Personal Training
What Do You Need in a Personal Trainer?
CORE's functional, integrative model is what sets us apart from any other gyms or wellness center. Old injuries, accidents, desk jobs, commutes, and busy schedules cause us to feel deactivated and disconnected from our bodies. We want to move and get back to optimal health, but our bodies and minds resist. Pain, fatigue, and physical restrictions discourage us, and understandably so.
Santa Cruz CORE breaks the cycle with our extensive experience, knowledge, and cutting-edge technology to get you results. We help you change your life.
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Santa Cruz CORE Fitness and Rehab has the most talented, experienced, award-winning and knowledgeable personal trainers in the whole Bay Area!
CORE's Personal Training Screenings
The first step in CORE's personal training is to schedule an initial health consultation with one of the highly skilled professionals at CORE, who will get a full health history and screening.
Our individualized programs are molded from the experience and knowledge of all of our practitioners, a knowledge base that produces timely and healthy results.
Initial Assessment
We provide consultations free of charge with the primary goal of determining the needs of the individual, this is our time to listen to you. Once we determine your functional state we design a program specific to the individual. Your trainer is your partner, your guide, mentor and support system on your journey to optimal health and fitness.
Functional Movement Screening
A Functional Movement Screening (FMS). An FMS is a valuable test instrument we use to interpret the body movement, posture, and range of motion results to translate into a recommended course of action. This process provides an injury-free path to a healthy and balanced fitness plan.
Elite Fitness Assessment
An Elite Fitness Assessment includes range of motion and muscle length testing as well as postural analysis. It is a step up from the Functional Movement Assessment because it dives deeper into the issues of each joint in the body, not just movement patterns.
Some exercises and soft tissue work may be done as well.
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Corrective ExercisesIn addition to personal training, Santa Cruz CORE trainers are experts in Corrective Exercise, also known as therapeutic exercise, to help alleviate and fix the symptoms of sports-related or other types of injuries. Our goal is to help you overcome and stay injury free. The first step to wellness is addressing current problems. Services include injury assessment. Click here to learn more about Corrective Exercises.
Sports PerformanceAt Santa Cruz CORE, we offer specialized programs that ensure optimal sports performance programs. Each person, and sport, has specialized needs and therefore require a specialized program. Our instructors will meet with you and assess your needs as an athlete. After, they will develop a specific plan especially designed to your needs.
Weight LossIn today’s society, many struggle to attain and maintain their ideal body weights. While our goal is to make sure that you stay healthy during your specialized fitness plan, we also offer weight loss and nutritional counseling so that you lose the weight right for you in a healthy, efficient, and long-lasting way, while also maintaining muscle mass.
MEET OUR PERSONAL TRAINERS
Advanced Elite Specialists
CORE Advanced Elite Specialists have excelled in the industry for over at least over 12 years, possess advanced knowledge of body mechanics, in-depth nutrition experience, and are certified in Hanson Muscle Therapy. Three trainers in one!
Our Advanced Elite Specialist’s concentrations include Body Building, Nutrition, Sports Conditioning, Weight Management, Corrective Exercises, and Injury Rehabilitation among others. They go above and beyond their time with you, researching and outlining an integrative health plan just for you with continued benchmarking.
Advanced Elite Specialists have the most experience, education, and proven techniques, some developed by them exclusively, to help you get to your goals in the fastest, safest, and most effective manner. These specialists are not only trainers but mentors and leaders in their respective fields with specialized modalities and client types. If you have highly ambitious goals, very specific needs/limitations, or simply want the best of the best, you need to book your appointment with a CORE Advanced Elite Specialist today!
CORE Pro Elite Trainers
Santa Cruz CORE Pro Elite Trainers have 10+ or more years of experience as personal trainers, are nationally and CPR certified, and are currently in the Santa Cruz CORE Mentoring Education Program.
CORE Elite Trainers
A Santa Cruz CORE Elite Personal Trainer has 8+ years of experience and has developed a unique training specialization that is part of the CORE Elite Education Program offered at Santa Cruz Core Fitness + Rehab. An Elite Trainer’s time goes well beyond the hour that they spend with you, often researching and modifying programs to fit your very specific needs and goals, as well as administering Home Exercise Programs, Home Rehabilitative Programs, and nutritional advice to overcome stubborn plateaus or to live a healthier life.
CORE Master Trainers
A Santa Cruz CORE Master Trainer has 5+ years of experience and has completed the CORE Master Personal Training Educational Course as well as being Nationally Certified and CPR Certified. A Master Trainer is able to prescribe Home Exercise Programs as well as design personalized exercise programs to meet your specific needs, abilities as well as help you attain your fitness goals.
Advanced Elite Specialists
Jaimi Jansen has been working as a trainer for over 12 years. Her passion for health and wellness comes from her life as an athlete as well as her personal experience gained through her struggle with serious injuries sustained from an accident she had at age 18.
In order to understand the body so as to help herself and others, Jaimi earned a degree in Biochemistry through UC Santa Cruz and went on to become a Certified Nutritionist and Personal Trainer.
Certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Hanson Muscle Technique, and as a massage therapist, she uses a combination of hands-on techniques and specific exercises to get her clients amazing results. She specializes in preventative medicine and has worked with not only community members, but college and professional athletes including NFL, NBA, & MLB.
Jaimi’s goal is to improve the quality of life and help people achieve the optimal path to health by creating a community of wellness. In 2009 her dream of providing all-inclusive care was realized when she founded Santa Cruz CORE Fitness + Rehab.
In 2013 she was awarded the United States Associate of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Female Entrepreneur of the year. She continues to share her passion through the growth of her business and the formation of the nonprofit Santa Cruz CORE Foundation. Jaimi also started a video podcast during the pandemic, Zoom Around Town with Jaimi, to highlight other local Santa Cruz businesses. She also creates ongoing integrative health, wellness, and business content for the Santa Cruz CORE youtube channel.
Watch, SC CORE Founder, Jaimi Jansen explain the top 3 reasons to see a personal trainer. Learn about how personal trainers help to keep you on track, achieve faster results, and work to create a personalized training program just for you!
Beau Jansen has been working as a personal trainer since 2003. As a U.S. Air Force Veteran he has gained valuable experience training Airmen to be physically fit and to overcome injuries.
He has worked with professional athletes, recreational athletes, patients needing rehab from surgeries, individuals seeking weight management, and those with aesthetic goals. He pays close attention to form, function, balance, and detail.
Beau challenges his clients to do their very best and his belief in his clients is demonstrated by the incredible results they are able to achieve. He walks his talk. Not only does Beau work to reach his body’s full potential by working hard in the gym but enjoys working to stay healthy and strong in the kitchen as well. He's familiar with the old adage “You are what you eat!” Beau holds his clients accountable, provides resources and tech to maximize efforts, and takes the time to ensure they are working to reach their full potential.
In addition to his US Air Force background, Beau holds certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Precision Nutrition, Functional Movement Systems, and Hanson Muscle Therapy (HMT). With this combination, Beau is able to not only direct clients in how to move their body, but also provides manual therapy as necessary to release any trigger points that may be hindering the body’s ability to heal or perform. Working at Santa Cruz CORE since its inception he has built a training department and acts as Fitness Director. Not only does he educate clients but works with his colleagues to build the best team of personal trainers, corrective exercise, and performance specialists around. Watch Beau's many educational videos and his ongoing series "Beau Knows" on our YouTube channel or click below!
Click above to watch Santa Cruz CORE Co-owner and Advanced Elite Specialist Beau Jansen in "Beau Knows". Each week we'll bring you a brand new episode jam-packed with helpful information that will feature the latest in nutrition, exercise, equipment, and anything else health-related.
In the video above, Beau coaches his client Jeremy during a personal training session. Beau challenges his clients to do their very best and his belief in his clients is demonstrated by the incredible results they are able to achieve.
Carlos Salas is the head personal trainer in Watsonville, and he has been a personal trainer for over 20 years.
As an Advanced Elite Specialist, Carlos has advanced knowledge of body mechanics as well as extensive experience with nutrition counseling. He is certified in S.A.C CAN/USA Level 1, Crossfit Level 1, Active Isolation Stretch Therapy, Trigger Point, Pilates Reformer, Spin Cycle, and Functional Fitness Training.
With many years of experience as a physical therapist aid, Carlos specializes in pre and post-rehabilitation. His goal is to add life to people’s years, and years to their lives. When Carlos is not working, he is spending time with his wife, exploring some of the best restaurants the Bay Area has to offer, and working on his house.
Many people are hesitant to hire a personal trainer, but CORE Pro Elite Trainer Carlos Salas is here to set the record straight: Hiring a personal trainer is an investment. Someone who goes through the mental work of assessing your health and developing an expert-informed, personalized fitness plan means that you can devote more energy to the things that you need to do in your life.
Pro Elite Trainers:
Gui Ferreira is from Brazil and has his B.A. in Physical Education. He has been working as a personal trainer, swim instructor, and weight lifting instructor since 2006 in Brazil and moved to Santa Cruz in 2013. Over the years he has worked in a number of different environments from top-notch gyms where he helped people meet their fitness goals and achieve optimal health, to offices where he has helped people learn exercises to avoid injury from sedentary or repetitive movements. Gui is a certified yoga teacher, and has been practicing and teaching for over 10 years. He is also passionate about capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that he began training as a teenager and continues to teach here in Santa Cruz and Monterey to both children and adults. Gui brings a depth of knowledge about fitness and a desire to help his clients find the balance of body, mind and spirit.
Elite Trainers:
Danny Stevens has been a personal trainer since 2006. He has worked with a variety of people including competitive athletes, people wanting to improve movement function and balance, and people looking to lose weight and increase strength. With a degree in kinesiology and a certification from the American College of Sports Medicine, he is equipped with the education and experience to help people achieve their fitness goals. Danny is available online only via our CORE One live program!
In this video you will see CORE Pro Elite Trainer Danny Stevens work with a client, at Santa Cruz Core and help his client during a personal training session.
Eric Deffenbaugh boasts a variety of certifications in fitness and training. Eric was certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine for Personal Training. As a Personal Trainer Eric specializes in Corrective Exercise, Performance Enhancement, Virtual Coaching, Weight Loss, and Senior Fitness. In addition, he is certified to conduct Functional Movement Screenings, instruct Tai Chi health curriculum, and coach TRX suspension training.
Eric earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism & Mass Communication from Kansas State University. Starting in 2008, over the course of eight months, he was able to lose 65 pounds and reduce his body fat percentage from over 30% to 18%, which he has maintained ever since. Outside of his career, he has played guitar for many years, but he especially enjoys playing and running with his three-year-old black Labrador mix.
Eric has trained a wide variety of clients and groups since 2011, especially women aged 45 and above who want to improve functional strength and stamina, tech professionals who want to slim down and add muscle, and seniors who want to improve strength, balance, and functional movement. He is ready to help anyone who wants to improve, wants to learn, and is open to the changes that come with the journey.
Master Trainers:
Malacie is earning her NSCA CTP, Bachelors in Exercise Science and is our newest interning trainer. She specializes in leading fitness classes and exercise coaching. Her continuing education and upbeat approach to training make her the perfect coach for anyone who is eager to work out and wants to have a great time doing it.
Malacie has a background in collegiate cross country running and has competed in mountain biking on a professional level. Her hobbies include biking, kayaking, boogie boarding, running, hiking, and backpacking. She is eager to get involved with the Santa Cruz community and share her passion for health and fitness.
Abby has a degree in Athletic Training from SJSU, and is an ACSM certified personal trainer. Abby was a professional competitive mountain biker for 10 years during which she coached herself and developed skills in physical rehabilitation. She has been working as a certified athletic personal trainer for 5 years.
Abby specializes in sports injury rehabilitation and uses this approach to coach her clients' strength and conditioning. She pays special attention to form and technique to help them facilitate previously inaccessible joint and total body movement and wellness. Abby’s ideal client is anyone who is open to learning about themselves through the tool that is exercise and movement while continuing down the path toward their health and wellness goals.
In her spare time, Abby loves to dance! Her study of West and Central African dance brought her to Congo Brazzaville where she met and learned from many amazing dance and drumming athletes.
Alexssa recently graduated from CSUMB where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in kinesiology, with an emphasis in exercise science. She is ACSM-CPT and CPR/AED certified. Besides personal training, Alexssa has 8 years of experience coaching volleyball of all levels
Her ideal client is anyone that she can motivate and support to ensure that they are able to achieve their fitness goals. Alexssa is extremely passionate about fitness and hopes to always live an active lifestyle and inspire the same in others. She truly believes that exercise can benefit anyone in any walk of life.
Along with working out, Alexssa also enjoys playing volleyball, riding horses, hiking, and running.
Fernando Diaz, Jr. earned his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Kinesiology from San Francisco State University. He is a certified Personal Trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, specializing in both functional and corrective strength training.
Fernando’s clientele includes individuals with a clear goal in mind and who are willing to put in the effort to achieve their goals. In his free time, he enjoys going to the gym or participating in any physical activity. He also enjoys keeping up with the latest headlines in sports and our ever-changing world. But even though he grew up in the Central Coast and spent four years living in San Francisco, he’s never been on the Golden Gate Bridge.
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