MEET OUR TRAINERS

Larry Wasserman
NASM-CPT, CES
Owner/Fitness Director

Number of Years in the Fitness Industry: 13

Certifications and Training:

• NASM - Certified Personal Trainer
• NASM - Corrective Exercise Specialist
• TRX Group Exercise

• American Red Cross CPR/AED

Personal Trainer, Corrective Exercise Specialist, and Group Fitness Instructor
Larry Wasserman the Owner and Fitness Director of Body Basics Personal Training and Body Basics Boot Camps located in Warren, New Jersey.

Fitness Philosophy: "Our ultimate goal is to not only get our clients into great shape, but to teach them how to incorporate fitness into their lives so that they take control and implement a new healthy lifestyle where they feel empowered with the knowledge they've gained."

When not working: Larry loves to play guitar, hike, ride and wrench motorcycles, watch movies, and be with his wife Susan and their two sons Sam and Jake.

Nick Pahountis
ACSM-HFS, FMS
Head Trainer

Number of years in fitness industry: 11

Certifications and Training:
Bachelor of Science- Exercise Science and Sports Studies- Rutgers University
Master of Science- Exercise Physiology- Kean University
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health/Fitness Specialist
Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified- Exercise nutrition

Fitness Philosophy:
Nick’s fitness philosophy is that clients should move well before they move more often.  Therefore Nick’s programs are focused on functional training.  Functional training is defined as movement based training.  Clients learn how to perform exercises that involve squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling, and various forms of core training.  Nick also teaches his clients how to implement heart rate monitoring during conditioning work. 

Hobbies and Interests:
Reading, attending fitness seminars, drawing

When not working:
Nick is active himself when not training clients.  Nick’s fitness focus is on strength training for speed development.  When he finds the time, Nick reads as much as he can as well as working on his artwork.
 

Stanley J. Lee
Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor

Number of years in the Fitness Industry: 10

Certifications and Training:

• Personal Trainer, Aerobics & Fitness Association of America (AFAA)
• IFBB Professional Body Builder
• Group Fitness Instructor

Fitness Philosophy: Stanley is a competitive bodybuilder and an experienced fitness professional. Stan is a graduate of the GC Foster Sports College with a degree in Physical Education, Fitness and Nutrition.

Hobbies and Interests: Stanley enjoys movies, museums, sports, running and spinning.  Stan also loves music -- don't be surprised to see him grooving to a song and singing along.

Heidi Schoenemann
Personal Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor

Number of years in fitness industry: 5 Years

Certifications and Training:
Heidi’s  background includes working as a Paraprofessional in the public school system. Heidi was a competitive swimmer in high school and continues to include swimming as part of her own fitness regimen. Certified in Mat
Pilates Technique, Heidi is also a NASM certified personal trainer.

• NASM personal trainer
• Fitour Group Exercise
• Power Pilates
• Madd Dog Spinning

Fitness Philosophy: Heidi's life experience as a teacher and trainer are to help people grow and become self actualized.

Hobbies and Interests: Swimming, yoga, running, cooking, reading. Heidi also loves karaoke!

Teri Schick 

Number of Years in the Fitness Industry: 5 years as a fitness professional. Thirty years as a fitness enthusiast.

Certifications and Training:
NASM, Certified Personal Trainer
American Red Cross Adult, Infant, and Children CPR
Currently a 2nd Degree Black Belt, Joon Rhee Tae Kwon Do

Teri has run the NYC Marathon three times.

Admitted to the Bar of New Jersey and New York
Licensed Professional Planner, New Jersey.

Fitness Philosophy: Teri believes feeling strong and fit is empowering and enhances self-esteem, particularly for women. "I try to help people attain achievable fitness goals for their body type. I want to inspire my clients by showing them that one can maintain, and even improve, one's fitness level at any age. At the same time, I want my clients to have fun as they discover their inner athlete!"

Hobbies and Interests:  Running, Martial Arts, music, NY Yankee Baseball (how many days until spring training?), reading, NY Times crossword puzzles, art and art history.

Terry Alexa
Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates instructor

Number of Years in the Fitness Industry: Over 15 years

Certifications and Training:
AFAA Group Exercise Instructor, AFAA Personal Training
AFAA Mat Science I and II, AFAA Mid-Life Training For Women
Johnny G SPINNING, Body Combat-Body Training Systems,
Physical Mind-Pilates Mat, Power House Pilates-Pilates Reformer
Yoga Fit Level I and II, Thomas The Promise Cardio Kickboxing
Extensive training with master yoga instructors Beth Shaw of Yoga Fit, and Sherry Baptise-Freeman.

Fitness Philosophy: Terry believes that fitness is the foundation for a sound body and mind that requires focus and commitment. She wants to help others realize this commitment and to help them achieve realistic and attainable goals in fitness. From her young adulthood, she has had a passion for fitness.

Hobbies and Interests: Walking, yoga, strength training, the beach in Cape May, reading and interior design. Terry likes to spend time at home with her family, especially loves being a mom to her two daughters and watching them dance.

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