Adam Figueroa

In over a decade of personal training, nutrition, Muscle Activation Techniques, and wellness counseling, Adam Figueroa has developed his own unique synergistic approach to his profession. Says Adam, "The body cannot be looked at in isolated segments. The internal reflects the external and vice-versa. Similarly, the mind affects the body overall. That's why I believe the best approach is a holistic one, which pursues the art of specificity for the multitude of various needs an individual may have when it comes to evaluation--exercise selection, nutrition, and lifestyle. Sure, we all want to be lean and muscular but that's only the beginning."

To that end Adam has made it his mission to reach a standard of excellence and an all round knowledge that few in his profession manage to attain. Certified as a Performance Enhancement Specialist and Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, he is currently pursuing the Resistance Training Specialist certification at the mastery level. A cornerstone to his practice is Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT). As one of only a handful of certified specialists, Adam gives his clients a definite edge in pursuing their fitness goals by prescribing individualized, lifestyle specific program designs. Adam prides himself on his application of groundbreaking, innovative techniques that are reinventing the business of physical fitness. With prior features and published routines in Shape and Self magazines, Adam is also featured as an "elite" trainer for Podfitness.com, providing his knowledge and expertise to millions of people around the globe, in downloadable format for use on their Ipods, Mp3 players, PDAs, and computers. One of his most recent ventures is planning corporate wellness programs for hedge fund companies in New York City. The celebrity clientele Adam has worked with include Jann Wenner, Yoko Ono, Bette Midler, Colin Cowie, Peter Brown, Penny Marshall, Tony Shafrazi, William Shatner, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Mariska Hargitay, and many more. He is based in New York City, and throughout the year, his practice often takes him around the country to Los Angeles and The Hamptons, and internationally to St. Barts and San Juan.

With a BFA in Illustration and Painting from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Adam also harnesses his creative and artistic eye through a fascination with the study of anatomy and the human form in achieving significant results for his clientele. Holistic Nutrition and wellness are also of great interest to him. As of 2008, Adam will be incorporating the nutritional science of Metabolic Typing into his practice in an effort to assist his clients in making positive healthful lifestyle choices. Having worked with notable celebrities, children, athletes, weight- and health-challenged, post rehabilitation patients, pre-post-natal moms, and corporate executives, Adam designs his fitness regimens to enhance every client’s personal needs, lifestyle demands, and goals. Adam trains with a diverse range of men and women, of all sizes, shapes, and ages, with a common philosophy inspired by Gandhi, which Adam shares: "Strength does not come from physical capacity, it comes from an indomitable will".

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