Jean-Sebastien FABRE is the founder of Darwin Fitness LLC. Dual citizen (French/American), he was born 50 years ago in Paris. He lives in Maitland, Florida.
Holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Communication, he is a US nationally certified personal trainer through IFPA-NCCA* (International Fitness Professionals Association), a certified weight management instructor (IFPA-NCCA*) and also registered as a youth soccer coach by the French Federation of Soccer. He has completed CPR & AED with American Heart Association. A fan of sports, he is a confirmed and competitive runner from 5K to marathon.
From 2012 to June of 2020, Jean-Sebastien operated as an independent trainer inside larger gyms owned by other parties. As of July 1, 2020, in order to comply with the best guidance and protocols developed to face the pandemic, he has shifted direction and opened his own comprehensive fitness studio. This fully equipped training space offers 1,000 square feet designed exclusively for personal training.
Why did you become a Private Fitness Trainer?
“You can get the same reward from a 70 year old lady realizing that she can climb her stairs without any problem that you get coaching a 7 year old who just scored his first goal in a soccer match. That’s the kind of fuel I need to be happy in my professional life. I use all my knowledge, dedication and capacities to motivate my trainees in order to enjoy their positive feedback. Please check out my clients weight loss success stories to understand what I mean.”
Can you tell us about your personal training approach?
“There are at least 5 key points to my mind. To start, dedication and professionalism are core values. Especially in this business which suffers from excess of amateurism of many self-called ‘personal trainers’.
You structure a training program for a young athlete or for an individual looking to drop 60 pounds with the same sense of detail. Then I will definitely mention planning. Knowing where we start from with an assessment, set a realistic goal and actions to accomplish in a specific time frame. No results without a vision.”
What else do you put in your essentials list?
“All actions needed to take in order to reach a fitness goal must be progressive. You learn how to walk before to run, don’t you? The gradual approach is not only critical in terms of exercise load it’s as important when you want to build better eating habits. This idea makes so much sense to me that the link with Darwin’s evolution theory became THE evidence when I decided to launch my brand.
After hundreds and hundreds of hours spent in many different gyms in Florida I will also definitely describe my way to use cardio-training as one of my specificities. In my opinion most of the US trainers don’t put cardio in its place. This component is at least as essential as resistance training and should be managed and supervised by the fitness professional. It is very rarely the case. There is as much science behind cardio training as there is behind resistance training. Big mistakes can be made and optimization needs a lot of knowledge. I emphasize and really coach cardio. It’s part of my sport and more generally European culture. I claim it!”
“Enjoy! Let’s have fun. Exercise is not a punishment and a good personal trainer must do his best to make each session a pleasant experience. I learned that from my experience in youth personal training but it gives very good results with adults too.”
There are a few points that you definitely must have in mind before to hire a personal trainer in Orlando, FL or around. Take 2 minutes to read the page I dedicated to this topic: Services & Prices – you will also discover exactly what to expect from Darwin Fitness.”
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*NCCA uses a peer reviewed process to: establish accreditation standards; evaluate compliance with the standards; recognize organizations/programs which demonstrate compliance; and serve as a resource on quality certification. Certification organizations that submit their programs for accreditation are evaluated based on the process and products, not the content, and are therefore applicable to all professions and industries.
Maitland Personal Trainer specializing in weight loss, youth training, golf and sports conditioning, runner’s development and more. Located just minutes from Winter Park and Orlando. Contact us for a free assessment / workout!
