Corrective Exercise
Baltimore, MD
I'm Xavier, a corrective exercise specialist in Timonium. I work one-on-one with adults over 55 and with people coming out of physical therapy. Stairs, floors, getting out of a chair, walking any real distance. When those get harder it is usually a cluster of movement dysfunctions, and those respond well to concentrated work.
The first meeting is free and runs an hour. I watch you walk, stand, climb a step and get out of a chair. Then I tell you exactly what I'm seeing, what I'd program for it, how long it takes and what it costs. You leave with that whether you hire me or not.
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist · 10+ years · Private studio in Timonium
Most people who call me are in one of two situations. Each one starts from a different assessment.
We work on getting up off the floor, carrying groceries up the steps, climbing stairs, and reaching overhead without your shoulder complaining.
See mindful aging trainingI pick up where your therapist left off, and I coordinate with your doctor on the goals and the limits.
See corrective exerciseI also coach a small number of general training clients, at your home or over video. Rates and formats are on the personal training page.
Every corrective client goes through the same three stages.
We meet in person or over video. You tell me what changed and what you want back. I assess how you move and tell you what I'm seeing, how long it takes to fix and what it costs. If something looks outside my scope, I send you to a physician first, and you hear that from me the same day.
For corrective work I want your doctor involved. We agree on goals and limits before we start, and I send progress notes whenever you or they ask. That also drops your rate from $129 to $98 an hour. I'm glad to interface with anyone else on your care team, therapists, surgeons, whoever is in the picture.
We drill the same movements every session and I add range and load as your body earns it. I also give out homework between sessions, and the homework is non-optional. What you do on your own time is what makes the change stick.
Your body has been moving this way for years and it is very good at it. Replacing that takes months of concentrated work, not weeks. Anybody promising you results in two sessions is not being straight with you.
If there is not much history to undo, two to three months. If you have moved this way for decades, plan on six months to a year.
The first meeting is free. For corrective clients I ask your doctor to get involved, and that drops your rate by $31 an hour.
$129$98 / hour
$129 / hour
Twelve weeks is about how long it takes before the work holds on its own. I put all twelve on the calendar up front so you are not chasing me for a time slot every week.
No. Most people feel something in the first few sessions, usually in how they stand and how they get out of a chair. The change that lasts takes months of repetition and homework.
Most of my clients aren't. Sessions are one-on-one and paced to what you can do that day. We are working on everyday movement, not heavy lifting, and you can start from anywhere.
No. I'm a certified trainer, not a physical therapist or a physician, and I don't diagnose or treat anything. I work alongside your doctor and inside whatever limits they set, and I'm glad to interface with the rest of your care team.
Your doctor knows your history and any restrictions I should be programming around. With them involved your rate is $98 an hour instead of $129.
Corrective sessions are at my private studio in Timonium, 21093. Full gym setup, one client at a time. You get the address once your session is confirmed. Personal training happens at your home or over video.
Five movements on one page, each with a photo and two lines of instruction. All of them are done standing or seated, take about two minutes, and need nothing but a wall or a chair. Put in your email and I will send it over.
Orientations run Monday, Tuesday and Saturday mornings, one hour each, one person at a time. Nine slots a week. I assess how you move, tell you what I am seeing, and give you a plan with a price on it. It costs nothing.
Booking holds a card against the slot. I charge it $70 in one case: a no-show, or a cancellation inside 24 hours.
Questions about the assessment, the rates, whether corrective work applies to a specific diagnosis, or what your doctor would need to send me. This comes straight to me and I answer within one business day. It does not hold a slot or a card.
Anyone you send gets the same free first meeting you got. Ask me about the referral thank-you at your next session.
Five movements on one page. All of them standing or seated, about two minutes each, nothing but a wall or a chair.
Twelve sessions bought together run below the hourly rate, and I put the whole block on the calendar at once instead of booking you week to week. The rate is in the pricing section. The first meeting is free either way.