Bears Fit

TRAINERS

Elite Staff. Proven Results.

Laura

ELITE

Home Town:
Lake Zurich, IL

Certifications:

  • B.S. – University of Minnesota
  • 200Hr Power Yoga
  • 200Hr Hot Yoga
  • Yoga Sculpt
  • Yoga Extensions Power & Sculpt
  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer
  • Living Well with Diabetes
  • Living Well with Chronic Conditions
  • Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program
  • Arthritis Foundation Aquatics Program
  • Tai Ji Quan: Movement For Better Balance
  • Nutrition For Athletes

Training Specialties:

  • Yoga
  • Strength & Conditioning
  • Body Building & Men’s/Women’s Posing
  • Tai Ji Quan
  • Nutrition
  • Weight Loss

Quote:
“We aim for progression over perfection. Let’s consistently make little changes to move the needle and increase our Playspan.”

Bob

LEVEL 3

Home Town:
Chicago, IL

Certifications:

  • NASM CPT
  • FMS
  • Functional Aging
  • Certified Nutrition Specialist
  • Corrective Exercise Specialist

Training Specialties:

  • Cardio and Strength Training
  • Older populations
  • Functional Training

Quote:
“I’ve been involved in fitness for over twenty years. Training and motivation have always been my passion. My ambition to help change lives for the better led me to become a certified personal trainer. My dedication and my desire to help motivate others is why my clients get the results they never thought possible. I love to train diverse demographics. I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”

Samantha

LEVEL 2

Certifications:

  • NASM CPT
  • PN L1 Nutrition Coach
  • ACE Group Fitness Instructor

Training Specialties:

  • Corrective Exercise
  • Functional Strength Training
  • HIIT

Quote:
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.”

Noah

LEVEL 2

Home Town:
Highland Park, IL

Certifications:

  • B.S. in Sport Administration (University of Miami)
  • NASM

Training Specialties:

  • Martial Arts
  • Muscle Building
  • Body Fat Loss
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Athletic Training

Quote:
“Keep your eyes on your own treadmill. If you watch someone else’s race you’ll fall smack dab on your face.”

Allison

LEVEL 2

Home Town:
Cortland, IL

Certifications:

  • B.S. in Kinesiology from NIU
  • ACE CPT

Training Specialties:

  • Athletic Strength/ Conditioning
  • Recovery and Injury Prevention

Quote:
“Discipline is doing what needs to be done, even if you don’t want to do it.”

Carter

LEVEL 1

Home Town:
Grayslake, IL

Certifications:

  • ISSA CPT

Training Specialties:

  • Athletic Strength/Conditioning
  • 98+010
  • Plyometrics/Injury Prevention

Quote:
“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. – Proverbs 24:16”

Chloe

LEVEL 1

Home Town:
Chicago, IL

Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • NASM CPT
  • NASM Physique & Bodybuilding

Training Specialties:

  • Physique & Bodybuilding
  • Weight Loss
  • Hypertrophy

Josh

LEVEL 1

Home Town:
Chicago, IL

Certifications:

  • ISSA
  • Adaptive Fitness for Clients with Special Needs – ACE

Training Specialties:

  • Muscle Building
  • Functional training
  • Strength training
  • Weight loss
  • Adoptive Fitness

Alex Charles

LEVEL 1

Home Town:
Mundelein, IL

Certifications:

  • Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)
  • Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM)

Training Specialties:

  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Weight Loss Management