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About Chris Mazz

  Hi, I’m Christopher Mazzella and have been certified personal trainer for the last 18 years. I have been  certified by AFAA in 1991, ACE 2001 and NASM in 2006. Currently, I can be found ...

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Hi, I’m Christopher Mazzella and have been certified personal trainer for the last 18 years. I have been  certified by AFAA in 1991, ACE 2001 and NASM in 2006.

Currently, I can be found personal training as well as teaching group fitness classes in Bergen County, NJ at   at “The Gym” in Montvale, and “The Gym” in Englewood, NJ.

Throughout the years, my experience as a fitness instructor has ranged from fitness clubs, corporate fitness, private studio training as well as in home training and group fitness training. My clients have ranged from busy

executives, doctors, stock brokers, moms, teen athletes, dancers, you name it. Though all these groups are so diverse in lifestyle, one thing was the same- They ALL wanted results.

And results are what I have been dedicated to delivering! I feel it is essential to be passionate about what you do especially when people look toward you for guidance. My passion didn’t just come recently.

It started about 22 years ago.I originally started working out for myself to get stronger, gain muscle weight and to help prevent injury. Since I enjoyed playing youth hockey my body was taking a lot of hits and I was getting injured often. Shortly after I started resistance workouts, I felt more strong on my feet and it definitely help me not get injured as much. Right away, I was hooked! l also competed in bodybuilding competitions.

I remember as far back as I could, I always wanted to be muscular and fit. I had an intense desire,and intense passion to change my body into something better.

When I started working out I wasn’t naturally strong.

I DID NOT have good genetics.

I was a skinny fat guy. I had skinny arms and legs with a fat stomach (real nice).

When people see me now, they think that I have good genetics and some even say to me that I do not know what it is like to be overweight. BULL!

I am truly blessed to be able to work with people and change their lives. For over 18 years, I have been responsible for thousands of fat pounds shed, helped people get back from injuries, and have developed long lasting programs for optimum health and wellness.

I’ve faced and conquered many huge obstacles in my life. Extra body fat was certainly one of them. But along with that comes the obstacle of diminished self esteem and self confidence. To top it off, I suffered many teenage years with massive cystic acne that made me want to cover my face and never leave the house. I was afraid to show my arms and shoulders because of the eczema that covered them. Actually, it went from my arms, up my shoulders and to my neck.

I also had other health challenges such as allergies, chronic inflammation and arthritis. I later found out that the terrible back pain and stiffness was A.S. (Ankylosing Spondylitis) in my teen years.

Ankylosing spondylitis is a genetic autoimmune disease affecting the back causing chronic, inflammatory arthritis and stiffness. It is commonly known as bamboo spine. It mainly affects joints in the spine and the sacroilium in the pelvis, causing eventual fusion of the spine.

Keeping my body moving and strong with a fitness program involving full body exercises and movements for your total core is critical. I have used programs like Turbulence Training instead of power lifting like I once did. I put so much into the maintenance of keeping my body strong and fit, but now also concentrate on the flexibility component as well. It hurts me so much not to stretch!

What many people don’t know is that I still battle with two chronic pain conditions! I have been fighting the painful inflammation and stiffness of A.S (Ankylosing Spondylitis) and RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) for the last couple years. Dealing with these conditions has made me incredibly empathetic towards people with pain.

Any physicians that have treated me are amazed by my ability to be super-active and teach fitness classes despite living with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

They credit my intense fitness instruction for helping me battle and win my fight with chronic pain. Everyday it is like me doing rehab for myself.

I have to say it is greatly due to the use of optimal nutritional support with 4 Life Supplementation and one of my greatest tools: My Instant Flexibility Programs.

Without my strength training, flexibility training and 4Life Advanced Immune Supplementation, I would not only be in terrible looking physical shape, but probably disabled or in a wheel chair. I thank God that I have been led down this path to help teach, motivate and positively impact others. As I persevere through similar challenges my clients encounter they are often inspired to change their lives for the better- FOREVER!

I know how it feels to have awesome core strength, and I also know how it feels to have serious back pain and poor core strength. Like I mentioned before, as early as 13 years old I started having lower back pain when playing hockey. I would have patterns of back pain  especially after days or weeks of rest. I delt with it for many years if my life but only found it was my core that was weak!

Properly balanced core strength training wasn’t around when I played. Experts “kinda” knew since they would say to strengthen your abdominals and it would help the lower back pain. It helped, but the concept of total core fitness wasn’t mentioned. Flexibility wasn’t a concern of mine either. (ouch) It could have saved me many years of back pain and stiffness, not to mention it would have improved my game even more.

Supplementing my immune system with  Transfer Factor supplementation is vitally important to me because as a I had compromised immunity and was always very sick.  Also, I have been on Enbrel to treat my Anklyosing Spondylitis for about 2 years. What I am most excited about, is my ability to stay healthy while on Enbrel. Since Enbrel works by lowering your immune system, doctors warned me that the Enbrel could lower my resistance as well as keep me open to infection.

Thank God, I take Transfer Factor Tri-Factor Formula by 4Life which enables my immune system to be modulated (helps to brings down an overactive immune system as well as BOOSTS an underactive /low immune system). Transfer Factor is categorized as a immune modulator. It has the ability to do both of these actions.

Given my previously past low immunity, I definitely owe my now strong immune system to Transfer Factor.

I also do my best to keep high sanitary practices since as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor, my daily interaction of teaching fitness classes puts me on a crowded battlefield of bacteria and viruses.

Besides the hand sanitizers and frequent hand washing, I also use a Transfer Factor Immune Spray and RioVida Burst packets. These have done an amazing job of keeping me healthy while faced with genetic and environmental challenges.