Corona Del Mar personal training, in Irvine
Corona Del Mar clients drive inland to train. The studio is in Irvine, it is private, and nobody trains you in it but me. 5.0 on Google, and plan prices published from $197 a month.
There is no OC Personal Training address in Corona Del Mar. There is one studio, off Von Karman Ave in Irvine, and the first hour in it costs you nothing but the drive.
The drive up MacArthur from the coast
From Pacific Coast Highway it is one run inland up MacArthur Boulevard, past John Wayne Airport. Turn onto Von Karman Avenue and the studio is Suite 103, at number 17165.
Hours are 6 AM to 8 PM, Monday to Friday, with the weekend off. Only one client is in the studio at a time, so the hour you drive in for is yours alone.
What the drive inland actually buys
A room with nobody else in it. No crowds, no members waiting on the rack you want, and no one watching while you learn a movement for the first time.
Your program comes off your own movement screen, not a template. The $997 plan, eight private sessions a month, adds the Corrective Exercise Continuum and customized posture training.
Before we build your plan
A plan starts from your actual week. Are you sedentary, lightly active at one to three days, or moderately active at three to five? Very active and extremely active, a physical job plus training, change the answer again.
Then the readiness questionnaire, currently taking any medication, and anything flagged. That list shapes the plan: it sets the order we work in, and which exercises stay out of week one.
What the overhead squat screen shows
The first hour includes a posture and movement check. If your knees travel inward as you squat, the adductor complex, TFL and vastus lateralis are probably short and tight.
Meanwhile the gluteus medius, VMO and medial hamstring are probably long and weak. Knee pain and IT band tendonitis are associated with that pattern. If you have a condition, get cleared by your own doctor first.
The stairway down to the water
Getting down to the water in Corona Del Mar and back up again is a flight of steps. Each step puts one leg under your whole weight, which is harder on your calf than flat ground.
If your heels rise in a squat, the soleus is probably short and the anterior tibialis probably weak. Plantar fasciitis is associated with that pairing. On a step, drive up through the stepping leg, not with momentum.
Your trainer
I am Brad Glaser. Five certifications: NASM CPT and Master Trainer, NASM-CES, NASM-PES, NCSF and PFIT, plus a current CPR card. Clients since 2005, this studio since 2008.
NASM-CES is the corrective exercise credential, and it is the one that reads the screen above. I earned it after coming up through a national chain, where I trained the trainers and managed a location at twenty.
Alignment wears out like car tires
Think of your body like the tires on a car. Keep driving on tires that are out of alignment and eventually they wear unevenly. Your joints do the same thing.
So your plan runs the NASM Optimal Performance Training model: basics first, progression as your body adapts. Better alignment means easier breathing and less strain on muscles and joints, so you can train longer without fatigue. Individual results vary.
What the coaching sounds like
The cues are plain. Push your knees out in the direction your toes are pointed. Keep your heels planted, shift your weight back through mid-foot. Keep your chest up and sit back into your hips, not forward onto your toes.
On a hinge it is keep your back flat, hinge from the hips, chest up. You hear the same words in the studio and in VeraForma, so they carry home with you.
Eating, without going on a diet
I do not hand you a diet. Small permanent changes beat any short-term diet every time, so we swap one unhealthy snack for a better one and keep going from there. Individual results vary.
Fat is not the enemy either. Unsaturated fats, the monounsaturated and polyunsaturated kinds, can lower your cholesterol when they replace the less healthy ones. Saturated and trans fats are the ones to minimize.
The days you stay on the coast
Thirty minutes of movement on the other days keeps your caloric expenditure up and supports cardiovascular health. A walk down to the beach and back counts. Thirty minutes is the floor, not the ceiling.
VeraForma Premium is included in your plan at no charge, a $29.99 monthly value. It programs the days you are not driving inland, which is most of them.
Questions
Where exactly do I drive to
17165 Von Karman Ave, Suite 103, Irvine, CA 92614. MacArthur Boulevard takes you inland from Pacific Coast Highway, then you turn onto Von Karman. There is no Corona Del Mar address.
How long does the drive take
That depends on the hour you pick more than the distance. The studio runs 6 AM to 8 PM on weekdays, so you can book at either end of the day.
What happens in the free session
One hour, free, and no card is taken. We talk through your goals, run the posture and movement check, then train a little. You leave with a plan.
What if I have a condition
Get cleared by your own doctor first. Then the program is built around what the movement screen finds, and around any injury or surgery you list.
What do the plans cost
Plans run from $197 a month for one private visit to $1,397 a month for twelve. Every one includes VeraForma Premium free. The first hour costs nothing.
Book your free session
OC Personal Training, 17165 Von Karman Ave, Suite 103, Irvine, CA 92614. Open Monday to Friday, 6 AM to 8 PM, closed Saturday and Sunday. Appointment only, so call before you drive in.
The number is (949) 574-4755. You can also put your name, email and phone into the free session form, and Brad will call you within 1 business day to book a time.
