Biography

Michael Gatbonton, President, Optimal Movement Inc.
Certified Personal Trainer (ACE),
Certified in Myofascial Integration (MFI),
Certified 3-D Workout™ Instructor

Michael’s career began in 1993 with personalized workout routines that integrated the safe use of home exercise equipment.

Concerned about the many new clients that came to him with injuries incurred during exercise, Michael researched many methods of training clients that reduced the chance of injury while preparing them for active lifestyles. He determined the 3-D Workout™ program and hands-on fascia work developed by Certified Movement Analyst Dr. Dianne Woodruff provided one of the best fitness methods for clients who want to remain active and reduce the chance of injury.

In 2003, Michael began an extensive program of study with Dr. Woodruff.

Today, Michael’s deep understanding of how the body moves in three-dimensions allows him to offer fitness programs that restore and preserve clients’ full range of motion. Full range of motion and the quality of movements are key to helping develop and maintain an injury-free active lifestyle.

Michael is also a family man who together with his wife, Michelle, are proud and busy parents of two boys, Daniel and Justin.