Locations: Andersonville/Edgewater/Bucktown
Certifications/Degree: Graduate of National Personal Training Institute (N.P.T.I.)
Certificate of nutrition, N.P.T.I.
B.A. Grand Valley State University
Experience/Background: Competed in multiple 5k 10k, and 25k races
Group exercise, small group training
Motivation: My motivation is watching you discover the confidence and enthusiasm that comes with results. I love to see you having fun while working hard!
Expertise: Weight loss, toning and sculpting, cardio conditioning, competitive race training
Philosophy: My ultimate goal is to help you realize that YOU have the power to transform the way your body looks and feels. Progress comes as a result of small changes in your exercise routine and diet, repeated day in and day out. Once you take ownership of these small healthy choices you can do amazing things to your body and mind!
Locations: Andersonville and Bucktown
Certifications/Degree: N.A.S.M. Performance Enhancement Specialist
B.A., Loyola University
Experience/Background: 7 years experience as a Personal Trainer
&Field Athlete
Motivation: To educate my clients to work out successfully and confidently on their own once they have reached their goal. I want to teach you techniques that you feel comfortable doing when you’re not training and that remove the intimidation factor from the gym. You should look at it like your playground.
Expertise: Functional Training; working from the core out, weight-loss, general fitness, Sport-Specific Training
Philosophy: Sometimes it’s not easy, and some days are harder than others to get to the gym, but if it were always easy everyone would do it.
Locations: Andersonville/Edgewater/Bucktown
Certifications/Degree: National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.)
Certified Personal Trainer
Graduate of National Personal Training Institute (N.P.T.I.)
Certificate of Nutrition, N.P.T.I.
CPR/AED Certified
Member of National Strength and Conditioning Association (N.S.C.A.)
Member of IDEA Health and Fitness Association
B.A. Michigan State University
Experience/Background:I grew up playing basketball and soccer. In high school I began resistance training for both sports, while also running for the track team. At Michigan State I continued to lead an active lifestyle, and also developed an interest in mountain climbing. I have since reached 4 of the highest peaks in the country and look forward to my next big climb this summer in the Sierra Nevadas! Since making the move out of the corporate world, I have become a Certified Personal Trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.) and am also a graduate of the National Personal Training Institute (N.P.T.I.) where I spent 6 months studying exercise science, anatomy, nutrition and program design while also performing fitness assessments, postural analysis and training clients both one-on-one and in small groups.
Motivation: I am motivated by seeing you get results and develop good habits in the gym. If you are happy with the way you look and feel when you walk out of here, I am a happy trainer.
Expertise: Weight-loss, core training, strength training, circuit training, functional training
Philosophy: Fitness is a lifestyle. Simply put, “If you don’t use it, you lose it”. YOU have to make the decision that you are going to challenge yourself everyday to get a little bit better, a little bit stronger, a little bit faster……whatever your goals may be. As you start to see results, you will start to gain momentum, and with that comes confidence, more energy, a healthier lifestyle, and ultimately a stronger person both mentally and physically.
Locations: Bucktown
Certifications/Degree: A.C.E., A.F.A.A. certified
Pre/Post Natal Certified (Healthy Mom’s Fitness)
Experience/Background: Experience in both group fitness and personal training
Kickboxing, Full-Body Fitness, Kettlebell, Bootcamps
Trained for and competed in Half-Marathons, 5k, 10k, and Sprint Triathlons
Motivation: My motivation is watching you become empowered with fitness. As we continue to build our strengths, weaknesses will take care of themselves.
Expertise: My approach emphasizes strength training, plyometrics, flexibility, and core conditioning variations.
Philosophy: Fitness is a long-term strategy for building and maintaining endurance, strength, and flexibility. It’s a continuous cycle of training and recovery in order to attain specific and realistic goals.
Locations: Bucktown
Certifications/Degree: National Personal Training Institute Certified
Gravity? Certified
Experience/Background: I have taught/studied various forms of dance i.e.: ballet, modern, jazz, hip/hop and have danced professionally in Chicago for the last ten years. I also have three years of personal training and group fitness experience.
Motivation: Generally I am a pretty jovial and upbeat person and I do my best to infuse my workouts with the same sense of lightheartedness. However, I am all business and try to instill the attitude that we are here to work and that we can only make ourselves better by challenging the status quo. The only way to be good to our bodies is to work our bodies.
Expertise: Functional training with an emphasis on core fundamentals, balance, and grace. Improvement of coordination, strength, cardiovascular endurance, and muscle size while also focusing on correct postural alignment and flexibility. I am also great with small group and tandem training.
Philosophy: Fitness is about quality of life and there are so few things in this world that we actually have any control over. However, our bodies can be manipulated, trained, and taught to be better and last longer. Why not take advantage?
Locations: Bucktown
Certifications/Degree: ACE Certified Personal Trainer
USA Weightlifting Club Coach Certification
Zumba Certification
TurboKick Certification
AAAI Yoga & Mat Pilates Certification
Marketing Degree from the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Experience/Background: I Starting lifting (Olympic style) at the age of 10
Competed nationally for over 10 years
Competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials for Weightlifting Coached Olympic weightlifting & group exercise at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse for four years
Zumba, TurboKick, Pilates, and Yoga experience
Have been personal training and helping clients get into the best shape of their lives!
Motivation: I am motivated by friends, family, and especially my own clients. I love to watch fat melt off of people that I train and see them reach their goals. I am constantly trying to incorporate new movements and aspects of lifting in my day-to-day workout regimen and, of course, yours too! And I love Jillian Michaels from the Biggest Loser!
Expertise: My expertise is in dynamic and functional movements (similar to strength and conditioning programs). I like to incorporate kettle bells and Olympic lifts – such as power cleans and snatches, high intensity cardio, and agility moves -- to the workouts…great stuff you probably wouldn’t do on your own!
I do full Health Assessments and Progress Assessments including body composition (body-fat) analysis, girth measurements and analysis, VO2 max, flexibility and strength testing, postural analysis, and body age. The body age comes from a combination of the measurements and it is the age you feel vs. the age that you actually are!
Philosophy: TRAIN HARD OR GO HOME! I give out tough love during training sessions but all of the sweating is worth it! All that I ask is that you try your hardest in the workouts and I can guarantee you will be satisfied with your results. I also like to have some FUN and LAUGH during workouts! We can’t take ourselves too seriously! I also like for the client to actively participate in the training by keeping exercise logs and food logs. I like for the clients to learn as much as possible about their body during and after my training sessions.
