LUANNE KALMAN

 

Certified Personal Trainer, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Fitness Nutrition Specialist, National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

Certificate of Completion--Fitness Professional--Physical Education & Kinesiology, 2-year program, Cañada College (Redwood City, CA)

Group Exercise Instructor Certificate, Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA)

Lifestyle & Weight Management Coach Certificate, Exercise ETC (ACSM approved)

Brains and Balance Past 60 TM Specialist, Exercise ETC (ACSM approved)

A.S. Kinesiology (in progress) -- Cañada College, (Redwood City, CA)

Foundation for Wellness Certification (in progress) -- International Council on Active Aging

 

CAREER:  I spent many years in accounting as a tax practitioner, a discipline that was based on building and maintaining personal, confidential and professional relationships. It was also a business that required specialization because no two clients were the same and their needs were diverse.

PASSION:  My lifelong passion for exercise and healthy eating helped me to survive grueling tax seasons, long days seated at a laptop, client "emergencies", continuous deadlines and the stress that came with the job.  Now that I am "Gram" with three awesome grandchildren, I am especially interested in active, healthy aging. Observing the national tragedy of high obesity rates and the proliferation of fad diets and cures, I decided to become part of the solution and started pursuing a formal education in physiology, exercise and nutrition.

As I slowly retired from accountancy, I eased into my Encore Career.

My formal coursework included:

  • Human Anatomy
  • Human Biology
  • Physiology
  • Kinesiology
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition for Sports & Fitness
  • Theory & Concepts of Exercise Physiology
  • Prevention of Athletic Injuries
  • Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching
  • Pilates
  • Hatha Yoga
  • Concepts of Fitness & Wellness
  • Personal Trainer -- Health Appraisal & Exercise Prescription
  • Personal Trainer -- Principles & Techniques of Resistance Training

Additional ACSM approved "aging" coursework completed:

  • Exercise and the Aging Baby Boomer
  • Designing Weight Management Programs After 50
  • Strength Training After 50
  • Baby Boomer Boot Camp
  • Strategies to Manage Chronic Knee Pain
  • Training With Chronic Shoulder Conditions
  • Integrated Hip & Core Training
  • Exercise Modifications for Lower Back Disorders
  • Exercise Programming to Minimize Back & Neck Pain
  • Anti-aging Benefits of Exercise
  • Prescriptive Stretching
  • Fitness Illustrated
  • Resistance Training for Older Adults
  • The Essential Hip: Reversing Gluteal Amnesia
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  • Baby Boomer Balance
  • Ready, Set, Stop! Functional Deceleration Training
  • Pure Power: Integrated Rotational Training
  • Core Workouts: From Outdated to Outstanding
  • Upper Body Conditioning: Innovations in Excellence
  • Lower Body Conditioning: Transformative Training
  • Beyond Cardio: Sweat Equity and Weight Management
  • 70 is the new 40
  • The New Zones for Heart Rate Training
  • FIXFITNOW Training the Aging Heart
  • ABLE Bodies Balance Training (Adventures in Better Living through Exercise)
  • Back Exercise: Stabilize, Mobilize and Reduce Pain
  • Strength Training for Fat Loss
  • Fusion Workouts Training
  • Women: Exercise, Metabolism and Weight Loss
  • Complete Guide to Foam Rolling

 

Current ACSM-approved coursework:

  • Ageless Intensity: High Intensity Workouts To Slow the Aging Process
  • Water Mechanics and Exercise

 

ACSM approved targeted coursework completed:

  • Action Plan for Menopause
  • Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan
  • Stability Ball Training Principles
  • Body Sculpting Programs for Women
  • Anatomy of Core Training
  • Full Body Flexibility