Nina Wallace

I studied exercise science at Montclair State and have been training clients for about five years, first at a gym in Little Falls and now in people's homes. I trained my great aunt through a whole winter when I was in college, and she is the reason I focus on older adults today.

Sessions with me are steady and pretty chatty. We use a chair, a set of bands I bring along, and short walking intervals in your hallway or out front if the weather is nice. I am big on tracking small wins, like one more sit to stand than last week, because that is what keeps people going. Music is always welcome. My clients have taught me a lot of Sinatra.

I live in Verona and run the path around Verona Park most mornings. On weekends I teach a beginner spin class, and I am slowly learning to bake bread from my roommate's sourdough starter.