Follow your passion
Fitness, nutrition, and health, are my passion. I work out almost every day – running, walking, going to the gym, taking or teaching classes. I have been a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach since 2006, and continue to add to my training year after year with new specialties, skills, and expertise. I am also a certified group fitness instructor. I most teach HIIT classes and weight training classes, but also step for indoor cycling, TRX, boxing, kickboxing, and yoga/stretch). As an early adopter of fitness trackers, I a proponent for in-the-zone/peak performance training.
A long-time member and huge fan of MINT Gym in Washington, DC, I highly recommend their great facilities, amenities, and extraordinary instructors (including me <wink>). I also used to head up the MINT Ambassador and Community Partner programs. I now live in the New York area and can be found at Equinox gyms.
Whenever I travel, I love to discover new gyms and studios. See my list of recommended Gyms and Fitness classes on Yelp.
“Wag more. Bark Less.” Unknown
Coaching & Fitness Classes
When I was in DC, I taught Power Playground (*bootcamp style HIIT class) and Flex (weight training) at MINT.
If you are looking for a personal trainer, over fitness or nutrition coach, I’m happy to help! I will work with you on a schedule and areas of focus that best suits you specific needs.
Experience includes:
MINT Gym, Group fitness instructor, Personal trainer
Bally’s Total Fitness, Group fitness instructor, Kickboxing. BodyPump, Indoor Cycling
Gold’s Gym, Master Class Instructor for Cardio Kickboxing
Jeff Smith Tae Kwon Do, 2nd Degree Black Belt, Instructor and ranked competitor
Obstacle Course Races
I got into OCR in 2019 with my first Spartan Sprint race in June that year at Tuxedo Hill, NY. I had always thought it would be nearly impossible for me to do one of these races… I’m too old, I’m not a big runner, I will be on my own…. fill in any excuse here… As it turned out, I embraced the challenges, am always getting a bit better, and now enjoy coaching others. These races are a ton of fun and push you outside your comfort zone! I completed 6 Spartan races that first year, earned my first “Trifecta”, and finished 2nd in age group in my first Spartan trail run. Fast forward to the end of 2024, I have 202 races under my belt, include 7 ultra-marathons.
Fitness and Diving Certifications
INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SCIENCES ASSOCIATION- Certified Fitness Trainer, Specialist in Martial Arts Conditioning
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS MEDICINE- Senior Fitness Certification, Science of Diet & Exercise
SPARTAN SGX- Certified Coach
PRECISION NUTRITION- PN1 – Level 1 Nutrition Certification
TRX SUSPENSION TRAINING- Certified Trainer
FITOUR- Group Fitness Instructor, Indoor Cycling, Basic Pilates.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DIVING INSTRUCTORS- Divemaster
SDI-TDI- Nitrox, Cavern and Intro to Cave Diver
RED CROSS- CPR/AED, First Aid
STARFISH AQUATICS INSTITUTE/YMCA- Lifeguard
DEKA- Certified Coach
ANMIAL FLOW Level 1- Certified Instructor
Awards/Medals
Spartan obstacle and trail races: 57 Spartan Trifectas, 3rd place finish in Trifecta World Championships in 2023 and 2024, 3rd place N.A. National Championships 2025. A total of 44 1st-place wins, 39 2nd-place, and 13 3rd-place.
North America Sports Karate Association
Ranked No. 1 in sparring in 2000, No. 3 in 1999
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” Robert Brault