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Ellen and John Rodriguez
About Euler Cardoso, Associate Therapist click here
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About John
Rodriguez
John was in
Who's Who in American Junior Colleges (Alvin Jr. College, 1970).
After receiving his B.A. (Stephen F. Austin, 1972), he worked
for Naval Security, graduating with honors from the Defense Language
Institute (Monterey, CA 1975).
While competing in
Triathlons and Road Races in the mid 1980s, John became interested
in massage in 1986. Although he really liked the results of his
weekly massage sessions, he did NOT see massage as a business for
him until after a couple of good experiences with the deeper
technique called Neuromuscular Therapy. When other runners at
Houston's Memorial Park saw John working on his own lower leg
muscles and asked him about massage, John decided to undertake a
formal study of bodywork.
Two keys for
this new career direction were the results John got from
Neuromuscular Therapy and the fact that clients can keep on
comfortable clothing during a session.
John studied massage
therapy and neuromuscular techniques in 1988 and 1989, and gradually
built enough business so that by 1997 he was turning away clients.
This was the inspiration for the creation of an associate practice.
We strive to have continuity of therapy in order to provide better
service for our clients.
John began working with
Carl Lewis and other members of the Santa Monica Track club in 1993,
traveling to the World Championships (Stuttgart Germany, 1993 and
Goteborg, Sweden, 1995), the Goodwill Games (St. Petersburg, Russia,
1994) and to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. John also worked at the
2000 USA Olympic Trials in Sacramento.
Ellen and John help
celebrate Carl Lewis' appearance on the Wheaties Box.
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About
Euler Cardoso, Associate
Therapist
Euler was raised in
South America, and has lived in Houston about seven
years. Euler worked as a therapist in Brazil for three years,
and came to Houston to work in a corporate setting. After several
years "behind a desk," Euler decided to return to his real
passion, which is working in alternative health. Euler is a
graduate of the Avalon School of Massage in Houston, and achieved
the highest score on the Texas State massage exam of any student in
the history of the Avalon School. Additionally, he received over
1,200 hours of alternative health training in Brazil. For those
who read Portuguese, we can show you his certificates of
training in physical therapy, deep tissue therapy, Swedish massage,
chair massage, and
more!
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About Ellen Rodriguez,
Certified Personal Trainer, Golf Sports Specific Certified,
and Pilates Mat Instructor
Ellen has been running
since 1978, and completed her first 26.2 mile marathon in 1991.
Since then she has run three marathons, and four ultra marathons.
She is a member of the Al Lawrence running club. In 2000, Ellen
began to focus on competing in shorter distances (5K to 10K), and
with instruction from Tom Tellez (former University of Houston
Coach), Ellen has been winning age group awards -- but we're not
saying which age group!
Ellen began organized strength
training at the urging of her friend, Carl Lewis. Carl mentions her
on page 32 and 33 of his book, "One More Victory Lap." Ellen
continues to use the services of a personal trainer to enhance her
own workouts. Ellen is certified as a personal
trainer by ACE (the American Council on
Exercise), and P.F.I.T. in association with
the American College of Integrative Medicine. She is also
certified as a Pilates Mat instructor by Powerhouse
Pilates, and certified by the International Fitness Professionals
Association (IFPA) as a Sports Conditioning
Specialist, and by the IFPA as a Golf Conditioning
Specialist. Ellen is also a member of the Aquatic
Exercise Association (AEA).
Ellen's personal
workouts include running, bicycle spinning, strength training and
pilates at the Bryan Peters studio. You might see Ellen practicing
at the Memorial Park Golf driving range! Ellen is a lifetime
member of Weight Watchers. Click here for Ellen's page.
Contact
Ellen:
Cell phone (713)
410-7072
E-Mail: FitEllen@aol.com
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Call John Rodriguez & Associates at
(713) 861-2411 today!
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