About Santa Fe Senior Fit
Hello and welcome to Santa Fe Senior Fit, a fitness destination for seniors and people 50 plus, located in Santa Fe, NM. My name is Gary Schneider, owner and certified personal trainer of Santa Fe Senior Fit. I am certified through NASM (National Academy Sports Medicine). At Santa Fe Senior Fit, I want to engage and motivate seniors and people 50 plus to get fit, healthy and at their best. I emphasize "MBS" - Movement, Balance & Strength in workouts for seniors that emphasize building muscle, bone density, improving cardiovascular health, a strong core and strength in your feet and ankles. Many exercises incorporate movement in multiplanar positions that also help with flexibility and mobility. In addition I specialize in working with people with osteoporosis.
I also specialize in different types of exercises routines and using progressive training programs designed specifically for seniors ranging from stabilization endurance up through power training. I use different apparatus such as kettlebells, resistance bands, medicine balls, agility ladders, and more.
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My Story - Gary Schneider
I became certified in personal training for several reasons. One, for my own personal fitness and health, and to learn about nutrition and the human body, including the nervous, skeletal, muscular, and cardiorespiratory systems. Second, I want to help seniors and tennis athletes maximize their fitness and overall health. I myself am 66 years old and play tennis and can still do the activities I did 30 years ago. I want to help you get fit, healthy and at your best so you can do the same.
I have played sports all my life and enjoy staying fit and healthy. I have worked out for over 35 years and still exercise 5 days a week, play tennis 3 days a week on average, train clients and am also a musician, so I get a lot of daily activity in my life. I remember my first time to workout back in my high school days, I was doing a lat machine pulldown and said "what does this workout?" I was fit, but naive. I didn't start to workout with weights till my late 20's. While I was doing my regular job back then, I would play basketball at lunch at a local club but that was about it. When I moved to Houston, there wasn't a place near my work to play basketball, so a friend encouraged me to go to a gym nearby. So I did, and I was hooked. I really got into working out. I started buying Muscle & Fitness magazine and learned all I could about fitness and working out. I have worked out ever since.
Since then, my roughly 45 minute workouts include free weights, stretching, core & balance and some plyometric and SAQ (speed, agility and quickness) drills. I also change up my workouts and training systems frequently and use different modalities as well.
Exercise has so many benefits to your overall health and fitness, and it is proven to help you live longer and better. I hope my custom exercise and training program videos can help you reach your fitness and health goals. Let's get started!
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