Imagine going to fitness classes and smiling and laughing as you stretch, bend, step, and lift for…read more45 minutes straight. If you don't have that experience, If your trainer is like a go-go drill sergeant, if it feels like you're training for the olympics... then you haven't trained in one of Ethan Riewaldt's classes.
I'm sure Ethan can be all of that, but decades of training others has made him see how to manage the process of fitness based on his trainees. I, for example, am one of the participants in two of his classes for senior citizens at the Rosen Aquatic Center, one in a group class in a fitness room, and the other in a group class in the training pool. These two training environments are quite different.
In the pool, the exercise is based on overcoming the resistance of the weight of the water. Since it's difficult to move quickly in water, the pressure on the joints is much less. Conversely, the movement in the training room is done to music that sets the tempo for stepping, using resistance bands, and light weights. It's easier to move, so the resistance is your own mass and the bands and weights.
I get a complete workout in each of these two classes, and that would be enough for me to attend. But being in a class led by Ethan has it's advantages. First, my classes are full of people who you can get to know better because of the relaxed, uncompetitive, and positive tone in the training room and pool. Second, and more important, it's Ethan who sets that positive tone. He tells stories, asks questions, makes jokes, yet is clearly serious about the work he does. He cares about those he trains, asks about our health, hears our jokes and stories, and drinks a quick cup of coffee with us when we have time between his classes.
I know he trains others as a private trainer, including kids and people he's been working with for years, and it's clear to me why people stay with him. Ethan is an experienced pro and a former dancer, athlete, and performer at Disney and elsewhere. He is open and easy with people, positive in his approach to life, and committed to excellence. Need a trainer? Contact Ethan.
