Personal Training for Fitness, Hiking, & Adventure
Personal training to help you build strength, improve your fitness, and feel more confident in what your body can do. Train online from anywhere or work with me in person in Edmonds and surrounding areas.
Choose the Training That Fits Your Goals
You may be training to get stronger, improve your fitness, feel more comfortable in the gym, or get ready for a big hiking adventure. Wherever you’re starting, your training should be built around your goals, your experience, and what you actually want to be able to do.
Personal Training
Maybe you’re getting back into exercise after some time away. Maybe you already work out but aren’t seeing the progress you want. Or maybe you just want someone to take the guesswork out of your training.
Personal training gives you a plan built around your goals, fitness level, schedule, and the equipment you have available. Train online from anywhere, work with me at the Bay Club in Edmonds, or choose in-home personal training in Edmonds and surrounding areas.
Whether your goal is getting stronger, improving your overall fitness, or simply feeling more confident with your workouts, we’ll start where you are and build from there.
Hiking Training
Have a big hike, backpacking trip, or trek coming up? You don’t have to be an experienced hiker to start training for it.
Online hiking training is built around the adventure you’re preparing for and where you’re starting now. Your program may include strength training, endurance work, hills or stairs, carrying a pack, and progressively longer walks or hikes.
Whether you’re preparing for a local backpacking trip, the Camino de Santiago, Tour du Mont Blanc, Kilimanjaro, or another adventure, the goal is to arrive feeling stronger, more prepared, and ready to enjoy the experience.
Personal Training Built Around You
You don’t need another generic workout plan. You need training that fits your goals, your schedule, your fitness level, and your life.
Whether you want to build strength, improve your overall fitness, stay consistent, or prepare for something specific, your training is designed around you. I’ll help you create a plan that is challenging, realistic, and able to progress as you do.
With online and in-person training options available, you can get the structure, accountability, and support of personal training in a way that works for your life.
Training for a Hike, Backpacking Trip or Trek?
Whether you’re preparing for a challenging day hike, backpacking trip, multi-day trek, or active adventure, your training should prepare you for what you’ll actually face on the trail.
Online hiking training is built around your specific adventure, current fitness level, experience, and the time you have to prepare. Your program can help you build the strength and endurance you need for elevation gain, carrying a pack, uneven terrain, long days on your feet, and back-to-back hiking days.
Your Training May Focus On:
- Strength and endurance for hiking
- Uphill and downhill hiking
- Elevation gain and climbing
- Carrying a loaded backpack
- Balance and stability
- Long days on the trail
- Back-to-back hiking days
No mountains nearby? No problem. Your training can include strength training, stairs, treadmill incline, cardio, and the equipment you have available to prepare you for the demands of the trail.
Training Backed by Experience
I’m Cary Davis, a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and licensed Physical Therapist Assistant with a background in strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, endurance sports, and outdoor adventure.
I’ve spent years hiking, backpacking, running, swimming, and training for endurance events. I understand that being fit in the gym doesn’t always mean you’re prepared for a long day on the trail—and that everyone’s goals, experience, and starting point are different.
My approach combines strength, conditioning, and practical training with a program built around you—your goals, your experience, your schedule, and where you want to go.
NASM Certified Personal Trainer • Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant • Endurance Athlete • Outdoor Enthusiast
What Clients Are Saying
Real experiences from clients working toward their own strength, fitness, and adventure goals.
I’ve been working with Cary as my personal trainer, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the progress I’ve made. She takes the time to understand your goals and tailors workouts to fit both your fitness level and personal needs. I’ve never felt rushed or like just another client—Cary is genuinely invested in helping me get stronger and stay injury-free. Her down-to-earth approach makes working out feel fun rather than a chore. Highly recommend it if you’re looking for a trainer who cares!
-Michelle, W
I have been doing personal training with Cary for over a year now and have nothing but good things to say! She has been very helpful in enabling me to reach my goals of building up my strength and endurance. She’s also great at adapting exercises when you need to work around an existing injury so that you can still exercise without aggravating the injury. She is easy to talk to and really listens, which makes our training sessions fly by! I always look forward to our training sessions together and am thankful to have her to help me continue to reach my fitness goals.
-Elle, T
Cary helped me prepare for my Core Enchantments backpacking trip. It was the experience of a lifetime and it wouldn’t have been possible without Cary’s encouragement and guidance. She was so approachable and non-judgmental throughout, which can be hard to find. Would totally recommend Cary to anyone with an adventurous goal in mind!
-Katie, M
Frequently Asked Questions
How does online personal training work?
Online personal training gives you a workout program designed around your goals, fitness level, schedule, and available equipment. You’ll follow your workouts online while receiving ongoing coaching, accountability, progress tracking, and adjustments as you improve.
Do you offer in-person personal training?
Yes. In-person personal training is available in the Edmonds, Washington, area. If you’re not local, you can work with me through online personal training from virtually anywhere.
Can you help me train for a hiking or backpacking trip?
Yes. Online hiking training can be designed around the specific demands of your trip, including hiking distance, elevation gain, terrain, pack weight, consecutive hiking days, and the amount of time you have to prepare.
How far in advance should I start training for a hiking trip or trek?
It depends on your current fitness level and the difficulty of your trip, but starting several months in advance gives you more time to build strength and endurance. You can adjust your training based on your starting point, trip date, and the demands of your adventure.
Do I need a gym for online training?
You don’t need a full home gym. Your program can be built around the equipment you already have access to, whether you train at home or at a gym.
Depending on your goals, useful equipment might include dumbbells, resistance bands, a bench or step, kettlebells, or access to basic gym equipment.
For hiking training, a backpack, stairs or hills, and eventually the gear you plan to use on your trip can also become part of your training. We’ll work with what you have and decide if adding any equipment would be worthwhile.
Can I train for hiking if I don't live near mountains?
Absolutely. You can prepare for hiking without having mountains nearby. Your training can use strength exercises, stairs, treadmill incline, cardio, and other training methods to help prepare you for elevation gain and long days on the trail.
Ready To Start Training?
Whether you want to build strength, improve your fitness, or prepare for your next hiking adventure, let’s build a training plan that fits your goals and your life.