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Staff Directory

Fitness Instructors and Personal Trainers

CINDY: LIFECENTER Fitness Program Coordinator and Group Fitness Instructor AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor
AFAA Yoga Essentials I & II
Schwinn Cycling Certified Instructor
“It is extremely gratifying to know that class participants feel challenged and accomplished after each class I teach. When you give the body what it wants, the body will give you what you want. “
ANNETTE: Group Fitness Instructor Pound® Fitness Certified Instructor
Barre Above® Certified Instructor
Pumped Up Strength® Certified Instructor
“I enjoy showing participants that they can work towards their fitness goals regardless of the setbacks they encounter or their age.
APRIL: Group Fitness Instructor Certified Zumba Sentao and Aqua Zumba “I enjoy teaching Zumba because I love seeing all the smiling faces. It reminds me of a giant dance party!”
BETHANIE: Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Associates of Science in Health & Wellness Management
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
TRX Qualified Instructor
Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies Veteran Coach
NASM Mental Toughness Coach
OIF ARMY VET
“What I love about teaching fitness classes is the energy and happiness that the participants stay in even when I push them.
What I love about training clients, is the realization they get when they’ve accomplished something that they never thought they could do.”
CARRIE: Group Fitness Instructor AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor “If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.”
DEVIN: Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
AFI Certified Personal Trainer
“I love to see the transition from struggle to success in a short period of time.”
JENNIFER: Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer

 

AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
Schwinn Cycling Certified Instructor
“What I enjoy most about teaching and training is being able to make difference someone’s life.”
KRISTI: YOGA Instructor Certified Temple of Kriya Yoga Hatha Yoga Instructor
Certified Temple of Kriya Yoga Mediation Teacher
Certified Bhavana Institute  Ayurvedic Practitioner
LISA: Group Fitness Instructor AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor
Reebok Certified Step Fitness Instructor
Barre Above® Certified Instructor
“I enjoy all of the people that I have met, to have helped them reach their fitness goals, and to have kept them motivated to keep coming back each week.”
Shellie photo SHELLIE: Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer Master of Science in Exercise Science
ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Peak Pilates® Level 1 Certified Instructor – Mat & Apparatus
YogaFit® Level 1 Instructor
Spinning® Certified Instructor
Barre Above® Certified Instructor
TRX® Qualified Instructor
Zumba® B1 Instructor
“What I enjoy most is watching participants realize how much they are truly capable of and the confidence that this brings them.”
SHERRY: Group Fitness Instructor NETA Certified Group Fitness Instructor
NETA Certified Senior Fitness Instructor
NETA Trained Yoga Instructor
SCW WaterinMOTION® Aqua Fitness Instructor
Reiki Level 1 Practitioner
“I love sharing my knowledge of fitness, health, and anatomy to help others achieve their goals! It makes me happy to see participants really enjoying their workout and living pain-free!”
SHANNON: Group Fitness Instructor

 

CorePower Yoga 200hr Certified Instructor
SURAYAH: Group Fitness Instructor Certified Triton College Personal & Group Fitness Trainer
WENDY: Group Fitness Instructor  
ZACK: Nutrition Counselor MS Nutrition
BS Food, Nutrition, Dietetics
Registered Dietitian
“My mission is to provide information that can be used to improve your long-term health and day-to-day lives. I aim to assist in developing a clear plan of action that is best fit for each individual. My role as a dietitian is to energize people to reach higher quality nutrition and I am excited to be provided the opportunity to do that with LIFECENTER and the Bartlett Park District!”