About 5CoreFitness
Founder & Lead Trainer. NASM Certified Personal Trainer. Former Division I wrestler at Davidson College.
Based in Leonia, NJ. Training clients across Bergen and Hudson County.
I'm Joe Perino, founder of 5CoreFitness. I wrestled Division I at Davidson College on scholarship, and I'm a NASM Certified Personal Trainer.
Before I built 5CoreFitness, I worked in recruiting and B2B sales, so I know what a packed calendar and high-pressure work actually look like. My job is to make training the one part of your week that runs itself.
I'm based in Leonia and bring 1-on-1 coaching to clients across Bergen and Hudson County: in their homes, their building gyms, and their offices. Every client gets a certified trainer, a custom program, and real accountability. No templates, no guesswork.
Methodology
We assess before we load, and we fix before we build. We don't stack fitness on dysfunction.
Training principles drawn from D1 competition and combat sports, tailored and applied safely to your daily life.
No fluff, no filler, no gimmicks. Every single session has a definitive purpose and a clear progression.
+10 lbs of muscle · Lower body fat · Long-standing shoulder pain resolved
Years of training hard, getting hurt, and starting over. We rebuilt his foundation first, then progressed without the wear and tear.
"For years I was on a hamster wheel of doing too much too fast… Joe forced me to build the foundation I needed before getting too intense too quickly. At 33 I'm in better shape than I was in my mid 20s."
14 lbs down in 9 weeks
A packed schedule running a growing company. Consistent in-home sessions built around his calendar delivered steady results.
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