At Fitness Solutions, we have an amazingly talented staff. Our diverse backgrounds have allowed us to offer you a comprehensive lineup of services. What makes our team GREAT is our ability to all work together towards one common goal...accommodating your individual needs. Rest assured, we are passionate about who we are, what we do and the quality in which we do it.
Michael Rizk
Qualifications
NASM - Integrated Flexibility Specialist
NASM - Performance Enhancement Specialist
Maxbells - Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor
St. John Method - Certified Neuromuscular Massage Therapist
Active Release Techniques - Full Body Soft Tissue Therapist, long Tract Nerve Entrapment Technician
Fellow of Applied Functional Science - Chain Reaction Biomechanics specialist (in progress)
Functional Manual Reaction - Certified Provider
As an entrepreneur, family man and conditioning specialist, Michael Rizk has been serving the fitness industry for 9 years. Mike enjoys offering a unique and eclectic approach to training and conditioning. His training attempts to identify the “starting point” of his clients abilities and progresses them based on their successes.
Mike’s qualifications as a trainer, kettlebell instructor and soft tissue therapist allow him to work with a variety of clientele; ranging from the injured and de-conditioned to the thriving athlete. The last four years of his career have been focused on the study of chain reaction biomechanics, reactive anatomy and how human movement is affected by previous injuries, repetitive stress and leading a sedentary lifestyle. Mike is currently a student of the GIFT (Gray Institute for Functional Transformation) program driven by world-renowned physical therapist, Gary Gray (Father of Function). Mike’s studies of Applied Functional Science (AFS) enables him to employ a Principles - Strategies - Techniques (PST) thought process that manages and expands the threshold of his clients movement abilities.
Additionally, Mike owns and operates Fitness Solutions, a top-notch training facility dedicated to offering high-level training and nutrition programs with a health-first approach. The programs developed by Mike and his staff teach their clients how to condition efficiently, recover optimally and approach fitness and wellness as part of a health lifestyle.
Mike looks forward to expanding his knowledge of human function to ultimately benefit the bodies - minds - spirits of those he serves. He would like to warmly thank Gary Gray, Lenny Parracino and Eric Chasko for challenging his thought process and to continually refine his approach to enhancing human movement. He also thanks his wife for being a great mother to their son.
“The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.”
Anonymous
Qualifications
Indiana University of P.A. - BS in Exercise Physiology
Madd Dogg Athletics - Certified Spin Instructor
NSCA - Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Maxbells - Level 1 Kettlebell Instructor
Keiser - Certified Cycle Instructor
As a mother, spin instructor, kettlebell instructor and business owner, Laraine realizes what challenges people can face when trying to make time for themselves. Because she is talking the talk, she has been highly effective at helping her clientele walk the walk.
Laraine has her undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a minor in dietetics. She got her start in the fitness industry 12 years ago teaching SPIN classes with a very strong following. Laraine is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) with their prestigious Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) qualification. She has been kettlebell training for 3 years and became certified as a kettlebell instructor in 2008 under Steve Maxwell.
Kettlebell training for Laraine has become an integral part of her conditioning routine as she is able to minimize her time spent exercising with this maximal result producing tool. In addition to her KB workouts, Laraine is an endurance athlete at heart, she loves running and is training to complete her first marathon.
Laraine feels blessed to do what she is passionate about and help other realize their true potential. Those who have had the privilege of training with Laraine have stayed with her for years and those who have yet to train with her will experience the same transformation.
Laraine Rizk
Qualifications
Commission on Dietetic Registration. - Registered Dietitian (RD)
Sara received her B.S. in Nutritional Science from Rutgers University, Cook College. She then completed her dietetic internship with academic excellence through Sodexho Health Care Services and has been a registered dietitian for five years.
Sara has been interested in health and weight management from a young age. She has found great success with her clientele because of her ability to relate to people of all ages. Sara understands the difficulties behind juggling ones home life, a job, and health in today's on the go world. On a regular basis you will hear her say to her clients "lets keep it real" .
Sara feels that it is important to set realistic expectations that will only result in her clients success. Sara makes it a point to educate her clients on the difference between reality and expectations so that no one ever walks away disappointed. Her passion, high energy and out-going personality keep her clients coming back week after week.
Sara Shama
