Hockessin Athletic Club
100 Fitness Way,
Hockessin, DE 19707
Denise Boyle
PREMIER PERSONAL TRAINER
Raising the bar through motivation and positive reinforcement!
About Denise
Denise is a Certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Both of these organizations are nationally recognized by the NCCA (National Commission for Certifying Agencies). She is also certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) through a certification course in Foundations for the Health and Fitness Professional. Denise completed the courses for the Jumpstart Program in MAT (Muscle Activation Techniques) in 2006 and is also a certified TRX Suspension Trainer, GTS Gravity Instructor and is FMS certified in the Functional Movement Screen. In January 2009, Denise became a Master Trainer at the Hockessin Athletic Club. She was previously with Pike Creek Fitness.
In 2016, Denise received her NASM Golf Fitness Specialist Certification. She has helped numerous golfers enhance their golf sport while improving their strength, flexibility, power, and mobility. Her golf clients have seen significant improvement with their level of play.
In 2017, Denise won the Reader’s Choice Award for Best Personal Trainer in the state of Delaware. In 2019, Denise received her ACE Senior Fitness Specialist Certification. With this fresh approach and the tools used from this specialized program, she is able to give her senior clients exercises to enhance and challenge their cognitive performance along with other balance related systems that need to be challenged as we age.
Denise has successfully helped clients lose weight, gain lean muscle and make a lifestyle change to meet their fitness goals. In the 2005 LifeStyle Challenge, Denise’s client lost 30 pounds in 3 months! Corrective exercise is paramount and Denise works with Physical Therapists to incorporate these tools into her fitness programs. She has experience with a wide range of clients to include hip and knee replacements, shoulder and ankle injuries, to clients who have Parkinson’s disease. She also trains athletes to take them to the next level in their sport.
Denise enjoys seeing her clients succeed in achieving their fitness goals with a new level of self-confidence. Motivation and positive reinforcement are vital and she views fitness as a lifestyle change. She believes that partnering with clients to design an effective program that encompasses proper nutrition, cardio, flexibility, core, balance and strength training is the key for long term success. Accepting new fitness challenges keeps her programs fresh. As an avid cyclist and runner, she competes in half marathons and triathlons. She has completed numerous 5k’s and has always brought home medals. Denise’s clients benefit from her knowledge and experience. Keeping her programs fresh and challenging is what keeps her clients motivated.
Certifications
- A.S.
- ACE-CPT
- ACE-Senior Fitness Specialist
- NASM-CPT
- NASM Golf Fitness Specialist
- FMS
- GTS
- TRX
Specialties
- Older population, Parkinson's population, and post rehabilitation
- Corrective exercise
- Golf Fitness
- Shoulder/Foot/Ankle complex
- Hip and Knee replacements
Workouts and Articles
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Completing physical therapy for multiple pelvic fractures, my therapist suggested I work with personal trainer Denise Boyle to continue regaining strength and balance. I have been meeting with Denise weekly for over a year and am physically stronger and in better shape than before my injury. I look forward to each session. Denise varies the workouts so they are fun but still challenging enough to make progress each week.
Lois Rosenthal