RICHARD A. LEHMAN, LMT, CSCS
Licensed Massage Therapist
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Richard holds a BFA in Music/Theatre and Dance from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music and is a Graduate of the Swedish Institute College of Health Sciences in New York City. Richard is a New York State Licensed Massage Therapist and is certified by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork. He has studied various modalities of massage therapy in conjunction with the necessary foundations of anatomy, physiology and myology to make for not only an intuitive and energetic merging, but an informed and specific approach to the body.
Richard specializes in Sports / Deep Tissue and Clinical massage. When he is not working in his private practice, , in New York Citys Theatre District, Richard can be found working in the spa located in New York Citys most prestigious fitness center as well as the largest amateur sports complex in the country,
Richard has worked as a Massage Therapist with competitive athleteic competitions, including the USTA U.S. OPEN Tennis Tournament Men's Division (2005-Current), New York City Marathon and the Scholastic Track and Field Competition and has been involved with clinical massage at the New York City Presbyterian Hospital (pre and post transplant patients) and the P.H. Ling Clinic. He also understands the need for, and incorporates, relaxation and energy work into his sessions, to help calm the otherwise hectic "A...pass B and C...go directly to Z" New Yorker.
His intent for Personal Training is not only to promote external results, but to assess each individual and see where postural imbalances lie and create a program to best address those postural issues.
Whether it be an athlete preparing for a triathlon, a post-rehab patient, or someone who has never participated in an exercise program before, he strives to make exercise a fun and enjoyable experience and hopes to create a "healthy addiction" for his clientele.
Richard is a National Strength and Conditioning Association Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a KettleBell Concepts Kettlebell Instructor, and holds certificates with TRX, Powerhouse Pilates Mat, Mad Dogg Athletics Spinning , and is a Bodybar Master Trainer.