

• On-Air and in print health and fitness expert- Appear on Great Day Live Tampa Bay 10 Tampa Bay CBS, Bloom show on NBC Tampa, and ABC7SWFL for monthly health and fitness. I have also been Washington DC’s fitness expert appearing on FOX 5, WUSA 9, ABC 7, WJLA, and on Radio-WTOP, ESPN. In print and online; Readers Digest, Livestrong, AARP, Fitbit., Shape, Men’s Journal, Muscle and Fitness, Washington Post and many others.

• Monica Seles Performance Coach/Personal trainer. Lived and traveled with Seles her as her private personal trainer, which included performance coaching, strength and conditioning, and nutrition on the WTA Circuit and at home. While working with Lisa, Seles posted a 75-18 record in WTA Tour events, winning five titles and reaching the final of three other events. Seles also posted wins over Serena Williams, Jennifer Capriati, Martina Hingis during this period and went from being injured off the tour, to being ranked back in the top 5 in the world. Lisa is still friends with Monica today.

• Strength and Conditioning Coordinator at the University of Florida and the United States Naval Academy- first female to hold this position.

• IFBB Pro Fitness Athlete. Earned top fitness honors, achieving professional IFBB status after winning the USA NPC Fitness Nationals. Lisa qualified for the Fitness Olympia and received a special invite to the Arnold Classic, ranked 9th in the World.

• Education and Certifications: M.S. Exercise Physiology, Illinois State University. B.S.,Radford University. TPI Golf Performance Certified, National Strength & Conditioning Association: CSCS, TRX, HKC, and Healthy Moms Certified. Presenter-NSCA National & Personal Training Conferences, Capitol Hill, Capitol Hospice, and many community events. Gymnastics Scholarship recipient/Team Captain, and All-American balance beam

Every one of my coaches helped me and made me into who I am today! :) The lessons have stayed with me throughout my career and continue to influence the way I coach others today. They believed in me, challenged me to be better and cared about me as a person not just my performance. They held me accountable celebrating my successes help me learn from setbacks and taught me that confidence comes from preparation and consistent effort. From my gymnastic coaches, diving, and my strength and conditioning mentors!

Athletes and parents should know that I care deeply about helping people reach their potential – both on and off the field. My coaching philosophy is built on creating a positive, encouraging and accountable environment where athletes develop strength, confidence, discipline, and a lifelong appreciation for health and fitness. I believe success comes from consistent effort, strong fundamentals, and building character alongside performance. My goal is for every athlete and parent to feel supported and empowered to become the best version of themselves.