Ruth Baruch
Personal Trainer
Ruth has over 25 years of experience in the Wellness and Fitness Industry. She has done extensive work with youth, adults and seniors in strength training, weight loss, cardiovascular fitness, injury prevention & rehabilitation, flexibility, wellness/lifestyle coaching and special populations/chronic illnesses: Diabetes, MS, Parkinson’s, Osteoporosis, Heart Disease, Nerve Dysfunction, Arthritis, Cancer and Fibromyalgia. In addition, she has been a Lifestyle Health Coach for ICM3-Integrated Care Management and for Advocate Health Care. She has over 20 years of experience in dance education, performing and choreographing. Ruth enjoys working with those individuals who want to make a change in their lives. Certifications: ACSM: Certified Health Fitness Instructor & Exercise Test Technologist; Certified Wellness Coach, Wellcoaches; Totally Coached: Certified Intrinsic Coaching I and II.
Deborah Stern
Personal Trainer
Deborah Stern is a certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach. She has her degree in Psychology from Depaul University and has spent the past decade focusing on the principles and processes of Holistic Nutrition and proper exercise. Deborah’s passion for health and fitness has motivated her to educate her clients on the importance of eating for health and longevity and exercising correctly to achieve fat loss, lean muscle mass, increased energy levels, improving balance and posture and feeling happy and healthy at the end of each session. Deborah works with clients of all ages and fitness levels. After working with Deborah, her clients look at food as fuel for the body and mind and they make fitness a part of their lifestyle. With this approach, Deborah’s clients have the tools to acheive their goals of health and fitness. Specialties: senior lifestyles, women over 40, stretching, teen sports training, body image, alignment/rehabilitation.
