Jenn Stofferahn - TrueFN, Neighbor

A trained dancer, runner, and swimmer, Jenn Stofferahn discovered weight lifting in her 30s – and with it, the physique and athleticism she’d been seeking. Now she shares these tools with others as a Certified Personal Trainer at True Fitness and Nutrition in McLean. Jenn graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and spent over 12 years working closely with passionate people as a nonprofit fundraiser. Along the way, she was introduced to heavy resistance training and conditioning by the top-notch personal trainers who founded True Fitness and Nutrition. It didn’t take long for Jenn to develop lean muscle, strength and stability, while enhancing the flexibility and posture she cultivated as a dancer. Jenn has since attended the National Personal Training Institute, a 600-hour classroom diploma and unparalleled certification that focuses on anatomy, movement mechanics, fitness programming for strength, endurance, muscular development and flexibility, and the chemistry of nutrition.

Jenn is a competitive “raw” powerlifter in the drug-free USA Powerlifting Federation. She also still dances and is a longtime blues and rock musician. As a personal trainer, Jenn specializes in teaching women of all ages to use resistance training to safely build shapely muscle, enhance neuromuscular coordination (make muscles smarter), strengthen the heart and lungs, and reduce body fat. Jenn lives in Northern Virginia with her genius husband and colleague, Elliott, and their awesome pets.

Philosophy:

Everyone should resistance train with things that feel heavy. Here’s why: Your body responds to stimulus, so if you give your muscles, bones, organs and brain reasons to be stronger, they will be. If you don’t, your body will automatically take the easy path and go downhill from there. We live in a world now that doesn’t demand much of us physically, so we have to exercise intelligently to build the muscle we’re meant to have. And muscle is great! It’s very useful (think lawn mowing and grocery bag hauling), it looks good – with or without clothing on top, and strong muscles mean strong bones too. Lifting weights is perfect for everybody because it’s scalable to your individual starting point. Work with me at any age and you WILL have the best body of your lifetime.