The EDU Method™
Reno-Tahoe's premier coaching methodology, built around one first step: a movement evaluation. Before we prescribe a program, we learn how your body actually moves.
The EDU Method™ · How we coach.
The EDU Method is a coach-led, movement-first approach we've refined over 15 years training athletes, post-rehab clients, and active adults across Reno-Tahoe. Three principles guide every session, every program, every coach on our floor.
Educate
Every session teaches you why, not just what. Clients leave knowing more about their body than when they walked in. Training sticks when you understand the mechanics.
Empower
Progress becomes yours to own. Rep by rep, session by session, confidence gets built into your body. Training becomes something you run — not something that's done to you.
Elevate
Everyone leaves better than they came in. Stronger bodies. Sharper minds. Higher standards. That's the promise every coach on our floor holds themselves to.
Every EDU Method program starts with the same first step: a movement evaluation. No pitch. No cost. Just an honest look at how you move — and where to build first.
Book Movement EvaluationFour EDUs. One methodology.
Four ways to experience The EDU Method — from fully individualized 1-on-1 coaching to open-access membership. Same standard of coaching across every one.
TrainingEDU
Fully individualized coaching. Assessments, programming, and session-by-session adjustments built around you and your goals.
BoardEDU
Open-access membership. Train any day, roaming coaches on the floor, a new programmed workout every day. Best value in the building.
AthleteEDU
Dedicated strength & conditioning for competitive athletes. MWF at 4 PM. Built for in-season power and off-season gains.
SquadEDU
Bring 1–3 friends. Semi-private coaching with shared goals, shared energy, and a lower per-person rate as your group grows.
10-Week Ski Prep.
Dryland done right.
Ski Palisades in February like you mean it. Ten weeks of coached dryland training — strength, mobility, ACL resilience, aerobic capacity — built for the Sierra. Small cohort. Structured progression. Peaks you the week the mountain opens.
Physical therapy meets performance training.
Under one roof.
Our in-house partner Kime Performance Physical Therapy provides post-op rehab and performance rehab at the same facility as Performance EDU. When your Kime PT clears you, Bridging the Gap picks up the work: rebuilding strength, restoring movement quality, and returning you to full performance. Not just full function.
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Performance rehabilitation
- Clinical assessment and diagnosis
- Bridging the Gap program
- Strength and movement rebuilding
- Return to sport, life, and full performance
Beyond standard training.
The EDU Method applied to the moments when generic training isn't enough — post-rehab recovery, pre-surgery preparation, and return-to-sport progression.
Bridging the Gap
From PT back to full strength. The gap between "cleared by your therapist" and "ready to live your life" is where reinjury happens. We close it, alongside our in-house partner Kime Performance PT.
Pre-Surgery Training
Prepare your body before the knife. Proven protocols for faster recovery, less pain, and better long-term outcomes after surgery.
Ski Dryland Training
Build the strength, endurance, and injury resilience the Sierra demands. Programmed year-round for Reno-Tahoe skiers.
Built for people who take their movement seriously.
Athletes
Competitive athletes, Sierra skiers, and weekend warriors chasing that 1% edge. Training the demands of your sport — power, speed, resilience — the way we train pro athletes.
Recovery & Rehab
Post-PT, post-surgical, and pre-surgery clients rebuilding strength alongside your medical provider. Ready to hike Mt. Rose again. Ready to ski Palisades next February.
Active Adults
People who want to hike, ski, lift, and chase grandkids into their 60s, 70s, and beyond — coached, individualized, and built for the long game.
Not a gym. A coaching facility.
There's a difference between a gym membership and The EDU Method. We're the second one. Every time.
- Access to equipment
- Figure it out yourself
- Generic classes, random programming
- No accountability
- One-size-fits-all approach
- Membership = you're on your own
- Access plus a coach on the floor every session
- Programs built around your body, your goals, your history
- Daily programming written by our coaches
- Progress tracked and adjusted weekly
- Movement evaluation informs every session
- A community of trainers who know your name
Big-box gyms sell you access. Performance EDU gives you a coach, a plan, and a community that shows up every session.
Book Movement EvaluationWhat our clients say.
Every EDU Method program
starts the same way.
A movement evaluation. Free. Honest. Yours. Book yours below — we'll show you exactly where you stand, what's holding you back, and the fastest path forward.
Mon–Thu · 5:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Fri · 5:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat · 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sun · Closed