THIS IS MORE THAN A GYM MEMBERSHIP.
WE’RE A FITNESS SUPPORT SYSTEM.
Barb Lass
Owner
As a lifelong fitness enthusiast, Barb has always been willing to push herself and try new workouts. In 2005 she was introduced to Russian kettlebells and was hooked. While training to become certified, she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, seemingly out of nowhere. Learning how to eat right and supplement where needed, helped her overcome debilitating pain and become level I and II Russian Kettlebell Challenge (RKC) certified.
Barb focuses on teaching proper form to keep her clients injury free, watching them grow in confidence and strength. Fitness and wellness aren’t quick fixes, they’re lifelong commitments that you need to love (even if it feels like a love/hate relationship sometimes). Barb finds ways to get people excited about pushing themselves to the next level.
Strengthen the body to empower the individual. Learning proper form and how to eat right takes the guesswork out of fitness, making it easier to put in the work each day. Barb maintains a comfortable environment where you can have fun while making a positive changes in your life!
Chris S
Trainer: Group Instructor & Rehab Specialist
Christopher Simmons is a Personal Trainer and Nutritional Consultant based out of Minneapolis, MN. A graduate of the National Personal Training Institute in Bloomington, MN, he holds fitness certifications in various disciplines including Yoga Instruction and Corrective Exercise Specialization. With a solid foundation in both weight training and calisthenics, Chris aims not only to help clients achieve their fitness goals, but also help them move better and with less pain in the process.
“Anything worth doing once, is worth doing again and on into the future. If you act in such a way as to impair your ability to function the next day (or week, or month) then it’s not a very good plan of action, is it? This should seem obvious. Yet somehow this idea tends to go right out the window as soon as people step into a gym setting. Anyone can make someone sweat, but dialing in the right amount of stimulation to attain results whilst simultaneously allowing the client to live their life to the fullest is what a good trainer should be able to bring to the table.”
Brenda P
Massage Therapist
Natural healing through massage is a passion of Brenda’s. A Massage Therapy graduate of 2008, she has years of experience with the Protege Fitness family. With a variety of techniques, she strives to make each client’s experience a positive one. Reducing pain or relieving stress, massage can have many positive effects on our health.
Brenda enjoys being in the sunshine, working out, gardening, spending time with her family and two cats, Frankie and Freckles.
brenda@2pointmassage.com – contact Brenda directly to set-up your appointment!
Dr. Maria
Chiropractic, Trigger Point Therapy, Cupping, Muscle Work & Rehab
For over 30 years, Dr. Maria has been in the chiropractic practice, with a large integrated clinic in St. Louis Park for 26 years. She has a number of different adjusting techniques for the spine and extremities, used along with a variety of soft tissue techniques: massage, trigger-point therapy, active-release therapy, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, applied kinesiology, cupping, graston, gua sha, and acupuncture.
Experienced with a variety of clients, she has treated more pregnant women and babies than most chiropractors, making her comfortable with high-risk pregnancies and infants with congenital health issues. Her interest came from a sports injury in college, and has since treated sports, automobile, and workers’ comp injuries.
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