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Personal & Reformer Training

Achieve Your Fitness Goals With The Help Of Our Trainers

Partnering with a personal or reformer trainer makes it possible for you to achieve your personal goals. Whether you are looking to lose weight, improve flexibility, or just feel better again, a partnership with a personal or reformer trainer is an activity that gives you benefits for years to come. Our trainers are nationally certified professionals dedicated to guiding and educating others who wish to embark on a journey of optimal health and fitness.

Our trainers customize a workout to improve your strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, and cardiovascular health.  Trainers are selected based on your schedule and the availability of the trainer.

Personal Training and Reformer Training Packages

Improve all aspects of fitness with a certified trainer. Set goals and maximize your results with an appropriate and safe exercise program customized for you.

  • 60 Minute Sessions
  • 30 Minute Sessions (Personal training only)
  • Duet or Buddy Training (2 people)

Personal Training Packages  Reformer Training Packages PT Stretch Sessions

Meet Our Trainers

Personal Trainer
Debra Saper

Fitness Manager – Personal Training
ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, USAW Sports Performance Coach, IHSA Certified Coach, AFFA Group Instructor, and Certified Weight Loss Specialist
College of Lake County – Associates in Applied Science in Health and Wellness

Debra pursued a career in personal training because she wanted to combine her love for helping others with her passion for health and fitness.  When she personally began on a path of fitness, Debra focused on all that she would gain from making fit choices such as stress reduction, confidence, strength, good health, and a positive mindset. Your thoughts create your reality, so it’s critical to maintain an optimistic and empowered mindset. Debra looks forward to helping clients begin or continue on their fitness path and helping coach them to have the right mindset.

Debra also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


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Adrian

ISSA Certified Personal Trainer and ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer

Fitness has been a part of Adrian’s life ever since he started playing sports in high school.  It has allowed him to stay active and enjoy activities with his family.  Helping people reach their physical potential and working with them so they can make their lives more fulfilling and enjoyable is his true passion.  Adrian uses a common-sense approach to help people perform everyday activities in a safe manner and not be in pain.  When he is not training, Adrian spends time working out, taking long walks with his wife and dogs, getting together with his family, especially his grandkids, and relaxing in his backyard.  He makes sure to enjoy even the small things that are offered each day.  “Make Yourself A Priority!” -unknown


Personal Trainer
Alana

Meet Alana

NASM Certified Personal Trainer

Alana has always had a deep passion for health and understanding the self-healing nature of the body. She grew up with a background in dance and went on to receive her BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Upon graduating, she taught and performed professionally throughout Chicago and eventually made her way into the fitness world as a Fitness Instructor. She trained tradesmen to condition their bodies to prevent injuries while on the job, lose body fat, and improve their eating habits. She then became a NASM-certified personal trainer and is currently working with clients of all backgrounds to help them achieve their unique fitness goals in a safe, efficient manner. Alana is always learning new techniques and methods that promote longevity and injury prevention. She loves building a strong personal connection with her clients and strives to help each client discover a passion for movement.


Personal trainer
Andy

Meet Andy

ACE Certified Personal Trainer

Andy’s passion for fitness began early when he was attending the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.  His experience with fitness grew exponentially when he joined the Illini Powerlifting Club at his university. Through personal experience and tips for veteran lifters, Andy developed his specialty in building strength and muscle. He believes that fitness is an essential part of day-to-day activity and that fitness can educate individuals about goal setting and hard work.


Personal Trainer
Ark

ISSA Certified Personal Trainer

Ark is an International Sports Sciences Association Master Coach and a lifelong practitioner of martial arts. Ark’s approach to coaching has a multidimensional basis that integrates three essential aspects of human health: physical, emotional, and spiritual. It aims at providing everyone with the knowledge on how to lead a balanced, dynamic, and satisfying lifestyle. Such an approach further combines the latest discoveries in the field of fitness and science with the ancient and well-proven principles found in the medical books of India (Ayurveda). Ark’s clients are offered a methodology for genuine fitness to “Feel the Power!” as he says.  He specializes in body type-specific strength training and combative training.


Personal trainer
Christy

ACE Certified Personal Trainer and ACE Certified Group Exercise Instructor

Christy has been a personal trainer for 15 years. She enjoys training people of all ages and levels. The form is very important to her and she tries to educate her clients on how form can change an exercise. As her clients gain strength, she challenges them in new ways so they progress in their strength. Christy finds that helping her clients meet and maintain their fitness goals is very important and gratifying.  Christy also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


Personal Trainer
Debbie

Meet Debbie

NCSF Personal Trainer, Medical Exercise Specialist, ACE and AFAA Group Exercise Instructor

Debbie has been a personal trainer for over 10 years with medical specialty certification. Fitness has always been a part of Debbie’s life and she hopes to encourage others to do the same. Her philosophy on personal training is to enhance clients’ physical conditions based on their goals, abilities, and desires. Debbie’s diverse background in all aspects of physical fitness provides her the ability to customize and modify programs to maximize one’s capabilities. Her motto is to never give up.  Debbie also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


Personal Trainer
Felix

Meet Felix

SCW Certified Personal Trainer

Felix enjoys being fit and staying healthy. Strength and muscle building are his specialties.  Felix loves helping his clients reach their goals and to help them understand the fitness world. Some of his favorite activities are GoRuck challenges and how many tacos he can eat.  “Success at anything will come down to focus and effort, and we control both.”


Personal trainer
Henry

Meet Henry

ACE Certified Personal Trainer

Henry began working out 7 years ago and has been primarily focusing on strength and bodybuilding. Fitness has always been a part of his life in some way, shape, or form.  Henry’s goal is to help shape an individual’s perspective of fitness as a lifestyle that will benefit them years down the road.  His motto is “Health is wealth.”


Personal Trainer
Ivan

Meet Ivan

ACE Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Certified Senior Fitness Coach, and Schwinn Certified Cycle Trainer

Ivan’s passion for fitness and training begins with a lifelong love of outdoor sports and activities and has been combined with his interest in occupational fitness. Ivan helps people get and stay healthy to enjoy long successful careers in physically demanding occupations.

Ivan enjoys applying heart rate monitoring data to customize fitness programming to assist individuals in achieving their wellness and training goals. Ivan combines creative exercise groupings with high-intensity interval training to build programming that is challenging, fun, and highly effective.  Ivan is a group fitness instructor on the schedule with cycle classes.


Personal Trainer
Katie

AFFA Certified Personal Trainer and Post Rehab Specialist

Katie is a Post Rehab Specialist who enjoys helping clients transition from physical therapy.  Katie also has a golf certification to help condition golfers to perfect their game and prevent back pain.  Katie is an A.E.A. Aqua fitness instructor and teaches aquatics classes on our group exercise schedule.


Personal Trainer
Sheila

ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor

Sheila has been in the fitness industry for 25 years. She began as an instructor and then followed her passion to work with clients individually as a personal trainer. Sheila is passionate about challenging her clients to achieve new levels of fitness that may not have seemed possible. Improving one’s health and fitness is about stepping out of one’s comfort zone. Sheila gets great satisfaction from helping people of all different abilities achieve their fitness goals.

In her personal experience, Sheila had always enjoyed running and questioned her ability to compete in the sport of triathlon. She achieved that goal and is always looking for new ways to challenge her own fitness level. Sheila believes if you never doubt your capabilities, anything is attainable.  Sheila also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


Personal trainer
Tylor

Meet Tylor

NASM Certified Personal Trainer and NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist

With six years of experience and accumulated knowledge, Tylor has helped all types of clientele attain different goals. From helping high school athletes prepare for college-level sports, to helping all fitness-level clients with muscular development/weight loss, to assisting clients with injury recovery as well as pain management. His overall goal is to provide all clients with a fitness plan to cater to their specific fitness goals and needs and to extend their longevity and quality of life.

Tylor specializes in Corrective Exercise, Sport Specific Conditioning, College Sports Prep, Injury Recovery/Pain Management, BodyBuilding, Weight Loss, and MMA.


Personal Trainer
Wendy

AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, ACE Certified Group Exercise Instructor, and AEA Aquatic Fitness Professional

Wendy’s passion for health and fitness started in college but did not evolve into a fully dedicated lifestyle until after her first child. Her goal is to support, motivate, and empower her clients and students to become the healthiest version of themselves. Wendy’s strengths include the ability to connect with people wanting to embark on a fitness journey, help change unhealthy habits, cope with an injury, and maintain a relationship with people wanting to build on their foundation of functional fitness.

In addition to over 25 years of experience in fitness, and despite her own back issues, including a partial fusion, she competed in triathlons for 9 years. Wendy tries to create a fun yet professional environment where people are safely challenged and feel accomplished after every workout. She believes it is never too late to improve one’s health.  Wendy also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.

Personal Trainer
Jenay Gordon

Fitness Manager – Group Exercise
Balanced Body Pilates Reformer Equipment Certified, 200 hr. E-RYT Yoga

Jenay has over 20 years of teaching experience in multiple environments. Her education and passions stem from the arts. When Jenay first stepped on a yoga mat she knew this was her true creative calling. Since receiving her 200-Hour-E-RYT Yoga training, she has never stopped pushing herself to learn and grow in the fitness industry. With immense respect for each format, she is able to produce innovative classes and training for her clients. Jenay believes both yoga and Pilates are the foundations of alignment, safety, strength, and breath. She uses this not only as a teacher but in everyday life.  Jenay also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


Personal Trainer
Debbie

Meet Debbie

Stott Pilates Equipment Certification and Medical Exercise Specialist Certification

Fitness has always been a part of Debbie’s life and hopes to encourage others to do the same. Her philosophy on personal training is to enhance clients’ physical conditions based on their goals, abilities, and desires. Debbie’s diverse background in all aspects of physical fitness provides her the ability to customize and modify programs to maximize one’s capabilities. Her motto is to never give up.  Debbie also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


Reformer Trainer
Kortnee

Reformer Trainer Peak Pilates, ACE Certified Personal Trainer, and ACE Group Exercise

Kortnee has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years.  She is well-rounded and can contribute in many different formats. She is now looking to expand her experience and train others in Pilates reformer.  Kortnee currently teaches Mat Pilates and Zumba® classes on our group exercise schedule.


Personal Trainer
Wendy

Stott Pilates Equipment Certification

Wendy’s passion for health and fitness started in college but did not evolve into a fully dedicated lifestyle until after her first child. Her goal is to support, motivate, and empower her clients and students to become the healthiest version of themselves. Wendy’s strengths include the ability to connect with people wanting to embark on a fitness journey, help change unhealthy habits, cope with an injury, and maintain a relationship with people wanting to build on their foundation of functional fitness.

In addition to over 25 years of experience in fitness, and despite her back issues, including a partial fusion, she competed in triathlons for 9 years. Wendy tries to create a fun yet professional environment where people are safely challenged and feel accomplished after every workout. She believes it is never too late to improve one’s health.  Wendy also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.


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