Today we’d like to introduce you to Jaycee Cabrito.
Hi Jaycee, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
The founder of Sol Plex Performance and this is my journey. My journey began in 2011 when I first pursued fitness, it all started with my own personal weight loss transformation, losing 50lbs in four months, that sparked me into the fitness industry. Within that same year, I grew a passion for fitness and decided I wanted to really become a personal trainer and do the same for others that I did for myself. So I learned what I needed to do to become a professional personal trainer, I got my certification, I went to school at Fullerton College, studied Kinesiology/Biomechanics/Nutrition and completed a Personal Training Program at the college. This then led to me finding my first job as a Trainer in Irvine, CA in 2012 at a family-owned health club called Custom Bodies Fitness. At this club, I was a young and excited Trainer who wanted to do all the workouts I knew, learned and tried for myself, but that wasn’t the case in this place, as a matter of fact I ended up specializing in training many clients from 40-70years old, every now and then some High school Team sports athletes.
Although I was nervous and faced many obstacles and cases with these clients, I am now thankful I took this opportunity because it paid off in what I do now as a Sports rehabilitation therapist and through the years, made me a very skilled and experienced trainer. After two years of being at this health club, I finally decided to go private and work for myself, I started by partnering with a colleague from the health club and started a fitness bootcamp in 2014 along with me training private in home clients all over Orange County. It was truly an exciting experience because we started from an outdoor park in Irvine, which we grew and then were able to finally move the bootcamp into a private gym in Costa Mesa called “Wardance Training.” During my time there, I ran many the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) classes that grew from 15 to 40 people per class and became a huge success. Unfortunately, as life gives us many challenges, so did I in this partnership, which ended in my partner betraying our partnership and took the bootcamp from me which then left me in a tough chapter in my career.
Within the same year, I had to take what business I had and start from scratch, which after much rebuilding I was back on my feet at relocated in another private gym in Irvine called Primal Fitness Centers, once again doing Private Training. I spent two years there and after having to move homes, I relocated into a gym in La Habra for a short time, which then led me to partnering up with a couple of colleagues and being part of opening a gym in Brea. In 2017 was when this gym was opened and was the birth of my newest and now current business SOL PLEX PERFORMANCE. As I was working and running my business in 2016, I wanted to expand my knowledge and expertise in pursuit of becoming an Athletic Trainer, I then found a program in Cerritos as Fremont College. I then completed the program and received my degree in Sports Rehabilitation Therapy, which consisted of learning Massage Therapy in correlation with exercise. I then started my practice in Brea alongside my Personal Training and grew my clientele which led to me requiring more space.
In 2018, I moved to my now current gym at Self Made Training Facility Orange County while also opening a second location in Irvine. For two years, I was running two locations of Sports rehabilitation therapy and was a peak of my career. Unfortunately due to COVID-19, I had to make the decision in keeping one location, which is where I am now. Today I am now with you all, after a long journey since 2012, starting from my Personal Training business (JAYCEE CABRITO FITNESS) to now merging and rebranding it into SOL PLEX PERFORMANCE. I currently reside my business in the city of Orange as a Sports Rehabilitation Therapist (specializing in Soft Tissue Therapy with Sports Massage, Active Release, Stretching) and Fitness Coach (Specializing in Corrective Exercise, Strength and Conditioning, Athletic Performance, and Weight Management). I am Jaycee Cabrito, founder and owner of Sol Plex Performance, and this is my story. I hope to meet you. Stay Blessed and Stay Motivated, let’s grow together.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It was definitely not a smooth road, haha. I can honestly say it was a grind and this journey truly threw many curve balls along the way. The main struggle I faced was when I faced a hardship in my previous partnership in 2015 and being burned to where it caused me to lose so much I was invested in and worked hard for. Most of all, the challenge was dealing with it emotionally and recovering from it to rebuilding my business, along with the many times I had to relocate gyms. Another hardship was very recent in 2019, losing my grandmother to cancer and having to still compose myself while still maintaining my business while coping. But the best part now is looking back at it now and saying I was able to get through all that and having what I have now, it truly puts a perspective on how much I appreciate what I have and knowing what I’m capable of.
We’ve been impressed with Sol Plex Performance, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Sol Plex Performance is a culmination of my previous brand (Jaycee Cabrito Fitness) and my current practice in Sports rehabilitation therapy, so I decided to make them one entire Brand. So now Sol Plex Performance is a Health and Wellness Brand, providing Personal Training and Sports Medicine. In Sports Medicine, I specialize in Soft Tissue Therapy using the following methods: Active Release Technique, Sports Massage, Myofascial Stretching, and corrective exercise. In Personal Training, I specialize in Corrective Exercise, Fundamental Training, Strength and Conditioning, Athletic Performance, and Weight Management. Sol Plex Performance stands as a unique brand within the Health/Wellness and Fitness industry because it is a brand of many trades and specialties. Nowadays in the Fitness industry, Mobilization and Body therapy has become a huge trend, but you can usually only seek Specialist who only provides one or the other, but with Sol Plex Performance, I provide the best of both worlds. Anyone who reads this discovers the brand or who is familiar with Sol Plex Performance will learn that Sol Plex Performance provides all the services mentioned, but most of all will discover that the approach is based on Science and many years of experience with the Human Anatomy. The Training and Sports Rehabilitation Therapy provided isn’t randomized nor is it just for a trendy appearance, it’s solely done because it’s backed up by knowledge and done methodically to where it truly suits and benefits our clients.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
Yes, the biggest thing I’d like for anyone who reads this, discovering me and the brand Sol Plex Performance, should know that my passion for this company is due to what it took to create this brand and make it what it is today, as well as for what it will become. Sol Plex Performance is a representation of what I stand for, which is HEART, RESPECT, DETERMINATION, DEDICATION, CARE. HEART being that this all started by coming from the heart of my passion for helping others RESPECT for the craft and what my practice requires in order to truly specialize in it, to be blunt, this industry nowadays has become ruined by many who falsify what they know or can do for others when they don’t even respect the craft by getting educated or proper education in order to have the knowledge required to provide training or treatment for clients. So I take very much pride in having respect for the industry and practice by having put the time of getting educated. DETERMINATION because I’ve been through many ups and downs through this journey, yet I still persisted through in order to build this. DEDICATION because no matter what I stay dedicated to my clients and my business, I went through a lot to build this so I stay dedicated to what it needs and what it requires of me to keep it. CARE because no matter what the case is, I always care about my clients and make sure I provide for them what they need from me. These are the principles of Me which are the principles of SOL PLEX PERFORMANCE.
Pricing:
- $80/hr 1on1 Private training
- $60/hr Semi Private training
- $100/hr Soft Tissue Therapy
Contact Info:
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: www.solplexperformancetherapy.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jcabfit/
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/sol-plex-performance-orange?osq=sol+plex+performance
- Other: https://www.instagram.com/solplexperformance/
