Mariana Cave Age: 26 Education: BA from Mary Balwin College Certification: Certified Personal Trainer from ACE Experience: Six years

About Mariana –

Mariana comes from Belo Horizonte in Brazil, where she says, "Everybody works out." Brazilians are very conscious of the way they look and the exercise habit is firmly in place from an early age."

Mariana's parents enrolled her in every sport and physical activity available. She started dancing at the age of two. By nine she belonged to a dance group where she performed ballet, jazz, tap, spanish and modern dance in shows throughout the country. Meanwhile, she also took swimming, volleyball and tennis classes and did gymnastics for a year. At the age of 15, she'd had a enough of those 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 computerterminal. She quit after a year and started training full-time. “I love what I do. I love teaching and toexercise. I also get a great feeling when I can helpsomeone improve their lifestyle. Personal Training is the 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 Promotion for the Personal Trainer          

       - Pilates for Personal Training (AFPA)        

       - Exercise After Burn: Maximize Caloric Burn (AFPA)        

       - The Feminine Side of Sports Nutrition (AFPA)        

       - Exploding the Myths of Heart Rate Training (AFPA)

       - Designing Post-rehab Programs: Exercise and Osteoporosis                        (Exercise ETC)

       - Ultimate Balance Challenge (Exercise ETC)

       - Training the Core: Exercise and Core Strength (Exercise ETC)

       - Implementing Weight Management Programs: Integrating                            Exercise, Diet & Behavioral Change (Exercise ETC)

       - Designing Cardio Programs: Designing Interval Training Programs                 (Exercise ETC)

       - Exercise & the Older Adult: Exercise & Chronic Disease (Exercise                  ETC)

       - Designing Weight Management Programs: Women, Exercise &                   Metabolism (Exercise ETC)