Bright, light-filled training studio
Long Island, NY
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40.7857° N
73.5085° W
Functional Training · Tennis · Ski

Train for the
life you actually
want to live.

I'm a coach in Long Island, NY. For two decades I've trained adults — most of them between 35 and 65 — to get stronger, move better, and stop breaking. Personal training built around how you actually live.

Now booking · Winter 2026
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— The Approach

Most coaches train you like you're 22. I train you like you have a job, two kids, a 9 a.m. tee time, and a knee that's been complaining since 2018.

Twenty-plus years of coaching adults. Background as a competitive bodybuilder. Medical Exercise Specialist, USPTA Tennis, NSCA-CPT, and a Pre-Season Ski Conditioning Specialist certification. The point isn't the letters — it's that the programming is built on something other than what looked good on Instagram last week.

— The Method

Diagnose. Build. Don't break.

Four steps. The same four for every client — whether you're rehabbing a knee, prepping for ski season, or just tired of feeling tight all day.

01

Movement screen

Hour-long intake. We assess mobility, asymmetries, prior injuries, and your goals. You leave with a written report.

02

Custom programming

No templates. Built around your screen, your sport, your schedule, and the equipment you actually have access to. Updated every 4 weeks.

03

1:1 coaching

In-person sessions on Long Island or hybrid in-person plus remote check-ins. Form is corrected in real time.

04

Re-test, re-build

Every 12 weeks we re-screen and re-test. The data tells us what's working. We keep what's moving the needle and cut what isn't.

Denise Schmidt, coach
Denise Schmidt
Long Island, NY

— Meet your coach

Built on the work.

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Still on stage: 2024 Atlantic States and Greater NY Masters Figure Champion, NPC Universe medalist in '24 and '25. The work I prescribe is the work I do.

Medical Exercise Specialist · USPTA Tennis · NSCA-CPT · Pre-season Ski Conditioning Specialist

20+
Years coaching
Masters Champ '24
NPC Universe Medal

— Receipts

Athletes who stopped breaking.

I came in after two knee surgeries thinking my tennis days were over. Eighteen months later I'm back in 4.0 league play and my serve is faster than it was at 35.

Linda R.

Tennis · Age 52

First ski trip in five years where I didn't tap out by lunch on day two. The pre-season block is the real deal.

Mark D.

Ski · Age 47

She actually understands how to train people who are not 22. Programming is hard but smart. My back hasn't hurt in a year.

Patricia K.

Personal training · Age 58

— Get started

The first step is a conversation.

A free 20-minute consult call. We talk about your history, what you're trying to do, and whether we're a fit. No pitch, no pressure — if it isn't right, I'll tell you.