Group Fitness Staff

Jenna

Major & Graduation Year: M.S. 2014
Certifications: AFAA, Mad Dog Spinning, CPR
Interests: Running, reading, boating, skiing, paddle boarding, traveling and spending quality time with friends and family.
Goals in Life: To be happy and successful
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Running with an awesome playlist
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Start by making an effort to try something new every week, and then set small, realistic goals for incorporating your favorite exercise into your life. If you've never committed to an exercise program before, don't expect that cycling 5 days a week, for instance, will be an easy life adjustment and commitment! The gradual progression of exercise will make your fitness goes more attainable. All the while, smile, have fun and believe in yourself! Working out with friends also makes exercise more enjoyable and holds you accountable.

Alexa

Major & Graduation Year: International Business, 2015
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Interests: Traveling, Working Out, and Volunteering
Goals in Life: To be successful and happy where ever life takes me
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Continuously change up your workouts to keep your body guessing
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Start with exercises you feel comfortable with and enjoy and as you gain strength, endurance, and confidence continuously challenge yourself

Alyssa D

Major & Graduation Year: Political Science/Business Administration, 2014
Certifications: mad Dogg Spinning & Zumba
Interests: Dance, reading, baking, the beach, spending time with my friends and family
Goals in Life: To be happy, healthy and successful
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Doing little healthy things everyday: taking the stairs, drinking water, walking instead of taking the T, etc.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Find a friend to motivate you! Make an exercise buddy and go to classes together, wake each other up to go exercise on the weekends and push each other to succeed. Like most other things, working out can be easier and more fun if you don't have to do it alone!/p>

Amanda

Major & Graduation Year: Business Administration, graduating in 2013
Certifications: AFAA and Zumba
Interests: cooking, musical theater, and group fitness
Goals in Life: get my CPA and stay healthy and active!
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Zumba
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Being active shouldn't feel like a chore. Try a new machine, class, or outside activity as often as you can so that you never get bored

Annalise

Major & Graduation Year: Speech Pathology Graduate Program
Certifications: Zumba!
Interests: Traveling, cooking, outdoor activities (water-skiing, hiking, ice-skating, etc), and trying new things.
Goals in Life: To help as many people with communication disorders as possible, and to be the best 'me' I can be.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Dancing and drinking lots of water throughout the day
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: The secret of getting ahead is getting started. Motivation will get you started, but routine will maintain progress.

Ashley

Major & Graduation Year: Biology 2012
Certifications: AFAA, CPR
Interests: tennis, baking and cooking, food, traveling
Goals in Life: To be happy, healthy, and make a difference in other people's lives
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Anything that makes me sweat - I love cardio, spinning and sculpting classes especially. Also, drinking tons of water and snacking on homemade hummus and veggies.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: "The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender." Fitting in even a small amount of exercise every day does wonders for your health and your self-confidence. Pick something you enjoy to make it part of your everyday routine and you'll be less likely to give it up.

Caitlin

Major & Graduation Year: Physical Therapy 2013/14
Certifications: AFAA, CPR
Interests: health, cooking, travel, and spending time with friends
Goals in Life: to be happy, healthy, and successful
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Skiing
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Like choosing a career, find out what makes sense to you. Figure out what's fun, exciting, and won't get boring. Set reasonable goals, and work at them!

Carolyn

Major & Graduation Year: Music Industry, 2013
Certifications: OM Yoga Center 200 Hr Certified
Interests: Yoga, Skiing, Music
Goals in Life: To maintain health and happiness in all that I choose to do.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Yoga, of course!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Rome wasn't built in a day. Be patient with yourself and maintain a positive attitude. Exercise, like most other things, takes practice in order to progress. Just try to stick with it and not get defeated!

Carson

Major & Graduation Year: Physical Therapy 2018
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Interests: Yoga, CrossFit, camping, and spending time with my family!
Goals in Life: Start my own PT clinic.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: It's a tie! CrossFit or Yoga
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Take it one day at a time!

Cassie

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Celia

Major & Graduation Year: Physical Therapy, 2016
Certifications: AFFA, CPR
Interests: Gymnastics, Tennis, yoga, trying new foods, and spending time with friends and family.
Goals in Life: To travel as much as possible, and experience many new things. I also hope to someday hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Lots of stretching, and staying hydrated.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Get into a routine, and have a gym buddy! The more you stick with getting up and exercising, the easier and more fun it will be to get moving. Working out with friends is also a great way to motivate you, and a great way to spend time with them.

Deanna

Major & Graduation Year: Business Administration 2012
Certifications: Mad Dogg Spinning, CPR
Interests: running, cycling, traveling
Goals in Life: to maintain a balance between life and a successful career. I believe it is important to designate time to do the things you love!
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: trying something new and challenging, not always doing the same routine
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Find an activity that you like to do and you will be more successful at sticking to it!

Elaine

Major & Graduation Year: Pharmacy, 2016
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Interests: Traveling, Reading, Dancing, Spending time with family & friends
Goals in Life: to remain motivated and happy wherever life takes me
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Drinking lots of water throughout the day and actually getting in some sleep during the week!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Remember to start out with a reasonable goal. Once you figure out what workouts work best for you and feel more comfortable and stronger, begin to challenge yourself with more difficult goals!

Jasmine

Major & Graduation Year: Communications and Business, May 2013
Certifications: Zumba
Interests: Dancing, Shopping, Reading and Blogging
Goals in Life: One of my goals in life is to become an influential business owner.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: I think dancing is one of the BEST workout outs because when you're having a great time it really doesn't feel like exercise but still gets the job done!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: If you're just starting out it really makes a difference when you exercise with a friend, then you have someone you're comfortable with egging you on.

Jenna L

Major & Graduation Year: Physical Therapy 2014
Certifications: Mat Pilates, CPR
Interests: Photography, traveling, music, making others laugh and Pilates.
Goals in Life: To always live in the moment.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Biking around Boston.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: There are two mistakes one can make…not going all the way, and not starting. Find the type of exercise that works for you. Explore your options...put on some good tunes, go for it and stick with it!

Julia L

Major & Graduation Year: Nursing 2015
Certifications: CPR, Mad Dogg Spinning
Interests: Running, biking, tennis, beach, sailing
Goals in Life: Become a nurse practitioner and be happy and healthy.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: My favorite workout has to be running on the beach. Between the view and the sound of the waves, hours could pass before you notice how far you've gone.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Make working out fun, it'll be easier to stick with it. Hike with your friends. Challenge your study buddy to a squash match. Paddle board down the Charles. Run with a friend. Whatever you do, enjoy it!

Julianne

Major & Graduation Year: Nursing 2014
Certifications: AFAA, CPR
Interests: Dancing, snowboarding, cooking, running, singing, music, driving, Marylou's coffee, reading/learning about the Classics
Goals in Life: Although I want to be a nurse, I hope to one day go back to college and get a degree in the Classics, just because I love to learn about ancient Greece and Rome! Most importantly I hope to just live a simple, honest, and happy life.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: I like running and dancing, but I switch it up so I don't get bored. I love all the group fitness classes at Marino, but Funk is my favorite!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Try out different things; you never know what you might like. It's hard in the beginning, but stick with it and you'll be surprised at how much you can accomplish. Be sure to switch things up to get the best results!

Karen

Major: Master's in Urban and Environmental Planning
Certifications: YogaWorks 200 Hour Teacher Training and 2012 CPR Certification with Northeast CPR
Interests: Sailing, Music, Travel, Entrepreneurship, Web Design
Goals in Life: To continue learning every day, growing as a person and professional, and helping others find solace and strength.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Drinking pomegranate juice instead of coffee.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Set a goal, practice consistently, and good things will come.

Kari

Major & Graduation Year: Physical Therapy 2015
Certifications: AFAA, CPR
Interests: exercising, shopping, music, traveling, friends, board games
Goals in Life: To not like, but LOVE what I do.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Step aerobics and eating fruit!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Work out with friends! It helps you motivate each other to reach your goals and it's more fun when you are laughing alongside someone else!

Katie

Major & Graduation Year: Health Science 2014
Certifications: Mad Dogg Spinning, CPR
Interests: Nutrition, Acting, and Traveling.
Goals in Life: To help make people happier and healthier by getting them to love exercise.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Running on the Charles River or Indoor Cycling to a bumpin' new playlist!
Never regret a sweat!

Kaylee

Major & Graduation Year: Pharmacy 2013
Certifications: Mad Dogg Spinning
Interests: Running, biking, beach volleyball, iced coffee and spending my summers at the beach with my family and friends
Goals in Life: Become a clinical pharmacist and work at one of the nearby hospitals or clinics. Also, to keep teaching spinning and encouraging lifelong fitness!
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Long runs on the weekends with my dad are my favorite. I like to eat a salad a day as my healthy food habit.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: No matter who you are, no matter what you do, you absolutely, positively do have the power to change. Stay with it and don't stop short of success

Marie

Major & Graduation Year: Master's of Arts in Teaching Secondary Education, Graduating August 2012
Certifications: Spinning, Mat Pilates
Interests: Traveling, skiing, reading, shopping, working with kids
Goals in Life: To be a high school math teacher...and to be happy of course!
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Cycle Plus (great mix of a cardio and abs!)
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Try workout routines a few times before deciding if you like it or not. Even if you don't like it the first time, keep going! I hated cycle the first time, but I stuck with it and now I love it!

Melinda

Major & Graduation Year: Communications 2013
Certifications: Spinning
Interests: Skiing, hiking, running
Goals in Life: Travel the World, and meet new people everywhere I go.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Spinning, and Triathlons.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Don't give up, stick with it, and it will get easier.

Nina

Major & Graduation Year: May 2013
Certifications: CPR/AED AFAA
Interests: running, paddle boarding, beach!
Goals in Life: go to law school
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: jeopardy with my roommates always takes priority!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right! -Henry Ford

Rebecca

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Sherene

Major & Graduation Year: Business Accounting 2016
Certifications: Achwinn, CPR
Interests: cycle, soccer, piano, Sigma Sigma Sigma, travel
Goals in Life: live life to the fullest
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: I love a good cycle class!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: "if you don't faint or puke keep going"

Stephanie

Major & Graduation Year: Health Science, 2013
Certifications: Mad Dogg Spinning, CPR/BLS
Interests: running, cycling, traveling, cooking, being outdoors
Goals in Life: To become a surgical Physician Assistant and motivate others to live healthy lifestyles.
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Running along the Charles, running at night, and training with friends.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Find something you love to do and set goals to stay motivated. Make exercise an integral part of your routine and don't be afraid to try something new!

Summer

Major & Graduation Year: Finance and Accounting-2013
Certifications: Mad Dogg Athletics Spinning Instructor, CPR
Interests: Spinning, running, shopping, traveling, dancing, baking, being with friends
Goals in Life: To maintain a healthy and happy lifestyle
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Cardio!
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Incorporate exercise into your everyday routine. "Just do it!"

Vicki

Major & Graduation Year: Criminal Justice 2012
Certifications: AFAA, CPR
Interests: exercise, shopping, country music, the beach, reading
Goals in Life: graduate, maybe to go law school, find a job I love, and be happy and healthy while doing so!
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: cycling, cardiobox, yoga, running outside in the sun- I like to do something different every day so I don't get bored.
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: "Sweat once a day". Stick with it! Make exercise part of your daily schedule and you'll have no excuses.

Zachary

Major & Graduation Year: Behavioral Neuroscience, 2012
Certifications: Zumba
Interests: Working out, musical theatre, spending time with friends and family, laughing and enjoying life
Goals in Life: To become a successful doctor, enjoy the companies of close friends, but most importantly to be the best I can be!
Favorite Workout or Favorite Health Habit: Zumba and Dancing
Quote or Advice to new exercisers: Go out and try something new, you have nothing to lose!