Meet Carl Horne of In2One Wellness in Scottsdale

Today we’d like to introduce you to Carl Horne.

Carl, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
Let’s start in the fall of 1995 when I moved to Phoenix from Los Angeles, where I worked as the strength and conditioning coach and rehabilitation specialist with the Los Angeles Clippers. Following the 1994/1995 NBA Basketball season, I resigned from working with the Clippers and accepted a proposal I received from Danny Manning earlier that season.

That year Danny was traded to the Atlanta Hawks because the Clippers knew he would not sign a contract extension in Los Angeles. Danny had his eyes set on the contract Jerry Colangelo offered him to come and play with the Phoenix Suns in sunny Arizona. I guess it was the trusted connection Danny and I established in Los Angeles as that year in 1995 I was able to finally rehabilitate a career-threatening ACL injury Danny suffered his rookie season while playing for the Clippers. During the early 1990’s an ACL injury was very difficult for a professional athlete to overcome. Danny suffered and worked through an extremely difficult time before finally returning to his personal level of play. Danny was considered to be a “Franchise Player” at this time 1992, and it became my responsibility to rehabilitate the injury and return him back into playing shape. It was my success with Danny which compelled him to offer me an opportunity to manage his rehabilitation, strengthening/conditioning, and nutrition programs for the remainder of his career! I excepted and moved to Phoenix.

My business In2One Wellness began in a strange way which I didn’t see coming. The Suns decided to cover and share a story about me during one of the halftime shows on Television. The story revealed what Danny Manning was doing and who Danny was working with on training and rehabilitation to keep him playing at such a high level. It actually turned out to be a press release of sorts, promoting Carl Horne and what he does to help basketball players. I didn’t expect the interest taken by the Suns’ fans who actually watched the halftime show. I received letters and calls inquiring on how others could work with me. I responded to a few letters as stopped traveling with Suns in 1997 and later opened the In2One Wellness business in 1998.

Currently, In2One offers a variety of programs and services for the young student-athlete, competitive athlete, and active adults interested in maintaining a high quality of life. Some examples of the programs we offer are, corrective exercise and injury rehabilitation, joint optimization and functional movement programs along with nutrition guidance. All programs inside the studio are holistic and mindful of clean organic living.

The philosophies and methods utilized in the studio reflect and encompass my eclectic experience, which includes my training as a professional contemporary and modern dancer, my having earned a Black Belt in the Korean Art of TaeKwonDo, and my professional clinical experience working for an elite level sports medicine clinic as a Physical Therapy Technician. As well I get to share my knowledge, abilities, and skills from my 12 years of working with the most finely tuned professional athletes in the world, the NBA basketball player! These experiences have galvanized and shaped me as a person and have also shaped and molded the programs and services of In2One Wellness.

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Absolutely not, there are aspects of growing the business that went smoothly. Then there were other areas which proved to be very difficult. I would say It’s been both a very rewarding and gratifying journey mixed with an extra-large slice of humble pie!

So, as you know, we’re impressed with In2One Wellness – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
In2One Wellness is a Holistic Wellness studio specializing in the development of exclusively designed wellness programs for our sophisticated clientele. What sets In2One apart is our programs, which are unique and handcrafted proprietary creations. I’m most proud of the exquisite level of customer service I provide. As I’m from a time and place where great customer service is what your reputation is built on, my grandfather taught me this!

So, what’s next? Any big plans?
I’ve spent the last 4 years working to develop my first commercial wellness product called, the TrueTurnPro. The TrueTurnPro is the world’s first thoracic spine isolation device! In laymans terms, the TrueTurnPro is a tool anyone can use to improve the flexibility, strength and function of the back. We all know someone currently suffering from back problems or someone who has been treated for a back issue of some kind in the past.

To learn more please visit TrueTurnPro.com.

Contact Info:

• Email: Carl@in2onewellness.com

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