Valorie Ness, BS, CES, CPT
Valorie holds a BS in Food and Nutrition with a minor in Athletic Coaching from Minnesota State University. She is a Master Trainer for the American Council on Exercise and holds personal training certifications through ACE, NSCA, and NASM. She is currently pursuing additional certifications through PTA Global. In addition to being a nationally recognized speaker and educator on health and wellness subject matter, she is an Instructor of CPR, AED, and First Aid Training for the American Heart Association.
As a personal trainer, Valorie exhibits a motivating hands-on training style. She enjoys the professional challenge of providing people with real world solutions to real world problems. She finds great joy in helping clients become pain free in their movement and activities of daily life and recreational interests. Valorie has numerous experiences with positive outcomes working with those who have experienced a loss in their mobility due to injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents, or from frozen shoulders or knee surgeries, and those who suffer from various diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, Breast Cancer, Parkinson’s and Diabetes.
Valorie also enjoys working with athletes. As a competitive athlete in practically every sport (yes, you name it, she has conquered it) she is in a unique position to train most any athlete. She has competed in and helped others achieve amazing results in Triathlons, Half Marathons, Marathons, competitive and recreational Road Races, Cycling, Golf, Tennis, Gymnastics, Swimming, Soccer, Body Building, and Polo.
For her personal enjoyment and challenge, Valorie competes in 5K’s, 10K’s, Half Marathons, and is a successful Sprint Triathlete. Some of her recent accomplishments include: winning her age group at the Indian Trail Sprint Triathlon in 2008; placing second two years in a row in her age group in the Coliseum Rock and Roll Sprint Triathlon (2009 and 2010); placing second in her age group at the West Point Lake Triathlon (2009); Top 15 age group finisher in the Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon in Georgia (2008, 2009, and 2010); and winning the 2010 Life Time Fitness Indoor Triathlon Open Female Division.
It is her love of fitness that keeps her excited about her career and her competitive nature that pushes her to continuously challenge herself to be the best she can be. Ultimately, if you have the true desire to become a better you, Valorie can assist you with your fitness dream whatever it may be. The combination of her ability to educate, motivate and lead by example is what makes her special.
