MISSION STATEMENT

We are passionately committed to create

a positive environment that teaches and

invokes healthy lifestyle changes, one

step at a time, in people’s lives around the world so each person can look good and feel their best.

VISION

To create environment that creates

healthy and positive change in

everyone.

MOTTO

Inspiring Lives to Health, Fitness, and Happiness

Upward Motion Personal Training Background

Upward Motion Personal Training (UMPT) was founded on a dream and vision to help everyday normal individuals accomplish their health and fitness goals, through small incremental changes in the current lifestyle. This dream of mine started when I myself was over weight, had low self-esteem, and not a lot of confidence. This is my story if you will:

About Luis Alvidrez: Luis has been in the fitness industry for over 7 years and has recently graduated cum laude with a bachelors degree in Exercise Science. He also was awarded for “Outstanding Academic Achievement” by the College of Education. Luis has certificates from National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He also has a personal trainers certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He continues his education under fitness professionals such as Chuck Wolf MS, Gary Grey MS, and Justin Price MS.

In January of 2003 I was living in Los Lunas, New Mexico and fresh out of high school. I was currently working at the local gym as a customer service representative and a custodian (or janitor if you want to be mean). As I worked to help put myself through college, I was over weight and didn't see myself as anyone really special. At that particular time, I had thoughts of joining a bodybuilding competition. I recently attended a bodybuilding show back in June of the previous year, and I thought it would be so great to be one of them Greek Statues up on stage with all of their friends and family cheering them on.

So I decided to dive head first into it and participate in the next bodybuilding show that year. I knew it would be hard work, but I didn't realize how hard. After six months of intense workouts and strict dieting, I worked my way to a second place trophy in the NPC New Mexico Teen Division.

It was after that point that I knew that I can do whatever I wanted to do if I put my mind, heart, body, and spirit into it. I thought if I felt this great, what would happen if I can share this feeling with the world, and help guide people to do this for themselves. I can be their motivator, their support system, and their coach. So I decided to switch my major from teaching to exercise science.

It was throughout my college career where I learned how to be a good trainer, a bad trainer, and ultimately a great personal trainer. I made a lot of mistakes throughout my personal training career, but it was through those mistakes that motivated me to continue learning and take that next big step in my life.

That step was starting my own personal training company. After I graduated college back in 2007, I started Upward Motion Personal Training Company.

The various services UMPT provides are as follows:

Personal Training: UMPT offers Private, Small and Large Group Training at their beautiful 2400 square foot Personal Training studio in Nob Hill Albuquerque, NM.

Clientele consists of over 100 male and female clients of all age groups who want to improve their overall health and fitness. Their primary demographic focus consists of a 55% female, 45% male client between the ages of 35-65 who tend to be professionals, educated, and health conscious.

Programs consist of cardiovascular training, muscle strength and endurance conditioning, flexibility, post-rehab, sports specific conditioning and nutrition. They host monthly active adventures such as hiking, snowshoeing, running clinics and monthly educational seminars.

Fitness Writing: UMPT currently writes for associations such as the IDEA Health and Fitness Journal. Also, UMPT gives educational seminars to various organizations around the community.

Achievement” by the College of Education. Luis has certificates from National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He also has a personal trainers certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He continues his education under fitness professionals such as Chuck Wolf MS, Gary Grey MS, and Justin Price MS.

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