The Authors

Christopher Warden and Eugene Thong both run thriving personal training services in Manhattan.

Christopher holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Science and Microbiology from St. Cloud State University and is currently working toward a Master’s Degree in Applied Sports Psychology. His innate ability to comprehend and explain the function of the human body and his technical, integrated approach has brought safe, quick and long lasting results to hundreds of clients, including corporate executives, housewives, athletes and Hollywood/Broadway celebrities. When not training himself or his clients, Christopher reads all he can to enhance his knowledge of exercise science. Some of his favorite topics include, trigger point therapy, athletic performance enhancement, nutrition and holistic health/osteopathic medicine. He also loves traveling, snowboarding and following the Green Bay Packers. Recently, he, his wife and American Bulldog welcomed a new addition to the family — their beautiful daughter Grace. To learn more about his business and training philosophy, check out www.christopherwarden.com.

Eugene holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from Rutgers University. While at Rutgers, Eugene was a student Teaching Assistant for Functional Human Anatomy Lab, helping to instruct undergraduate students to identify structures of the body using cadavers. During his senior year at Rutgers, he was a student intern in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where, under the supervision of a clinical exercise physiologist, Eugene designed and implemented exercise programs for post-cardiac event patients. In July of 2000, gainfully employed as an exercise physiologist at a NYC health club, Eugene began performing one-on-one personal training sessions and hasn’t looked back since.  He obtained certification as a P.R.E.S . (Post-rehabilitation exercise specialist) in 2001, and attained his C.S.C.S. (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2004.  Eugene can currently be found either supervising client workouts, grappling on the mats of Renzo Gracie’s Brazilian Jiujitsu Academy, or throwing himself down a mountain on a snowboard. He also blogs occasionally: http://eugenization.com