About us
The founders of 805 Get Fit, Doug and Michelle Waldman are both Certified Personal Trainers as well as Senior Fitness Specialists, Certified Fitness Nutritional Specialists, and Weight Management Specialists who understand what it takes to get in shape and lose weight in middle age. That's because they ARE middle-aged!
Doug and Michelle have lost weight and taken their lives back and can help you do it too. Unlike the trainer that is fresh out of school, Doug and Michelle have run busy companies, raised three boys, and dealt with the demands that are involved in those endeavors.
Talk to them about their journey and what they can do to help you.
Who we are
Our Story
In 2009, Michelle and Doug decided that the mortgage industry had lost its allure; they started looking for other industries where they could help people. They realized that nearly 70% of Americans were either overweight or obese and that helping other middle-aged and older Americans to lose weight and get back in shape would be rewarding and challenging.
“This career has been one of the most rewarding things that I have ever done,” Says Certified Personal Trainer and Weight Management Specialist Michelle Waldman, “I have clients taking control of their lives and dropping lots of weight. They feel better, are stronger, more flexible, and have more energy than they have had in decades.
There is so much false and misleading information in the media, it is hard to figure out what is the right way to lose weight and get in shape. Our personal experience allows us to really understand what our clients are going through and the frustration that comes with Yo-Yo dieting and all those articles that make it sound like losing weight is the easiest thing in the world.” Doug adds,” We decided to offer in-home training because studies show that 80% of American’s don’t want to go to a gym.
We figured that if we go to a client’s house then the chances of them staying on track is much higher and I am happy to report that this has indeed been the case. We focus on functional training so we don’t need machines to work on movement patterns that our clients see in real life. This makes it very easy for our clients to get started. We make this a very inviting, very supportive experience.”
We understand you and we can help!
When Michelle saw herself in a family photo and realized that she had let her weight jump by over 30 pounds. She had been taking care of the family business, their three sons, the house, and Doug. The one thing that she had forgotten to take care of was her own health. She decided right then and there to take her life back. She dropped the thirty-plus pounds the hard way- cardio work twice a day and journaling what she ate every day. Doug followed suit and started watching what he ate and exercising (karate) on a regular basis.
Our Advisory Board
Dr. Robert Frey
With a mission statement to “Replace Pain with Life”, Dr. Robert Frey is a double board-certified physician in Pain Management and Anesthesiology. He has 20 years experience in treating pain, and has dual Master’s level education in Exercise Physiology and an Executive MBA from Pepperdine University.
He is a physician trainer in the art of interventional pain management and spinal cord stimulation. Dr. Frey is a published researcher and international travel consultant teaching physicians from Australia, Japan, and the United States in the subtle art of neuromodulation for pain control. Dr. Frey is the recipient of the Sheriff’s Medal of Merit for an ice rescue in 2017, and is a veteran of Ventura County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Air Unit with specification-certification in Swiftwater Rescue, Cliff Rescue, Snow/Ice rescue, and Advanced Wilderness Life Support.
He has served as a personal trainer to celebrities through Pritikin fitness and currently serves California's Native American population as a telemedicine provider through California's Rural Indian Health Board. He is the CEO of Pacific Pain Management, a multidisciplinary pain clinic in Ventura, California.
Geordan Waldman
Geordan Waldman has a bachelors degree in applied physics and a masters of science in applied gerontology with the core of his research focusing on exercise as a means for Alzheimer’s disease prevention and risk reduction. He has been a personal trainer, a senior fitness specialist, and a weight loss specialist with over a decade of experience. Before working as a personal trainer, he worked with world class gymnast coaches at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
Co-owner and executive vice-president of Doctor’s Choice Fitness, he has years of experience working with older adults using fitness to help manage symptoms and improve outcomes for a variety of ailments from heart disease, to Alzheimer’s disease, to Parkinson’s disease, and many more. Geordan believes that regular exercise is the key to living better, longer. That diet and exercise are the foundations for building a long and healthy life.
