At Pivotal Fitness, we take pride in employing fitness enthusiasts that have the knowledge and the passion to motivate and inspire members to achieve their fitness goals. Get to know our personal trainers and how you can benefit from their wisdom and experience.
An active and healthy lifestyle isn’t just something I support, but also what I live day to day. My athletic endeavors have ranged from gymnastics to competitive soccer to backcountry traditional rock climbing and eventually becoming a teacher and trainer. Paralleling a love for movement, I have a passion for using food as medicine. My personal love of movement, nutrition, and a balanced life led me into a career in the wellness field. My experience ranges from teaching 100s of student’s at Clemson University in Yoga/Functional movement, one-on-one private training sessions in functional movement and corrective exercise, and training in gym settings. I love helping individuals discover that exercise, eating clean, having a healthy mindset, and feeling like the best version of themselves is attainable! I specialize in a range of clients including adolescents, athletes, seniors, trauma populations, addiction, and anywhere in between. Together, let’s shift your perspective on changing your life one day to starting Day One of the journey!
Over the last 15 years of being a Personal Trainer, I have had the pleasure of changing many client’s lives by increasing the quality of their lifestyle. I have done so by implementing nutrition planning, maintaining fitness assessments, weight management, and customizing sessions to client-specific needs. I have been successful in helping my clients in various areas such as lowering medication dependency, sports enhancement, weight loss/management, muscle rehabilitation, senior fitness programming, prenatal and post-natal, youth conditioning, among many others. My accomplishments, beyond that of bettering life styles, consists of being a multiple time award winner of “Overall Trainer of the Month”. As the Assistant Director of Personal Training, I am committed to showing my clients that a healthy lifestyle is a balance of diet and exercise; together we will push through mental and physical barriers and obtain top results! Being equipped with the ability to help others change their lives is a blessing and gives me the motivation I need to grow in my career. Let’s Get it!
I started my professional career in the field of engineering. After spending 2 years in the field, sitting in a cubicle day in and day out I knew it was time for a change. I had always been active, playing 4 sports in high school and wrestling in college, and I finally realized how much I missed it. I began power-lifting and training in Brazilian jiu jitsu and eventually decided to transition into the field of fitness. I have been in the fitness industry for 7 years now holding positions of personal trainer, fitness manager, and general manager for the Rush Fitness Complex, and Gold’s Gym. I specialize in a broad range of clients from athletes, to seniors, to people with special needs and injuries. I am now currently the Fitness Director here at Pivotal Fitness.
I began training at 13 years old at an intense level with a strong family support network of relatives with extensive outdoor exploring skills. I was also exposed to numerous high level athletes from my work with large fitness and sports clubs, along with my proximity to lake placid(upstate new York where I grew up.) From there I went on to help develop the foundations, staff, and business models of several health, recreation, and fitness facilities. This included Sundown Fitness and Tennis, Golds Gym, Sportsplex, Bally’s, Powerhouse and others. After this I took 3 years and sailed a 30 ft. sail boat mostly single-handedly from N.Y. to South America and back. I visited over 10 countries, met many interesting people, and saw a variety of amazing locations. I am now presently with Pivotal Fitness as both a partner and exercise specialist.
Fitness and nutrition have been my passion from an early age and I’ve been in this field since I graduated from Bob Jones University in 2014. I’m an endurance athlete with a love for functional strength training. I enjoy competing in races and am currently training for a marathon and spartan race. I’m also working on my Pre and Postnatal Fitness certification.
I have been active all my life. It started with gymnastics, softball, track/field, to a competitive dance team. As an adult I have continued my active lifestyle in the gym. My fitness career really started after I had my second child. Now as a Mom of two, I view health and fitness a lot differently. I enjoy time with my family inside and outside the gym and also in the kitchen, teaching them healthy choices and habits. I first got certified as an indoor cycling instructor in 2014. From there my career has taken off to include becoming a group fitness instructor, ladies gym director, and certified personal trainer. I love all things health and fitness! And enjoy working with all shapes, sizes, ages, and abilities. And am excited to help you meet your goals!
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been interested in exercise and nutrition. My fitness journey began when I ran XC in college. I ran everyday but never lifted weights. When I began lifting weights, I started watching my physique change shape… and I loved it! Once I started seeing results from my lifting, I knew I would never stop! Shortly after I graduated college, my dad died of a sudden heart attack. After that, my passion for nutrition was spurred on and my desire to help people better their health was stronger than ever. I have always loved helping people and I believe that there is no better gift you can give than the feeling of confidence and happiness with yourself. I am happily married and have two babies under the age of 2! In my free time, I love exercising, cooking, reading, and spending time with family and friends!