About

Permanent Strength is focused on inclusive, compassionate, and curious movement exploration.

Elaine (she/her), a former collegiate athlete and fitness lover, began her professional fitness journey in 2017 in hopes of sharing w/ others the joy and fulfillment that physical training brought into her life. Along the way, she gained a passion for kettlebells while also furthering her education in pain management and tending to the nervous system. Elaine aims to combine the exploration of mind and body connection w/ an ever-present awareness of the lived experience to create permanent growth in her clients’ movement practice. While the primary focus of PS is an individualized approach to improved movement and strength for each client, deeper passions of inclusion, safe space, accessibility, and community are all integral motivations of PS within the movement space.

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My Coaching Method

  • Human- Centered

    A human-first approach allows me to take clients' past and present experiences (including successes, traumas, and anything in between) into consideration during every session. I focus on trauma-sensitive work and the ability to tend to the nervous system while encouraging self-leadership as a vital component to care.

  • Foundational

    Working through foundational patterns which helped us develop into upright bipedal movers —transitioning from rolling to crawling to walking — has been a hugely successful method for enriching the training experience and building a strong foundation on which to build strength.

  • Collaborative

    Understanding the dynamic between client and coach as more of a two way street, where we are both the teacher and student at different times during the training journey, is a crucial piece of my work. The body truly does know best and that is a major philosophy of my coaching.