Aaron Manheimer Owner & Trainer

As the founder and chief operator of Wattage, Aaron’s unique fitness fingerprint is all over the state-of-the-art personal training studio. From the eco-chic amenities to the inspiring space, Aaron carefully crafted every single detail, selected every piece of equipment, and made his vision to form a fitness and wellness destination like no other a reality.

Aaron is truly in a class of his own with over a decade of personal training and injury rehabilitation experience, a former professional rugby player and Strength & Conditioning coach for the Chicago Lions Rugby Football Club. Professional athletes like Chicago Black Hawks (Go Hawks!), Chicago Bears, NBA All Stars (Tracy McGrady & Michael Finley), Paralympic Bronze Medalist Melissa Stockwell, Olympic Bronze Medalist Gracie Gold, dancers in Wicked and other world-famous performers trust Aaron to specially craft a fitness program for them.

Aaron designs fitness programs for his clients that focuses on core activation, dynamic warm up, corrective training and progressions with an underlying emphasis on MOVEMENT. The fitness journey with Aaron and Wattage is a journey set with the intention of making you your best self.

Credentials:

Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES)- NASAM

EXOS (formerly Athletes' Performance) Performance Specialist Certification (XPS)

Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC)

Extreme Performance Training (XPT) Coach

DBC Level 1

CPR/AED Certified