About Therapeutic Fitness

Anne is a licensed physical therapist with additional credentials as a certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist and senior fitness specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). She has a life-long love of an active life style including engaging in sports, fitness training, and outdoor activities like cycling, hiking and kayaking. She believes in the power of the individual, that we are all capable of more than we think we are, and knows first hand the power of movement, strength, and building resilience as a cancer survivor and an individual with a history of chronic pain. Her goal is to optimize each client’s function, strength, and physical health, and having fun while doing it!

Licenses and Certifications

  • Licensed Physical Therapist

  • Certified Personal Trainer (NASM*)

  • Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM*)

  • Senior Fitness Specialist (NASM*)

  • Fall Prevention Training

    *National Academy of Sports Medicine

“Anne is a miracle worker”

Anne knows how to listen, motivate and teach like no one I have ever worked with before…

The workouts are not easy, but they are doable—and Anne creatively adapts as I need, with whatever equipment or time I have. I have not only benefited from greater strength but also higher confidence in myself. I wholeheartedly recommend her services.

— Margaret E., 62

Expertise

    • In depth review of health and activity history, functional status, and personal goals

    • Postural and movement analysis

    • Assess balance, strength, mobility & flexibility

    • Initial session and ongoing

    • Assessing for mobility limitations, potential structural & functional impairments, muscle imbalances and compensation patterns, relative flexibility

    • Assess movement patterns, movement quality and postural alignment during dynamic movements

    • Ongoing assessment provides information on potential issues, optimizing movement and utilizing proper technique

    • Determines your starting point for a safe and effective program

    • Program development specific to the individual

    • Guidance on what to do outside of sessions to continue to progress toward goals

    • Improve functional and/or performance strength

    • Strengthening for bone health and active aging

    • Cardiovascular training parameters given personal goals

    • Improve agility and power

    • Tools for exercising at home with minimal equipment and still see results

    • Can provide excellent guided workouts without going to a gym

    • Modifications for chronic conditions as necessary

    • Multi-level stability training from control of individual joints to global control and full body dynamic stability

    • Core strength and stabilization for static and dynamic control of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex

    • Static and dynamic postural control for improved balance

    • Balance training including static, dynamic, challenge limits of stability, and reactive to prepare for the unexpected

    • Also available: fall prevention strategies and home assessment

    • Improve ability to move through full range of motion without restrictions

    • Address muscle imbalances and length/tension disparities

    • Variety of techniques including static, dynamic and myofascial

    • Joint mobility and global functional mobility