Certifications:
Octavio remembers that at age 8 was always
impressed of what the Olympian Athletes and their physiques where able to do in
this Games giving the best of them to "win".Octavio had a great
admiration to the "Marvel Super Heroes" and the gifts of their
"Super Powers" and dreaming that he will became one as he got Older,
so little Octavio started training by doing gymnastics, swimming, martial arts,
aerobics and body building at younger age and learned the importance of
discipline in the exercise and with the goal to have "The Perfect
Body" and Strength to become a Super hero or an Olympian Athlete.
Octavio also since 8 years old discover that
"Music" was something that he was very attracted and always find the
way to dance at the beat of the Tunes his Older sisters played with the L.P.
vinyl records, he remembers as if it was yesterday singing and dancing "I
feel love" with Donna Summer and "Reflections" with the
Supremes.A very active a kid with lots of imagination and determination to make
his dreams come true.
Octavio was very Gifted in any Sport he did
doing things that where "Hard" for others and but for him was a
"Natural Talent" that he had, being the best kid and teen doing any
Sport you challenge him.He discovered as well going for many years to his
Family Country Club for the first time an "Aerobic Class" which he
was devoted every saturday and sunday to be the student number #1 at the front
of the class and next to the instructor to dance and exercise with music that
made him happy and finally pushed many many times by the "Instructor
invitation" to Perform together the Steps and Moves of the Class.
Octavio realizes what he was able to do
with "Music and Exercise" and how Much Satisfaction and Power he
could Create in a "Class Room" to Move and Inspire people to be fit
and never imagine all the Amazing Life and Experiences he will live finding
that his Mission and Job in his Life was to be the most exciting,fun
energetic,creative and beloved Group Exercise Instructor in all these years in
all the Gyms he had teach.
Octavio at 18 years old decided to become
a professional Group Exercise Instructor by "The Beverly Hills Workout
" in 1990 in Mexico City founding great satisfaction in helping others to
improve their fitness as a group leader and using the music as powerful tool to
create the Whow! and Magic factor in his classes. After a year of teaching he
became The Group Exercise manager of the " Beverly Hills Gym
Pedregal".
Working and teaching classes in most
prestige gyms in the area like "Gold's Gym Pedregal, Polanco and
Cuernavaca", "The Spa Royal Hotel Pedregal" ,"Corpore 2000
Gym"and finally "Sport City Eureka and Loreto ".
Achieving various certifications since
1990 and decided to take his career to higher levels he got certified as a
Group exercise Instructor by AFAA in 1994 in Mexico city by his dear friend
Laurie Reimer opening the doors to international opportunities. Having the
fortune and chance to learn from the best teachers in the business like Petra
Kolber,Madonna Grimmes, Patrick Godeau,Kathy Steven,Alice Roquermore,Gin Miller
and Scott Cole to mention some. He continued his education in Business
Management while training and competing nationally in aerobic and body building
events winning in 1995 "Second Place national" in The "Aerobics
Susiki eliminatory Coup" Mexico D.F. He spent the last 20 years working at
the top line gyms as a trainer and group exercise instructor and becoming in
his most rewarded achievements as the Group Exercise Manager of " Sport
city Eureka and Loreto in 1995" working with David Miller and Felipe
Casillas Operation and Director Managers.
After that he accepted to work as Director
of Technical Support of "Solgar Vitamin Company New York" franchise
in Mexico city and based in Cuernavaca ,Morelos. Training and educating
employees about Nutrition and Supplementation over 400 stores
"Nutrisa" and other affiliates in all the Mexican
Territory"1998-1999. Here is Octavio's WORKING EXPERIENCE in MEXICO CITY
since 1990: Receptionist and Sales Membership at The Beverly Hills Work out
& Gym Pedregal, Mexico City, 1990.
Aerobics Coordinator and Aerobics Courses
Designer ( 1st And Advanced courses) at The Beverly Hills Workout & Gym
Pedregal, Mexico City, 1990-1992. Aerobics Coordinator at Mega Gym Pedregal,
Mexico City, 1995 Aerobics Manager at "Sport City Eureka and Loreto",
Mexico City, 1996-1997. Duties: personal Trainer Manager of the Aerobics Area,
Supervisor of the new Aerobics area at Sport City Loreto; employees under his
Charge: 40 aerobics instructors. Receptionist and Sales Membership at Corpore
2000 Gym, Mexico City, 1993-1995.
Personal Trainer at Sport City Eureka,
Mexico City, 1997. Technical Support Director of Solgar Vitamin Company And
Herbs, Franchise in Mexico City, 1998-1999. AFAA Certified Instructor since
1994, 1996, 1998. AFAA Consultant Accepted by Laurie Reimer, October 1998.
Aerobics Instructor since 1990 at: The Beverly Hills Workout & Gym Del
Valle, Mexico City. The Beverly Hills Workout & Gym Pedregal, Mexico City.
Gold’s Gym Pedregal, Mexico City. Gold’s Gym Polanco, Mexico City. Gold’s Gym
Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. Reforma Sporting Club. Mexico City.
Mega Gym, Mexico City. Corpore 200 Gym,
Mexico City. Spa Royal Gym at Royal Hotel Pedregal, Mexico City. Fissic Center,
Mexico City. Aerobics Manager at Sport City Loreto and Eureka, Mexico City.
Qualton Spa at Qualton Hotel, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Fit it Gym,
Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. Aerobics expositor and presenter all over
Mexico TEACHING WORKSHOPS and MASTER CLASSES, Health and Finess Model and
writer in Health and Fitness Magazines TV appearances in TELEVISA and TV AZTECA
MEXICO, Master Classes: Step & Hi-Low, Monterrey, Mexico, 1990. Aerobics
Course for Instructors, First Level, The Beverly Hills Workout & Gym Del
Pedregal, Mexico City, 1990- 1992. Aerobics Course for Instructors, First
Level, The Beverly Hills Workout & Gym Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1990.
Aerobic Workshops at Roma Gym, Mexico
City, 1992. Aerobic Workshops at Classy Gym, Cuernavaca Morelos, 1992. Aerobic
Workshops and Master Classes at Leny Gym, Cuernavaca Morelos, 1993. Special
T.V. Program in Cable with Shanik Bermang, Televisa, Mexico City, 1994.
Comercial Spot in T.V. for Sports Beverages “Lagarto”, Mexico City, 1994.
Master Class for the first Meeting of “Music for the Earth”, Huatulco Bay,
Mexico, 1994.
Master Class at the Expo Gym, May 17th .
Mexico City, 1994. Master Class in the Aerobic Tour, San Luis Potosi, Mexico,
1994. Master Class for 3th. Cicuit “Forma Active”, Ciudad Neza, Mexico City,
1994. Master Class at “Escaparte Aerobico President Gym”, Mexico City, 1994.
T.V. Appereance in “Un Nuevo Dia” with Cesar Costa and Rebeca de alba,
Televisa, Mexico City, 1994. T.V. Appearance in “En Vivo” with Ricardo Rocha,
Televisa, Mexico City, 1995. T.V. Comercial Spot for Sportsware “Damaris”,
Television Azteca Mexico City Step Workshop at Corpore 2000 Gym, Mexico City,
1995.
Master Class in “La Manana Deportiva
Tour”, San Miguel De Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, 1995. Participation in the
“Aerobics Massive Maraton Damaris” Master Class, Naucalli Park, Mexico City,
1996. Master Class “Box Aerobics” in the Aerobic Tour Noni, Mexico City, 1996.
Interview in the Reforma Newspaper, Health Section, Mexico City, 1996. Appearance
in Men’s Health Magazine, September, Mexico City, 1996.
Appearance in the T.V. Program “Hola
Mexico”, Television Azteca, Mexico City, 1997. Interview in the Reforma
Newspaper, Health Section, Mexico City, 1997. Master Class in the Opening of
Sport City Loreto, Mexico City, 1997. OCTAVIO in 2000 decide to make a drastic
change in his Aerobics and Training Profesional Career moving to Los Angeles to
achieve some of his dreams like realizing his first Bilingual "Fitness
DVD" STRETCHING AND TONING, becoming a respected and successful Group
Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer working and teaching in the hart of
the Fitness Capital of the World L.A. and be able to be a Presenter at the IDEA
WORLD FITNESS CONVENTION.
Octavio has been teaching and training for
almost 12 YEARS at "Bally Total Fitness" Hollywood location being one
of the most successful Personal Trainers and one of the most popular and
beloved Group exercise Instructor for Ballys and 3 years GEX Assistant Director
in Hollywood. Worked with her friend Madonna Grimes at "The Madonna Dance
Theatre Company"with his own "OCTAVIO'S WORKOUT CLASS", tough at
"24 Hours Archlite" Hollywood location , L.A. Fitness Hollywood
,working for 'UNIVISION Radio station 1020" at the "Luz Maria Briseno
Nutirion Show" for more than 3 years helping and educating the spanish
community in several states where the show reaches every friday from 2-3pm
.Since December of 2009 he started his own Bilingual Health column in the
"Gay Adelante Magazine" reaching and helping to inspire the latin
population to be healthy and exercise and just launched his new Blog
http://octaviofitness.blogspot.com/ featuring his Fitness Bilingual Articles to
date 2013, since October of 2009 he became part of the most selected and
profesional team of trainers of PROACTIVE HEALTH SOLUTIONS
https://octavioperez.fitnessaccount.com/ the only Bilingual trainer in
this upcoming new revolutionary company to take the fitness to a higher levels.
Presenting for 3 consecutive years in the
"Luz Maria Briseno Live" at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium" his
fitness segments to 4000 people.Doing some television spots for "Univision
Channel 34" and " Ellen Degeneres Show" as spokes man of Bally
Total Fitness" for 11 years.
Presenter for 2 consecutive years at the Pasadena
Lineage Dance Festival( www.lineagedance.org) at the "Pasadena Civic
Auditorium" 2009 and 2010 with his "Stretching and Strengthening
Class" for all type of dancers and fitness ehnthusiastics. RECENTLY
celebrating his Fourth year writing his Fitness Bilingual Fitness articles in
the "Adelante Magazine" in all SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.After 12 years
Octavio decide to be independent due to the UNFAIR pay to "Experienced
Group Ex Instructors and Personal trainers" of these Big Chains of Health
Clubs in L.A. that UNDERESTIMATE the Talent or years and years of Experienced
in this business and create his own Company "Octavio's Fitness LLC"
and moving to the next level of his life. NOW based in The Best Private Gym in
Hollywood "UltrabodyFitness" with Stunning Installations a paradise
for Instructors and Personal Trainers.
In 2011 got invited to the First Singing
TV Reality show in Israel"Living in La La Land" as a guest trainer
for the stars and be part of the Cast where 6 Super Famous Israeli singers
compete to win a record deal for "Geffen Records" and live the
Celebrity Hollywood Style with a Unique and Charming Personality in Fitness,
the show was an "outstanding hit" and voted the "Best TV Reality
Show in 2011 in Israel TV".
Invited again for the 2012 Second Season
of "Living in La La Land" air in Israel November 2012 having the
chance to cross borders beyond his dreams. Received a "Certificate"
from the Adelante Bilingual Magazine in December 2011 to recognize his efforts
on behalf of the communities this magazine serve which is deliver critical
information and education to the LGBT Latino Community,in the works his second
bilingual "Advance Fitness DVD" and other projects towards sharing
his experience and knowledge with his Fitness Website,You Tube Channel, fitness
Articles in Southern California where "Adelante " reaches to Inspire
people to practice any Sport,
Exercise or Group Ex classes in a safe
way. His pasion and main focus is be an Outstanding Group Ex Instructor and be
able to make people Dance with all the Tunes that had been part of his life,
each song from the Warm up to the last Final song to the the Dance Choreography
had a meaning in Octavio's life and his cool down a significant tune to cast a
spell on you....his Classes and Music has been a way for him to Express his
Love for "show time" and his experiences in life.... You take one of
his classes and you will never forget him or the tune he made you dance.Happy
to achieve the new add to his website with blog:
Blessings
Octavio.
