Dawn Anderson – Owner

Certifications and Credentials

  • Certified CrossFit Trainer (CCFT) Level 3 Coach
  • National Council on Strength and Fitness: Certified Personal Trainer
  • Feet-Ness Instructor: Feet and Toes Strength and Recovery
  • Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist: Human Movement Optimization. Mobility Development, Articular Strength, and Neurological Control
Coach Jon talks about everything you need to know when it comes to personal training a client who has Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis: Personal Training Principles for the MS Athlete

Multiple Sclerosis: effective personal training principles for the MS Athlete. In this article, we discuss current research on training members with MS, explain important training principles to consider, and provide the reader with example workouts specially designed for members having multiple sclerosis.

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8 Tips for Designing a Strength and Weight Loss Workout Plan

Designing strength and weight loss workout plans is both an art and a science.  One needs to consider intensity volume, frequency, exercise selection, and order.  But a successful personal trainer also needs to build fun and engaging workouts.  Here are 8 expert tips for building out a better workout plan.  Plus, we include 8 workouts designed for beginners starting a weight loss and strength workout regimen.

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Personal Training Alexandria VA 2015

When planning improvements for the future, it’s important to look back at why you started.  People say, never look back.  That’s crap.  Learn from your mistakes, build on what works, and maintain the core principles that motivated you to start your business to begin with.  It’s those principles that led to your initial success, and it will still be those same principles that will usher you into a better future.

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Fitness Class, CoreFit. Kettlebell Leg Workout

Kettlebell Personal Training

The Fitness Class, CoreFit, brings an intense, calorie-scortching, workout experience. Master TRX, Bosu & Kettlebell workouts. WOD Kettlebell Leg Workout.

Unlike other classes, CoreFit TRX and Kettlebell Classes are designed for members that have preexisting injuries.  From a fitness instructor point of view, this makes building a workout much more challenging.  But we are going to go behind the scenes and show you how Paul built this kettlebell leg workout for Larissa.  We’re going to break down the alternating swing, Medball Situp, and the Medball step-up to help you find your appropriate scaling.  Whether you choose to take CoreFit in a private training or in our group fitness classes, you can always expect a challenge.

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The Get Healthy Stay Healthy Guide

A Curated List of Effective Workouts, Weight Loss Tips, and Lifehacks to help you Get Healthy and Stay Healthy.  The Get Healthy Stay Healthy Guide covers every personal training, yoga, nutrition, lifestyle, and health topic for all people.  It contains every secret, life-hack, and shortcut.  After two hours of Googling, you finally found it.  The Roadmap, Landmark Guide to Get Healthy Stay Healthy.

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Senior Fitness and Senior Exercises

Senior Fitness Assessment For Senior Exercises

At Sand & Steel, the majority of my clients are in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Most people start feeling the effects of aging in their mid-thirties, but by age 50 they really start to notice a change.  It becomes harder to lose weight, injuries heal slower, and energy levels generally decline. If you are going to be working with clients in this age population, you’ll need to know how to perform a senior fitness assessment.  Here’s how it should be done.

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