Meet Praxis and the Founder

There was a time when I weighed more than 500 pounds. My health had reached a point where I needed to make changes.

With the support of my healthcare team, changes in nutrition, medical intervention and training, I eventually lost more than 300 pounds.

I learned a lot along the way, including that what works at one point may not work forever. 

Your body changes. Your circumstances change. Your goals can change. The work has to be able to change with them.

That experience is part of why Praxis exists. 

At my heaviest, I weighed 540 pounds. My health history has included chronic kidney disease, fatty liver disease, high blood pressure, blood-sugar instability, and major limitations in how I could move.

I know what it is like when exercise advice does not account for your body, your health history, your current capacity, or where you are starting.

That experience shapes how I coach.

I listen. I pay attention to what your body can do today. I build from there.

My experience is not your experience.

You do not need to have lost hundreds of pounds, have a medical history, or be starting over for me to understand that where you are today matters.

Your goals matter too.

That is why Praxis does not begin with a workout. We begin by understanding what you are trying to accomplish and establishing where you are today.

Then we build from there.

I have been the person doing the work.

I have had to learn movements, change habits, make adjustments and keep going when the original plan no longer fit.

That affects the way I coach.

I do not expect you to fit the program. The program needs to work for the person in front of me.

We can change an exercise. We can change the equipment. We can change the load. We can spend more time learning something before progressing it.

The goal gives us direction. Coaching helps us figure out how to get there.

Praxis means putting knowledge into action.

That is what we do here.

We assess. We coach. We train. We pay attention to what happens and adjust the work when it needs to change.

The purpose is not to become dependent on a coach.

It is to become more capable, more knowledgeable and better prepared to continue doing the work.