EACH PROGRAM IS AS INDIVIDUAL AS YOU ARE
 

About Us
Established in 1990, Solo Fitness® and Wellness, Inc. has developed in-home personal training & wellness programs for their clients.  Each Solo Fitness client undergoes a comprehensive physical assessment that leads to the design of an individualized program.

Solo Fitness and Wellness is all about you and helping you succeed with a balanced exercise and wellness regimen that becomes a consistent part of your life. We have over 20 years of experience researching and learning everything we can about the effects exercise and wellness has on the body. This knowledge has become the foundation of our customized fitness and wellness programs. Each program is as individual as you are, because each program is designed just for you and administered by the finest training and wellness staff available.

Solo Fitness and Wellness is dedicated to making this experience in your life a manageable and thriving adventure. As your needs change, our commitment to excellence, expertise and service will support you every step of the way.

Through it all, the journey will be easier with Solo Fitness and Wellness beside you all the way.
 
The Founder
Lisa Hoffman, M.A. is an exercise physiologist and President of Solo Fitness. Lisa came to New York in 1985 with a Bachelors Degree in Modern Dance from SUNY at Brockport and was a professional dancer for 6 years. 

Her interest in movement led her to teach exercise classes at various fitness centers, corporations, universities and spas in Manhattan. She earned her Masters Degree at Columbia University in 1995 in Exercise Physiology, and is certified as a Cancer Exercise Specialist by the American College of Sports Medicine and American Cancer Society. She is certified as a Fitness Specialist from the American Council on Exercise and as a Mat-Pilates instructor from the PhysicalMind Institute. 

Lisa is the author of Better Than Ever: The 4-Week Workout Program for Women Over 40,(Contemporary Books, 1997) which is the first book to focus on menopause and the benefits of exercise. She is also the choreographer of Hadassah's exercise video, Live and Be Well and The National Osteoporosis Foundation's official exercise video; Be BoneWise Exercise. Lisa has co-chaired events for Women's O.W.N.(Optimum Wellness Now) - NYU School of Medicine and is a leader in their program development. She also sits on the National Health Advisory Board of Hadassah and on the board for The New York Menopause Center. Lisa has recently become a Consultant for NAVITAS Cancer Rehabilitation Centers of America based in Denver, CO. She is a key contact for the National Osteoporosis Foundation and a continuing education provider on menopause and osteoporosis for the American Council on Exercise. She has been featured in major magazines, medical journals, national TV and radio while continuing to lecture on women’s health issues both locally and nationally.

Lisa's second book, The Healing Power of Movement (Perseus Publishing Group, 2002) focuses on the benefits of physical activity during various cancer treatments.

She also develops In-Services for various hospital and medical practices in New York City.

Lisa is a founding member, Past President and COO of RaisingMOM: a Post Pregnancy Care Center based in New York City.