Gen Bartolone
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Gen has been an avid athlete and exercise enthusiast her entire life. Gen recognized that being able to perform well in a sport wasn’t necessarily synonymous with health and being healthy. She saw that people can do things well with their bodies while simultaneously (and unnecessarily) wearing down their joints. She became aware that even though you put your attention one singular body parts during exercise, the things you may not be paying attention to are still affected and that you need to work the body a whole if you want to really improve your health.
Gen turned her new interest into a career by becoming certified by AFAA (Aerobics & Fitness Association of America) and then became a student of the Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) program. RTS is advanced training for the exercise professional with a focus on biomechanics and an analytical/unbiased thought process.
The inclusion of RTS helps her custom-craft exercises that fit her client’s needs and mobile restrictions or current concerns.
Gen began personal training at Crunch in Naples and then moved to Symmetry where she could provide the ideal individual attention to each client without the distractions of a large, commercial gym. At Symmetry, she continues to advance her education by participating in ongoing study groups as well as take additional classes.
Being a mother of three children and having a career gives Gen the opportunity and experience of having to figure out how to incorporate and maintain a family and a lifestyle that includes daily exercise and eating right.
Certifications And Continued Education
December 2022
MEDFIT Arthritis Fitness Specialist Course
This course is designed to provide fitness and medical professionals the knowledge needed to safely and effectively design and implement exercise programs for arthritic populations. Offers an in-depth understanding of various types, symptoms, and causes of arthritis, as well as how it affects joints and organs in the body. Examines exercises to create safe and effective fitness programs that will improve range of motion, flexibility and strength, to expand the overall health and wellness of your clients.
June 2020
Precision Nutrition
The PN Nutrition Certification incorporates both the science of nutrition and the art of behavior-change coaching, to help clients build competence, consistency, and confidence in reaching their goals by changing their daily behaviors. While the PN Nutrition Certification preserves the rigorous standards of evidence-based practice and current scientific knowledge of nutrition, it also focuses on application: how to empower clients to select an area of focus that feels important, motivating, or timely, and then establish trusted systems for pursuing and maintaining those goals. It includes the science of nutrition including cellular biology, digestion, metabolism, macronutrients, micronutrients, and more, all covered in depth.
October 2019
RTS – Continuum Training Upper Extremity
Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) Program
Identify the spectrum of planes available to the individual for pressing and pulling.
Recognize the shoulder as the primary shear concern in the body and how to alter loading accordingly…
April 2018
Exercise and Inflammation – Johnny Cooke Bio-Academics
Precision Human Performance. There is a direct relationship between exercise and inflammation. During this full-day workshop, participants will gain a proper understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved in inflammation response. This course explains the important differences between acute and chronic inflammation and their effects on both…
April 2018
Exercise and Physics: Improve the Client Experience by Understanding the How of Mechanics
This advanced course is taught by Greg Mack, founder of Exercise Professional Education, Physician Fitness, and member of the Muscle System Consortia. Greg graduated from the US Navy Nuclear Engineering Program – US Naval Nuclear Power School – where he learned physics and mechanics, which he applied as a member of the engineering department of fast attack nuclear…
August 2014
RTS – Continuum Training Lower Extremity
Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) Program
Explore the real factors in LE alignment assessment and adjustment (it’s not the foot and knee, it’s the knee joint!). Distinguish between the knee and the patella-femoral joint and how keeping your knee behind your toe doesn’t solve the…
July 2014
Evidence-Based Strength and Conditioning
- Strength, power development.
- Aerobic/Anaerobic metabolism
- Exercise prescription
- Special Populations, Injury rehab
- Nutrition and weight management strategies
- Coaching and administration…
June 2013
RTS – Upper Extremity
This Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) course focused on the science of Physics, biomechanics, progression, prescription, as well as thought process development as it relates to the upper extremity.
May 2012
RTS – Lower Extremity
This Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) course focused on the science of Physics, biomechanics, progression, prescription, as well as thought process development as it relates to the lower extremity.
April 2012
RTS – Trunk & Spine
This Resistance Training Specialist (RTS) course focused on the science of Physics, biomechanics, progression, prescription, as well as thought process development as it relates to the spine and trunk.
March 2012
dotFit Certification
- Science & application of weight control (gain, loss, and maintenance.
- Science & application of nutrition.
- Science & application of dietary support
March 2012
Aerobics & Fitness Association of America Certification
This fully accredited and globally-recognized certification teaches:
- Anatomy and kinesiology
- Fitness assessment testing procedures
- Program Design
- Nutrition fundamentals and weight management…
November 2011
Bachelor’s Degree
BS in Education