CRISTIANO
DA SILVA

Cristiano's mission is to personalize and help a variety of people achieve their fitness goals.  He is interested in helping people at any level of fitness to improve -- from the unfit who are just starting an exercise routine to competitive athletes and everything in between.

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He is a certified personal trainer with the elite American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and holds a Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology.

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Cristiano fuses his vast knowledge gained from different exercise and fitness experiences coupled with his education in kinesiology to help his clients. He is passionate about sharing his knowledge directly with his clients to improve their health in the comfort of his private fitness studio.

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Cristiano trains clients in his fitness gym located at 1770 El Rancho Drive, Santa Cruz, CA.  His studio is spacious and in a private setting with redwood views.

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He offers one-on-one and group of two personal training sessions.

 

Certifications and Degrees:

2017 - Trigger Point Therapy Level 1

2017 - KettleBell Level 1

2015 - ACSM Certified Personal Trainer ID #754304

2015 - CPR AED and First Aid American Heart Association

2013 - CrossFit Level 1 Trainer

2012 - Bachelors Degree in Kinesiology from the University of Technology and Sciences (FTC) in Salvador, Brazil.

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Prior Work Experience:

2016-2018 Equinox Tier III Personal Trainer in Palo Alto

2015-2016 InShape Health Club Personal Trainer in Santa Cruz

2012-2014 Worked Independently as a Personal Trainer

2008-2012 - FTC Personal Trainer in Brazil​

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Cristiano's Story:

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I see all of my clients as unique individuals. Each client requires a distinct fitness program, which I design to accommodate their specific needs so that they can achieve their optimal level of fitness. I always do my best to keep track of their progress in order to keep them motivated to achieve their fitness goals. Since 2008, when I entered into a 4 year Kinesiology program in Brazil, my conception about health and fitness changed completely; I started to see the human body as a very well organized and complex organism. Furthermore, I realized that the body must be seen as a whole, in order to develop the 10 recognized physical domains, as well as to bring psychological, emotional and social well being to the individual.

 

While studying at the the Faculdade de Tecnologia e Ciencias (FTC) University, I worked as a personal trainer in the University's gym. I was elected by my peers as the leader of my class, and graduated amongst the highest achievers. Afterwards I was selected by my professor Alexandre Dortas, to become his exercise physiologist assistant at Esporte Clube Bahia (Bahia, Brazil’s first division professional soccer team). At Esporte Club Bahia, I assessed the athletes body composition, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and cardio-respiratory endurance to improve their optimal performance. I also worked at Dortas’s Sport Medicine Institute (IMED) until I moved to the US in 2012. The wide range of experiences I have had from assessing and training professional athletes to fit young adults, adults,  sedentary individuals, or the elderly has opened my eyes and given me perspective of how I can offer my services to a clientele in need of a wide variety of fitness prescriptions. 

 

When I moved to Santa Cruz in 2012, I joined the CrossFit Amundson gym, and by November of 2013 I became a CrossFit Level 1 Certified Instructor. I witnessed how Crossfit has affected my own personal fitness level, and I believe that Crossfit is a highly structured fitness program that can work for anyone at any level. In order to expand my knowledge and ability as a trainer, in 2015, I pursued my goal and became an ACSM certified personal trainer in order to actualize my Kinesiology Degree here in the US. Afterwards I was hired as a personal trainer by InShape Health Clubs in Santa Cruz, and moved on to become a Tier III Personal Trainer at the Elite Equinox Gym in Palo Alto. While working at Equinox I took advantage of the many workshops offered to trainers, which has shaped my methodology and refined my approach as a trainer.

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However my dream has always been to open up my own Studio where I can train my clients in the comfort of a private fitness studio.