Nadia Melton, CPT

Personal Trainer Nadia Melton is nationally certified thru the American Council on Exercise. She is also Martial Art Kickboxing certified. Nadia's training as a professional ballet dancer at both the Houston Ballet and the Saint Louis Ballet led her to pursue her education at Westminster College. Nadia attended Westminster for Athletic Training and continued on to the Exercise Science program at University of Missouri St. Louis. Nadia has trained high school, college, and professional athletes thru season, off season, and post operative. After college Nadia worked for HealthSouth Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation until becoming a certified trainer in August of 2003. She has been training a variety of clients both one on one and in partner or small group settings. Nadia trains a variety of age groups and skill levels.

"Jim, I'm doing very WELL, Nadia is the best ever!!" She is really helping me improve myself, I really enjoy working out with her, I feel so much better about myself allready, we are measuring tonight so I will really see the results. "She is so helpful with tips, and goes the extra mile to teach me right from wrong, I've been recommending her to all my friends!" Thanks!

Missie Wisdom - Troy, MO

Hi Jim, I love Nadia, she is great!! I have learned so much from her....New exercises, proper form, stance and loads of information! "I am starting to look and feel great! I have lost inches from my stomach, hips and feel firmer all ready!" Thanks for such a good start and such a great trainer! I will be sure to tell all my friends about Coughlin Fitness & Results!! Thanks again!

The training is wonderful! "I have lost 5 inches in the abdominal area in 3 weeks! I've also lost in other areas and feel great!" Nadia is doing a great job! She knows what I can do even when I don't think I can. She's always right! Thanks!

Below Nadia explains how she got into the business of personal training, her overall approach with clients, her fitness philosophies and more.

A: Having been a professional dancer I had my share of injuries. I also had a vast amount of experience in the rehabilitation of those exercises. That led me to seek methods of prevention and strengthening. After several years working in rehab I realized patients needed more guidance in their exercise regiment. Learning how to stay strong and exercise correctly would greatly decrease the amount of patients we were seeing in rehab from overuse injuries and weekend warrior syndrome.

A: I consider my self different from other trainers because of my extensive background in sports and rehabilitation. I have numerous specialties most notably my kickboxing certification and my ability to help transition post rehab patients to a gym setting.

A: My biggest challenge is getting my client to see their potential when they have had setbacks, either by injury or just personal. Sometimes we set ourselves up for failure, demanding that everything happen at once. My food will change dramatically, my workouts will be everyday etc. Becoming healthy takes time and is challenging. That's why I am here, to push you, support you, and encourage you thru all you do!

A: A sit down, truthful talk. I need to know why things are going the way they are going. Are the times we are training wrong? Do you not like the type of training we are doing? Are you confused about the right kinds of foods to eat? Lots of time it ends up being something going on in their life that has nothing to do with training or eating. Other times it's just time to change our approach to training and/or eating.

A: Your want and desire. I can do everything I know how to do but if you don't want it, it won't happen.

A: I train along a wide spectrum. I try different techniques, weights, medicine balls, tubes. Whatever I can incorporate. My weakness: sometimes getting stuck in a rut because when a method of training is working I hate to change it up. Variety is the spice of training we always need to learn new things and try new ways of doing things.

A: Hate it, plain and simple. Any time you take something completely out of your diet you are setting yourself up for failure. There are no quick fixes to eating right. It's combination of portion control, balancing your diet, and incorporating new healthy foods you have been avoiding.

A: Usually, why am I not losing weight? I eat right and exercise what am I doing wrong?

A: Mark Verstegen, he recently wrote "Core Performance". It's a great book and covers all aspects of training. Pick it up if you get a chance, it's a good read!

A: Crystal, she's a young mother who came to me because she had been working out and not seeing any results. She had never worked with a trainer before and was really unsure if there were any benefits to it. She gave me a chance and in 5 weeks she had lost 10 lbs., 13 inches, and 3% body fat. She had also learned the value of having a trainer to push her thru her workouts. Until working with me she had never monitored her intensity levels, changed up her exercises, or tried more than 1-3 free weight exercises. We incorporated more cardio, medicine balls, 1 minute intervals etc. Now we are working on her diet and eating habits.