Fit By Raphael

The mission of Fit By Raphael is to help people shift their perspective on how they view nutrition, exercise, their lifestyle and, ultimately, how they view themselves. Just as a doctor should treat the person and not the symptom, a trainer should do the same. I'm a certified personal trainer with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and have been personal training for almost 20 years, plus I've been an online coach for nearly 10 years. I've presented at many events across the country, produced a significant library of online videos and podcasts, and I've written for and been quoted in a number of consumer lifestyle print and online magazines (Women's Health & Fitness, OK, Essence, msnbc.msn.com and many more). I've worked with hundreds of people from all walks of life – people who've needed to lose more than 100 pounds, new moms, busy professionals, athletes and people who've never set foot in a gym. I've experienced some of my greatest success by coaching people online. Helping to craft specialized workouts and nutrition programs plays an enormous role in that success, but the real key has been making myself outrageously available to people and learning what makes a person tick. I never approach two people in the same way. When I became a trainer I vowed I would help every person I worked with as if he or she were my mother, my father, my sister, my brother. This level of integrity and concern is at the heart of what Fit By Raphael is all about.