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PERSONAL TRAINING
- What can a personal trainer do for you?
- How does it work?
- Getting Started
- Program Cost
- Payment Policy
- Program Policy
- Other Information
- Our Trainers
- Personal Trainer Evaluation Form
What can a personal trainer do for you?
- Design a customized exercise program to meet your fitness goals
- Assist you with general conditioning, weight loss, weight gain, improving overall health and fitness
- Provide you with accountability and motivation in your workouts
- Provide weight training and cardiovascular training instruction
How does the Rice personal training program work?
Services will include a comprehensive fitness evaluation of Muscular strength and endurance,
flexibility, body composition, resting blood pressure, resting pulse, height and weight.
Your trainer can provide you with the confidence and knowledge you need to achieve your fitness
goals! All trainers hold national certifications in personal training supported by an educational
background in health and fitness in addition to having a variety of specialty experience.
Getting Started
- Step one: Fill out the information packet and PAR-Q forms (also available at the Operations Desk).
- Step two: Turn in packet with completed forms to Heather Thompson in the Fitness Assessment Center, located in the Rice Recreation Center Gymnasium Building off the East Gym. A Personal Trainer will contact you within 5 business days to schedule an appointment. Your Information packet and PAR-Q form must be completed before your first meeting with a trainer.
PROGRAM COST |
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Sessions |
Students |
Faculty, Staff, & Rec Center Members |
Services: |
* 1 Session |
$30 |
$45 |
Fitness assessment and consultation |
1 Session + Fitness Assessment |
$40 |
$60 |
Fitness assessment, consultation and program design. |
5 Sessions |
$125 |
$200 |
Includes consultation, program design, plus four additional one-on-one meetings with the trainer. |
** 10 Sessions |
$200 |
$350 |
Includes consultation, program design, plus nine additional one-on-one meetings with the trainer. |
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* Pay one flat rate for each session with no commitment Please also note that prices are subject to change. |
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PAYMENT POLICY
Sessions will be prepaid and will be due at the time of the initial appointment. Check, cash or credit card is accepted. Please make checks payable to Rice University. A 2.04% fee will be included in all credit card payments. Paying a Personal Trainer directly is strictly prohibited; all membership privileges to the Recreation Center will be terminated immediately.
Session payments are non-refundable. Single and 5 session packets are good for 90 days from the ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE. Packages of 10 are also available and are good for 180 days from the ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE.
PROGRAM POLICY
Sessions will be on a 30-90 minute time frame. Please be on time for your appointments. If you are late for a session, it will end at the scheduled time. If you are more than 15 minutes late for a session, it will be considered a no show and you will be assessed a session fee. Clients must be cleared of any risk factors associated with physical activity before services can be offered. If risk are identified the client will be required to provide the trainer with an official physician's referral document stating that the client has been cleared to engage in a physical activity program. Rice Recreation Center and Rice University will become the training facility for personal training services during the time of appointment. Trainers are not permitted to train clients under any other conditions or circumstances.
Extra Information
What to wear:
Please wear comfortable clothing that facilitates movement, along with the appropriate
athletic footwear for first visit with the trainer.
Facilities:
The Operations Desk will provide a workout towel and day locker at no charge with
your Rice I.D. Patrons must bring their own lock. Shower towel passes can be purchased
for 10 times, semester or annual use.
Our Personal Trainers
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AJ received an Electrical Engineering (Bioengineering focus) and Anthropology Bachelor's degree from Rice University in Houston, TX in 2001. She is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine; she is also certified in First Aid and CPR w/ AED.
AJ has been a personal trainer for three years. Her specialties include targeted strength training programs for women and men to improve functional capacity in their daily lives. She can also provide specialized movement and agility programs designed to improve sport performance for any aspiring athlete. In addition, she enjoys working with fitness clients seeking to improve their general physique and fitness.
"My personal fitness goals primarily focus on improving my speed, agility, and speed endurance for competition in Ultimate Frisbee," AJ says. "When in the off-season, I look for ways to maintain cardio respiratory capacity and improving my mental health with physical activity. I love looking for new opportunities for my clients, as well as myself, to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives. I see regular physical activity, regardless of goal, as a critical component of a well-balanced lifestyle."
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Heather Roussel started personal training in her hometown of New Orleans. She graduated with a B.S. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Fitness Studies from Louisiana State University in 2005. She holds a certification from ACSM as a Health Fitness Instructor.
Heather specializes in strength-training programs for women and older adults. She also has extensive experience improving functional capacity with special populations such as; people with arthritis, heart disease, asthma, knee/hip replacements and injuries. In addition, Heather prides herself on writing the best individual training programs and motivating people to meet their fitness goals. But what she enjoys most is working with beginner exercisers and the average client who's looking to improve their general fitness.
"I love helping the everyday working masses who want to feel better mentally and physically through exercise," Roussel says. "They don't want to score touchdowns; they just want a better quality of life. That's why I became a personal trainer."
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Top education and experience provides the strong base for Martha's personal training career. She graduated from Rice in 1997 with a B.A. in Human Performance/Health Sciences. She is certified as a personal trainer by the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise in May of 2000. Martha has also worked as a technician in a physical therapy clinic and has personal experience recovering from injury.
Martha's most recent career experience is working in a women's only gym. Her client list has included octogenarians, people needing significant weight loss, beginning exercisers, college students, people diagnosed with MS and those trying to return to working out after "graduating" from physical therapy. Martha's approach to exercise is conservative and realistic and her skill set is capable of helping most anyone reach his or her full potential. Just be sure to come the gym believing in yourself!
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Bryan Guido Hassin received his BS in Computer Science and BS in Electrical Engineering from Rice in 2001 and his Master of Computer Science from Rice in 2002. During his undergraduate years, he played fullback for the varsity football team and helped found the Rice Personal Training Program in response to the numerous Rec Center members who wanted to learn about becoming more fit safely and effectively.
Although he spends most of his weekdays as the Managing Partner of R7 Solutions, a Rice-based software company, he remains involved in the Rice Fitness Programs and is available for personal training on nights and weekends. Bryan is an IFA-certified fitness instructor and strength and conditioning coach. His areas of specialty are power/strength training and sport-specific ability enhancement.
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"I have been working as a personal trainer for the last year and a half," Veronica says. "I currently hold ACIM - PFIT and NASM certifications. Furthermore, I have a BS in Human Nutrition and Foods from the University of Houston. I have volunteered as a Walking Coach for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team and Training program."
Veronica continues: "My goal as a personal trainer is to provide a safe, fun and effective individualized program for each of my client(s). In addition to working with my clients cardiovascular and strength programs, I specialize in core, balance and flexibility training also."
