New fitness center opens in Annandale
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| Rachel Martin and Pablo Amaya with a giant tire used in a fitness bootcamp. |
Rachel
Martin and Pablo Amaya, the former trainers and bootcamp leaders at the
now-closed Pro Maxx gym, have started their own personal fitness business in
Annandale.
Martin and Pablo Amaya, the former trainers and bootcamp leaders at the
now-closed Pro Maxx gym, have started their own personal fitness business in
Annandale.
PR Performance Fitness, at 4208 Evergreen Lane, Suite 212, offers personalized
exercise plans that meet clients’ needs, whether they are recovering from knee
surgery, dealing with heart problems, want to build strength or lose weight, or
have other fitness goals.
exercise plans that meet clients’ needs, whether they are recovering from knee
surgery, dealing with heart problems, want to build strength or lose weight, or
have other fitness goals.
A
bootcamp session has already started, and Rachel and Pablo plan to start
classes soon in kickboxing, core conditioning, and yoga. Anyone interested in
trying kickboxing is welcome to come to a free demo class tonight, Jan. 15, at
7 p.m.
Individual
fitness training sessions are $60 an hour. Some people come to PR as often as four
times a week; other come in just once to get a workout plan they can follow at
a gym or at home.
fitness training sessions are $60 an hour. Some people come to PR as often as four
times a week; other come in just once to get a workout plan they can follow at
a gym or at home.
PR
fitness serves people of all ages, but the focus is on active older people,
Pablo says.
fitness serves people of all ages, but the focus is on active older people,
Pablo says.
Annandale resident Dan McKinnon, who had worked
with Pablo and Rachel at Pro Maxx Fitness, said he “worried about keeping my
octogenarian body in shape” after that gym closed.
with Pablo and Rachel at Pro Maxx Fitness, said he “worried about keeping my
octogenarian body in shape” after that gym closed.
He now
goes to PR Performance Fitness three times a week to work with a professional “to
make the mind-body connection needed for good health.” He encourages anyone “who
wants to discover the bodies of their youth and whose doctors are chiding them
about the health risks as they age and their weight edges up” to drop in on what he
calls “a clean and welcoming fitness boutique.”
goes to PR Performance Fitness three times a week to work with a professional “to
make the mind-body connection needed for good health.” He encourages anyone “who
wants to discover the bodies of their youth and whose doctors are chiding them
about the health risks as they age and their weight edges up” to drop in on what he
calls “a clean and welcoming fitness boutique.”
Rachel,
a former standout on the Mary Washington University basketball team, is a
weightlifting competitor and has several personal training certifications. She
is working on a certification to offer the Silver Sneakers exercise program for
people 65 and older, which is covered by some health insurance companies.
a former standout on the Mary Washington University basketball team, is a
weightlifting competitor and has several personal training certifications. She
is working on a certification to offer the Silver Sneakers exercise program for
people 65 and older, which is covered by some health insurance companies.
Pablo played
soccer on the national team of El Salvador and D.C. United. After a knee injury
ended his soccer career, he switched to martial arts and became a personal trainer,
working with professional athletes. He competed in the 100-meter sprint in the
Pam American Games and is training to be a bodybuilder.
soccer on the national team of El Salvador and D.C. United. After a knee injury
ended his soccer career, he switched to martial arts and became a personal trainer,
working with professional athletes. He competed in the 100-meter sprint in the
Pam American Games and is training to be a bodybuilder.
Their
fitness strategy, RAP 5 (for Rachel and Pablo), has five components: balance
and stability; functional mobility; core and coordination; cardiovascular and
endurance; and compound movement.
fitness strategy, RAP 5 (for Rachel and Pablo), has five components: balance
and stability; functional mobility; core and coordination; cardiovascular and
endurance; and compound movement.
“RAP 5
is based on what people need in their daily life,” Rachel says. For example,
clients learn how to use all their muscles when doing simple movements, such as
picking up a grocery bag or correctly recovering from a fall. The program uses
a point system to help people keep track of their progress.
is based on what people need in their daily life,” Rachel says. For example,
clients learn how to use all their muscles when doing simple movements, such as
picking up a grocery bag or correctly recovering from a fall. The program uses
a point system to help people keep track of their progress.
