PERSONAL TRAINER NYC
ASHLEY ELIZABETH WHITSON CPT, CPI
REPATTERNING FOR FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT THROUGH:
ASSESSMENT OF MOVEMENT PATTERNS
NEUROMUSCULAR IMBALANCES
BREATH CONTROL AND CORE STABILITY
POSTURE AND ALIGNMENT
CORRECTIVE EXERCISE
FORMS OF TRAINING AND TECHINIQUES:
BALANCE, DANCE, HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING, KETTLEBELLS, PILATES,
PLYOMETRICS, PRE AND POST NATAL, TRX SUSPENSION SYSTEM, YOGA, WEIGHT LOSS
Credentials and Philosophy
The Philosophy
Ashley custom designs each program in a progressive manner tailored to the needs and goals of each individual client or class. Informed by her strong dance, Pilates, Yoga, Functional Movement Systems, and Neuro Kinetic Therapy Education. Programing first begins with an evaluation of each client’s habitual movement patterns and determining the proper exercises to reset muscular imbalances and improve body alignment. Once a functional foundation is established, more advanced training can begin.
“Fitness is not solely about training the body but about focusing the mind while you move. By developing correct neuromuscular patterns we can re-shape our bodies. This focus leads to mental clarity that translates to our everyday lives just as training proper form changes posture. When clients understand why they are doing a specific exercise and how to perform it properly they will receive the most out of it.”
Meet Ashley
Ashley Whitson has over 10 years of experience working with people of all ages and ability as a personal trainer and a group fitness instructor. She is an American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer, Pilates Instructor certified through the Kane-Kinected Pilates Center, Functional Movement Systems (FMS) Professional, NeuroKinetic Therapy (NKT) Practitioner, Pre/Post Natal Exercise Specialist certified through The American Fitness Professionals and Associates (AFPA), an Instructor of the Martha Graham Dance Technique through the Martha Graham Dance Center, and holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Ashley has appeared in several publications as a fitness model and is a writer for The Epoch Times. (See articles and workout page for more)
As a professional dancer, Ashley performed with The Martha Graham 2 Dance Ensemble, The Martha Graham Dance Company as a member of The Cercando Picasso Italian Tour, 360 Degrees Dance Company, David Grenke TICM, and more.