Personal Training 101

John Mandler’s fitness career began in 1982 as a fitness instructor in the Philadelphia area. As a high school and college wrestler, he continued to work in various exercise facilities throughout the 1980’s and, in 1988, he graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Biology and joined the pharmaceutical industry. An avid mountain biker, Mandler moved to Scottsdale in 1990, worked as a fitness instructor and enjoyed biking most of the area’s scenic and challenging trails while pursuing his MBA from Arizona State University (’93). He continued to work in the field of pharmaceuticals and later in information technology before devoting his efforts to the fitness industry full-time.

In 2002, he achieved his Certified Personal Trainer license from the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and began training clients in a local gym with the idea of putting together a company focused specifically on personal training. Having spent years training himself and others in various gym facilities, it was clear to him that many well-intentioned, hard-working people were simply not getting much benefit from the time they were putting in at their gyms and in some cases were injuring themselves, often due to their own lack of understanding of exercise fundamentals and poor, if any, supervision from the gym staff.

It was Mandler’s vision to help people achieve their fitness goals in a safe, effective and efficient manner designed to keep the workout sessions fresh and fun and the overall experience enjoyable and valuable without the drudgery inherent in so many programs and facilities.

Personal Training 101™
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
888.353.0899 ext. 700
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