Integrative Personal Training

I am 74 years old and dislike noisy gyms with loud music and bright florescent lighting. I suffered an electrocution many years ago and it has made my balance chronically weak. This small gym has everything I found in other gyms without the noise and distraction. No spin class shouting in the distance, no rock music blasting, no sticky sweaty equipment. Ryan will plan a professional, thoughtful program for you, as he did for me. Ryan’s help has done more for my confidence and balance than years of medical physical therapy. Easy parking too!

Rob is by far the best trainer I have ever worked with. No one puts as much time and effort into their clients as he does. Whether you are trying to get in shape or train for an endurance race, he knows how to get you where you want to be and will keep you motivated along the way. Training with Rob helped me beat my goal time in my first Spartan Race and taught me how to train safely and effectively both in our sessions and on my own.

Robert got me into the best shape of my life with his regiment and personal training services. He’s attentive, consistent, and has expertise in training, conditioning, nutrition, and even supplements. Not only that but he’s a fun person to get your butt in shape!
After working with numerous trainers and gyms in New York and California, I’ve yet to find this level of personal training and professionalism. My highest recommendation.

I started working with Ryan after more than a year of very little physical activity (including a back surgery) in which I lost significant muscle mass. I have just finished my 3^rd month of conditioning. Ryan has a very good sense of exactly what movements will work for me and the progressions that I need to go through. He has a great ability to make slight adjustments in technique to allow results in spite of some physical limitations from previous hip and shoulder surgeries. On the days we meet, he has an already-​prepared set of new movements and we spend the hour doing the new reps and sets while making sure the motion I’m using is precise. I am then on my own for between 1 and 3 weeks with a complete set of home exercises that require very little equipment. After 3 months, my core and shoulder strength has greatly improved and I am again able to play golf and restart my tennis game. He has given me exactly what I needed.

When I turned 50 four years ago, I was completely out of shape. Had a shoulder problem, lower back problem, left elbow problem, right knee problem… you get the picture. My doctor suggested working out regularly. But I tried that few times before. Every time I tried either I got too excited or the trainer pushed me too hard… I will end up hurting some place in my body. So I was not too excited to start working out.
To make the long story short, I reluctantly signed up with Ryan to start a regular workout program. Fully expecting that it won’t last more than few months and I will quit after getting hurt. Now it is four years and I workout 3 times a week with Ryan. All my aches, pains and restrictions are gone! I feel 100% fit.
Ryan is very methodic and focuses on working out the entire body. He makes working out fun by coming up with different types of exercises to make workout interesting. He has a master’s degree in Kinesiology (study of human movement) and knows what he is doing.
When Ryan is not there, I workout with Eva Scott. Eva is a such a lively energetic trainer that I love working out with her too !

I found Eva Scott during my on line search for a new personal trainer. The Unilocal reviews were very positive as were the testimonials on the website, so I decided to sign up for an initial session to see if she was a good fit for my needs. To say that I am a hard case is an understatement. I have had three rotator cuff surgeries, with the result that one shoulder has a permanent, fairly severe limited range of motion. I also have plantar plate tears in both feet, and am currently recovering from surgery on one of my feet, which is still non-​weight bearing. Despite all of these handicaps, Eva has crafted a workout for me that is still challenging. She’s also agreed to make special accommodations to come to my house while I recover from my foot surgery since I am unable to drive.
Eva is also so personable, it’s a pleasure to be in her company during my workouts. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a someone who is well-​trained, knowledgeable about and capable of addressing limitations due to prior injuries, and is otherwise an excellent coach and personal trainer.
Thank you, Eva!

I’m so glad I found trainer Eva Scott to help me with my acute shoulder and neck pain. My problem was caused by long-​term computer work (a bad ergonomic setup) and also by my failing to keep up my upper body strength in the last year or so. I couldn’t have consulted a better trainer. I arranged with Eva for a series of up to 3 visits, and I asked her to develop a training program that would help me. In the first hour, Eva assessed my problem in a series of proficiency and range-​of-​motion tests at this attractive studio in Los Altos. She also showed me some exercises to relieve the tension and pain. Within 24 hours of that, I had a PDF in my email from Eva, with the photos she took of me doing these relieving exercises accompanied by instructions — the whole experience was simple, efficient, and confidence-​building! In my second visit, she showed me some strength-​building exercises, took photos, and again, I soon received another program for building up my core and helping my poor strained shoulders. Eva is warm, imaginative, and intuitive, and she knows a lot about anatomy and how to remedy strain in the muscles/​frame. I’m feeling much better, and I have Eva to thank for that. Overall it has been a great experience.

I was a client for about a year, then moved to Los Gatos which was too far. Ryan was wonderful to work with. Patient, personable, friendly, informative, yet demanding (reasonably :). He whipped me into shape and instilled habits that have become part of my weekly routine. Really made a difference on my core strength, which has helped alleviate my lower back pain issues.
He’s also very technical, and knew the names and functions of muscles and parts I didnt even know existed, and could explain how each works. Pretty rare in a trainer.
HIGHLY recommend him!

Take it from someone who knows, finding the perfect trainer makes all the difference. I have tried out all sorts of trainers over the last 7 years (former olympic athletes, triathlon trainers, personal yoga instructors… you name it, I’ve tried it). Unfortunately when you don’t see a change in your body after working out pretty hard for years, it’s easy to want to give up. However, when I started training with Ryan, everything changed.
He’s friendly, witty, and not intimidating at all. He asks you what parts of your body you want to work on, and totally focuses on that throughout the workout. He mixes up the exercises so you never get bored (it’s surprising how quickly an hour can pass when you’re training with him). It has been about 8 months since I’ve been training here and all my friends have been asking me what my secret is. Even though I moved to the city, I still come down twice a week to train-​since I’m finally seeing results, there’s no way I’m quitting anytime soon! He’s definitely one of the best trainers in the bay and I would recommend him without hesitation.