About CXP
Pursue - Persist - Perform
Most training models are built around keeping you coming back multiple times a week. Mine isn't.
I'm Mercy Santos, M.S., CSCS, and after nearly a decade in this industry, I developed a different approach to personal training. I'm an educator at heart, and I wanted to offer people more than just seeing me on repeat, week after week. I wanted to give them a sense of confidence and independence, with me as a guide along the way.
My Philosophy
Fitness and health are lifelong journeys, and sometimes you need a little more accountability to get there; that's where I come in. I like to sit down and talk with people, learn their goals, where they've come from, and what their experience has been, and build from there. My goal is to get you to a place where you feel comfortable taking a program built specifically for you and running with it on your own, coming back to me for check-ins, accountability, adjustments, or the next goal.
I'm not going to leave you hanging. What I want to change is the flexibility and dependency built into most training models. This isn't a knock on other training models; plenty of people want and thrive with a consistent weekly session, and I offer that too, especially for postpartum, pregnancy, and other seasons of life that call for more hands-on support. But I do see a gap for people who want more ownership than the standard model gives them, and that's who this is built for.
How I Train
Training you towards independence
Confidence in the gym isn't just about knowing you can do a movement, it's about knowing why you're doing it, and why it's in your program and in a particular order. That's what I actually teach: not just the how, but the reasoning behind your programming.
This isn't a hand-you-a-program-and-send-you-on-your-way approach. Nor is it a harder-faster-every-session approach. What I do is a process: we start with more hands-on, one-on-one attention while you build your foundation, which involves learning the movements, understanding the reasoning behind them, and becoming comfortable with how your program is structured. As that foundation gets stronger, so does your freedom. Over time, you'll be equipped to try different things, explore different approaches, and adapt your training on your own with real confidence and knowledge behind you, not just a program you're following without understanding it.
Over time, and because you understand the why, you're not tied to a fixed weekly slot with me. You can walk into the gym on whatever day, or time works for you that week, without canceling or rescheduling a session around my calendar, because the direction is already in you. That flexibility is a bonus of the confidence you've built, not the point of the program itself.
I'm For You If:
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You realize progress and a good session aren't measured by how much you sweat or how sore you feel the next day. Everything in your program ties back to the goals we've discussed, not by how wrecked you feel when you walk out.
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You'd rather build real competence and understanding than be told what to do every time you walk in, so you're just as capable on the days you're not with me.
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You're building for the long term and are in it for the journey, not chasing a quick fix before a deadline.
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You want flexibility in your schedule, training on the days and times that actually work for you, without canceling or rescheduling a fixed weekly slot.
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You're in a season, postpartum, pregnant, navigating menopause, or working toward something specific, where more hands-on, one-on-one support actually makes sense right now, and you want a coach who'll meet you there too.
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You want a coach who's honest with you, even when it's not the easiest thing to hear.
Our Story
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