KRISTI LARSEN
FOUNDER, OWNER
East Valley
Bootcamp
FOUNDER, OWNER
Chandler Personal Training
TEACHES:
TEMPE AMs, CHANDLER PMs
Originally from Minnesota,
Kristi
Larsen is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, NSCA Certified Strength and
Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), NPC Figure Competitor with a BS Degree in Kinesiology
from the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire. With
nearly 16 years of daily devotion to exercise and pursuing a
healthy lifestyle, Kristi adds 8 years of entrepreneurial
experience in the health/fitness/nutrition fields. There is simply no doubt that she is passionate about health and
fitness ... Kristi walks the walk!
In 2005, Kristi launched East
Valley Bootcamp, the longest running, co-ed bootcamp in the east
valley, where she often teaches 2 or 3 bootcamp classes each
day - in addition to training clients in her private
training studio. East Valley Bootcamp was a natural
evolution and expansion of
Chandler Personal Training, her personal training company she
launched in 2003.
Personal training and leading
fitness bootcamp classes are not just a profession for
Kristi - she eats, sleeps, and breathes a passion for the
field! Kristi is such a devoted fitness trainer, her clients
become part of her life and vice-versa ... most of her
client/trainer relationships develop into lifelong
friendships!
Read comments from just a few of her clients HERE.
One of the many issues Kristi's clients
can really relate to is similar struggles with weight!
Unfortunately, Kristi is NOT naturally/genetically lean and
does NOT come from a family of athletes (or even
hardcore worker-outers :). She works hard (and daily) to remain fit
and trim! Developing muscle and maintaining her optimal
weight is NOT something that come easily to her!
Kristi gained a large following a few
years back when she blogged daily on a popular, high-traffic
website while dieting/training for her first figure
competition (she cut body fat in
HALF, dropping from over 18% to 9% in under 10 weeks). This
is just one experience which led to her launching several
health, exercise and fitness-related businesses.
You can read more about her health/fitness
journey - including her weight-related struggles, surviving
spinal fusion at age 25 to correct severe idiopathic
scoliosis, her experience living with constant pain due to
her scoliosis/spinal fusion/degenerative disc disease, and
much more
on her
personal website HERE.
Kristi also founded and published the
local favorite monthly health/beauty/fitness publication -
Perfectify Magazine.
Kristi KNOWS that if SHE can
do IT, YOU, too,
can attain YOUR ideal physique and optimal health!
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TARA BOOCHECK
TEACHES:
CHANDLER AMs, CHANDLER PMs
Tara realized her love of fitness and health 13 years ago when she
modified her lifestyle
and
lost 85 pounds
via good old fashioned hard work - diet and
exercise! She has maintained this weight
loss through healthy eating and devotion to
her daily exercise routine, which includes
running, weight lifting, hiking, yoga and
more. Tara's
unique combination of passion for fitness,
her own life-long personal struggles with
weight, in combination with her professional
skills and educational background, offer all
of her clients a well-rounded, experienced
mentor and comprehensive resource, as they
strive to better themselves and reach their
goals in ALL areas of their life!
Originally hailing from
Connecticut,
Tara has lived in the Valley of the Sun for nearly 17
years. After graduating in 1994 with a BA in
Criminology, she pursued and attained her
Masters in Professional Counseling and has
worked in the behavioral health field for
the past 17 years. Recently earning ISSA
certification as a Personal Fitness Trainer,
Tara draws from her mental health
expertise as she ventures into the
physical health and fitness field, all
while drawing from her personal struggles
and significant weight loss success, Tara's
mission is to reach as many people as
possible and inspire them to transform their
lives! Currently, Tara works in
the crisis system for
Maricopa County by day,
while she pursues her passion for fitness
and helping others become healthier and
better in her free time, planning to make
the entrepreneurial leap full-time in the
future.
Tara is a valuable part of
East Valley Bootcamp and an enormous asset
to each of the clients she works with! Stay
tuned to our website as Tara is beginning to
develop and implement special programs,
utilizing components of both one's mental
and physical health, as each individual
strives to become their best!
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MICHELLE CANDREA
TEACHES:
CHANDLER AMs, CHANDLER PMs
PHOTO + BIO COMING SOON
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ELIZA EILER
TEACHES:
CHANDLER AMs
PHOTO + BIO COMING SOON
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NOW
HIRING!
If you are a certified personal
trainer, group fitness instructor, or have a degree and/or
background in coaching, teaching, athletics, specialized
health/fitness field, etc, please contact us at
info@eastvalleybootcamp.com.
We are seeking bootcamp trainers for ANY/ALL
class times and locations currently listed on our site.
However, we are always looking to grow and expand, thus we
are seeking bootcamp trainers for OTHER TIMES (late am,
mid-day/lunchtime, after school, weekend, etc.) and
LOCATIONS (valleywide, inside and/or outside) that we are
not yet currently offering.
Additionally, we are open to
offering/promoting specialized fitness classes
(mommy/stroller, kids/teens programs, nutrition, boxing,
self-defense classes/seminars, etc)! If you have
expertise in a specialized area, please contact us to
discuss all opportunities further! Thank you!
If interested, please contact us at
info@eastvalleybootcamp.com.
