Too healthy for PT, but not confident about your next Outdoor Adventure?
You don’t need to be injured to need guidance.
You don’t need to be in physical therapy to know something still isn’t right.
Whether you’re trying to stay strong, work through a lingering issue, or rebuild after rehab, this is designed to meet you where you are and move you forward with purpose.
Click on the category that sounds the most like you below:
The “Something Still Isn’t Right” Middle Ground
The Post-Physical Therapy Transition Program
You’re no longer in physical therapy (or never needed it), but you’re still dealing with nagging pain, stiffness, or limitations that show up on the wall, on descents, or during longer days outdoors.
You don’t need rehab, but you still need a plan that helps you train intelligently, manage load, and restore trust in how your body performs.
You’ve been cleared by PT, but returning to real trails feels like a big leap.
You may feel deconditioned, unsure on uneven terrain, or hesitant to push distance, elevation, or intensity.
You’re ready to move beyond rehab exercises and rebuild real-world strength, endurance, and confidence for the activities you actually care about.
My Inner Summit Journey
Inner Summit Wellness was built from two worlds coming together:
My own personal love of outdoor adventure, and
Noticing that you want to get back to hiking, backpacking, or climbing, but there’s no clear, structured plan to help you do it safely and confidently.
For 20+ years, I’ve been hiking, backpacking, and exploring the outdoors. I have learned firsthand that confidence in your body doesn't happen suddenly, and must be built on uneven ground, enduring conditions, and unpredictable terrain.
Along the way, I’ve navigated through getting lost in the desert mountains while running low on water, battling altitude sickness on day two of a 7-day backcountry expedition with no way out, and fighting through severe knee pain while summitting Pikes Peak. Those experiences, as well as so many more, have shaped my respect for nature, resilience, and preparation.
As a Wellness Coach, founder of Inner Summit Wellness, and a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy, I come with a deep understanding of anatomy, injury recovery, and the rehab process. I’ve worked with hundreds of indoor and outdoor athletes across a wide range of sports and activities, helping them rehab injuries to return to their activities and sports.
However, I repeatedly saw the same gap: people were cleared from PT because they were deemed "no longer medically necessary" by insurance, but still didn’t trust themselves on the trail or wall.
That’s why I founded Inner Summit Wellness. I wanted to provide 1:1 online wellness coaching to help you bridge the gap between finishing physical therapy and returning to hiking, climbing, and outdoor activities with confidence.
I help my clients become confident in themselves and truly trust their body to be adventure-ready.
Who This Is For
People who are pain-free (or mostly there) but hesitant to return to hiking, backpacking, or climbing and want to rebuild stability, endurance, and trust in their body for real-world terrain.
Who This Is Not For
Those needing medical treatment for injuries, still requiring skilled physical therapy treatment, or athletes seeking competition-level training.
Begin Your Inner Summit Journey
Inner Summit Wellness is the next step after you have finished your rehab. It is where you will confidently prepare your body for the outdoor adventures you love. It is where you will make inner transformations to summit your goals in order to live a life of wellness.
"However, I repeatedly saw the same gap: people were cleared from PT ... but still didn’t trust themselves on the trail or wall."
The Inner Summit Wellness Approach
"But Coach Jim, how am I supposed to trust myself again?"
A Clear Path Forward Without Pressure or Comparison
This isn’t personal training built around pressure or comparison. It’s holistic guidance designed for you!
With me as your guide, you will take ownership of your wellness, you will become empowered to achieve your goals, and you will become confident to summit trails and enter the backcountry once again.
No gym anxiety. No cookie-cutter approach. No shame or guilt. Just a clear path forward, rooted in science, nature, and self-confidence.
You don’t need to be fearless to begin. You just need the right guide to help you take the first step toward your inner summit.
You want to return to Hiking, Climbing, and Backpacking, but still feel hesitant.
You know you are not ready for the challenging terrain, but are still not sure where to go from here. The gym feels overwhelming. Online workouts feel insincere. Fitness influencers are full of filters and don't reflect your real life.
You want to feel stronger, more stable, and more confident on the trail, wall, or backcountry, but you want to do it the right way and without embarrassment, pressure, or shame.
Good news! You’re NOT scared or unwilling to tackle the challenge. You’re simply looking for clarity and guidance!
Evidence-Based Coaching, Grounded in Care and Confidence
Working with me one-to-one at Inner Summit Wellness, you will get personalized workouts focused specifically on your goals, and at your pace. You will get graded exposure to progressively challenging terrain and environments to summit the trail or backcountry. You will get 1:1 coaching to empower your achievements and reframe your barriers.
As a Wellness Coach and a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy, my approach is grounded in years of expertise in evidence-based science, client-centered care, and my own journey of finding confidence in myself by overcoming my own challenges.
You won't get trends or gimmicks, because lasting results come from understanding what the body needs, how to create those needs, and why those needs are important to you.
You’ll learn how to create workouts designed specifically to you that improve your strength, endurance, and stability, in order to trust your body and feel confident to hike and backpack without fear of re-injury.
Whether you start at home, outdoors on the trail, or even step into the gym, I meet you exactly where you are.
Whole-Person Wellness, Not Just Workouts
Your health is influenced by more than exercise alone. Working with me you’ll also learn how to manage the everyday stressors that shape your well-being.
You will learn how to improve habits of:
Time management
Stress management
Sleep hygiene
Jim Laclede
Wellness Coach
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Outdoor Adventurer
