Ellen Fitness

A friend referred me to Ellen and I am ever so thankful she did! I was in my second trimester heading into my third trimester and needed an energy boost. Boy did Ellen not only increase my energy levels while pregnant, but overall fitness! I had a great time with her. She is personally a phenomenal woman and genuinely concerned about her clients whole being. I recommend Ellen to anyone who is preparing for a baby, but as well those who just want to look fantastic. My aunt arms looked better when I was pregnant than they did before that time (and I was in the gym at least six days a week). This is an investment you surely want to make in yourself. Love her!

I live in Austin but visit Houston frequently. I recently spent two weeks there, and since I work out daily at home, I searched for a gym so I could continue to work out during my visit. I ended up not liking any of the gyms that were nearby, and finally got the bright idea to search on Unilocal for a personal trainer. I’m so glad I did. Ellen had great reviews and I can see why. Even though I’ve worked with trainers previously, Ellen had great ideas for ways to tweak my workout. She also was very accommodating about meeting me at times that were convenient for me. The thing I liked the best is that once Ellen ascertained my needs, she planned my workout to optimize our time together and was very professional. I will work with her in the future when I visit, and I highly recommend her.

I found Ellen through Unilocal and the previous reviewers were right: she is great! I started working with Ellen in November. She was very receptive to what I wanted to get out of our sessions (I wanted to feel good after working out, not feel like I’d been run over by a truck). She is very sensitive to what I like and don’t and is able to push me further than I thought I could or would go. I’ve also started walking a few times a week outside of working with Ellen and because of her encouragement have actually run several times during my walks. If you had told me when I started that I would voluntarily run with no one telling me I must do it, I would have called you a liar. Ellen can lead you into a lifestyle change gently so it feels natural. I think I am most appreciative of that.

I have been Ellen’s client for months and am extremely satisfied. I am a 77y/​o woman with multiple bone/​joint issues. My decision to seek a physical trainer followed a fall resulting in a broken knee and ensuing surgery. The challenging recovery from this accident had left me feeling weak with little stamina/​endurance. My goal is to «feel better» and to «ache less.» I have met both goals and then some. I am very comfortable in her private workout studio and surprised to find that I thoroughly enjoy the «work;» Ellen makes «work» fun.” My fear was that I would sustain further injury, but found that I always feel better leaving her gym room. She varies the workouts and is careful and attentive to individual needs and capabilities. One unexpected outcome has been a near recovery from a rotator cuff issue. Ellen designed a home work out plan that I follow and profit from.
I strongly recommend Ellen Rodriquez to any person, young or old, seeking a personal trainer. She is knowledgable, kind, fun and totally focused on her client’s goals. Time in her private studio is a welcome weekly retreat with rewards that have exceeded my expectations.

I am an overweight almost 60-​year old woman. I have completed several triathlons and 5K’s, but have always walked the events. I am determined to become a runner, who can at least run a 5K. When searching for a trainer on the Internet, I specifically was looking for help w/​consistency in my running. I have completed a Couch to 5K program but immediately quit running. When I went back to running, it was like starting over again.
In comes Ellen. Ellen did a baseline assessment of me in her gym near Memorial Park and she spent time getting to know me and understand my fitness goals. I know Ellen has lots of knowledge and fitness equipment to do about any kind of workout, but I really just want her help w/​the running.
Ellen is in great shape, she’s kind (not a drill sargent) but keeps me on track and is always pushing me a little farther and longer than I thought I could run. I am very excited to have found Ellen. Even when we’re not running together, her voice is playing in my head and I believe she is the piece that I’ve been missing to help me become a 5K runner. I have no intention of stopping our workouts once I am able run a 5K. I know how much ground can be lost w/​out consistently working out, and I plan to continue running w/​Ellen for a long time.

Ellen has helped me tremendously to get my health, weight and fitness levels back on track. After three years of focusing on my job and family I found that I was almost 40 pounds overweight. Ellen and I discussed my goals, my fitness «style”-i.e. how I liked to work out and what types of exercises I liked and which were most effective. I had a few injuries and chronic issues that she asked me about in order to tailor my workouts around those issues. There are several things I like about Ellen versus other trainers I have worked with. Every workout is different. Even though you are working the same muscles, you work them in a different way. And she uses a lot of compound moves and functional exercises-​that help you in your everyday activities. Therefore boredom never sets in and I actually noticed pretty fast results for being so out of shape. The other thing that stands out about her method is that even though she may have a whole workout planned out for me, if I am not feeling it that day she can change it up on the fly-​no stress involved. And finally, the encouragement she gives before, during, and after the workout is priceless. She will push you, but not beyond your capabilities and certainly not to the point of pain.
I always see her in her office on Westcott that is well equipped and suits my needs. I have been working with her for a couple of months and have lost over ten pounds. But the self confidence I have re-​gained is priceless.