Personal Training
The Center for Healthy Living offers low-cost fitness consultations with certified personal trainers who assess your current fitness level and help identify your goals and challenges. We will provide personalized recommendations and can create a plan to address your specific needs. This initial step ensures you start your fitness journey with a clear, tailored plan just for you.
For some, a single fitness consultation is enough to start their fitness journey. Others may want the ongoing support and guidance of a personal trainer. We offer a variety of personal training packages to help you meet your fitness goals.
These services are open to students, CFHL members, and the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Community.
Meet Our Staff
Please reach out to one of our training staff with your general questions.
Email: cfhlfitness@unmc.edu
Phone: 402-559-5253
Jon Dima, Exercise Fitness Associate
MS, NASM-CPT
jdima@unmc.edu
For the past three years, Jon has worked as a personal trainer and nutrition coach, specializing in building strength and optimizing health through customized fitness and nutrition strategies. By focusing on personalized programs, Jon helps clients enhance their strength, boost performance, and achieve lasting results. Whether you’re beginning your fitness journey or aiming to reach new milestones, Jon can support you every step of the way toward strength and wellness.
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Nutrition Coach
Strength Training
Atheltic Performance
Cardiovascular Endurance
Nutrition
1:00pm-6:15pm
Kristal Cavanaugh, Exercise Fitness Coordinator
kcavanaugh@unmc.edu
About
With over 10 years of experience teaching group exercise classes and personal training, along with 8 years as a certified nutrition coach, Kristal is passionate about helping you reach your health and wellness goals. She specializes in working with individuals who want to reduce pain. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced fitness fanatic, Kristal will design a personalized program that meets your needs and supports your progress at every fitness level.
Certifications
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
ACSM Group Exercise Instructor
Precision Nutrition-Nutrition Coach
Areas of Focus
Strength Training
Weight Management
Women's Health
Group Fitness
Nutrition
Specialist Programs
Functional Training Specialist
Corrective Exercise Specialist
Behavior Change Specialist
Availability
Monday-Friday 9am to 3pm
Ella Klepser, Trainer
eklepser@unmc.edu
Ella has over three years of experience as a personal trainer and is passionate about helping women feel confident in the weight room. She provides the tools and support needed to achieve fitness goals and become the best version of yourself. Ella is excited to guide you on your fitness journey!
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
Functional Fitness
Strength Training
Beginner Fitness
Women’s Health
Complete the Consultation Process
Personal Training Packages
After your initial fitness consultation is complete, review the personal training packages below.
Choose the package that meets your budget and your fitness needs.
1:1 Sessions
The 30-minute 1:1 session allows personalized and focused attention from a trainer tailored to your specific goals. The trainer focuses on ensuring safe and proper execution while providing a high level of detail towards technique and movement competency.
| Sessions in Package | Sessions per Week | Rate per Session | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | $30 | $120 |
| 8 | 2 | $29 | $232 |
| 12 | 2 | $27 | $324 |
Semi-Private Sessions
The 30-minute semi-private training provides an individualized approach with a small group of 2-3 people. This allows the 1-on-1 attention from a coach to tailor specific needs while giving a high level of detail towards technique and movement competency.
| Sessions in Package | Sessions per Week | Rate per Session | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | $26 | $104 |
| 8 | 2 | $25.50 | $204 |
| 12 | 2 | $25 | $300 |
Group Training Sessions
This one-hour group training offers a community approach while still being focused and intentional about your goals and training plan. Group training will include a cohort of 4-8 people working together for 6-week blocks of training while focusing on various performance qualities catered towards the needs of the group (strength, hypertrophy, fat loss, etc.).
| Type/Length | Sessions per Week | Rate per Session | Total Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Rate for 6 Weeks | 1 | $9.17 | $55 |
| CFHL Member Rate for 6 Weeks | 1 | $16.50 | $99 |
What to Bring to a Personal Training Session
- Exercise attire that is comfortable while moving and being active (locker rooms are available to change clothes before your session begins)
- Shoes designed for physical activity
- Water bottle
- Medication, if needed (inhaler)
Other Fitness Services
If you are interested in the following services, contact our personal training staff.
Fitness Tutorials
During your fitness consultation, our expert will give you a dynamic, hands-on tour of our weight room equipment, showing you how to use it safely and effectively.
Body Composition Baseline
A body composition baseline establishes your initial levels of fat, muscle, and other tissues in the body, providing a reference point for tracking progress. It helps measure changes over time and adjust your fitness plan to achieve your health and fitness goals
Establish your 1-Rep Max
Establishing your one-rep max (1-RM) determines the maximum amount of weight you can lift for a single repetition of a given exercise. This measurement helps tailor your strength training program and track progress in your strength-building efforts.