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Hi, I'm Craig, Founder of Z-Line Fitness LLC

I began learning about kinesiology and biomechanics while pursuing a dance degree in college. Unfortunately, this is also where I logged many hours in physical therapy due to multiple injuries, including a knee injury that almost ended my dance career. This experience led me to collaborate with the Midwest Sports Medicine Clinic to develop a program at my university focused on keeping dancers in optimal condition and reducing injuries.

After college, I studied injuries and special populations, earning my Stott Pilates certification. I moved to Los Angeles and joined Rapid Rehab International, a physical therapy center in Santa Monica, California, where I became the director of Pilates-based physical therapy programs. There, I started collaborating with doctors from the Spine Center at Cedars-Sinai and the Spine Institute in Santa Monica, along with chiropractors and alternative healthcare professionals, which enabled me to develop both a scientific and holistic approach to physical rehabilitation and preventive healthcare strategies. I treated a wide range of injuries and conducted seminars on my unique rehab techniques. In 2011, I ventured out on my own, founding Z-Line Fitness LLC. However, there was one more life-changing hurdle that would evolve my approach to healing.

After a routine dental procedure, I experienced facial paralysis. For six years, I struggled to understand what had happened and sought a proper diagnosis and treatment for my worsening condition. During this time, I immersed myself in alternative health measures, learning how emotional and mental states could affect our physical health. Eventually, I identified the cause of my paralysis—a rare brain tumor. Fortunately, I underwent a surgical procedure that stabilized my condition. If you see me winking at you in my videos, it’s just a lovely byproduct of my condition.

Through my challenges, I’ve developed a deep empathy for those who struggle to find solutions to their pain and injury, and how debilitating it can be emotionally. In 2024, I relocated to Bend, Oregon, where I continue to empower others to heal themselves, giving them the tools to discover the answers to their physical ailments and treat them.

In addition to working one-on-one with clients, I teach master classes, provide online courses and live video sessions, and maintain a YouTube channel. I am also the author of "The Office Effect Handbook - easy solutions to work-related pain and poor posture," and I’ve been featured in OK! Magazine, The Doctors Show, and CBS, KCAL 9 News.

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What sets Craig apart from other trainers:

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Craig's Podcast Interview

Bob interviews all kinds of people in the fields of personal growth, health and healing, alternative therapies, psychology, spirituality, environment, and the future - looking for the answers that make life better for everyone.

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TESTIMONIALS

See What Clients are Saying

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"Craig is one of those people that understands the body. I have worked with Craig for over 5 years. Not only as a previous spine patient, but as a health care practitioner taking care of spine patients, I know quality when I see it."

Cheri Phillips
Physicians Assistant at The Spine Institute
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"Craig worked with me throughout my entire pregnancy and it’s because of him that I felt amazing the whole time. I have a desk job, but Craig has taught me how to take care of my body so that I can live without pain, and THAT is a huge blessing."

Lisa Williams,
The Doctors Show
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"I’ve been working with Craig for nearly twelve years. He’s helped me rehabilitate two hip replacements and gotten me back out on the tennis courts. Working with Craig has given me confidence, made me look fabulous, and kept me from feeling like I’m in my golden years."

Peggy Mitteldorf
The Travel Store USA

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Private and peaceful, Z-Line's studio is fully heated and air conditioned, with the latest Pilates combo reformers, Chair, and a host of other fitness equipment at your disposal.

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