After physical therapy clients plateau in their rehabilitation progress, many patients can find themselves stuck between the transition of healing and engaging in physical exercise. Spooner Physical Therapy has created a bridge program to help their clients smoothly transition from post-rehabilitation into physical training.
Functional Integrated Training (FIT) was designed to assist patients get back into the gym with one-on-one personal training or group sessions with a professional trainer. Rhonda Trollmann is a FIT Coordinator at Spooner Glendale. After working as a technician, Rhonda noticed patients often reached a plateau in their therapy or had to cease rehab due to minimal insurance coverage. With further investigation in the need and her growing interest, Rhonda aided in the introduction of Group Fitness Classes and One on One Training sessions to the program.
The FIT program is now used as an extended source of rehab for clients who are slowly rebuilding their strength and endurance with modified exercises. Spooner also offers memberships for non-clients to take advantage of classes, training or using the gym facility.
Spooner offers a variety of group classes throughout their locations including, kickboxing, bootcamps, circuit training and more. All levels are welcome to participate in group classes as the trainers can modify workouts to fit their client’s needs, whether it is past injuries or chronic diseases like arthritis.
“The benefit of working out with a trainer that has a physical therapy background is that we are very well versed in injuries and looking out for injuries, so we can help people modify their exercises so they can workout safely,” Rhonda states.
At Spooner, safety is a key component to success. With qualified trainers leading classes, gym members and past clients can have full confidence they are receiving the best training for them.
FIT memberships are available for anyone seeking to participate in the program without long term contracts or down payments.
“We do offer gym memberships for people who love the environment but do not want to take any classes, or we have Group FIT Membership that includes the gym and access to all of our classes,” Rhonda continues.
Spooner is focusing on making their programs accessible to everyone wanting to participate, leading them to offer single visits, monthly or annual membership for the program.
To offer the best training possible, Rhonda explains she prefers to keep classes smaller. This way, she can engage the group during the workout and offer a higher quality session compared to large classes.
Rhonda firmly believes in overcoming chronic pain and illnesses while leading the FIT classes. While suffering from arthritis, she understands the need to modify and adjust exercises to gain the full benefit, while staying safe and pain free.
“I think there is no perfect way to move your body, just moving your body and falling in love with moving your body is so important. I understand what it’s like to have chronic pain or chronic injury, so I think it’s really important we work around that and not let our limitations prevent us from moving our bodies.”