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Zabelle Zakarian

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Zabelle Zakarian

Washington, DC, DC US 20015


About

Zabelle Zakarian has been an ACE-Certified Personal Trainer since 2003. She designs programs to build confidence to exercise, overcome obstacles to achieving healthy lifestyles, improve physical performance and well being, and enjoy physical activities. Zabelle works with active and deconditioned adults on flexibility, balance, bone health and strength training. She offers individualized and small group personal training. She developed S t r e t c h i n g for HumAnS™, a program of stretching and range-of-motion exercises for people of all ages and levels of fitness and has led classes in community-based settings in Portland, Oregon, and Washington, DC, since 1995. Zabelle enjoys ballet and modern dance and cross-trains by swimming and doing water-based exercises. She also enjoys outdoor activities including running, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing, skating and kayaking. She ran the Hood to Coast Relay for 8 consecutive years, from 2004 to 2011. In 2011, she placed second in her age group among women runners in the Washington, DC Lawyers Have Heart race. Her motto is, "Do the best you can, try to enjoy it, and know your limits."

Ace Certifications

Years Certified with Ace

20 Expired

Programs and Rates

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Years in the Industry

21+ years

Areas of Focus

Active Aging
Disease Considerations
Group Fitness
Aquatic Fitness
Functional Training
Movement-based Training
Specialized Equipment Training
BOSU
Skating and In-Line Skating
Strength Training
Balance Training
Bodyweight Training
Core Training
Endurance Sports
Flexibility Training
Functional Training
Home-based
Movement-based Training
Wellness
Other Mind Body
Women's Health

Specialist Programs


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