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Santa Cruz CORE Fitness + Rehab

Fitness & Rehab

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Learn and gain insight about your diet, body and potential.

CORE nutritional counseling is a fun, interactive helping process focusing on the individual. Learn and gain insight about your diet, body and potential. Get your body to a fit, healthy balance through implementing the efficient nourishment tools you will learn here. We look at the whole person and whole picture. We are happy to cater to your needs and create your perfect plan.

Your Nutritional Counselor and CORE Pro Elite Trainer is equipped with the education, knowledge and hands on experience to guide and support you during every step of your journey no matter your end goal.

CORE prides itself on being at the forefront of nutritional and supplementation science. Our nutritionists are well versed in the newest innovations in diet and nutrition, from exercise recovery to smart cleanses. We are mindful of micro and macro nutrients and take pride in our in-house Synergistic Supplementation Counseling. To accompany your meal plan we carry only the best smart, pure and premium nutritional supplements to enhance and support your meal plan, including:

Vega by Sequel: Performance Protein, Recovery Accelorator, Pre Workout-Energizer, Shake and Go Smoothies, Electrolyte Hydrator, Delicious bars and more

Pure Encapsulations: Full line of super pure and premium supplements, vitamins, minerals, herbs, including the PureLean and UltraPure lines

Nordic Naturals: We Carry the PRO line of fish oils and supplements which are NOT for sale in regular retail stores!

100% Arctic Cod Liver Oil
Kenai Wild Alaskan Salmon Oil
Omega-3 Concentrates
Omega-3.6.9 Combinations
Omega-3 + Nutrients
Vitamin D3 Formulas
Daily Omegas
Omega-3 Fruit Gummies: A client favorite

Receive a complimentary mini-consult with every full size supplement purchase.
Cutting Edge Tools Give Us a COMPLETE Picture

CORE Nutrition Tech

Santa Cruz CORE Fitness + Rehab uses technology as a cutting-edge tool to assist you on your fitness journey.

We value personal attention above all and know every plan is different. We are there for you every day on your journey in person or via text, phone call or e-mail. We will join you on your journey! This is why we use the latest technology. Don’t waste time wading through the app store and wasting money on programs and plans you never use. We have tried and tested them all and will show you the BEST online tools and apps for staying on track and motivating yourself for healthy meals and workout. No matter if you have a smartphone, laptop, or ancient personal computer, we can show you how to employ the latest apps and technology to track micro and macro nutrients and stay on track while at home.

Body Gem: Metabolic Testing Device

What is it? The BodyGem handheld device provides a precise measurement of your resting metabolic rate, which can account for up to75% of total calorie needs. This technology allows us to determine your scientifically based Daily Calorie Budget to promote greater weight loss.

Meet your Metabolic Fingerprint

A Metabolic Fingerprint, or resting metabolism, is the unique number of calories an individual burns each day without exercise or activity. An accurate Metabolic Fingerprint measurement provides the definitive answer when creating a personal program. This means that whether you are working to lose weight, build strength, or complete a first fitness event, the plan you prepare will be based on your needs and deliver the results you are looking for. The BodyGem device is a handheld, portable and profitable tool that gives you an accurate Metabolic Fingerprint measurement result in 10 minutes or less.

Hyrdostatic underwater Dunk Testing: Body Composition

Do you know what percentage of your bodyweight is fat vs. muscle ? Get Dunked! $49 first time rate.

Why Dunk? Stepping on the scale every morning is not only tedious and frustrating before your first cup of coffee, but also fairly limited. A bathroom scale weighs an individual’s cumulative fat, muscle, water and tissue content and spits out an arbitrary number that we use to measure fat loss--it makes no sense!

Hydrostatic underwater weighing is the current most accurate method of determining the ratio of body fat to lean mass.

Call us today to reserve your dunk!

What does Archimedes have to do with it? Underwater weighing is based upon the Archimedes Principle, which states that the buoyant force on a submerged object is equal to the weight of the fluid that is displaced by the object.

We can use this principle to determine a person’s percentage of body fat because the densities of fat mass and fat-free mass are constants. Lean tissue, such as bone and muscle, are denser than water, and fat tissue is less dense than water. Basically, muscle sinks and fat floats. To perform underwater weighing, a person is first weighted on dry land. Next the individual will get into a large tank of water. While sitting on a special scale, he is lowered underwater and asked to expel all the air from his lungs and remain motionless while the underwater weight is measured.

Meet Our Nutritionist

Instructors: Nutrition - Santa Cruz Core

Maria Bonuccelli, B.A., CMT, N.C., has been studying and practicing holistic health since 1993. Gaining her nutritional certification in 2012 from Bauman College, Maria specializes in creating foundations of health for her clients through whole food. Establishing a solid nutritional foundation, clients are able to reach specific diet and health goals such as weight loss, blood sugar balance, increased energy and vitality, relief from digestive problems and other symptoms of disease.

Studying the connection between biology and psychology as an undergrad at UCSC, Maria established the basis of her belief in “Food as Medicine”. Discovering the profound effect of different nutrient amounts on our overall health and well-being is what inspired Maria both personally and professionally to help people achieve their personal health goals.

Maria uses her academic, personal and professional experience to cater each session to every client's unique set of needs. With a solid nutritional foundation, clients will be able to achieve each nutritional milestone on their journey to optimal health and vitality.

Testimonials

"Personalized and effective!"

 

Anna Z.

"The nutritionist was very helpful explaining the changes I should make in my diet. I felt comfortable and would recommend."

Angela S.

"Excellent service at the front desk--friendly and attentive. I like all the reminders!"

Jared B.

"Very friendly staff and excellent service delivery!"

Marieke B.

"Great to have everything in one place. Friendly and knowledgeable staff."

Danea S.

"I like all of your services and your great customer service attitude. You truly care about your client and their overall health and well-being."

Barbara B.

"Amicable and helpful people, eager for you to be lead a healthy and pain-free life. They go above and beyond the requested to truly benefit your body over a long time."

Siddhartha G.

"Maria is a great nutritionist "

Angela S.

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