Strength training is more than sets, repetitions, and resistance. I want you to understand what you're doing, learn to respond to your body, and develop the confidence and agency to make strength a meaningful part of your life.

My approach combines exercise physiology and education with habit change, nutrition, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and trauma-informed practice. Your experience, capacity, energy, and relationship with your body all matter. Rather than relying on shame, pushing through pain, or assuming motivation is the problem, we'll work with curiosity, appropriate challenge, and the flexibility to adapt.

Ultimately, I want you to feel seen and heard while becoming stronger and more confident in your body. Strength isn't reserved for athletes, “gym people,” or a particular kind of body—and it doesn't have to be about aesthetics. Strength can be empowering, support your independence, and be fun. We can laugh, too.

For people who want consistent, hands-on strength training with expert instruction, appropriate challenge, and ongoing progression.

Each 60-minute session is programmed for you and includes technique instruction, appropriate loading, modifications, and ongoing progression.

4 sessions per month — $600*
- $150 per session

8 sessions per month — $1,120*
- $140 per session

*New private strength clients begin with New Client Strength Planning & Design  — $250.
New Client Strength Planning & Design includes your Exercise, Health & Lifestyle Questionnaire, individualized review, preparation, and strength programming before training begins. 

Private training begins with a 3-month commitment, followed by month-to-month training.

Scheduling: Weekday morning and daytime appointments are available, including select early-morning times. Limited weekend availability may also be offered.

Training Location: All training sessions will be at Flex Appeal in Germantown Mill Lofts, 946 Goss Ave, Louisville, KY 40217. In-home training is available within my service area for an additional $50 per session.

Designed for people who want expert programming and instruction while completing most of their training independently.

Your program provides approximately 6–8 weeks of progressive training designed for your independent practice. 

Includes:

• Exercise, Health & Lifestyle Questionnaire + review

• Individualized strength program design

• Exercise demonstration library specific to your program

• Conditioning and complementary movement recommendations, when appropriate

• One 90-minute instructional session to practice each movement, learn appropriate technique, and determine starting resistance and modifications

• One 30–45 minute follow-up to review your experience, answer questions, and make appropriate progressions or modifications

• Brief email clarification related to your program

Following the instructional session, you'll receive your finalized program and corresponding exercise library, including any modifications we make together. 

Training Location: All training sessions will be at Flex Appeal in Germantown Mill Lofts, 946 Goss Ave, Louisville, KY 40217. In-home training is available within my service area for an additional $50 per session.

Self Investment | $950

An additional layer of support for the things that influence your strength, health, and daily life outside of exercise.

Our work may include nutrition, habit change, mindfulness, stress and recovery, sleep, mindset, social support, confidence, and the everyday patterns that can support—or interfere with—the changes you want to make.

Coaching is both reflective and practical. Together, we'll identify patterns and barriers and find realistic ways forward through reflection, education, practical strategies, and compassionate challenge. 

Includes:

• Up to one check-in per week through a brief reflection form

• A personalized voice-note response to each submitted check-in

• One 30-minute virtual coaching session each month

• Responses generally within two business days

Check-ins are optional and client-initiated. Unused check-ins do not accumulate or roll over.

Integrated Coaching can be used on its own or alongside Private Strength Training. 

Integrated Coaching is $375 per month with a 2-month commitment, followed by a month-to-month option.

Jessica Sharpenstein, M.S., M.A.T., is an exercise physiologist, strength coach, and educator with more than 20 years of experience in exercise science, fitness, education, and behavior change.

Jessica taught in Bellarmine University’s Exercise Science program for nearly a decade, including exercise testing and prescription, research methods, and personal health. Her background includes exercise and obesity research, nonprofit and corporate health and fitness leadership, nutrition and behavior-change coaching, and nutrition and movement program development. She has presented research at regional and national American College of Sports Medicine conferences.

Her broader training and practice includes mindfulness and meditation, trauma-informed approaches, nervous system regulation, professional breathwork, and energy work. She is a Reiki Master and member of the Global Professional Breathwork Alliance, with additional training through Precision Nutrition and Wellcoaches.

We begin with a complimentary introductory conversation to hear what you're looking for, answer questions, and determine whether working together is a good fit. 

Schedule a Complimentary Introductory Conversation

Prefer to reach out first? You can also email me.