Experienced tutor in Personal trainer in Arlington, Lisa offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Five stars for Lisa, easy! I have trained with Lisa for five years, but she has been in business as a personal trainer (owner operator!) for I believe 15 years. She has a full roster of clients in Virginia, Maryland and DC—from personal one-on-one sessions several times a week to drop-in boot camps for groups of friends.

I have had trainers before tell me they "aren’t there to be my friend!”--meaning, they exist to make you work so hard you are bitter or whatever. Lisa takes the opposite approach. She is keenly interested in the ‘whole person’ with each of her clients, and certainly becomes your friend, cheerleader, your therapist (physical and sometimes emotional!), nutritionist, and your sounding board. — All while making you work extremely hard and getting real results.

The physical aspects of her workouts focus on proper form and understanding what muscles you are working, why, and where you should "feel it.” She systematically works out upper body, legs, and abs in a deliberate order, with tailoring for each client, seamlessly weaving in cardio and strength. Her post-work-out stretching is the BEST.

The mental aspects of the same sessions focus on positivity, a healthy attitude towards exercise (we can never say “I hate [insert nay exercise or body part]”), and truly getting to know each client and their needs.

Her resume and education back up everything she does, with stints training Division I athletes at both Naval Academy and the University of Florida, personal training for tennis legend Monica Selas, and several championship seasons of her own on the women’s weight-lifting circuit. She comes to fitness as a former college gymnast.

I cannot imagine training with anyone else, and I actually look forward to seeing her, even at 5:30 a.m., even to do chin ups (which I hate but am not allowed to talk about). It seems like such a small thing, but I also love that she also always looks great, with the latest matching fitness attire, her own perfect figure, which is an inspiration, and like 30 pairs of Ascics that always match her tops.