January 31, 2006
Taylor-Kevin Isaacs
Taylor-Kevin Isaacs M.S., C.P.T., C.S.C.S., F.A.C.S.M

ACE (American Council on Exercise) Personal Trainer of the year, 2002

IDEA Personal Trainer of the year, 2002

MET-Rx Worlds's Best Personal Trainer 2000, 2001

Clinical Exercise Physiologist / Clinical Instructor

NSCA Strength and Conditioning Specialist

ACE-certified Clinical Exercise Specialist

I am a clinical exercise physiologist, IDEA master fitness trainer, ACE certified clinical exercise specialist, NSCA certified strength and conditioning specialist and former professor of Kinesiology at California State University Northridge where I taught Therapeutic Exercise for Special Populations, Functional Anatomy, Biostatistics, Strength Training and Conditioning, Soccer and Adapted Strength Training. I am currently in private practice where I train a variety of diseases, physical disabilities, and/or musculoskeletal injuries and also conduct sports-specific conditioning with a number of nationally ranked athletes.

I train private clients at Gold's Gym, Northridge and in their homes. My clients range from a healthy twelve year old nationally ranked tennis player to a ninety-two year old with left side hemiplegia following a stroke, coexisting Parkinson's Disease, osteoarthritis of the right hip, knee, and ankle, Coronary Artery Disease, and hypertension. I also treat individual's with Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Diabetes, Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Polio Syndrome, Friedrich's Ataxia, Fibromyalgia, Viral Encephalitis, Cancer, AIDS, and various musculoskeletal injuries, i.e, back pain, carpal tunnel and shoulder syndromes, and a variety of hip, knee, ankle, foot, and shoulder conditions, including joint replacements.

I am a locally accepted, nationally known, and internationally recognized presenter on a variety of fitness, health and wellness, and preventive intervention topics.

I conduct clinical research in the area of the effects of exercise on improving function, independence, and self-efficacy and in the prevention and/or the reduction of risk in the variety of degenerative changes and secondary complications that typically accompany a disabling condition and/or a sedentary lifestyle.

I also intern the Kinesiology students in their rotation of Applied Kinesiology and Therapeutic Exercise for a variety of options within the allied health profession, for example: physical therapy, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, clinical exercise physiology, personal training, doctor of chiropractic, osteopathic medicine, nursing, traditional Chinese medicine, Acupuncture, massage therapy, and medical doctor.

In summary, I teach, conduct clinical research, intern students with the allied health profession, and train a variety of private clients.