If you cruise around El Paso to local parks or outdoor venues that include any sort of jungle gym equipment or objects you can climb on and jump off of, you might find Ashley King and a bunch of miniature humans performing some really awesome workouts. Ashley, founder of “Raising Warriors – Youth Fitness and Gymnastics” is a certified fitness trainer who specializes in youth athletic training. She is based here in El Paso and has a very unique approach to her fitness program which targets teaching proper form and body mechanics.

While visiting with her during our interview, I immediately noticed her organizational skills in the setup of her exercise circuits. She had a well thought out workout created with stations that embedded cardio, balance, resistance training and warm up drills. I was impressed with how her trainees (two young girls, about elementary school age) were able to make their way through the routine with little guidance, most of which was just minor form adjustments or initial exercise explanations to get them started.