Meet the Trainers

Major:

• Public Health, Graduate Student
• Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology; minor, Health Science

Certifications:

• American Council on Exercise Personal Trainer
  

Specialization:

• Calisthenics & Plyometrics
• Circuit Training
• Weight Management

Goals as Personal Trainer:

• To assist my clients in achieving optimal muscular and cardiovascular fitness levels, through proper training, accountability, and motivation. Everyone has the ability to take charge of their own health, so I strive to be that force in empowering people to do so!

Experience:

• As an undergraduate at LSU, I was a Certified Personal Trainer for the YMCA Charles W. Lamar Branch and SB Wellness Corporate Fitness Comapany. As a wellness intern for Sarasota County Government in Sarasota, Florida, I did personal training as well as dance fitness classes. Most recently, I taught high school science/health and did personal training for female students at Children's Palace Bilingual School, in Roatan, Honduras.

Hobbies/Interest:

• My pastime involves reading novels and exercising. I enjoy traveling abroad and spending time with friends and family. Also, dancing and singing to reggae/spanish music are of my favorite things to do.

Why hire you to be their personal trainer?

• For those who desire to be active, motivated, and fit, I would encourage them to choose me as a trainer. I not only talk about exercise and proper nutrition, but I live it and love it!

Major:

• Jazz Studies, Senior

Certifications:

• AFAA Personal Training
• AFAA Yoga Training
• AFAA Group Resistance Training
• United States Sports Academy Personal Training

Specialization:

• Overall Fitness and Body Composition

Goals as Personal Trainer:

• To help people come to enjoy and understand the benefits of exercise.

Experience:

• Certified Personal Trainer since July of 2008 and continuing to further my training and experience.

Hobbies/Interest:

• Food, Music and Exercise

Why hire you to be their personal trainer?

• For those who needs someone with experience in the field of personal training to help them achieve their goals, I use various workouts programs, including boxing, interval training, kettlebells, weight training, circuits and Tabata training.

Major:

• Exercise Science, Freshman

Certifications:

• AFAA Personal Trainer

Specializations:

• To make people stronger and reaching their goals

Goals as a Personal Trainer:

• My goal as a personal trainer is to help people become more confident by becoming more physically fit and becoming educated in the world of exercising. 

Experience:

• I became certified in July of 2012 and have been training myself, my family, and friends for a few years.

Hobbies and Interest:

• Since I have danced for most of my life, I enjoy taking many dance based exercise classes such as Zumba.  I also enjoy spending the summer on the river tubing, kneeboarding, and wakeboarding.  My goal is to eventually become a Physical Therapist so I also enjoy learning more about new rehabilitation techniques.

Why hire you to be their personal trainer?

• I try to the best of my ability to come up with the best possible work out plan for my client so that they can get the results that they want.  I also like to make my work outs as interesting as possible so that my client never gets bored with their work out and always wants to come back for more.  I also like to motivate my clients to reach their goals.

Major:

• Microbiology, Junior

Certifications:

• AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
  

Specialization:

• Cardiovascular endurance for races or other events
• Lower impact regiments
• General toning and strengthening goals

Goals as Personal Trainer:

• Training is something I am deeply passionate about. I expect my client to be as intense in our training and motivated as I am when I myself am working towards my fitness goals. My highest priority as a trainer would be to see the client pushing his or her self towards their personalized goal while I lead the way with clear and safe instruction. At the end of the day I want the client to be energized and encouraged about the progressions being made.

Experience:

• Received AFAA certification in 2010 and have worked as a personal fitness instructor (Payne Center and YMCA)and teaching classes (Payne Center) since 2010.

Hobbies/Interest:

• Swimming, biking, running, hiking, teaching, competing in events, and playing volleyball are amongst my favorite hobbies.

Why hire you to be their personal trainer?

• As a fellow competitor, I know how it feels to work towards a personal fitness goal. It is sometimes discouraging, but as trainer I am an excellent extrinsic motivational source to help overcome those moments. I will go the extra mile to make sure the client's goals and expectations are being met. Learning and keeping up with new health related research and workouts is a passion of mine so I am constantly up-to-date with exercise prescriptions and regiments. As a trainer I will have the spirit and knowledge base to give clients a "sound mine and body."

Major:

• Exercise Science, Senior

Certifications:

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

Specialization:

• Performance enhancement and physiological needs for weight loss and increased performance

Goals as Personal Trainer:

• To lead the client to not only meet their goals, but surpass their goals.

Experience:

• 1 year personal training
• 1 year strongman training
• 2 years highland game training
• 6 years competing in powerlifting

Hobbies/Interest:

• I enjoy pushing myself in the gym and trying new strength sports. I also spend a lot of time reading and researching the best methods to increase my performance as well my clients'.

Why hire you to be their personal trainer?

• I will spend 30 minutes to an hour on every client planning out all of their sessions, making their session as optimal as possible. I will also push you, the client, to reach your goals. My level of compassion and knowledge will further help you surpass your goals.