Gil Roberts' Personal Bio...

I started my private training business in 1987. Since then, our program has grown to the largest private fitness and Pilates facility in the Central Valley. What was once a 400 square foot studio is now a facility that is over 6,000 square feet. Though my facility is much larger now, the concept has never changed. One on One is the way it should be done.

I received my certification in weight training through the National Federation of Professional Trainers in 1990. I also became very interested in the concepts of Joseph Pilates in 1996. I studied and received certification in Pilates through Plestar Education in Pilates Rehabilitation. I studied under my mentors Brent Anderson, Elizabeth Larkin, and Shelly Powers.

Today I have a staff of nine trainers and a medical massage therapist, all of whom are second to none. It is my purpose here at One on One, to give my clients the determination and motivation to push through the hard times. I will be there to help them reach their individual goals, whatever those may be. I am proud to be part of an on-going, continuing education workshop. Several times a year I travel to many parts of the United States to participate in and observe the many aspects of Pilates. I have hosted similar in-services in the past and hope to, in the future, host seminars based on Joseph Pilates.

To list the many types of clients that I have worked with would be too lengthy. Instead, I will point out a few examples: woman diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, teenagers injured in accidents, and three generations from a single family! And of course there are many men and woman who I proudly train for months and even years. They see the results of better health, lower stress, fewer medications and an overall increased sense of well-being. My hope is that all people will understand that purposeful exercise can and does improve your life!!