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Debbie Redish, Sports Club LA Rockefeller Center, New York City
I have been training with Julie for almost
a year now. Her sessions are very challenging and each one has a great
mix of cardio, strength training, and toning exercises. I've gotten
fantastic results which I know I never could have achieved on my own. In
addition to being a great trainer, Julie is sweet, fun, and always upbeat.
I highly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a personal trainer.
Julie Ward, Indianapolis, Indiana
Julie
B is my good friend and I miss her tremendously. I met Julie at a corporate gym
in Indianapolis, Indiana before she moved on to bigger and better things in
NYC. Julie was my step and body sculpting instructor/motivator. I loved going
to her classes. She worked us hard and made it worth our time. I always felt
that she truly cared about us and wanted us to get the most out of our
workouts. She expected a lot from us also, including a hoot or a count to let
her know that we were paying attention and giving it our best. She was always
fun to see and uplifting to my spirits. Julie was a great help in keeping this aging
body looking and feeling good. It was a huge loss to us all when she left. I
hope that you are lucky enough to enjoy her classes or personal one on one
training.
Bill Jaume, New York, NY
I was a client of Julie's for 6 months. Julie
created a program tailored to my goals of fine definition toning and
stability. Her techniques allowed me to improve my posture, eliminated
back pain, helped me be more flexible. Most importantly she taught me
fundamental skills to maintain myself on track when working on my own. I
also enjoyed the power-flex classes that Julie taught. She is an
energetic, enthusiastic teacher who inspires her students. Due to changes
in both our schedules, we have not been able to work together for a
while. I miss you very much, Julie.
Rita Hickey, New York City
Julie
has what you look for in an instructor/private trainer; her classes/sessions
are motivating, inspiring and informative. Form is of the utmost
importance and she is constantly telling us, not only which muscle or group of
muscles we are working directly, but what is being affected peripherally or
indirectly. It often helps take my mind off something that may seem hard,
and focus on just how much I am getting accomplished with each move. Each
class and session is exciting because she comes in excited to work with us and
teach us. No one is more thrilled when someone pushes past their limit.
It is a celebration we all participate in with and for each other. Julie
sets that tone.
Jorge Mendez, New York City
My
training experience with Julie was not only exciting, but also rewarding. I
really enjoyed Julie's personable attitude and guidance. She taught me the
proper routine to better stay focused and took the time to advise me on my
nutritional diet. Our focus was on the food portions and the exercise. The
objective was to loose at least 10lbs in about 8 weeks. With Julie's help,
I achieved my goal and was able to keep on track with my diet and exercise
regime. Because of her commitment to me, I have begun to live a better
lifestyle.
I would recommend Julie to everyone who wants to lose weight and live a healthier
life.
Sheri-Manager-NYC
Julie is fun, motivating, professional and
knowledgeable. She always had new ideas and workouts which kept me
motivated and challenged. To keep me on track, she had me create mini
goals every month. I would recommend Julie to anyone looking to change
their body and overall fitness level.
Selena, New York, NY
"I always had been overweight since I
was child. Whenever I attempted to lose weight, it was always a challenge.
My weight always going up and down like a yo-yo. In spring 2007, I met with one
of my college friends who noticed how heavy I had become after three years of
finishing college. This was a kind of a wake up call. I understood I weighed
one hundred sixty-six pounds at the time, and I knew this was such a heavy
burden on my five foot three body frame. I was not only very depressed during
the time but also sick a lot. My spine and my foot also suffered from this
extra weight.
First, I began to lose weight by not eating
for days and later on, this became a big problem. When I began to eat,
the weight came back like in the past. It was only until the summer of 2007, I
made a life changing decision- checking out a gym. What really changed my
lifestyle relative to my weight gain was my trainer, Julie. For a person, like
myself, who never stepped in a gym in her whole life. I was terrified of
working out there. I thought in these places there were only huge
weight-lifting women that have all these strong looking muscles that I thought
only a guy could have. But I learned differently. During that time, Bally’s had
offered one free training session for every new member and luckily Julie was
there on the day that I started. Since August of 2007, she has helped me go
from 125 pounds to 113 pounds in less than two months. In these two months of
training with her, I have learned so much that I was never aware of before. The
training I have received from her not only helped me to build up my physical
body but also to rebuild my self-confidence as a person. From the time she
worked with me, she has shown me that she not only cares in just a professional
way, but she truly cares about my well-being.
Before the sessions, she would spend time
with me to understand what my goals and what I wanted to gain from the training
sessions. She not only pointed out what I could do to increase the odds of
reaching my goals but also warned me of how some of ideas were unrealistic.
During each session, she would prepare new workout routines and spend time to
check out my diet to keep me on track. Before the end of each session, she
would want me to try new machines I never use in the gym. She wanted to show me
this as a way of seeing a healthy life-style as a life-long commitment that
should be dynamic and ever-changing. Julie wanted to make sure I would still be
interested in working out and to adopt this healthy lifestyle even when the
session had ended. She has opened a whole new door for me as it relates to my
personal health.
Now, when I go to the gym, I am not afraid that I
don't know what to do there. Having Julie as a personal trainer, I felt that
she was not only my trainer but also became one of friends who really cared
about me. I thank her for her great knowledge of fitness. She has helped
me to live a better, healthier and happier life."
Irene Ferrero, New
York, NY
Julie
is an amazing personal trainer. She knows how to strike the perfect
balance between challenging exercises and ensuring that you can still walk the
next day. Her greatest strength has to be her ability to motivate.
She takes the 'work' out of working out. All of a sudden the gym has the
same appeal that recess did-an opportunity to leave my desk, stretch my legs
and run free. So I have to thank her for not only helping me fit into my
clothes again, but for helping me transition into a better and healthier
lifestyle.
Sabrina,
Astoria, NY
I've trained with Julie for over a year and for the
first time in my life I love the way I look and feel. I decided to work with a
personal trainer because I was unsatisfied with my body and eating habits. I've
worked with several trainers in the past but I wasn't getting the results I was
looking for. I was starting to lose hope in personal training until Julie came
into my life. Julie took the time to listen and to understand my goals. She
also took the time to educate me on fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. She
offers helpful advice and tips to help me stay on track. Together we worked to
create a healthy lifestyle that includes eating right and exercise. Not only
have I gained will power, confidence and a toned physique, I also gained a
friend for life.
Lola Paris, Indianapolis, IN
I
took Step Interval class with Julie for 11 years. What a great instructor!
What I liked most about her class is leaving after an hour and really feeling
like I got a total workout. Not only did we do cardio work, but also toning. My
body was always in the best shape and I felt good too. I must say what really
kept me focused was the routine. Not a lot of turning and dancing, but moves
that everyone could follow. I miss her tremendously and my body and mind has
not been the same.
Zuleika Barrios, New
York, NY
I
am impressed with my personal training sessions because my trainer, Julie,
keeps me motivated. This is the first time I ever started taking my health
seriously and kept at it without falling off. She also keeps things
interesting. I get bored easily. So we always have something new and effective
to do. I think she is great in communicating with me, so that she is aware of
my limits. She pushes me when I need it and checks up on me regularly to make
sure I am doing my part. The first day we spoke about my goals and I thought I
could achieve and she's doing her best to make sure I reach that.
Dionna Hargraves, New York, NY
Saturday Step class at 10am is highly
motivating. Julie is a great instructor that incorporates intense steps with a
great attitude. Each week I am more physically challenge due to her impressive
routines.
Michelle Roark, New York, NY
Julie's Powerflex class is the best I've
found in the city by far. I also have memberships at NYSC and their classes are
not as good. Julie is great at keeping the class moving quickly, transitions
from one movement to the next. I love the way that each class is different. It
makes the class more challenging as well as more enjoyable. It challenges the
muscle groups more… which is what I am looking for. Plus I never get
bored. The resistance bands are a great idea for class!!
N. Rodriguez, NJ
Julie, the Powerflex Instructor on
Saturday mornings, is highly competent and motivating instructor. She
manages to challenges the class while being supportive, and takes a creative approach
to each individual class, that no 2 classes are exactly the same. My
continued membership is assured so long as Julie continues to be the Powerflex
instructor.
Agneskia Warenica, NJ
I've
really enjoyed Powerflex taught by Julie on Saturdays and look forward to
continuing in 2008. She is very innovative in terms of exercise so you
never get bored with the same routine.
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