Meet Our Team Of Personal Trainers in Bergen, Hudson and Rockland Counties

Favorite Quote "I can, I will." - Unknown Fitness Background Lifetime of physical activity and as a gym rat. Experience includes basketball, football, biking, weights, kickboxing, and more. Officially certified since 2015. My Mission To change the lives of the people in the communities we serve by inspiring them to commit to a lifetime of physical activity, good nutritional habits, and well-being while providing an engaging and positive workplace for the best fitness coaches in the industry! Spouse Married 20 years! Children One, aged 11. Fitness Certification - ISSA Certified since 2015. Senior C-level executive in Fortune 500 organizations. BA in English and MBA in Strategic Management.

Tristan Moreno is an exercise science major with a focus in physical therapy. He has worked with all types of clients including athletes, seniors, clients recovering from medical procedures, and adaptive clientele. Among Tristan’s key competencies are corrective exercise and functional mobility training. Tristan is fun and energetic and always looking to mix things up. He has consistent high marks with client reviews and goal attainment.

Personal Trainer, Kickboxing, Classes

How long have you been a trainer? 4 years professionally

Certifications/Specializations/Degrees? International Sports Science Academy, TRX certified, specialized in strength & conditioning, Boxing & Muay Thai, Freestyle Fighting

Favorite Quote: we all gotta start somewhere. Energy & effort is all I’m asking, give me that & I’ll take care of the rest.

Activities: Art, I like to make things.

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8 Years Working as a Fitness Trainer Certifications/College Degree(s) BA Yale University ACE Personal Trainer AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, 10 years of experience Favorite Quote/Source “With the proper motivation you can do anything... But it does take a lot of determination, inner strength, drive and discipline.”/ Lee Haney Activities You Do To Stay in Shape Resistance training

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Hello everyone! My name is Karen. I'm a NPTI personal/group trainer. I'm a NASM certified kettlebell and TRX trainer as well . I'm passionate about health which is the reason why I decided to become a personal trainer. I love helping people become healthier and be able to enjoy life being more mobile and energetic. I love being active myself doing sports , martial arts, HIIT workouts, run with my dog , hiking and being outdoors. My number one goal as a personal trainer , is to make sure I'm creating a workout routine that will fit your specific goals but also , that you'll be looking forward for the next session together. You can get healthier and stronger while having fun in the process.

8 years of experience.

Andres holds a Bachelor's degree in Physical Culture & Sports and a Master`s degree in Physical Activity & Training. He has 12 years of professional experience as a Personal Trainer, Fitness Coach, and Exercise Teacher. Andres can train in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. His passions include weightlifting, tennis, and helping clients attain goals they never dreamed possible.

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How long have you been a trainer?

I've been heavily involved in fitness for a number of years & became officially certified in November of 2019.

Certifications/Specializations/Degrees:

Certified Personal Trainer & Fitness Nutrition through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). Currently, I am working on my Women's Fitness certification, where I will soon specialize in women conditions, as well as pre & post natal. BA – Communications

Favorite Quote:

"Work hard in silence, let success be your noise"

Activities: Running, staying active and anything outdoors or on/near the beach. I've ran 5k's, 10k's, mud runs, such as Warrior Dash, Muckfest and Mudderella and numerous half marathons, including the New York City Half Marathon. I love trying new restaurants and believe a healthy balance is everything!

Favorite quote "I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set he/her FREE" - Michelangelo

Fitness background began over 40 years ago, beginning with martial arts, gymnastics, wrestling, and football as a youth. As an adult I have spent a career spanning 30 years as a master fitness and master martial arts coach, enhancing lives of both children and adults through fitness, nutritional guidance, martial arts training, and motivational mentorship.

My mission has always been to help people to reveal and return to their greatest potential, physically, mentally, and spiritually!

Achievements and certifications include -

Personal training manager-School owner / Martial arts director - Martial arts 6th degree black belt (Taekwondo, Karate, Brazilian Jiujitsu, Hapkido & Judo)- NASM certified trainer - National Association of Professional Martial Artist (NAPMA) Cooper Institute - Art of Strength (AOS) kettlebell / functional trainer - TRX suspension training instructor - Performance nutrition certification - UFC regional instructor- Get in Shape for Woman(GISFW) head coach & franchise manager.

How long have you been a trainer: I’ve been a trainer for 11 years Certifications/College Degree(s): NFPT certified Certified Health Coach Medical Exercise Specialist Vegan Raw Food Chef and Teacher CPR certified Associates in Science and Social Sciences Back in school for Cardio & Vascular Sonography Favorite Quote: “Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda Activities You Do To Stay in Shape: Weight train Resistance train Yoga Pilates Boxing Jogging Bike riding Swimming Snow Boarding

BS in Exercise Science from William Patterson University.

Rocky has over 14 years of life-changing personal training experience!

After graduating from the American Academy of Personal Training in 2007, he started training in private high profile studios in NYC.

I have always had a passion for sports and fitness - spending a lot of my youth running track and playing football.
My greatest passion is helping my clients reach their fitness goals and supporting them in their transformation journey. I specialize in fat loss, strength training, and muscle toning for all levels of experience from beginners to advanced. I adapt to the needs of each individual client, creating custom workouts based their experience level, prior injuries, and goals. You’ll be in excellent hands!

Certifications/Degrees: ACE CPT; BS in Exercise Science.

Favorite quote: "Never say never, because limits, like fears, are often just an illusion.” -MJ

Activities : Resistance training; basketball; cycling; swimming

Yoga Instructor, Dance Instructor, and Barre Instructor

I’m a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and a Registered Yoga Teacher (200 hours). I hold my BFA from Rutgers University in Dance (Magna Cum Laude). A trained ballet dancer for my whole life, I began practicing yoga 10 years ago and expanded my passion for fitness into weight training 6 years ago. My favorite activities are practicing yoga, traveling, and spending all my free time at the beach.

“Exercise is a celebration of what your body CAN do, not a punishment for something it hasn’t done”

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# of Years Working as a Fitness Trainer: 6 years personal trainer Certifications/College Degree(s): Studied Athletic Training / Kinesiology at Montclair State university NASM CPT NCSF CPT NCEP CPT American Red Cross CPR/AED Favorite Quote: “Hey Mr. Grumpy Gills, when life gets ya’ down do you know what you gotta do?!? Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.” - Dory Activities You Do To Stay in Shape: Stability, Mobility, Prehab, Calisthenics, Strength Training, Circuit Training, Running Matthew Sinclair, who’s happy to be here and excited to work. Athlete in high school who was involved in football, wrestling, and track. Initially studied philosophy and sociology until discovered an interest in the human anatomy and how exercise affected it. Now loves to exercise and escort others through the journey of benefiting their lives with the addition of it.

Yoga Instructor and Swim Instructor

Working as a Fitness Trainer since 2015 Certifications: ISSA personal trainer certification NASM corrective exercise Kettlebell Athletics Kettlebell level 1 Favorite Quote/Source Being active it is a lifestyle, not a trend. Activities You Do To Stay in Shape: Swimming, yoga, cycling, motherhood, resistance training, meditation, sleep 8 hours a day.

Brooklyn native Michael Anthony Stone, a military veteran, brings passion and creativity to help his clients reach their goals. He has been working with people with a variety of needs for over twenty-five years. Certified in a myriad of modalities including Senior Fitness, Pre and Postnatal, Prana Yoga, Self-Myofascial Release, and Kickboxing, Michael knows how to keep training fresh and enjoyable.

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Healthy living doesn’t just take you time, it makes you time. Life is full of challenges and to overcome them we need to tap into that warrior from within to take them on. If you prioritize a healthy lifestyle, you will have more energy and time for everyone and everything else in your life. With me by your side, I’m not just here to count the reps. I’m here to help you see your potential with a customized strength & conditioning program, nutritional guidance and motivational story telling. Aside from my passion and enthusiasm to help you reach you reach your goals. I come from a background that includes a Bachelors in Health Science from Mercy College, Certified personal trainer, Corrective exercise specialist and performance enhancement specialist from National academy of sports medicine.

Heather has been NASM certified for 5 years

Personal Training. Classes.

How long have you been a trainer?5 years

Certifications/Specializations/Degrees: Corrective Exercise Specialist, BS in Finance

Favorite Quote: To err is human, to forgive is divine - Alexander Pope

Activities:Tennis, Hockey, EMS (Emergency Medical Service)

Tai Chi Instructor

I love practicing Yoga and Tai Chi for the strength and transformation they have brought to my life, physically and emotionally. I like to blend the two practices together and incorporate them into everything I do whether it is hiking, driving in NJ traffic, or playing bass guitar with my band SisterMonk.

Yoga Experience:

-I received my 200hr RYT Certificate in 2015 at Beyoga Studio and practice/teach Vinyasa, Hatha, Chair, Restorative, Power, and Hot Bikram style yoga.

-Trained under Meghan’s Foundation’s Yoga for Veterans and other populations experiencing PTSD.

-Nancy Smith's Fundamental of Ayurveda Training for a Yoga Practice

-Certified Reiki level 2

-Taught over 2,500 yoga classes

Tai Chi Experience:

-I have been practicing the Yang style short form (37 postures) since 2014 under the guidance of Jody Rubel

-Member of the Long River Tai Chi School which includes the practice of Sword Form, Fencing, and Sensing Hands.

-I am currently in my fourth year of Tree of Life Tai Chi Teacher Training program with Dr. Peter Wayne, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Author of “The Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai Chi: 12 Weeks to a Healthy Body, Strong Heart, and Sharp Mind”

When guiding beginners, I like to focus on alignment and breath work to help develop a strong foundation for a safe and deeper practice. When working with intermediate or advanced practitioners, I help to sharpen awareness of coordinating micro alignments with breath, and how to maintain balanced energy through strong, challenging poses.

It gives me so much joy to be able to share the tools and techniques that I use to help me live my best life, and to encourage others to create and discover their own!

Tai Chi Instructor 

After graduating Magna Cum Laude in Anthropology from Brandeis University, I set out traveling, in order to experience by firsthand knowledge the art of ‘staying in places long enough to immerse myself in distant cultures’. It was my first exploration of stillness through movement.

In 2007 at One Drop Monastery in Washington State, I was introduced to Tai Chi and learned the principal of non-Doing (i.e., moving the body without a mover.) Since then, I have been studying the Yang 37 posture short form, sword, sensing hands and Dai Lu. I continue to seek ways to understand and convey the beautiful logic and natural physics of the form while honoring the healing, relaxing, mental focus, internal strength building, Chi (energy) flow and communal bonding that naturally takes place in a Tai Chi practice. Today prominent researchers such as Katherine Kerr (Brown University) and Dr. Peter Wayne (Harvard Medical school) are connecting movement based embodied contemplative practices to scientific findings, affirming that yes - this stuff is for real! Even for us skeptics!

In the words of my teacher Wolfe Lowenthal, (whose teachings are steeped in the Tao) in Tai Chi “There are no secrets,” only mysteries we unfold together.

I have taught in libraries, nursing homes, Martial Arts schools, Neurology centers, parks, senior centers, community centers, and retreat centers. For me, Tai Chi is a way of life; a method-less method for undoing and remodeling everyday excess, tension, and imbalance.

Spending 3 years with a personal trainer throughout high school, I quickly learned how helpful it was to have someone by your side rooting for you! Through all the ups and downs I knew that my trainer was there for me and had my best interests in mind, and I wanted to pass that on to others as well. I have 9 years of experience in the gym, with 2 of those as an NASM certified personal trainer. I believe that fitness is not a state of being, but a lifestyle. No matter where you are in life it is never too late to start, and there is no better time than now!

John trains all ranges of clients for youths to seniors, and high achievers to medical oriented fitness.

Favorite quote:

" My goal is to simply become A better version of myself" " I believe when the body is strong... The mind thinks strong thoughts "

Certifications: 

Zumba basic 1&2 and Strong by Zumba.

2 years teaching Zumba and chasing more certifications as a Yoga instructor, Cardio Pilates, spinning and personal trainer.

Activities:

Spending time with my son going to different places and trying to involve him in this wonderful world of fitness.

As a former athlete with over 20 years of experience in the fitness industry, I am dedicated to helping my clients achieve their Fitness Goals effectivity and with RESULTS. I customize each fitness plan for each client and can create Fast-Track plans, Slow and Steady plans, Monthly Goal plans, all with RESULTS. I have excellent motivational skills and keep my clients on track.

Among Petros’ certifications and instructor qualifications are:

40+ years of experience in Chinese martial arts, ying zhao quan, Chang quan, Tai Chi, kickboxing, and personal training.

30+ years instructing Ballroom/ Latin dance. Instructor/ competitor/ adjudicator

17+ years as Physical Therapist Assistant specialized in musculoskeletal/ neurological disorders.

Also experienced in sports medicine, pediatric physical therapy, manual therapy, exercise physiology.

I am a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. I have a Bachelors Degree in Clinical/Management Dietetics and a Master’s Degree in Medical Biology and Nutrition. I have worked in acute care and rehabilitation settings. My passion is educating people on the relationship between nutrition and health.

Favorite Quote:“Happiness is a direction, not a place.” Sydney J. Harris.

Hi everyone, my name is Ryan Costa. I have been an ACE certified trainer since 2020. This was just the icing on the cake on my knowledge and expertise in strength training, hypertrophy, functional/conditioning, weight loss as well as nutrition/health plans for your everyday gym goer, beginners and athletes! I have been building my knowledge on training, technique and overall performance in and out of the gym since 2005 when I was just 14 years old. Coming from an athletic background I then served in the Marine Corps for 4 years before opening up a nutrition/supplement store from 2014-2018. Training and getting clients results has been a passion of mine since I can remember and the journey of continuing to grow my knowledge and expertise in this field is my #1 priority each and every day!

I am an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer with a background in many styles of dance primarily Salsa. I have experience working with a variety of different groups of people and love to bring energy into every one of my sessions. My favorite styles of training include strength training and resistance training focusing on endurance. A quote I like to live by is “Trust The Process”.