Nucleus Personal Training

San Carlos, United States

4.9

17 reviews

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+1 650-504-3675
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www.nucleuspersonaltraining.com
Address:
883 E San Carlos Ave, San Carlos, CA, 94070
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.3 miSan Carlos
1.4 miBelmont
1.7 mi73 and 273 Buses
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Tania uses Mixed Martial Arts (kickboxing, wrestling, etc) as a kick-​ass way to reach your fitness goals. You don’t have to be an MMA fighter to train like one! The great thing about working one on one with Tania as your personal trainer is that she can customize your workout to fit your unique goals, fitness level, disabilities, and personal preferences. It’s all about you. Tania will customize your workout in the areas of cardio, resistance training, nutritional meal planning, and what she calls ‘mental focus’ (goal setting, accountability, and thinking positively about your goals). Plus you will learn exciting, empowering, ass-​kicking MMA moves (mostly from Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) that will keep you interested and excited about your your new, healthy lifestyle. So whether your goal is body fat loss, muscle gain, overall health, or if you’re just want to reignite that fire and take your fitness to a new level, Tania can customize a plan to get you there.

History

Established in 1999.

Tania began personal training at the age of 19 and has now been at it for 14 years! Originally she wanted to go into Physical Therapy and decided to work as trainer while she took Exercise Physiology courses at College of San Mateo. At CSM, Tania worked with a group of physical therapy patients as part of her training. This was a valuable experience because she got to compare the two career options. In her opinion, the choice was obvious. Personal training was a fun and exciting career option where she could proactively change lives through exercise, diet and other lifestyle choices. She loves watching her clients progress and feels that this is her true calling in life.

«Throughout the most difficult times in my life, exercise has been the most consistent, reliable thing I could do to instantly improve the way I feel, look, and perform. It has given me better results then any medication or Doctor. Exercise has gotten me through the most difficult times in my life.»

~Tania Cinquini

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17 reviews of Nucleus Personal Training

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Place rating: 5
Hayward, CA
Tania is the master women need to get sexy in shape and in good shape to defend themselves from bad men. She is the real deal.
Place rating: 5
Burlingame, CA
I’ve been Training with Tania off and on for 7 years and whenever im training with her my body is in the best shape ever! She really understands a women’s body we talk about my diet while we are working out and she keeps me focused on eating healthy. We mix the workouts up so it always stays interesting and my body is constantly being challenged. Shes always very professional and encouraging during the entire workout. Tania is really good at listening to what you consider your problem areas and explaining how to tone them and get the best results. I defiantly recommend her if your look for top notch experienced trainer
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Place rating: 5
San Carlos, CA
So the short story is that Tania is phenomenal!
She is a genuine expert, and combined with her enthusiasm this expertise produces dramatic results. I can’t recommend her highly enough. She is full of great advice and helpful suggestions and is watching every minute of the session making needed corrections or finessing the exercise to my individual needs. She kicks my butt and keep me smiling while doing it. When the sometimes grueling training sessions are finished, Tania continues to serve as a motivator and mentor via text, Facebook, and twitter.
No matter what level of fitness you are at when you start or whatever your end goals are, she will get you there. She genuinely cares for your success along every step of the way, and makes you want to be better.
Tania is nothing short of a force of nature. Her energy and positive attitude is so infectious, it exudes and rubs off on those around her.
Place rating: 5
Belmont, CA
I have been training with Tania for about a year now and she has always been very accommodating of my goals and my limitations. She’s tough, but not too aggressive and is always supportive. She is full of useful information about nutrition and fitness and strives to get her clients to achieve their goals, rather than force them to work toward hers. I love hitting things and she adapts the workouts to things that I like to do, so I end up kicking and hitting things often.
She’s extremely knowledgeable and I would highly recommend her as a trainer.
Place rating: 5
Peninsula, CA
Been training with Tania for almost a year now. She is awesome — super professional, knowledgeable, and fun to talk to. We work out at Undisputed Boxing Gym (also a great place), and she incorporates a lot of kickboxing into our workouts which I find a lot more fun than just the old fashioned sit-​ups, push-​ups, etc (which we do too).
Place rating: 5
Redwood City, CA
Tania’s skills, work ethic, flexibility, and cheerfulness are unmatched. She is my first experience with a personal trainer and I have no qualms in claiming — the experience could not have been any better than what I had.
I did loose pounds, quite a lot. But I recommend her not solely for that. You need to come to her to build a life style. I have been on and off workout routines all my life. For the first time I know for sure, the changes I have made are here to stay. And that remains the biggest reason I recommend Tania.
Come to her to experience «Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime.» kinda thing. Cliché but true.
Place rating: 5
San Carlos, CA
I’ve been training with Tania (who I found on Unilocal) since Valentine’s Day. I had baby weight to lose, and she has successfully helped me get from 161 pounds to 145 pounds in 3 months. I was nervous about working with a trainer because I have a bad back which is easily re-​injured. Tania has never allowed me to injure myself, and I’ve become stronger and more toned than I ever have been. She trains at Undisputed Boxing Gym, which has an upbeat and family atmosphere, and is not intimidating even for a novice like me. I highly recommend giving Tania a shot. In fact, my husband started working with her last week based on my recommendation.
I only have 5 pounds left to lose, but I’ll continue to work out with Tania for a long time. I really appreciate the balance and energy she’s brought to my life.
If you hire Tania, you won’t be disappointed.
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
Tania is a great trainer! She is experienced and knows what she is talking about. I’ve worked out all my life and with different exercise programs and gyms. Tania is one of the best. I thought I was in pretty good shape before and wanted to work on areas that were hard for me to improve and since working with her, I have seen a big improvement. Now I’m in the best condition I have ever been in. I am stronger and can do things I never thought I could! She creates a program designed specifically for you.
Place rating: 5
Belmont, CA
Tania is amazing. Her approach is tailor-​made to her clients’ needs and goals. During the initial consultation, she spends a great amount of time listening to what her client wants to achieve and explaining the importance of lifestyle change as opposed to diet. She is adamant about the need for realistic goals and positive reinforcement. Aside from her incredible depth of knowledge (fitness, nutrition, etc.), she is very aware of her clients’ emotional needs and vulnerabilities.
I started working out with Tania in May and have seen dramatic results. She is encouraging, supportive, tough, and fun. She pushes me beyond my self-​imposed limitations and inhibitions. She keeps our workout sessions fun and challenging and increases the intensity level so that I can keep improving. She gets really excited about my achievements and makes it feel like we are in this together (I love her for that!). Her workout program is TOUGH but I walk out of there sweaty, exhausted, super proud of myself, and looking forward to the next session!
I have a feeling I will be with Tania long after I have reached my goals. Anyone who can make me look forward to a serious workout session and help me achieve the incredible results I have achieved so far is worth having around for a long, long time!
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
I have moved with Tania to the boxing gym. The energy is great and it is a very fun way to work out!
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
Tania is excellent! She will whip your butt into shape, I know she did that for me! I really enjoyed our workouts, I recommend her if you really want to be fit and monitor your diet and feel great!
Place rating: 5
Foster City, CA
I’ve had 6 sessions with Tania and she was great. I’ve never had a personal trainer before but she really broke down all the things I need to be able to work out on my own for me. She designed a few workouts for me and she was really good about pushing me without killing me. She’s personable and I think she’s really made a difference in the way I’ll be working out.
Place rating: 5
San Mateo, CA
«I started working with Tania to rebuild strength, flexlibility and stamina after a total knee replacement. I also have a tendancy for recurring sciatica. Tania is very knowledgeable about the body and has carefully crafted a physical fitness program for me that has helped me both feel better and feel better about myself. After three months I have really noticed the difference. My stomach and abs are flatter and stronger. I have less pain in my joints and back. I am exercising more consistently. I am stronger, more flexible and my endurance is steadily increasing. I love working with Tania. She makes working out fun. I highly recommend her.»
Place rating: 5
San Carlos, CA
After several failed attempts to maintain a healthy lifestyle over the past five years, I finally decided I was in need of some help. I’ve been training with Tania for about two months now. It’s usually about this time that I start to burn out on a fitness plan, but I still look forward to every workout with Tania. She works me harder than I ever worked myself, but somehow manages to keep me coming back for more.
Tania keeps me on track by staying positive when I slip up, but if you’re looking for more of a drill sergeant, I get the impression she could be that, too — she adapts her training style to the specific needs of her clients.
And, as Adena D. mentions, she is very open about her own past struggles with her health, which makes her easy to relate to, as well as quite inspiring, considering how fit she is now.
Place rating: 4
Daly City, CA
I recently started working out with Tania of Nucleus Personal Training. I really appreciate Tania’s thorough approach to her craft. First she spent a lot of time talking with me about my goals. After that we talked about my diet and what changes would need to happen to meet my goals in conjunction with an exercise regimen. Then, she checked my current fitness level and my body fat. Then, we started doing some beginning exercises, which seem like a really good mix.
I am definitely a fan as Unilocal likes to say for a four-​star rating. I’m probably on my way to giving her 5 stars, but I feel that after just 3 sessions it’s a little early. I take this reviewing stuff seriously. I am definitely impressed though and would recommend Tania to anyone who’s ready to get off the couch and in to the gym after a long pause (like me). Or, if you’re exercising on your own and not meeting your goals I know Tania can whip you in to shape. She’s thorough, motivated, knowledgeable and has a great personality that lends itself to this work.
Place rating: 5
Foster City, CA
I agree Tania is excellent. She helps you to challenge yourself and to keep motivated. Her knowledge on the human body and how to improve posture is impressive. I think she is worth the investment, because you end up investing in your own health and you can’t put a price on that.
Place rating: 5
Redwood City, CA
Tania has been training me for the last few months. I’ve tried other trainers in the past, but no one can motivate me like Tania! She works with her clients to create a health plan including cardio, resistance training and diet.
Her private studio is located in the Belmont/​San Carlos area. I know she also trains people in their homes throughout San Mateo County for a slightly higher fee.
Besides knowing tons about fitness and health, Tania gets an extra star for somehow making training fun. Sure, it’s hard work, and esp for out of shape people like myself it takes a lot of effort and some reasonable pain to get results, but that would be the same in any ‘get healthy’ program, with or without a trainer.
Tania inspires me because she used to struggle with her own healthy living habits years ago until she decided to focus on bettering herself. Now she wants to get others into shape and show people that being fit is do-​able for everyone!
She’s great about not letting you come up with excuses and pushing you to slowly get into the habit of healthy living. But she’s not like some scary crazy trainer who will yell at you if you mess up. She’ll help you get back on track with positivity. That seems to work best for me!
They also say pick a trainer who you want to look like. I trained with a guy a long time ago and sort of felt like — what does he know about how to make my body look hot? So it’s nice to train with another female who obviously gets how to work problem areas for us gals.
Guys — I can’t speak for her male clients, but from what I hear/​see, they all seem to be very happy with her training as well. She knows how to create a personalized training plan for anyone, from weaklings like me to fitness buffs. I know her clients range the full spectrum.