Trainers at Forma

	Mark Burke Mark has been a personal trainer in the Sewickley area since the early 1990's after graduation from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Exercise Science. He believes in the benefits of exercise, diet and health because it is the way he lives. His hobbies include adventure racing, mountain biking, roller hockey, golf and being outside with his 12 year old daughter, Alex, and his 6 year old son, Owen. He insists on eating "clean" which includes lean meats, veggies, fruits and whole grains. His clients know he is not just giving them guidelines from a textbook diet regimen, but from his daily life experience. He would like to stress that fitness is for everyone who has the motivation to keep going, it is not just for the young, athletes, or injury rehabilitation. Mark teaches his clients to set realistic goals and to work hard away from Forma on the diet and healthy lifestyle issues: sleep, stress and all the important cardiovascular fitness. He has one firm goal, to help his clients believe that drive is necessary to get exercise results. Babe Ruth said, "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." You too can excel and achieve tasks and get results you never thought possible at Forma, with Mark as the coach.
	Karen Slavin Karen has been involved in the fitness industry for over 15 years, and is co-owner of Forma Personal Training. She is nationally certified through ISSA, and is a certified Specialist in Performance Nutrition. Her competition background includes First Place in the 2003 OCB Masters Figure Competition, and Third Place in the Open Figure class. She currently holds a position on the OCB (Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders) panel as a Figure and Bodybuilding judge, representing drug-free competitions. Having trained throughout her pregnancy, Karen is living proof that pregnancy weight gain is not permanent. Her specialties include emphasis on body fat reduction, adding lean muscle, nutrition counseling, and post pregnancy weight loss, for total body transformation and wellness. If you are looking for a personalized program for any age or experience level, with an emphasis on nutrition and proper resistance training, or a permanent lifestyle change, call Forma now.
	Bob Schlegel Bob has been a personal trainer for 7 years and is ACE and NASM certified personal trainer and group instructor. Bob’s passion for fitness and wellness has been a lifelong affair, including three sports per year as a youth. This has brought a level of discipline which has proven to be beneficial as a fitness professional. He has created an exercise boot camp to inspire clients to meet their fitness goals. His experience includes post therapy rehab, Silver Sneakers classes for seniors, and designing and implementing exercise programs for North Hills High School 1996 and 1997 football teams, as well as the 2003-2004 Gateway High School Varsity hockey team. One of Bob’s most rewarding experiences was his involvement in helping to create and facilitate an eating disorder seminar series in 2004. Bob’s nutritional background includes 60 credits in nutrition from Penn State University and Youngstown State University. This helps Bob incorporate the nutritional aspect into his fitness programs. Bob’s philosophy towards wellness and fitness revolves around two very simple principles.” There are no short cuts to a leaner, healthier body, and the amount of time and energy you invest into your exercise and nutrition is directly proportionate to the results you will achieve.”
	Cory Christman Cory graduated from Slippery Rock University with a B.S. in Exercise Science and a minor in Gerontology and has been a personal trainer for 5 years. He has worked with ages ranging from 12 years old to the 90+ populations. Cory’s involvement with the youth program at Aebersold Recreation Center at Slippery Rock University helped kids to be more active and showed them the benefits of exercise. In 2005, he designed an off-season training program for a youth football program. He also taught Silver Sneaker classes at Passavant Retirement Community. He is currently the Health Club Director at Dick’s Sporting Goods Health Club. Cory also is an E-Force endorsed racquetball player and competed at the 2007 State Doubles tournament. His competition background also includes, competing nationally as a coed cheerleader for 3 years at Slippery Rock University and competed in numerous Strongman Competitions, including Strongest Man in Pittsburgh and Strongest Man in Pennsylvania placing 7th, 5th, 4th & 3rd in those competitions. Cory’s greatest accomplishments come when his clients reach a goal that they set out to achieve. “ I strive to help people realize that fitness is not just a hobby but a lifestyle”. “To get where you want to be, sometimes you have to leave where you are”.
	Nolan Hyland Nolan is a Certified Personal Fitness Trainer and former Head Strength and Conditioning coach for the Moon Tiger Varsity Football team. Living as a student of health and athletics, he has much to share and teach in the world of wellness. Furthermore, he competes as a serious rugby player. Nolan knows what it takes to train the body from a first person perspective in a sport-specific manner. He also has the conviction that God made the body, and that the body can heal itself from within or through the use of natural remedies. Join him and his fitness team on the road to reaching your “genetic potential”. “I’m starting to get into mixed martial arts competition for the first time but neck injuries were bringing me down and I couldn’t get my weight where I wanted it. Thanks to Nolan and his expert advice in supplements, my neck is almost completely healed and I’m the leanest I’ve ever been.” -Kurt Angle (Olympic gold medalist and mixed martial arts fighter)
	Vince Imbrogno Vince actually started training at Forma with Mark Burke when he realized the toll that the corporate lifestyle was taking on his body. Long days behind a desk and evenings spent with clients at dinners or sporting events complete with giant size nachos and beer were beginning to make him feel heavy and unhealthy. He decided to make some serious lifestyle changes. He gained strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance with Mark at Forma as well as some small diet and lifestyle changes, he was pleased to not only feel great, but see the results of his efforts. He was so impressed with the improvement in his own fitness level and quality of life that he decided he would like to help others to improve their health and achieve the results they desired. He completed his ACE training and obtained certification in 2007 and now enjoys sharing with his clients how fitness training improved his life and will improve anyone's quality of life.