Experience
As a competitive athlete, Heike is interested in all aspects of fitness, and has learned first-hand about nutrition and how to choose the right foods to fuel the body.
Over the past thirty years, Heike has been:
- A instructor trainer for fitness, strength, and flexibility training programs
- A presenter at national fitness conventions
- A consultant on several fitness productions
- The author and creator of the original “Pilates with Resist-A-Ball” DVD and teacher training manual
- A personal trainer and Pilates coach running a successful training business in Maryland
- A competitive Body builder, Marathoner, Ultra Marathoner, Tough Mudder, and Ironman
- As a Road Runners Club of America certified running coach, Heike is giving back by volunteering as a pace coach for the Montgomery County Road Runners Club.
Heike has seen the fitness industry change many times. Her expertise in fitness is helping clients recover from injury and assisting in pain management by aligning the body, and strengthening the core. Cross training is a very important aspect of how she trains her clients and herself.
Nutrition has always been a strong part of her training methods, and as a certified PN nutrition coach she can help others lead healthy and fit lives.
Certifications
Certifications and Associations:
- Certified Personal Trainer – ACE (American Council on Exercise)
- Certified Pilates Trainer – PMA (Pilates Method Alliance)
- Certified Senior Pilates Teacher – Quantum Pilates (full equipment and small apparatus)
- Certified Pilates Mat Teacher – Physical Mind Institute
- Certified RRCA Running Coach (Road Runners of America)
- Certified Sports Nutrition Coach (Precision Nutrition 1)
- Certified Resist-A-Ball, Core I, II, III, VI, V, Yoga and pre/post natal
- Certified Healthy Moms – pre/post natal
- Certified Pilates Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist
Heike is a member of the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) and the International Dance and Exercise Association (IDEA).
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