Coach Orion has been training people since his high school days. When he first started, his focus was primarily on bodybuilding and athletic training. Over the years, however, his experience working with different people and challenges completely changed the way he viewed fitness and coaching.

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While managing a gym, Orion met a gentleman with autism who wanted to work out and lift weights just like the other men in the gym. Little did he know training this man would change his perspective on working out and lead to a deep love for working with individuals with special needs and disabilities. What started with one person eventually became a major part of his career and the kind of coach he wanted to become.

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That experience taught Orion that fitness is about much more than sets, reps, weight, or how someone looks. For many people, getting stronger can mean gaining independence, improving confidence, learning how to move their body, or accomplishing something they never thought was possible.

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In 2022, Orion founded Red Lion Fitness with the goal of helping people improve their health and quality of life through personalized, low-impact training. Today, he works with a wide variety of clients, including adults looking to get stronger and move better, older adults wanting to maintain strength and independence, individuals recovering from injuries, people with neurological conditions, disabilities, osteoporosis, hypermobility, and other movement limitations.

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Orion believes good coaching starts with understanding the individual. There is no single workout that works for everyone, and what looks good on paper isn't always what is best for the person standing in front of you. His programs are built around each client's abilities, goals, limitations, and where they are in their life. His philosophy is simple: Build your body, don't break it. Training should help you live a better life outside of the gym.

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Coach Orion is also an ordained pastor and regularly hosts Bible studies out of the studio. Outside of the gym, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Natalia, and their son, Matteo, hanging out with their two bulldogs, Courage and Penelope, and watching his LA Rams and Liverpool FC.