Michael Gonzalez-Wallace

Michael Gonzalez-Wallace (born February 25, 1975, in Madrid) is a personal trainer who developed a fitness programme called Super Body, Super Brain.

Personal Trainer In 2002 Gonzalez-Wallace became a personal trainer and created the exercise program Super Body, Super Brain, a mind-body exercise program incorporating fitness with neuroscience along with a physician-endorsed workout regimen. Over the past ten years he has created workout and fitness plans for top magazines across the United States. O magazine, [MSNBC|MSNBC.com], Redbook, and Prevention magazine among others.

Background

Michael Gonzalez-Wallace played semi-pro basketball in Spain, where his team, , won the Spanish National Competition. He graduated from the Autonomous University of Madrid.

In 2002, he became a personal trainer for New York Sports Club.

Books and DVDs In 2006 Gonzalez-Wallace launched The Brain Muscle Workout. In 2007 he started working with a neuroscientist, John Martin, from Columbia University. He found the exercises required no coordination patterns, by challenging posture and balancing limb movement. that reached the Best Selling List in Amazon after being featured in CBS The Early Show.

School Program In October 2008 his program was introduced to the New York City Department of Education starting with an Elementary School in the Bronx, PS 277 Michael Gonzalez-Wallace designed the individualized fitness program with the supervision of Child Psychiatrist Dr Gregory Lombardo MD, PH.D. The school fitness program incorporates intense brain activity through movements requiring balance and coordination to improve concentration and attention while performing challenging exercises. The exercises are structured to advance gradually. In January 2009 WABC-TV featured the school fitness program in their local channel.

Hospitals In 2010 the Center for Parkinson and Movement Disorders at Bethesda Hospital started to use Super Body, Super Brain as part of their treatment program for Parkinson's disease. Other hospitals have used the program for their employees, while Englewood Hospital has a pilot program underway for staff and breast cancer patients.