Center for Health Promotion - Pittsburgh Personal Training

Center for Health Promotion

Our Staff
Our exercise specialists and instructors are more than just well trained experts with notable professional designations; each is a recognized innovator in his or her individual field, combining sound training and rehabilitation practice with a creative personalized approach that delivers unsurpassed results.

	Steven Zelicoff, M. Ed. - Owner Steve founded the Center for Health Promotion with the unique vision of supervised, private exercise and lifestyle counseling for health, fitness, rehabilitation and disease management. The enhancement of health through prevention is a dynamic component of Steve’s work. Prior to founding the Center, he served as the Director of Fitness and Wellness Programs at Princeton University, and Director of Educational Programming for Cardiac Fitness, Inc.


The Grant Club - Downtown Pittsburgh

		Linda Gorby Drawing on 20 years of strength training, Linda helps clients achieve discernible results quickly. A certified personal trainer, Linda designs challenging and diversified programs for each of her clients to help them attain, and even surpass, their goals. She especially loves teaching Pilates, as everyone benefits from a stronger, leaner core. She incorporates yoga, core training and body sculpting into her workouts, and educates clients about nutrition and its vital relationship to health and weight loss. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Boston University School of Law, Linda gave up a career as a litigator in New York City to pursue her passion for fitness. She has never looked back.

		Edward DiPofi Edward is an ISSA-certified personal trainer. He enjoys tailoring a program specific to each client based on their individual needs, goals, preferences - as well as their abilities and physical limitations. He works with clients of all ages and is rewarded by their positive reactions to reaching their fitness goals. Edward wants to keep things interesting and specializes in several different types of training. As the Coordinator of the Shaler Area Fitness Center, he trains Shaler residents, students and athletes, and recently began a student obesity program that has received accolades from both the students and their parents. Edward is also an official coach and trainer for the US Amateur Boxing Association and conducts boxing classes for both sexes for all age groups (he boxed in the US Air Force and went undefeated). Edward holds Red Cross CPR and AED certifications and is a trainer for these programs.

		Nicole Isaacs Nicole has been working in the health and fitness industry for the past five years. She got her start as a personal trainer for Bally Total Fitness before joining the Center for Health Promotion in 2005,. Her specializations include athletic training and conditioning, weight management, nutrition counseling, pregnancy and postpartum fitness, PNF stretching, and functional range of movement programs. An athlete herself, Nicole ran Division I track and field at Syracuse University, where she studied public relations, psychology and nutrition. She is certified by the National Council of Certified Personal Trainers, and is working toward additional certifications from the American Council on Exercise and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

		Ryan Saari A certified personal trainer, Ryan balances his fitness career with providing private lessons as a Professional Ski Instructor of America. The core of his personal fitness is geared towards the mixed martial arts which he studies at the Pittsburgh Fight Club. Many of his training techniques are taken from this aerobic and core-based functional training. At Otterbein College, Ryan was a varsity baseball player. He chose to jettison a career in Accounting to pursue his passion in helping people achieve their fitness goals.


Shadyside Facility

		Suzan Falvey, ACE Suzan has worked as an Exercise Specialist since 1989. She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, and is certified by the American Council of Exercise. She is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. Suzan’s healthy lifestyle, education, enthusiasm and high energy make her an excellent motivator and role model for her clients.


		JoAnn Brickley A 20-year veteran of the fitness industry, JoAnn works with people with joint pain and range of motion limitations, as well as those who want to get strong without injuring themselves. She holds numerous certifications and accomplishments, including: Golf Biomechanics, Scientific Core Conditioning, Scientific Back Training, Myofacial Trigger-Point Therapy and Muscle Activation Technique. JoAnn also trains and certifies other fitness trainers for the National Council for Certified Personal Trainers, (NCCPT).


		Sally Carey Sally Carey is an Exercise Specialist with a background in Physical Therapy and Cardiac Rehabilitation. She has worked in the corporate, health care and fitness center environments, and provides nutritional counseling as well as exercise training. Sally is expert in working with an array of fitness levels, from Olympic athletes to senior adults. She has developed numerous exercise programs, including pre- and post-natal exercise for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, holds a degree in Exercise and Sports Science from Penn State and is certified by the American College in Sports Medicine.

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