Biography
Longevity ~ Enjoyment ~ Balance ~ Harmony
Growing up in Pennsylvania, Juliet was always active, enjoying outdoor activities like camping, rock climbing, and hiking, as well as more classical studies such as ballet. At age 13, she was accepted into the Shore Ballet Company, an extension of London’s Royal Academy. With her extensive dance background, it was a natural fit for Juliet to become certified in Pilates, a discipline focused on core strength, elongation, and grace. After her stay at American University in Washington DC, she moved to Los Angeles, and became a duel certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise, shortly thereafter she became a certified Pilates instructor.
Juliet opened Emerson Hall Fitness in 2007, and immediately instituted the Team Training Method, a system which shifts the focus away from the trainer, discouraging attitudes and bravado, and giving clients the benefit of working with trainers of different styles and strengths. Trainers work together to get the client the results they want, encouraging longevity in a fitness program, conquering fitness plateaus, and promoting harmony in the gym. In January 2009 Juliet’s newest location, Zen Fitness, opens in downtown Los Angeles at Evo-South. Juliet is the creator of some of Hollywood’s favorite fitness programs, including the Bombshell Bride, Picture Perfect, Packin’ Lite, and the Executive’s Workout, custom programs tailored to fit each client’s individual needs.
Juliet has consulted for and appeared on programs such as Good Morning America, Dr. Phil, Good Day LA, Entertainment Tonight, E! News, and Extra, and has been featured as an expert in publications such as Shape, Vogue, W, Self, Us Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, and Fitness RX. She was one of a few select experts appointed to as a fitness and wellness panelist at the 2007 Women in Leadership Conference, and in 2006 was asked by West Hollywood-Task Force for Wellness, an organization dedicated to promoting physical activity, preventative screenings and core wellness. She was also was honored with a city proclamation for her contributions in the area of health and wellness. Most recently, Juliet wrapped production on a series of online videos showcasing her Red Carpet Ready Workouts in partnership with Exercise TV, (www.exercisetv.tv). And has just released her first book, “The ABC’s of Happiness: Not for Children” with co-author and dear friend Mark Yoblanovich, (www.abcgiftbook.com)
Juliet’s Philosophy
Fitness is the key to a happy-balanced life.
It doesn’t matter if you prefer Yoga or power lifting, running or ballroom dancing; to work your body is to know your body. In general, we don’t know our bodies. We know our minds to be our self. We walk through life as cerebral beings, mentally relating to the world and our environment, treating our body as a mere vehicle.
However, the body, like the mind is capable of infinite possibilities. Physical activity is the access to getting in touch with who we are and what we are capable of. When we know our bodies we truly know ourselves.
In Zen practice, it is believed that you are always a student; you will always learn, and thus you will always expand your potential. When we utilize this philosophy with our fitness practice, we suddenly join the mind and the body; we have health, we have balance, and we have created infinite possibility for ourselves.
