Okay a little more about me. My name is Blake Kassel and I have been exercising since I was 13 years old. Why did I start exercising? Well, when I was 11 years old I attended my first bodybuilding show, The Night Of Champions in New York City. I thought it was amazing! These guys had created huge muscular bodies. I wanted to do the same. So, I had my first set of weights and a bench press when I was in eighth grade and since then I never stopped.

After about 10 years of serious training with weights I took a certification course for personal training with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Whoa, was that an eye opener! I realized that I had been training incorrectly for years, performing exercises for a certain muscle that really had nothing to do with that muscle. In addition I was exercising in ways that could actually be harmful to my body.

At the end of the certification program, the instructors continued to refer to this great tool that you could use with your clients. Yep, you guessed it, the tool was elastic bands. After using the tubes for a while it became very clear how great they really were. I have been hooked ever since and use them often with my clients. I even sleep with exercise bands under my pillow (just kidding).

It is my mission to promote exercise all over the United States. Exercise saved my life so many times when I was younger and even today. When you exercise it is YOU taking care of YOU. How often do you do that? If you are not getting the emotional or attention needs from your home or work, you can certainly get it when you exercise because YOU are providing it. Self reliance is very powerful!

I created Bodylastics so that the best home exercise equipment would be within the reach of everyone.

Thanks for visiting,

Blake Kassel - 1994 NASM Certified/Current ACE Certified Personal Trainer