Information for referring clinicians · Colorado Springs

A safe place to send the patient who needs strength, not treatment

One-on-one, in-home strength, balance and agility training for adults 40+ — delivered by an ACSM certified exercise physiologist with eighteen years of experience and full professional liability coverage. Most patients are seen in their own homes.

Kinesiology degree · ACSM exercise physiologist · NASM nutrition coach · Fully insured

18 years experience Kinesiology degree ACSM exercise physiologist NASM nutrition coach Fully insured

The short version

What this is, and what it isn't

Clinicians are the single largest source of clients here, so it is worth being precise about scope rather than leaving you to guess.

What Jenelle does

  • Progressive strength training for adults 40+
  • Balance, gait confidence and fall-risk reduction
  • Reconditioning after a course of therapy has ended
  • Training within restrictions you specify
  • One-on-one, in the patient's home or a private studio
  • Optional nutrition coaching (NASM certified)

What she does not do

  • Diagnose, treat, or manage a medical condition
  • Provide physical therapy or rehabilitation
  • Manipulate, mobilise, or perform manual therapy
  • Give nutrition advice for a disease state
  • Train through pain or past the limits you set
  • Bill insurance — all training is private-pay

Fit

Patients who do well here

Discharged, still deconditioned

Goals met on paper, function well short of where they want it. Needs progressive load and supervision over months — which is a training problem, not a therapy one.

At risk of falling

A stumble, a near-miss, or a first fall. Balance, reaction time and hip strength are all trainable, and in-home work lets the training happen in the exact environment where the risk lives.

Told to exercise, unlikely to

The patient who will not join a gym and will not do a handout alone. Someone arriving at the door once or twice a week is the difference between advice and adherence.

Also common: adults 40+ wanting to get ahead of bone density and muscle loss, and couples who will only start if they can do it together.

How to refer

There is no paperwork

1

Hand them the name

A card, this web address, or simply "call Jenelle." Front-desk staff are welcome to pass on the number without anything in writing.

2

Or call or email directly

With the patient's permission, pass the details along and Jenelle will make the first contact instead of leaving it to them.

3

Send restrictions if there are any

A sentence is enough — "no loaded flexion six weeks," "weight-bearing as tolerated." It will be followed, and questions will come back to you rather than be guessed at.

Every patient starts with a free intro session — a conversation, not a workout — so there is no cost to them in finding out whether it's a fit. If it isn't, Jenelle will say so.

At a glance

Practice details

Trainer
Jenelle VanValkenburg — Foundations Strength and Agility LLC
Credentials
B.S. Kinesiology · ACSM certified exercise physiologist · NASM certified nutrition coach
Experience
18 years training clients
Insurance
Full professional liability coverage, in-home and studio
Where
Patient's home across Colorado Springs, or a private garage studio
Format
One-on-one, or two people together. Never a group class.
Payment
Private-pay. No insurance billing, no membership, no contract.
First visit
Free intro session — conversation and history, no charge, no obligation
This page
trainwithjenelle.com/refer

Questions clinicians ask

Common questions

Will I hear what happened to the patient I sent?

Yes, if the patient is happy for you to. Closing the loop matters, and a referral that disappears into silence is a referral nobody repeats.

What if the patient isn't ready for training?

They'll be told so at the free intro and pointed back to you. There's nothing to be gained from starting someone who should still be under care.

Can she work alongside active physical therapy?

Yes, where the treating therapist agrees and sets the boundaries. More often she's picking up after discharge — there's a page about that here.

Do you need a prescription or referral form?

No. Personal training needs no referral, and nothing here is billed to insurance, so there's no paperwork trail to maintain.

Is there anything printed for the front desk?

Yes — cards and a one-page sheet for the waiting room, including versions written for physical therapy, chiropractic and pulmonology practices. Ask and they'll be dropped off.

What area is covered?

Colorado Springs and immediate surrounds. Homes well outside the city may carry a small travel fee, always quoted to the patient up front.

Refer a patient

Call or email directly, or simply hand over the number. If you'd like printed cards for the front desk, say so and they'll be delivered.

Call (719) 694-5173

or email trainwithjenelle@gmail.com