Zan Brazil

Exercize Interventions: Mindful, Health Focused Exercise

Mission: Mindful Exercise
getting in tune with your body in order to optimize your body’s efficiency and allow your body to work cohesively for you
Improving mood thru fitness - squash depression and anxiety

Do you ever go to the gym and don’t know where to begin? I can custom design a workout program for you with specifics on which exercises to do on what days, the correct order of exercises, proper number of sets and reps, and help you understand when to do heavy weight vs. light weights. I will instruct you on all exercises with proper form, keeping in mind your safety comes first.

My name is Zan Brazil. I am a certified personal trainer with The National Academy of Sports Medicine and I have a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science. I graduated with honors from The National Personal Training Institute in Lakewood, CO in 2012. I have always been passionate about physical fitness, sports, and the outdoors; and I love being a personal trainer!

I am a big believer in functional fitness. I believe your training program should give you the ability to enhance the life you enjoy. In the last seven years I have worked with clients of varying ages and skill levels. I also have experience with many small groups, family groups, and Silver Sneakers groups. I have helped a wide variety of clients, with conditions such as: Depression, PMDD, Anxiety, Menopause, Older adults - (maintain/ improve ADL’s), COPD, Hypertension, Metabolic syndrome, Overweight/ Obesity, Fibromyalgia, HIV, arthritis, and Osteoporosis.

My Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Arkansas
Fibromyalgia patients: internship

Graduate with honors from National Personal Training Institute in Lakewood, CO
Training Older Adults: elective

Certifications: Certified Personal Trainer: National Academy of Sports Medicine (2012-current)
Senior Fitness Specialist: National Academy of Sports Medicine
CPR,AED, and First Aid: Colorado CPR and First aid LLC
Integrated Core Training
Balance Training
Flexibility Training
Mental Toughness
Promoting behavior change with better coaching
Weight Management

In my gym, I use everything from free weights and kettlebells to battle ropes and agility ladders, cables, TRX, medicine balls, stability balls, foam rollers, sandbags, and weight vests.

What I offer:
Strength training and muscle building
Functional fitness training
Fat loss/ weight loss programs
Nutritional counseling
Plyometric and agility training
Cardio enhancement
Core strengthening
Balance and flexibility training
Body fat analysis, full assessments, and progress tracking
Safe and effective personalized training programs for people of all ages and fitness levels.

I specialize in working with individuals who struggle with depression. We all know that exercise is great for combating depression, except when one is depressed, exercise feels next to impossible. In this case, knowledge is not power. Knowing something and doing it are two different things. I know. I get it. All you need to do is get here. That’s the hardest part. I’ll help you thru the rest.