
With
more than fifteen years educating and coaching her clients
on a healthy, non-competitive approach toward body image,
Pattie Cinelli, a certified personal trainer and fitness expert,
helps her clients feel great about their bodies and themselves.
Integrating her background in fitness and communication with
her knowledge of holistic health, Pattie shows clients that
fitness and good health are the direct result of how they
think, feel and move. Using a hands-on approach, she instructs
them in sound technique, offering practical advice, expert
assistance and friendly encouragement to help them push their
perceived limits and embrace healthy lifestyles.
Pattie blends humor, objectivity, and realism into each session
with her clients, helping them define and refine their goals.
Discerning the facts from the myths of aging, she helps clients
enjoy their lives at whatever age and be comfortable about
the way they look and feel.
A popular fitness instructor of low impact, body conditioning,
core conditioning, stretch, cycling, stability ball, breathing
and meditation classes, Pattie is a certified ACE personal
fitness trainer and group exercise instructor and a master
Spin instructor. Combining the best of Pilates and Yoga principles
to help students develop more flexible, stronger and leaner
bodies, Pattie created
the Fitness Blend, a workout
that focuses on the mind and body in harmony. Pattie also
holds a Samayama yoga certification, has more than 1000 hours
training in Pilates mat and apparatus and more than 50 hours
toward Yoga Alliance certification.
In addition to being a much-requested lecturer, speaking on
everything from the importance of strength training to the
importance of breathing for a better body, Pattie served as
an Adjunct Professor in Exercise Science Programs at the George
Washington University.
Pattie has written a regular health and fitness column for
The Hill Rag, a monthly publication in Washington,
DC since 1998 and has been quoted extensively as a fitness
expert in national publications.
Other Certifications and Experiences
Pilates Mat certification – Physical Mind Institute
Alternative Fitness Pilates Mat Certification
CPR and AED certified
Pre-post natal certification
Master Spin Instructor – Johnny G program
Small Ball Rolling specialization