Mariana Cave Age: 28 Education: BA from Mary Balwin College Certification: Certified Personal Trainer from ACE Experience: Eight years

About Mariana -

Mariana comes from Belo Horizonte, in Brazil, whereshe says, “Everybody works out. Brazilians are very conscious of the way they look and the exercise habitis firmly in place from an early age.”  

Mariana’s parents enrolled her in every sport andphysical activity available. She started dancingat the age of 2.  By 9 she belonged to a dance groupwhere she performed Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Spanish andModern dance in shows throughout the country.  Meanwhile, she also took swimming, volleyball andtennis classes and did gymnastics for a year. At theage of 15 she’d had enough of long hours of Ballet practice and started pumping iron – and she loved it. “It just did more for my body than anything else I had ever done before, even more than dancing.”

Based on outstanding test scores, Mariana earned anacademic scholarship to study in the US by the age of20. While in school, she was shocked with by how unfamiliar Americans were with exercise and all its benefits. Classmates and staffmembers of the school took notice of her dedicationwith physical exercise and asked for help. She startedtraining a few clients for free and soon had a solidpaying clientele. 

After graduation, she used her degree incommunications to get a job in an ad agency, but shecould not deal with the long hours behind a computer terminal. She quit after a year and started trainingfull time. “I love what I do. I love teaching and to exercise. I also get a great feeling when I can helpsomeone improve their lifestyle. Personal Training isthe perfect career for me.”  She brings that enthusiasm to her training sessions.No two sessions are ever the same. “I have a method,but I try not to rely solely on machines but alsobring in yoga, Pilates and plyometric moves.”  

Continuing Education Credits since 2003:

     -         Nutrition and Weight Control (Exercise ETC)

     -         Periodization for the Elderly (AFPA)

     -         Sports Nutrition Review (AFPA)

     -         12 Month Marketing Promotional Calendar for the Personal                      Trainer (AFPA)

      -         Pilates for Personal Training (AFPA)

      -         Exercise After Burn: Maximize Caloric Burn [after exercising]                        (AFPA)

      -         The Feminine Side of Sports Nutrition (AFPA)

      -         Exploding the Myths [of Heart Rate Training] (AFPA)