By Elizabeth Cloutman
 Photo by Monique Schoenfeld, Town Crier |
Business Profile
Fitness Solutions is a business committed to caring about the health and fitness of its clientele and the community, according to owner Liz Sante.
The 6-year-old Loyola Corners fitness center works with clients at all levels of physical fitness.
“I think our niche is (getting) people concerned about their health,” Sante said. Current clients range in age from 38 to 73, she added.
Fitness Solutions provides personal trainers, customized exercise programs and semiprivate group instruction, with sessions scheduled throughout the day. The facility is fully equipped with cardiovascular and weight training equipment.
Programs are customized to individual needs and lifestyles, Sante explained. The trainers design exercise programs that build strength and flexibility and help clients reach their personal fitness and weight goals. Each new client is given a health questionnaire, and if needed, Sante and her trainers will confer with the client’s physician as well.
Fitness Solutions also offers classes seven days a week, including leg toning and circuit training. Circuit training focuses on weight loss, muscle toning and general fitness. Sport-specific classes augment golf and tennis instruction.
Sante and the six other personal trainers at Fitness Solutions have extensive experience and are professionally accredited. Sante said she has deep roots in the community and surrounding cities, having spent 18 years as a teacher and coach for the Los Altos and other area school districts, as well as at De Anza and Foothill colleges. She holds a master’s degree and is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association and the International Association of Fitness Professionals.
Fitness Solutions’ other accredited trainers come from diverse athletic backgrounds: Wayne La Croix is a former Marine; Melanie Grant has competed in amateur bodybuilding; Judy Van Maasdam has won four national-level bodybuilding championships; Dione Tyler and Sheva Branch have played professional football; and Dale Dunlop has 10 years of experience in ballet dancing and instruction.
“We really care,” Sante said. “We’re here to keep the neighborhood healthy.”
Fitness Solutions is located at Loyola Corners, “Under the Clock Tower.” For more information, call 948-2255.
