Stella Monko Personal Training

May 2021

Stella has been my trainer for over 12 years. Early this year I learned that I would need open heart surgery to replace a valve and aorta. With Stella’s guidance we began to train my body to quickly recover from this major surgery. By working on core exercises and lower body strengthening we were able to get me as ready as I could be. Post-surgery I recovered very quickly and was standing and sitting up without assistance. On my discharge from the hospital, the surgeon mentioned that he wished all his patients prepared as thoroughly. Stella was the key driver in that preparation.