Palladino Personal Training - Belmont, California

Sanjay Kacholiya

At first, I was reluctant to work with a personal trainer since I had never used one before. Nick Palladino changed all of that. Nick is well experienced and his training methods are definitely proven. In the two years, I have been working with him, I have witnessed significant improvements in my core strength, range of motion, and flexibility. He partners with you to customize workouts that are geared toward meeting your fitness goals. And top of all of this, Nick is just a great guy. He is one of the friendliest, most down to earth people you will meet.

Nick’s studio in Belmont is completely state of the art. It has all of the equipment that you need for a complete workout. Simply put, if you are looking for a trainer, look no further than Palladino Personal Training. I am grateful that I did as it has made a tremendous difference in my life!

Mary Hartnett

We recently moved to San Carlos and were so fortunate to find Nick Palladino as a fitness instructor! He's been great at identifying and refining our goals for fitness. What's really important is not getting injured during workouts, but still being able to have a rigorous training session. This has been our experience with Nick! His new fitness studio is wonderful. Lots of room and light and equipment.
It's a great experience!

Gerine

(FYI, I've given this same review on Yep, too. I just really believe in what they do!)

I would give Palladino Personal Training 10 stars if I could! I've been training with Nick for 11 years now. I was one of his first clients, and can't imagine "life without Nick." Thanks to Nick, I'm stronger at 65 than I was in my 40s. Seriously. I don't have any of the ailments my peer group typically has--my mobility, balance, alertness, strength are all great. I always thought I had a bad back because of a couple of bad discs, but 99% of the time I forget that it was ever an issue because of how strong I've become.

Nick has worked with me throughout surgeries, moves, vacations, and other life changes. Throughout all these years, I have watched him evolve as a leader. He has shared his vision, knowledge and technique with the other trainers. During our sessions, we've talked about how he mentors them, and I am always impressed with his wealth of knowledge--not just about training and physical health, but also about motivation for both the client and the trainer, and how he encourages his highly qualified trainers to view each client as an individual with unique training needs.

He interviews each trainer with great intention, making sure that they would be a good fit for his clientele. I can tell that he is a respectful boss, which means that turnover is low, which is really important when training. I am excited that there is now a studio with so much great equipment and a way to get to the fitness and strength levels we can all achieve with the patient help of Nick and his trainers.

So, if you're looking to get stronger in a beautiful and well cared for studio, give Nick and his trainers a chance. You won't regret it!

Sarah sharafkandi

I worked with Aaron in Palladino personal training and had a great experience with him. He has a very positive attitude and pushes you just the right amount. He listens to your goals and tunes the workout based on that. He is very encouraging and overall you always feel great after the workout with him. He is very patient too. One time I had to take my very active 7 year old son with me during a session and he was all over the place trying weights and Aaron handled him patiently and professionally.

Jorge del Calvo

I have worked w Nick for over 10 years, from ages 58 to 68, initially in person and more recently through Zoom. He is always timely, prepared, creative (the exercises vary from session to session) and positive in our interactions. I have gained a lot of insights on health from my work w Nick and greatly improved my conditioning, strength and flexibility.I look forward to my continued sessions w Nick and highly recomend him.

Mike Wright

I am just now cooling down from a workout with Nick! I've been training with Nick for over two years now and finally realized it is long past time to do a review.

Working with Nick has been fantastic. He's knowledgeable, professional, punctual and has great attention to detail. We started training in the early days of COVID and he came to our house at that time, but it has been over Google Meet since then. This works out just fine, though it was probably good that we started out in person. Nick pays close attention to my technique and gives pointers and reminders when appropriate. Most workouts tend to follow a similar pattern (lower body, upper body and then core), but each one is enough different than the last to keep it interesting.

Maybe the thing I most appreciate is that Nick is always able to instantly adapt to whatever is going on with my body. If I tweak my back from over-aggressive gardening, he changes exercises to ones that won't stress that portion of my back. When I developed tennis elbow (not from our workouts!) he added exercises and stretches that helped resolve it.

I'm just a couple weeks from my 66th birthday and I feel stronger, and look better physically than I have in at least 25 years. Thanks Nick!

A quick update, almost a year later. Still devoted to my sessions with Nick. Since the previous review I developed sciatica which (who knew?) is really painful! Because my wife and I were headed out on a very active vacation, I got a cortisone shot which cleared it up for maybe six weeks, but of course it then started to reassert itself. I did go to a physical therapist--which Nick totally supported--and was hopeful that I could learn techniques from the therapy sessions that Nick and I could incorporate into our training, so I could conquer the sciatica permanently. Nick even went with me to one of the therapy sessions so he could learn as much as possible about how to deal with this particular issue. In the end I think this was slightly useful, but what I really got from it was that we should keep doing what Nick was already coaching me to do, with slightly more emphasis on core strengthening. And the therapist said that my core was already MUCH stronger than the typical patient he treats for this. Since then Nick has adapted our workouts slightly, my core is definitely stronger than it has ever been, and I've had zero sciatica pain. I guess the message is that Nick continues to be very thoughtful about my individual needs, and instantly adapts the workouts as needed to accommodate whatever is going on. Thanks again Nick!

Linda R

I have been working out with Nick for the last 18 months. I have worked with many trainers in the past and Nick is by far the best. He is incredibly knowledgeable and knows exactly how to help you get the most out of your very personalized workouts.

The best part about working out with Nick that he is very thoughtful and insightful and always really engaging - consequently workouts are a lot more fun!

Don't even think twice about working with Nick - he truly is 5 stars. A+. The best.

Francesca Paolone

Over the last 3 years Nick has helped my husband and I achieve our fitness goals while having full-time jobs and young kids. While we train with Nick in our living room, He brings all the gear. It's very cost effective when compared to a gym membership and personal training fees. Without Nick, we'd rarely get to exercise.

Nick's exercise program is flexible and tailored to meet the different physical needs between my husband and me. We have seen great improvements in our weight, muscle mass and endurance. He is the right balance of firm and friendly. Highly recommend!