Online Personal Training for Hypermobility, EDS & Chronic Pain
Build strength that supports your daily life
Individualized online strength coaching for people dealing with hypermobility, chronic pain, persistent injuries, and recurring setbacks.
You Don't Have to Figure it Out Alone
“My largest breakthrough has been an increase in understanding how hypermobility is impacting how I move. Whenever Chelsea shows me how to work with my body and make adjustments for it, I physically feel better and mentally I’m really encouraged. I feel like finally I can move well and see a future with less pain and more strength!”
–Liz, Online Coaching Client Since 2025
Who ISM is Built For
ISM is designed for people who want to get stronger and move better, who have been seeking change yet traditional exercise programs haven’t worked for their bodies, leading to persistent injuries.
You might be in the right place if you…
Have hypermobility or hEDS
Which has prevented you from being able to build strength, stability, and capacity for activities that you enjoy.
Live with chronic pain or a chronic condition
You want to exercise and build strength. However, pain, fatigue, or unpredictable symptoms make traditional workout programs ineffective for you.
Keep getting hurt when you exercise
You’ve tried to get stronger, but, only to end up with another ache, flare-up, or injury that sets you back for days, weeks, or even months.
Are coming out of physical therapy or rehabilitation
You’ve made progress, but you’re not sure how to transition from rehabilitation exercises into a sustainable strength-training program.
Want to get back to the activities you love
Maybe you want to hike, run, travel, play with your kids, work in your garden, or simply move through your everyday life with more confidence.
Have tried multiple programs and know what doesn’t work for you
You don’t need another generic workout plan. You need a thoughtful, progressive approach that can adapt to your body and your goals.
You don’t have to choose between doing nothing and pushing through pain.
With individualized online coaching, we can work together to find the right starting point, build strength progressively, and adjust your training as your needs change.
Your body doesn’t have to fit the program. The program should fit you.
Strength Training For Hypermobility, EDS, & Chronic Pain
Hypermobility, hEDS, chronic pain, and/or chronic injuries cause many challenges. Gaining stability, finding the correct movement patterns, and engaging enough, but not too much, to start.
Traditional strength training programs and classes are well-meaning, but often do not fit the bill, causing injuries that often result in more problems to solve.
Effective strength training for Hypermobility, hEDS, & chronic pain takes your unique needs into consideration and teaches you how to made adjustments within workouts and within a strength training program.
The ISM Method: How to Build a Solid Foundation
At ISM, training begins where you are now, rather than where a generic program says you should be, and follows a 4-part approach.
1. Understand Your Body With Improved Awareness
We start by looking at how you move, what you’re currently able to do, what you’ve struggled with in the past, and what you want to be able to do in the future.
This gives us a starting base for building a program that makes sense for your body, how it responds now, and your goals.
2. Build Control & Confidence
We’ll work on your ability to control movements and address key imbalances.
This step helps address the fear and constant worry about whether you’re doing something wrong during strength movements.
3. Build Strength Progressively & As a Whole
Once we’ve established a foundation, we’ll gradually challenge you with small and methodical adjustments that help you to build whole-body connection & strength.
Progress doesn’t require pushing through pain or constantly testing your limits; in fact, these commonly prevent progress!
4. Adapt as You Change
Your body isn’t the same every day, and training should take your shifting needs into consideration.
We’ll adjust your program when your symptoms, schedule, energy, abilities, or goals change.
The goal isn’t to find the perfect workout; instead, it’s to build a way of training that you can actually sustain.
Ultimately, the goal is to build strength that integrates into your life.
As you become stronger and more confident with movement, it allows you to do more of the things that matter to you, whether that’s lifting, hiking, traveling, working, playing with your kids, or simply moving through your day more easily.
How ISM is Different
Coaching and strength programs at ISM are focused on providing empathetic, accessible, and functional processes to gain strength and improve wellness. Your needs and your experience are integral to the process, and personalized adaptations are encouraged to make strength training functional for you.
Whole Body Approach
All programs focus on integrating different parts of the body. While exercises start small, they grow into movements that teach you how to functionally connect your body through strength movements that support daily life.
Focus on Body Awareness
ISM coaching and programs are designed to improve body awareness and incorporate breathing, postural adjustments, and lifestyle changes that support you.
Slow & Steady Progression
Through coaching and/or programs, you are guided through a thoughtful and progressive approach to strength building that provides you with structure and flexibility. This approach allows for progressive strength building without the pressure of having to perform exercises at times when they do not meet your current needs.
Meet Coach Chelsea Z
Hi, I’m Chelsea, Owner and Coach at ISM. As a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritional Coach, I have been helping clients build strength & movement for daily life for over 17 years.
For me, this work is personal, as I have a long history of injuries, chronic pain, and hypermobility. I understand the frustrations and challenges of chronic pain & injury, and can help you find a way forward!
I have worked in brick & mortar gyms and coached specialized athletic endeavors such as gymnastics, trapeze, and horseback riding since 2010. Through years of coaching, I have found that while generic strength programming works for some people, injuries and frustration are common.
Therefore, I offer an approachable and sensible approach that provides foundational knowledge of how to build functional strength & movement that allows you to access more choices in your daily life.
Online Coaching: Hypermobility, EDS, & Chronic Pain
- Online coaching starts with an initial complimentary consultation to ensure that we are a good fit to work together!
- Then, we set up a combination of Zoom sessions and/or Online Programming that fits your unique needs.
- As we move forward, we make adjustments to ensure that your program is meeting your needs, both in terms of strength training & life!
Frequently Asked Questions
1. I have gotten hurt in other programs; how is this different?
I understand the apprehension and truly appreciate it. I have over 15 years of experience working with clients with hypermobility, chronic pain, and chronic injuries. As a result, I offer training that takes your needs into consideration.
- I operate under the belief that you are the expert on your experiences, and that my job is to help facilitate and guide you on HOW to build strength.
- I encourage and ASK clients to tell me how they are feeling before, during, and after sessions to ensure that they aren’t experiencing ongoing and persistent pain with movement.
- WHEN pain arises, as it commonly does, we address it by adjusting our programming.
- Additionally, I always suggest speaking with your doctor to help guide us in the process.
2. Can I really gain strength and build a bridge so I can be more active?
YES! Getting checked out by a doctor is the first step, and gaining strength takes time and patience. However, it is possible! I have helped clients regain activities they lost years ago, be able to do lunges without knee pain, and go from bed-bound to being able to walk around Disneyland, and more.
Together, we will find exercises that help you rebuild capacity in your body, and slowly but surely you will gain strength.
3. Is online programming right for me?
If you are looking for guidance through individualized programming, have struggled with injury or pain in other programs, AND need an individualized program, then YES!
I will work with you and design a program that will help you to meet your goals and improve your health!
3. Is personal training right for me?
Online personal training sessions are very helpful for improving form and helping you to understand what each movement needs to feel like and look like.
If this is you, then YES!
A mixture of online programming and personal training is commonly ideal, as it allows you to get assistance with specific movements while providing you with flexibility and accountability between sessions.
4. Are you a physical therapist?
No, I am not a Licensed Physical Therapist. Physical therapists diagnose and treat.
I am a personal trainer and coach who can help you overcome challenges and ultimately meet your goals of gaining strength, improving mobility, and increasing capacity. My approach is whole-body, as I believe that the body functions as a unit and each part affects the rest.
5. Is it worth the money?
Ultimately, this is a question you get to answer for yourself.
Gaining strength has been shown to help you have less pain, improve longevity, improve your energy levels, boost your mood, and more.
If you are struggling with injuries, have been injured while trying to gain strength, lack movement, strength, and mobility, or have hypermobility, EDS, or other chronic conditions that are inhibiting you from gaining strength, then these are certainly affecting your daily life in many ways.
Working with me will help you address this and take a step forward. Remember, what you do today affects not just tomorrow but also the rest of your life.
Do you want to regain movement and be more functional to live your life more fully? If you think this is worth the money for you, then YES!
Get Started Today: Gain Strength With Hypermobility, EDS, & Chronic Pain
Are you ready to build sustainable strength? Get started today!
