Personal Training with One of the Best in Atlanta, Taras Howell

What do professional athletes and people who want to transform their physical appearance and overall quality of life have in common? They both seek out the skillful and knowledgeable personal training expertise of Progressive Medical’s certified in-house personal trainer, Taras Howell. With over fifteen years of experience training people at every level of fitness, Taras understands the physical, mental, and emotional hurdles that generally keep people from reaching their full fitness potential. He utilizes comprehensive testing measures along with one-on-one consultation to identify any existing obstacles to ultimate fitness. Personal Training at Progressive employs proven methodology, state-of-the-art equipment, and a solid, whole-health foundation to guiding and motivating clients to discover their true potential.

Personal Training for Weight Loss 

Did you know that by gaining ten pounds of lean muscle mass, you could burn an extra 3,500 calories a week? That’s an extra pound of fat lost while you go about your regular daily activities. Taras teaches his clients how to eat and exercise in a way that will boost their metabolism and ensure they’re burning calories long after they finish working out, with increased energy to keep the weight off for good.

Personal Training for Athletes

Professional and amateur athletes come from around Atlanta and the world train with Taras. Progressive understands the special demands under which athletes bodies must perform. To cater to this special set of demands, Progressive designed The Progressive Edge for Athletes, a testing-based program which assesses an athlete’s nutritional and physiological composition and addresses any weak links, so that the athlete can train and play harder than ever, with progress tracked through regular reports.

Bio Impedance Testing

Knowledge is power and when it comes to fitness and one of the best ways of knowing any internal hurdles that may be inhibiting your success is bio impedance testing. This painless, non-invasive test electronically measures vital benchmarks in the body’s composition, like true fat content (including deep residing fat that traditional BMI tests often miss), hydration levels, cell wall strength, cellular toxicity, metabolic efficiency (how many calories you can intake daily without gaining weight), and more. “When we know how to treat to the body according to individual cellular challenges, we have a strong foundation from which to achieve substantially better fitness and wellness”, Taras says.

Integrated Personal Training

Just as Progressive approaches all areas of wellness, Taras believes that the best results can be achieved when a multi-angled approach is taken. To do this, he employs alternative training methods, like Training with Oxygen, Whole Body Vibration (to increase circulation, bone density, and blood oxygenation), and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and works closely with the Chiropractic and Massage departments at Progressive.

Progressive Medical Center’s team of wellness experts and medical professionals, all highly-trained in their areas of expertise, are also available to further your personal training results at Progressive. Registered Dietician, Dawn Repucci, is available to educate clients on the dietary parameters that they should adopt to achieve the best results from their personal training sessions. In addition, Healthy Cooking Guru, Lupa Irie is available to prepare meals that promote weight loss and healing and educate clients to prepare food in ways that work with the body in her healthy cooking classes. Detoxification services, like the Infrared Detox Sauna and naturally detoxifying supplements are also available to jumpstart your fitness program.

Client Testimonial

“I can't believe how much I've gotten in shape since I've been working with you.  I didn't think it could happen but now I can see muscles.  It isn't just me, my friends and co-workers notice how tone my arms are too.  Taras, you truly are the best!“
---Doreen J.

Client Testimonial

“Wow!!!  I was blown away with how much information you were able to give with the Body Composition Analysis.  I've worked with trainers in the past but none as comprehensive as this.  Everyone should take your test, it's a real wake-up call.“                               ---Kim S.