Meet Charles DeFrancesco CPT
Charles is Level 3 certified
Certifications: NASM, NFPT, EFTI, EFG Prenatal
Charles DeFrancesco is the owner of Fit and Functional and Consultant to Club @800 and Club @1133. His company owns and operates the gyms personal training and corporate wellness program, he is a consultant to Westchester Sports and Wellness in Eastchester, NY and consults with many local schools on exercise programs for kids.
He specializes in trainer education, functional assessments, flexibility, and treatment of sports injuries. He is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), the National Federation of Professional Trainers Master Trainer (NFPT) and Equinox Fitness Group Prenatal Certified. He has specialty certificates for Funtional Exercise Specialist, Cardiac Conditions(AFPA), attended EFTI and has attended and hosted numerous strength and conditioning seminars. Along with these certifications, Mr. DeFrancesco is one of the Authors of the accredited NFPT standard CPT study manual, created their advanced trainer workshop, has written various continuing education courses for ACE, NASM and NFPT. He teaches workshops and proctors exams for NFPT. He is a board member of the Ethics and Safety Compliance Standard for personal trainers and sits on the NFPT Board of Education. Mr. DeFrancesco is the main author of Principles of Functional Exercise.
In addition, Mr. DeFrancesco has written numerous articles and presented various lectures on the essentials of core rehabilitation and flexibility. He currently has courses and articles featured on PT on the net. Mr. DeFrancesco’s active rehabilitation and conditioning have been essential in the prevention of injuries as well as for performance enhancement. Mr.. DeFrancesco works with a variety of doctors and has consulted on setting up programs and training staff for their rehabilitation facilities. Mr. DeFrancesco was co founder of Greenwich Sports Medicine and was in charge of all personal training and therapy operations.