There are many reasons people come to Pump Fitness. Whether it’s overall fitness training, sport-specific goals, general fitness or weight loss, we start by evaluating where you are now and then sit down to help you figure out where you want to be. The main thing is to get you—and keep you—on the right track. There is no pre-packaged program. Muscle strength and tone are just part of the picture. “Core” training, diet strategies, daily eating habits are also vital elements of the Pump approach.

Training usually begins with a screening and evaluation, with reevaluations every six weeks. Many clients prefer the moral support and helpful push of ongoing face-to-face workouts, but once goals are reached, training may continue by phone for maintenance and motivation. Pump Fitness offers individualized programs and an atmosphere that’s both challenging and supportive, complementing and augmenting your own self-discipline where necessary.

SPORT SPECIFIC

Pump Fitness has helped many clients achieve significant improvements in overall fitness, stress reduction, weight loss, etc. with rehabilitation after sports injuries. We have helped basketball players to improve their jump, and helped hockey players make the most of their strength, balance and control during the side-to-side motions of power skating. Whatever the sport, we can focus on getting exactly the results you need to bring your best game.

POST-REHAB

We often work with clients recovering from injuries or surgery. Many clients turn to our programs after physical therapy, as a bridge to normal or enhanced daily activity. We work through progressions of increased strength and range of motion as function is restored to the affected muscle groups. At Pump Fitness, we work with clients who are currently in rehab, and we play an ongoing role in the lives of clients after the rehab period ends, helping them establish and maintain a new level of ability and performance.

WEIGHT LOSS

We approach weight loss the same way we do every kind of personal transformation: a realignment of habits based on a better understanding of the role of food and a sustainable pattern of self-discipline. We take a look at what our clients are eating, in terms of the energy going into the body and the energy going out, along with a thorough assessment of the nutritional components of their diet. Then we come up with a strategy that leverages the body’s own potential to make the best use of a tailored diet, trimming weight in ways that are both natural and sustainable.

NECK AND BACK

Pump Fitness offers corrective exercises to address neck and back problems, including back education training and posture correction. This is true not only for clients seeking rehabilitation, but for all of our clients.

Because we specialize in the fitness of the body’s “core,” we teach our clients about proper posture and movement in the spine, and how to transfer weight and force on to the proper muscle groups in order to avoid painful stress on the spine. Body awareness is a big part of avoiding and resolving back and neck problems, and we build this awareness into each Pump Fitness workout.

Niki Spohn is certified in Back Education Training by the Institute of Physical Art.