Rich Smith
Elite Trainer
Rich is an ACE certified personal trainer and strength/condition specialist in the SW Chicagoland area. Formerly he was a master trainer and member of senior management at Fitness Formula Clubs in Chicago, IL. Smith has been helping clients since 2005.
Expertise
Smith's training focuses on movement mechanics and muscle stimulation to get the body to respond. Because the human body is ever changing, when given the proper tools to succeed physically, it will automatically carry over to success in every part of life. He believes that everyone can develop better habits mentally and physically. In addition to training the body, he strives to help clients recognize and tear down mental strongholds that keep them from living their best lives. With his background as a professional concert dancer, a teacher and amateur bodybuilder, he can work with a wide variety of clients. Rich also has his Classical Pilates Certification in Mat and Apparatus to add to his portfolio of knowledge to help his clients become their best version of themselves!
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Heather Riordan
Master Trainer
Over 20 years of training clients; program design, functional strength training, fat loss, prehab/post-rehab, pre/post-natal, fitness programming for performers, and sports nutrition.
Expertise
Your fitness programming needs to be uniquely tailored to your specific goals (as well as any conditions/injuries you might have.) I train a variety of clients, and am comfortable with both novices and athletes. I work from a holistic approach, and favor exercises that train the neuro-muscular system to become more skilled at movement patterns. Meeting a client "where they're at" is essential in maintaining a fitness regimen.
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Cornell Nitache
Master Trainer
Muscular strength and endurance, posture correction, flexibility, weight control and management.
Expertise
My philosophy incorporates a holistic approach to fitness and wellness, integrating mind, body, and soul. I am committed to guiding clients to achieve lifestyle goals, and to cultivating intrinsic motivation by focusing on individual needs. Through dedication, educated direction, and the will to better oneself, success is inevitable. I have 25 years of fitness and wellness experience and was featured in Muscle and Fitness Magazine as one of the best 26 trainers in the nation.
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Matthew Hollis
Master Trainer
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.
Expertise
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?
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Gilbert Campillo
Master Trainer
A personal trainer with 12 years of experience helping my clients achieve their fitness goals. I specialize in posture correction, exercise form correction, bodybuilding, strength training, functional training, program design and weight loss.
Expertise
I truly love guiding people through their fitness journey creating a healthy lifestyle. I understand each individual has their own fitness goals. I take pride in listening to what my client’s needs and goals are and designing a specific program that will challenge them physically and mentally.
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Louie Nissan
Master Trainer
Pain-Free Performance Specialist Certification, Pilates Mat and Reformer Level 1 Certified, TRX, weight and hormonal management.
Expertise
For the past 16 years, I have helped many people achieve their fitness and health goals, from athletes to regular gym goers with various backgrounds, while focusing on their safety and exercising to customize and modify their programs to best fit their needs and ability. In the mean time I have equipped myself with the best knowledge needed to properly teach my clients' form and posture, and while mastering my skills set learned with the nationally credited schools.
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Mike Castillano
Advanced Trainer
Expertise
Impacting others in a way that not only creates positive physical changes but cognitive ones as well.
The human body was created to be strong. When the balance between its systems is off, problems occur and lead to pain and dysfunction. Assessing the root cause is essential to getting the body back in balance, be it structural, dietary, or psychological. Exercise and strength should feel good, and the empowerment that follows is what motivates.
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Justin Nagle
Advanced Trainer
Expertise
Functional training, lean body mass, and weight loss.
To my clients, it is about their story, their journey to becoming fit and healthy, and maintaining that balance. Moreover, on how they have overcome the daily challenges in life of staying fit and how they can attribute their success to themselves and improve their quality of life.
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Randi Kant
Advanced Trainer
I have developed, led, and advanced fitness and wellness programs for extremely diverse populations in a wide variety of settings. Dovetailing my skills as a Personal Trainer, Health Educator, and Coach, I am able to help clients take a multi-dimensional approach to achieving their health and fitness goals.
Expertise
My goal always is to meet you exactly where you are, engage you in the design of your own experience, and encompass the complexity of variables we all bring to life and living. Together we’ll create a pathway to your goals, but ultimately the unfolding of your development is in your hands, and the choices, work, and outcomes all belong to you.
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Amanda Newman
Advanced Trainer
Amanda is a life-long dancer and has been a professional dance educator for 15 years. She is a NASM-certified personal trainer specializing in youth exercise and corrective exercise. Amanda has experience working with older populations, those returning to fitness post-injury, and programming for strength development and improved mobility.
Expertise
Anyone can do fitness! Accepting the challenge and finding joy in exercise is part of the journey that converts it from an 'I have to' on the daily to-do list, into an 'I get to!' part of our day. Whether teaching novices safe techniques for strength training or coaching better movement strategies to former athletes returning to training, I am most passionate about helping my clients develop the version of themselves they have been dreaming of achieving.
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Taylor Flory
Advanced Trainer
Expertise
NASM certified personal trainer and nutrition coach
I am passionate about helping my clients meet their own unique goals through education, encouragement, support, and collaboration. I love working with people of all levels of experience and ability but I’m particularly interested in working with clients who have historically felt intimidated by the gym or excluded from traditional fitness spaces. I’m here to help you get comfortable and find ways of moving your body that you enjoy, without any discussions of diet or weight, and my approach is always 100% queer- and trans-affirming.
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Jack Dunn
Advanced Trainer
Weight Management, Goal Setting, Sports Conditioning, HIIT, Functional Movement, Balance & Stability, Mobility and Resistance Training
Expertise
The only way to predict the future is to design it! Nothing worth having comes easy, but by making good choices for yourself today you are shaping a healthy and happy tomorrow. My favorite part of taking on a new client is helping them to realize their full potential by developing and executing a program that is effective and truly individualized.
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Shannon Toulabi
Advanced Trainer
NASM certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor that specializes in functional strength training, Pilates, posture correction, and improving mobility.
Expertise
Whether you're new to fitness, getting back into it, or looking to improve your gym experience, my goal as your trainer is to build your confidence and strength! I will be educating you along the way while incorporating various exercises and movements tailored for you!
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Zoë Chirikos
Team Trainer
I am a UIC dietetic student that formerly competed in various fitness atmospheres such as olympic lifting, crossfit, bodybuilding and endurance training. I have been certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a personal trainer and a certified nutritionist. I specialize in body composition change and health practices that ensure long-term health changes tailored to clients' goals.
Expertise
I believe that training is a portion of our whole body health system. As a coach I strive to educate and encourage my clients to continue learning and practicing the things learned in session. It is not what you do once a week that changes your life forever, it is the habit changes that become daily that ensures a long and healthful life. I am here to assist ALL in that process with compassion, discipline and a whole lot of FUN!
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Manny Carr
Team Trainer
Expertise
Strength, hypertrophy, powerlifting, and yoga.
I believe in taking a subjective approach to fitness and wellness. Though there is a baseline objective reality, I believe this is all a personal journey. In the midst of that journey, I hope to help guide people to a deeper understanding of themselves while uncovering their inner strength, faith, and discipline.
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Jerisa Upton
Team Trainer
Body recomposition, fat loss, strength/muscular development, functional movement, gender identity support
Expertise
Very few things are unobtainable or impossible if you have the right knowledge and dedication. Let’s work together to pursue your goals, whatever they may be. I’m an amateur bodybuilder specializing in body recomposition and fat loss. Whether you’re looking to move and feel well or whether you’re hoping to improve the look of your physique, I have a science and data-driven approach that can help you build a sustainable, effective, and FUN fitness habit. The realization of your goals begins with a simple promise to keep showing up! Reach out to get started today.
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Kasper
Team Trainer
Expertise
NASM certified personal trainer, Dennison University Student Athletic Trainer, NCAA Athlete.
As someone who has experienced gender/body dysmorphia, my approach to fitness is about more than just strength and the desire to improve fitness levels. Not only do I believe consistent exercise can solve many of the chronic pains and illnesses faced by the general population today, but for the trans and queer community fitness can mean building a body that feels like YOU. I work with queer/trans/gender non-conforming clients to provide gender-affirming body recomposition training, as well as to prep/recover from gender-affirming surgeries. I commit my personal research to trans-specific fitness, and have collaborated with multiple board-certified surgeons to develop and refine my training strategies centered around such procedures.
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Josh Hall
Team Trainer
I’m a NASM Certified Personal Trainer with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology. I focus on program design, strength training, bodybuilding, exercise correction, and weight loss.
Expertise
I enjoy helping individuals meet their fitness goals and helping them create a healthier lifestyle. Not one single person is the same so I personalize all of my clients workouts depending on their needs and goals. I take pride in being people’s resource for health and fitness.
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Layla Ping
Team Trainer
I focus on women's health, weight loss, resistance training, and mobility techniques. I'm a sports massage therapist who prioritizes recovery as it goes hand in hand with an active lifestyle.
Expertise
I help women to build muscle and lose weight while staying true to their feminine natural cycle. I want women to feel confident not only outside the gym, but inside as well as we work through the gym anxiety/lack of knowledge you may face based around working out. I believe in healing the body from the inside out to balance out hormones, energy, and overall progress in the gym.
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