About Berny.
Personal Training.
Personal training is just that. Training... designed for that particular person. Simply because everyone is different. Yes, we are all human, but we all have different things that make us tick. Personal training is mind, body and spirit, because they go hand in hand. Everything in life starts with a thought, including the decision to go workout, or hire a personal trainer. Whether your goal is to lose weight or to gain mass, to become stronger and fitter, more flexible or just plain more healthy... or learn to change nutrition. There is a program tailored to your desires and your needs. Not only will you learn how to do things more effectively in the gym, but also why you should do them one particular way versus another.
At age 12 I fell through a glass door. I ended up having surgery, in a wheel chair, on crutches and having physical therapy. I had dropfoot and eight years later got a leg brace for two years. After all that, I thought exercise was a dirty word. Many years later I joined a gym to play around, got talked into powerlifting and became pretty good at it. I was on a US Air Force powerlifting team in Europe as a civilian competing in many meets. Always placing first, second or third. I also placed second in the Dutch Nationals in 1995. By overcoming my own physical and emotional issues, I found the ability to help others do the same and became a personal trainer.
I have been a personal trainer since 1998 and I have been in the fitness industry since 1993. I have learned that exercise and eating right are the keys to longevity and a life with less to no health problems. We all would like to grow old healthy. And it does require a certain amount of sacrifice. Either invest the money now for prevention or pay later trying to fix problems! Not to mention the time, effort and energy it takes, going through the health care system.
Prevention through better lifestyle choices seems like a much smarter option and well worth it in my opinion. In this western industrialized country with all of its abundance, one must actively seek avenues to keep fitness in place or it will be lost. With the consequence that the body will then deteriorate far faster than mother nature intended.
It is never too late to start. As long as we are alive, we can make changes.
Change your mind and you can change your body!
Certified Personal Trainer since 1998.
Certifications: Cooper Institute Physical Fitness Specialist, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Weight Loss Specialist, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, NASM Behavior Change Specialist, NASM Certified Nutrition Coach, TRX Certified instructor, Hypervolt Certified. Associate of Arts, Tarrant County College 2015.
Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, University of Texas at Arlington 2023.
Since life is complicated enough on its own I also like to implement the #SmarterNotHarder philosophy with everything I teach.