About Us

[Shopping center on the corner of Rt 313 (Swamp Rd) & Ferry Rd. We are in the same building as Manhattan Bagel. The Studio is between the dental office and nail salon.]

For 20 years, Fusion Fitness Studio has been changing people's lives for the better.

Our focus is helping people create lifelong wellness, fitness and performance. We’ll design a plan to meet your individual needs and teach you how to get strong, healthy and fit now, and for years to come.

Explore this page to find out everything that sets us apart from all the rest.

Equipment

• Battle Ropes

• Cable Machines

• Suspension Trainers

• Barbells 

• Free Weights

• Kettlebells 

• Flat/Incline Benches

• Power Cage

• Plyo/Step Boxes

• Inversion Chair

• Sandbags

• Functional Testing

• Grip Training Tools

• Indian Clubs

• Bodyblades

• Medicine Balls

• Resistance Bands

• Jump Ropes

• BOSU

• Stability Ball

• Stretching tools

• Foam Rollers

• Stretching Table

• Truck Tire

• Vertical Rope Machine

• Agility Ladder

• Stretch Trainer  

# 1 - PRIVATE Personal Training Studio

Personal. Private. Relaxed. No more crowds, waiting for equipment, fashion shows, social gossip sessions, people taking selfies or feeling like you are exercising in a "fishbowl" with all eyes watching you. Depending on the time of day, there may only be 2-3 other people in the studio during your session. At times you and your Trainer may have the studio all to yourself. We promote a positive, inclusive, non-intimidating environment where you can feel comfortable while you train. In this private setting you can be more relaxed, focused and get more out of your training sessions.  

# 2 - PERSONALIZED Coaching to Fit You

Everyone is a little different. People come in all shapes and sizes – some have: longer arms, shorter arms, longer torso, shorter torso, longer legs, shorter legs, more fast-twitch or slow-twitch muscle, strong or weak coordination, ‘sturdy’ body frames, some have lighter body frames, etc. We won’t force you into a ‘one-size-fits-all’ program like others do - your individual body structure will help determine which exercise combinations will work best for YOU. And since people get-in-shape for different reasons, we’ll take the time to get to know YOU and your individual fitness needs in order to properly design your program for maximum results. 

[NOTE: Client Limit to Ensure Personal Attention. In order to maintain our high standard of quality and personal attention to each individual, we limit the amount of clients we take on. At times, it may be easy to get started with us. However, if we have already reached our client limit, you’ll have to go on our waiting list. To check our current availability, contact us today]

# 3 - PROFESSIONAL Trainers

Experience you can trust. Our professional trainers have decades of experience, nationally accredited certifications from top organizations like the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and the National Personal Training Institute (NPTI). We also continually pursue additional training from top experts in the fields of anatomy, physiology, movement science, biomechanics, fitness testing and nutrition. We understand that no two bodies are alike and will work with you to ensure you get fit in the right way and at the right pace.

# 4 - A Return to the Original: PHYSICAL CULTURE

For centuries, exercise fell under the umbrella of a total health, fitness and performance approach called “Physical Culture”. During that time, physical trainers only taught personalized total-body exercise. 

Scroll through this gallery of Original Gyms to the right =>

What do YOU see? A lot of open space for movement-based training and training tools to challenge these total-body exercises like: Indian clubs, barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, cables & pulleys, medicine ball, ropes.

Very different from how gyms look today, right? 

Around 1950, exercise changed forever. Exercise machines for isolating muscle groups were invented. People got caught up and quickly traded substance for a bunch of shiny new machines. These "assembly-line" one-size-fits-all machine-based workouts were easy to teach, but not as effective.

We’ve returned to the original time-proven principles of Physical Culture and combined it with present-day science for maximum results!  

Original Gym Photos

(tap to scroll through gallery)

# 5 - Gold Standard MOVEMENT Testing

When you move better, you train better. One part of custom-tailoring your fitness and performance training to your unique needs is performing an individualized assessment. The Functional Movement Screen [FMS] is one way we do that.. The FMS documents movement patterns key to normal human function. By screening these fundamental patterns, the FMS will readily identify critical body imbalances, limitations and asymmetries. Addressing these imbalances will reduce likelihood of injury and create better overall results.

# 6 - We Have a Proven SYSTEM

In 2009, after 15 years of in-the-trenches experience as a Trainer, 6 years of painstaking research into original Physical Culture methods, present-day exercise science and 2 years of meticulous refinements… Fernando combined the best-of-both worlds into a unique system that guarantees success. 

Paredes established his Fusion Fitness & Performance™ training system and named his exercise method "Core-to-Strength"™. A proven system that delivers repeatable and consistent results for everyone.

# 7 - You Get AUTHENTIC Results 

Other places only know how to push you to your limits, whether you’re ready or not. This is risky and delivers temporary results at best.

Our goal is to train and coach each client towards well-rounded results and lasting change. This creates Authentic results.

FUSION FITNESS STUDIO is a throwback to the original, but with a 21st Century twist. 

The wholistic Physical Culture approach of exercise still works better than anything else out there today. And when you combine it with today’s science, put the personal attention back in – to fit the needs of each individual – you have a combination that is hard to beat. 

Come in and try it for yourself…. you’ll become a believer.

NASM New Trainer Development Host Facility

In 2015, we were selected by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a top-tier facility to host mentorships for new NASM trainers. The NASM-CPT Development Program offers newly certified NASM personal trainers the opportunity to complete an 8-week training program where they’ll get hands-on experience, applying training techniques, engaging with clients, and learn day-to-day operations.

Fernando is honored to be a part of this NASM program that helps prepare new trainers for a successful career. 

Internship Destination

Due to his innovative training approach and experience, Fernando has had the honor of hosting various student interns from local area high schools, colleges and universities: Middle Bucks Institute of Technology, The Pennington School, DeSales University and Bloomsburg University.

Jami Appenzeller
- Publisher PhillyFIT Magazine
- Organizer PhillyFIT Wellness Retreat

“Fernando is an over-the-top guy in so many ways, and we experienced that first hand at the 2nd Annual PhillyFIT Winter Retreat. 

Fernando single-handedly was the most well received workout seminar to date! 

He was able to convert a couple of 'not so easy' candidates who were struggling for a life time trying to find some form of exercise they liked and believed in.  Fernando turned them around within one hour, and now these folks are passionate about what he taught them.  

He is inspirational, amazingly funny and brilliant.  

His love and confidence in himself and everyone/everything around him is contagious, and we will always choose Fernando to do our 'grand finale' for any events we host in the future. 

He is the cream of the crops, who rises to the top immediately.”

Dr. Phil Pappas, PhD, Nutrition
- Institute of Weight Management and Health
- Host of “The Mind Body Health Connection” on WNPV Radio

“Fernando's exercise methods have helped me and I feel that anyone with lower-back or any kind of joint problem should listen to what he has to say.  

His scope of knowledge goes beyond just functional exercise training.  Very few fitness professionals have his broad expertise in the area of nutrition.  As a clinical nutritionist I am always impressed with the ideas he presents to his clients concerning their food programs.  He is an all-around fitness professional that can help anyone and has my complete respect.”