San Diego Personal Trainers

Rivak Hoffman

Experience: 12 years and counting.

I’m not just your average trainer. Some trainers don’t look like trainers. Many lack the medical aptitude and experience to design and implement a safe and effective exercise program, and that’s a bad sign from the start. Some train their clients exactly as they train themselves. Many hurt their clients and send them back to their sedentary lifestyles.

Myself, I think “outside the box” and bring life to others. I don’t duplicate fitness programs and my training programs are constructive, not destructive. Each and every client I train has a unique experience. With the overwhelming, conflicting advertising and marketing campaigns in the health and fitness industry, the average consumer becomes confused and disoriented in their eating habits and exercise programs. I find it a personal challenge and responsibility to weed out the fact from the fiction. A hypothesis is only a guess until proven with real statistically proven hardcore research with large sampling. Solid facts also come from anecdotal experience and documented evidence over time.

Moreover, I have trained my mind and body for sports competition since age 13. I have learned how to incorporate my vast levels of knowledge in nutrition, resistance training, and sports-specific training techniques towards further achieving new goals and winning races.

18 years tenure as a board certified medical professional in General Medicine and Neuro-Ophthalmology gives me the expertise to analyze and evaluate metabolic and systemic medical factors that often complicate weight loss, weight gain, and metabolic problems. These factors seriously complicate the ability to lose weight, and most trainers do not have the knowledge to solve these dilemmas.

With my diverse background in both medicine and as a personal trainer, I can create a healthy, strong, high performance body, which will look awesome and perform to higher levels. My unique style as a fitness instructor coupled with my medical knowledge allows me to methodically design a safe, effective, and productive exercise program to suit your goals.

Here's an overview of my experience and credentials:

• National Strength and Conditioning Assoc.
• Certified Personal Trainer Credential of Distinction
• Coopers Institute of Aerobic Research
• Master Fitness Specialist
• American Academy of Health Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals Medical Exercise Specialist
• American Academy of Health Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals Post Rehabilitation Conditioning Specialist
• Member American Academy of Sports Medicine
• Member National Strength and Conditioning Association
• Member American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Member Joint Commission of Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
• BS Biology Southern Connecticut State University
• Graduate US Army Physician Assistant EENT
• US Army Academy of Health Sciences Fort Sam Houston, TX

About Oxana Petrova

Starting an exercise program alone can be difficult but with a personal trainer it's different. With Oxana Petrova as your teacher, coach, and motivator--no matter what fitness level you start--you will be able to keep to your schedule and be excited about your progress!

You decide your reward--lose 20 pounds, run a marathon, or simply stay in shape. Oxana will be there to help you stay on course and achieve your fitness goals.

Your high-energy fitness plan can be built around running, walking, swimming, weight training, bicycling, roller-skating, ice-skating, or other activities you enjoy.

How does a personal trainer help you? Keep in mind what most athletes know: coaching reinforces motivation. And, from motivation comes commitment. Training is successful if geared toward reasonably challenging and concrete goals.

Oxana will help you set and meet those goals. Flexible and positive, her personal training programs will help you build strength and increase stamina. Most of all, you will feel better about yourself and look awesome at the same time!

Call me to set up an appointment for a free phone consultation or send me an email using the contact form on this website. You deserve to look and feel your best!

Biography:
Oxana was born and raised in the Former Soviet Union, now known as the Russian Federation. She grew up participating in many sports, and quickly acquired the competitive athlete mind set. One of Oxana's passions was competitive gymnastics, which was a big part of her life. Oxana brings to us her unique style of personal training combining Eastern European technique with traditional American fitness programming.

Education and Qualifications:

• MA Russian Language and Literature, University of Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
• Optimal Performance Specialist, Internist. Samara College, Russian Federation
• Cooper Institute Certified Personal Trainer
• Cooper Institute Master Personal Trainer
• National Strength and Conditioning Association Member
• IDEA Member
• American College of Sports Medicine Alliance for Health Professionals Member
• CHEK Institute Scientific Back Training
• CHEK Institute Scientific Core Conditioning

Areas of Specialty:

• Strength and conditioning programs
• Weight loss programs
• Flexibility enhancement
• Sports conditioning programs for women athletes
• Prenatal and Postnatal Fitness
• Post-rehab conditioning programs

Areas of Interest:

• Functional Exercise for seniors and the disabled
• Nutritional Science for athletes Human Performance and Motivation
• Strengthening of the lower back and pain reduction

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