Our Team
Jake Baumann, NASM, CES, CPT, Studio Owner
I fell in love with the fitness industry from the moment I set foot in my first gym! After talking to several trainers and interacting with the members I “KNEW” that this was what I was created to do! I began studying health, fitness and athletic training at NIC, and within months I got certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a personal trainer! My career exploded! Over the next several years I won numerous production & performance awards and consistently ranked at the top of the list of personal trainers in the Inland Northwest. Something was missing though? I attended a large fitness convention after those first few successful years of training and while there I looked around at the trainers and realized that I was definitely in the top percentile as far as physique goes. I was feeling pretty good about myself until one of the presenters asked me to come up to the front of the room and be the demonstration participant for his lecture on “Movement Dysfunction & Muscle Imbalances”. It turned out that I had the poorest movement quality of anyone in that room even though I looked the best! I had been body building and strength training for hours a day, looking great on the outside, but destroying my body on the inside! This is when the light bulb went off for me and I realized that I spent my days driving people to look and feel better while all the time damaging their joints and muscles and setting them up for long term aches, pains, and orthopedic surgeries! My success has always been rooted in my passion for people, love for exercise, natural charisma and super high energy but with this new awareness an even greater passion arose! The search for “Truth” as it pertained to healthy aging. In that moment I resolved to dedicate myself to studying and mastering the art of corrective exercise and maximized movement efficiency! I was no longer driven by just trying to help people look better on the outside but rebuilding their bodies from the inside out so they could actually feel better, live longer, and experience a better quality of life. I became a certified “Corrective Exercise Specialist” with NASM and have spent over 20 years as a professional in the fitness & rehabilitation industry and invested well over 50,000 hours in treating and managing corrective exercise programs. I am thoroughly convinced that my “Mission Statement” (See website link to Mission Statement) sums up everything I have invested my life in up to this point! I hope this Bio gives you peace of mind in seeking our help to reduce your pain, improve your functional abilities and maximize your quality of life so you can be all you were meant to be! We look forward to seeing here at Clinical Exercise LLC.
cespokane@gmail.com | 509.951.9476 | 618 Sullivan Rd. Spokane Valley, WA
Carmen Bucher, RS, CM, CE, PTA
Carmen has worked in the industry of rehabilitation for over 30 years. She is a Physical Therapist Assistant, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Rehab Specialist, and has also worked as a Clinic Manager.
She does muscle energy techniques, myofascial work, PNF, Strain counterstrain, corrective exercise, and neuromuscular re-education; all to help you start feeling better and getting back to your active lifestyle!
Carmen Bucher, Clinical Exercise Spokane
cm.cespokane@gmail.com | 509.998.1868 | Spokane Valley, WA
