Personal Training... Are you looking to get in better shape or lose weight and aren't sure how to go about it? I've been lifting weights since I was 14 years old and have helped many friends, school mates, and coworkers through the years to safely get in better shape through lifting weights, stretching, and eating healthier. Not only do I teach music lessons, but i am also a personal fitness trainer. As your personal fitness coach, it is my aim to help you safely and efficiently lose weight, increase your stamina, and become healthier through the use of resistance weight training. You dont have to be a bodybuilder or super fitness hard body to get stronger and healthier in the gym or at home. You just need to eat right, and train safely and consistently, with the right amount of rest and proper technique. I've studied bodybuilding, weightlifting, and powerlifting most of my life and had to tailor my workouts around my asthma and many injuries over the years. In that time, I've learned what works and what doesn't, and how best to implement a program that's right for you... safely, efficiently, and with your goals in mind. This especially pertains to clients who have back and neck injuries, or respiratory illnesses. Trying to exercise and work around an illness or injury without causing more damage can be difficult, but I've done this all my life and I think I can help others who have come across these same obstacles as they try to better themselves and become healthier and happier. For now I am offering in-home private sessions as well as meeting my clients at Alexander's Health Club in Harmarville, where I currently have a membership. However, in the near future, I'm planning to rebuild my music studio for my guitar and vocal students... as well as adding a new home fitness center / personal training studio to train my fitness clients. To learn more about me, feel free to check out the links above for a detailed history of my childhood and highschool years growing up in Southwestern Pennsylvania and my life from back then on up through today as well as many photos along the way. I've put together an in depth program for beginners with a workout routine incorporating basic weightlifting and bodybuilding exercises along with stretching and warm up techniques as well as dietary considerations to get you off to a good start to build a little muscle, lose weight, and become healthier overall. We'll take into consideration your individul body type, physical ability, and any health issues you may have... to come up with a fitness program that works best for you.

Fitness and Strength Training Program... Your custom tailored program begins with me sitting down with you to go over your goals and expectations. We'll address any health issues or concerns or limitations, then build our workouts around that, doing the most we can to get you healthy and feeling better in a safe manner. Your workout will begin with basic compound exercises to hit as many muscle groups as possible such as bench presses, squats, or deadlifts... as well as some more isolated exercises for abs, biceps, and other muscle groups. We'll have several stretches to help warm up and relax the muscles and make you more flexible to prevent injury. We will go over nutrition and put together a diet made just for you whether you are trying to lose weight or build muscle, or just tone up... and well talk about calories and macros like protein, carbs, and fats... and adjust these levels based on your goals. None of these exercises or dietary suggestions are set in stone and are merely recommendations. You may not be comfortable with certain exercises like squats or anything that might put too much stress on your back in the case of an injury, for example. So, we would work around that using other exercises and techniques to get the most out of each workout. No prior exercise experience is necessary. Children, teens, young adults, and older folks... all are welcome. Its never too late to do something you enjoy so let's get started ! We'll meet once a week for a full workout... going over proper form and technique, nutrition and dietary concerns, dealing with any limitations or setbacks you may be having, and experimenting with different exercises to see what you're most comfortable with and what works best for you. Then, you'll work out all week on your own using these same principles and exercises until we meet again. If training at home, I can help you pick out the best basic equipment for your home gym or weight set to get started for the least amount of cost to you. If you already own a weight set and weight bench, universal or home gym, or have a membership at a fitness center, YMCA, or gym... then you're already set to start getting in shape. Now all you need is some guidance and knowledge from someone with a fitness background to help you along the way, and that's where I think I can help. With over 40 years of weightlifting and exercising experience, I can help you learn from my mistakes and what worked and didnt work for me through the years. As you progress, we can add other more isolated exercises for areas like the chest, legs, and abdominals. We'll adjust the number of sets and reps as well as the amount of weight as you get stronger and get used to your workout routine. You'll learn proper breathing and the correct way to perform certain lifts and exercises, with a full range of motion while making sure not to overtrain or risk injury. I'll have you chart your progress each week and learn to know when is safe to increase the weight of a particular exercise. Although this may sound like alot, your workout program will be completely at your own pace, so you dont get exhausted or hurt yourself. We'll only do what you are able to do and what you are comfortable with.

Athletic Centers vs Home Gyms... I've always preferred to work out in the privacy of my own home. Fitness centers and local gyms and athletic clubs have just about anything you can think of to get in shape but at an average of $60 or more per month, you'll be spending $720 or more a year just on the membership. If the gym is 15 minutes away, thats another $5 in gas ever day x atleast 5 days a week for another $100 a month just to get there. This can be way more than most people want or can afford to spend. However, you can buy a simple standard style weight bench for around $100, along with a cast iron weight set for another $100 or so and that's really all you need to get started. We can work around any limitations you might have financially right now to buying your home exercise equipment... until you are ready. But a home gym or personal weight set is definitely the most cost effective way to go and it's how I've lifted weights during my entire 40+ years of fitness training, aside from a few fitness centers from time to time over the years. In fact, I've constructed several wooden weight benches and squat racks from 2x6 and 2x4 lumber, bolted together, that were stronger, safer, and sturdier than some of the steel commercial weight benches you see in the sporting goods stores. You can just have your workouts in the privacy of your home and not have to pay a monthly membership or wait for a machine or bench on crowded days at the gym. You will eventually want to add additional weights to your weight set and other accessories as you get stronger and become more experienced, but for now it will be fine. Also, you can buy used weights and save some money there as well. If you dont have the budget right now for a new weight bench, that's ok too. Many exercises can be performed lying down on a flat bench or picnic table seat, sitting on a chair, or standing upright... using a straight bar / barbell or dumbells. You don't even have to start with weights, as many exercises can be done simply using your own bodyweight like pushups and situps and lunges. Have you ever seen Olympic gymnasts and how ripped and muscular and strong they are? Some of these gymnasts don't lift weights at all and instead develop their muscular frames just from doing these types of exercises and balancing their body weight through all kinds of training for their floor routines, on the balance beam, rings, parallel bars, floor mats, and other events of their sport. We can put together a program using resistance weights and objects from around your home or just by using your own bodyweight through various types of exercises designed to tone up your muscles and lose weight... even without having to buy a weight set.

Pricing... I'm currently offering full 1 hour weekly personal training sessions around Boston's North Shore and Cape Ann areas including Danvers, Middleton, Peabody, Beverly, Burlington, Salem, Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, and more. One hour sessions are priced at $50 and can take place either in the privacy of your home or have your session with me at the Cape Ann YMCA where I have a membership, or at any other North Shore YMCA location. There is an additional $5 - $10 transportation charge if you live more than a half hour away, depending on the driving distance to your home. This is for a limited time, as I will be returning to my home state later this Spring at the end of April to offer in-home personal training workout sessions around Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania, as I look forward to rebuilding my music studio and adding a new home fitness center/ personal training studio. Now booking personal fitness and strength training sessions in Natrona Heights, Kittanning, Butler, Springdale, and Leechburg, starting May 1st... with other areas to follow. You are not obligated to continue your workout sessions any longer than you want to. You can just enroll for a month to see how you like them. If you wish to continue, just let me know and pay your monthly program cost before the beginning of each month and I will keep coming each week to help you lose weight, get in better shape, and feel better and healthier. It's never to late to take care of yourself and improve your health, so give me a call and get started today! Pittsburgh area clients... please call 724-472-5653 or email me at ronschaub87@hotmail.com to save your place for this Spring to enroll in personal training sessions. You can mail your initial payment to me at: Ron Schaub, P.O. Box 243, Burlington MA 01803 to hold your weekly timeslot. Please make your check payable to Ron Schaub. Sessions are paid monthly by the first of each month (cash or check), and some months will have 4 sessions while others may have 5 depending on what day of the week you choose to have your workout sessions. We can hold our sessions right in the comfort of your home or you can train with me at Alexander's Athletic Club in Harmarville, just 15 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. Later on, I'll be training clients right in my home fitness studio.