One-on-one personal training specializing in Cancer Survivor Wellness, Cycling Coaching, and general health and fitness improvement

My exercise philosophy relates primarily to health and wellness; when you are healthy and have vitality, you have everything!  I aspire to teach health and wellness through fitness training.  When you work with me, you will benefit from these personalized and custom-made steps in your training workout:

• Fitness Assessment:  body fat analysis; goniometer measurements assessing range of motion; flexibility/balance, strength, and cardiopulmonary assessments

• Stretching exercises:  before and after cardiopulmonary and strength training

• Cardiovascular training

• Strength exercises:  using machines, free weights and other tools
  

• Cardiovascular warm-up and cool-down
  

• ACE-certified Personal Trainer
• Certified Cancer Exercise Specialist (CES)
• Level 3 Cycling Coach certification through USA Cycling
• BA, CIS (Computer Information Systems) from Boise State University College of Business and Economics in 1997
• AAS degree in General Business from Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York in 1975

• Currently lives in San Jose, CA
• Married with three grown children
• Asthma since childhood
• Cancer survivor since age 22

• Avid cyclist, averaging 200 miles per week/10,000 miles per year
• 2010 Silver Medalist in the Bay Area Senior Games (BASG) Individual Time Trial in Cycling
• Won two gold medals in the California State Senior Olympic Games in Long Beach, CA on June 8 (40K Road Race) and June 9 (10K Time Trial), 2010
• A member of the 2010 San Jose Bicycle Club (SJBC) Women's Race Team
• 2009 Women's Champion in the SJBC Winter Series

• Downhill skiing enthusiast
• Tennis player
• Animal lover

Current Responsibilities

• Hired by the City of San Jose to lead Cancer Exercise classes at a new community center in October of 2010

• Will teach Spinning classes at Seven Trees Community Center beginning in October, 2010

• Personal training a breast cancer survivor

Past Responsibilities

• 5 years as Fitness Coach/Trainer and Group Instructor at the South Valley Family YMCA in San Jose, CA
• Lead instructor for Living Strong Living Well class for more than 4 years:  this free 12-week class, with 3 sessions per year, is a YMCA joint venture with Stanford School of Medicine.  Kim helped cancer survivors achieve better balance, range of motion, flexibility, cardiorespiratory fitness, and strength with weight training, and as a result, achieve a better quality of life.
• Spinning Class instructor
  
• Circuit training instructor