4. ETHAN BAUM
Baum and his colleagues Stephen Ferguson
and Joel Febus form a training group called
Training Boost Project powered by CrossFit
Queens in Astoria. Although the three men
are CrossFit certified, their personal training
goes beyond that method: “It’s about moving
better, moving more efficiently, and pain-free,”
Baum said. Every time the personal trainer
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sees new clients, he starts with a free assessment,
where he inquires after health concerns
and fitness goals before facilitating a mini
workout. “When I sit with someone for the first
time, I literally tell them, ‘This is me. This is what
you're going to get!’” Baum explained. “I'm
not going to flip personalities on you once we
get out on that gym floor.”
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5. BROOKE TAYLOR
Astoria resident Taylor moved to New York about
14 years ago to pursue dance but became certified
as a personal trainer
— “honestly so I could have a
free membership,” she said, laughing. She ended up
training at New York Sports Club for 10 years before
starting her business, Taylored Fitness, while she was
heavily pregnant with her firstborn. “I birthed two ‘babies’
at the same time,” she said. It’s been six years
since its launch, and Taylor now has a team of personal
trainers who coach people in-home and at gyms
in Manhattan and Queens. Taylor also has an online
program called Ignite, which she’s currently turning
into an app. “It’s not really a job to me,” she said. “I’m
dreaming about it; I wake up thinking about it.”
TAYLORED FITNESS, IN PERSON WORKOUTS:
~$125-$175/SESSION;
$423 FOR FIVE MONTHS OF ONLINE
WORKOUTS
@TAYLOREDFITNESS
TAYLOREDFITNESS.NET AND IGNITE.
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