ABOUT
US
The Owner
My true passion is and pretty much always has been fitness. Soccer was my first choice of sports at about 8 years old. I played soccer up to high school then also joined basketball, gymnastics and track and field. I always had to keep moving, even if it meant that the pain in my left leg would get worse.
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I had high hopes in running track in college, but the discovery of my fractured vertebrae put those hopes to rest. The fractures had gone undetected for so long that my vertebrae had already begun to fuse itself and was fusing over my nerve, causing numbness in my leg and soon, complete loss of feeling.
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I didn’t want my spinal fusion surgery to postpone my enrollment in college, so I decided to wait to get the surgery until after I graduated. I delt with the pain for 4 more years until I finally got the surgery in 2013. The recovery process was extremely brutal and painful, but it ended up being the best thing I could have done for myself in that situation. My doctors told me that I wouldn’t be able to run anymore and that I would be extremely limited in what I would be able to do in the gym.
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I remember feeling like my life was over. Hearing those things felt like a death sentence to someone as active as me. I wallowed in my own self-pity for a few weeks until I realized my doctors told me those things because that is the average case… general statistics. I convinced myself that those limitations only applied to those who choose to live in that little box of limitations and don’t do what it takes to get out. I decided that I wasn’t going to be a statistic. I spent several months in a back brace studying ways to rehabilitate myself then condition myself to be the athlete I once was.
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During my research I discovered several ways to get the results I wanted without hurting my back. It became somewhat of a fun, obsession to discover and create ways to train with my limitations. Every day I got stronger and more confident.
I decided to set myself a huge goal of competing in an NPC Figure (body building) competition. In 2016, just 2 and a half years after my spial fusion, I competed in my first competition and became nationally qualified.
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It was at that point that I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to help people achieve their health and wellness goals even if it seems against all odds. Which I did, on a smaller level, training friends and family for several years.
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In January 2020, I decided to take a huge risk by quitting my well-paying job to become a personal trainer. I got my NFPT certification, applied for a PT job in Erie and the rest is history!
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Now I get wake up every day and do what I do best; help people feel better about themselves, build confidence, improve health, and crush goals.
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The Organization
You V You is a small personal training company that focuses on creating and implementing individualzed programs with their clients.
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After months of exciting brainstorming sessions, You V. You was designed in January of 2020. A place and community where you, the client, are the main focus and your trainer always has your best interest in mind.
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Currently, our facility resides within Renew Fitness, a 24/7 gym located at 1359 Marshall Drive in Erie, PA. Clients have access to a private training facility. This ensures uninterrupted, individualized training time with no waiting between exercises while working with your trainer. This kind of exclusive experience provides you with the results you desire without the inefficiencies of a public gym.
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We believe that taking care of your own health and partnering with likeminded individuals are the first steps toward a full, productive, and impactful life.
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We at You V You believe that taking care of your own health and partnering with likeminded individuals are the first steps toward a full, productive, and impactful life and understand the challenges that come with taking charge of your personal health and happiness. We want to use our experience to empower you to reach your goals and achieve the most out of your life.
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Our goal is to change how things are done by providing our clients with complete, professional solutions for healthy living through personal training as well as physical fitness/nutrition coaching. Our trainers and coaches have diverse backgrounds when combined work together as a team to meet all the challenges our clients may bring to the table.
Currently, our facility resides within Renew Fitness, a 24/7 gym located at 1359 Marshall Drive in Erie, PA. Clients have access to a private training facility. This ensures uninterrupted, individualized training time with no waiting between exercises while working with your trainer. This kind of exclusive experience provides you with the results you desire without the inefficiencies of a public gym.
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Most importrantly, You V You's main goal is to help you discover the true strength that comes from within.
gThe Workouts
Customized For You
Your FREE consultation will help establish your goals and create a tailored program just for you. This process includes an in-depth health history and lifestyle review, and mini workout. We want to get to know you, not just your goals so we can design a program that is unique to you. We’ll do a comprehensive fitness assessment along with a movement and posture analysis. This allows us to collect baseline metrics that will help us track your progress and make sure you are getting results.
personal training session
Your workout may include strength, mobility, cardiovascular exercise, or a combination, depending on your specific goals and needs.
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Flexible Options
We have a wide array of options to better fit your budget, goals, and schedule. If you don't see an option that works for you than we may be able to create a custom solution. Just reach out and let us work it out together.
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Continuous Improvement
Each workout is pre-planned to build on the progress from your previous session. All you need to do is show up.
get results
Your Personal Trainer will regularly do a comprehensive assessment to ensure you are tracking toward your goals, and will adjust and progress your program accordingly. The progress check will inform how we'll progress the next phase of your customized program so you continue to improve and get results.
Increase Energy
Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance. Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and helps your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lung health improve, you have more energy to tackle daily chores.Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance. Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and helps your
cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lung health improve, you have more energy to tackle daily chores.
Regular physical activity can improve your muscle strength and boost your endurance. Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues and helps your cardiovascular system work more efficiently. And when your heart and lung health improve, you have more energy to tackle daily chores.
Build Confidence
Exercise not only builds physical strength, but can improve mental health as well. It's been shown to reduce depression, anxiety and negative moods as well as alleviate low self-esteem and social withdrawal. Physical activities such as strength training, aerobics, and yoga boosts feel-good endorphins and distracts the mind from daily stresses.
Exercising along with healthy eating is the best way to control or lose weight. In many cases, being overweight is a confidence destroyer. Therefore the better shape you are, the more confidence you have.
Exercise gives you a chance to set achievable goals and accomplish them. In addition, if you push yourself exercising you can realize new potentials and in turn boosts self-confidence. Very often, what you thought was a major obstacle before exercising is just another bump in the road after.
Boost Your Mood
Exercise not only builds physical strength, but can improve mental health as well. It's been shown to reduce depression, anxiety and negative moods as well as alleviate low self-esteem and social withdrawal. Physical activities such as strength training, aerobics, and yoga boosts feel-good endorphins and distracts the mind from daily stresses.
Exercise not only builds physical strength, but can improve mental health as well. It's been shown to reduce depression, anxiety and negative moods as well as alleviate low self-esteem and social withdrawal. Physical activities such as strength training, aerobics, and yoga boosts feel-good endorphins and distracts the mind from daily stresses.
The Trainers
Experienced
You V. You personal trainers hold degrees, certifications, and real-world fitness training experience.
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Team-Based
The team-based approach allows clients to benefit from an array of expertise, to ensure we can meet any challenge brought to us and workouts never get old.
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Accountable
While it's ultimately You vs You, we genuinely care and won’t let you quit - we’re here to empower you by challenging you and cheering you on every step of the way.
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Valued
We couldn't do it without them!
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