Trainers
Adam Varley
Adam Varley is a graduate of Sydney University, Australia with a B.S. in Exercise and Sports Science. He has been working as a Personal Trainer since 1999 and has earned numerous certifications in both Australia and the United States, including the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and Certified personal trainer (CPT).
Specialization- Weight Loss, Pre/post Natal, Pre/post Menopause, Senor Fitness, Rehabilitation, Women's Health, Athletic Training, Posture, Muscular and strength development.
Experience- Adam has well over two decades of experience in the Health and Fitness industry working with thousands of clients ranging from athletes and fitness competitors to clients in need of stroke and heart attack rehabilitation. Adam has also managed numerous gyms and personal training studios both in Australia and the USA. Spending the better part of his life helping people from all walks of life achieve their health and fitness potential. As a result he loves to discover the very latest and most cutting edge training idea.
Specialization- Weight Loss, Pre/post Natal, Pre/post Menopause, Senor Fitness, Rehabilitation, Women's Health, Athletic Training, Posture, Muscular and strength development.
Experience- Adam has well over two decades of experience in the Health and Fitness industry working with thousands of clients ranging from athletes and fitness competitors to clients in need of stroke and heart attack rehabilitation. Adam has also managed numerous gyms and personal training studios both in Australia and the USA. Spending the better part of his life helping people from all walks of life achieve their health and fitness potential. As a result he loves to discover the very latest and most cutting edge training idea.
Hannah McDonald
Hannah is from Hawaii but grew up all over South, Central and North America. She was raised in a holistic, organic, active family of eleven, and she is raising her kids the same way. When she first stepped into a gym in 2000 she fell in love, and she have been a certified personal trainer since 2003. Her clients and her have a 85% success rate in achieving their goals and having them continuing to live a healthy active life.
Her goal as a personal trainer is to motivate, inspire and educate others about the benefits of exercising and living a healthy lifestyle. With hard work and persistence anyone can achieve their realistic goals including; confidence, increased energy, high self esteem and the healthy body they desire. She enjoys the one on one interaction of personal training, which gives her a better opportunity to help people make them healthy and achieve a permanent lifestyle change with maximum results. She energy and zest to live a healthy and fit life is contagious, just ask her family, friends and clients :)
Her specialties are: weight management/replacing excess body fat with lean muscle for lasting results. Nutritional guidance and support, pre and post-natal training, strength/weight training, tandem training, all ages training, balance, flexibility, and core strengthening. Hannah is ISSA certified, ACE certified and CPR/AED certified.
Successful people do what they have to do.
Unsuccessful people do what they want to do.
Her goal as a personal trainer is to motivate, inspire and educate others about the benefits of exercising and living a healthy lifestyle. With hard work and persistence anyone can achieve their realistic goals including; confidence, increased energy, high self esteem and the healthy body they desire. She enjoys the one on one interaction of personal training, which gives her a better opportunity to help people make them healthy and achieve a permanent lifestyle change with maximum results. She energy and zest to live a healthy and fit life is contagious, just ask her family, friends and clients :)
Her specialties are: weight management/replacing excess body fat with lean muscle for lasting results. Nutritional guidance and support, pre and post-natal training, strength/weight training, tandem training, all ages training, balance, flexibility, and core strengthening. Hannah is ISSA certified, ACE certified and CPR/AED certified.
Successful people do what they have to do.
Unsuccessful people do what they want to do.
Brett Olson
Born and raised in South Florida, I have had a passion for sports and fitness my entire life. Growing up, soccer was my primary sport; I played a total of 15 years in recreational leagues and on the high school varsity team.
I am certified though Fitness Institute International. My courses included Exercise Science Foundations, Fitness Testing, Strength and Conditioning, Special Populations, Functional Training, and Nutrition and Weight Management.
I am focusing my life on motivating others to achieve their goals and to keep a positive outlook on life. I find purpose in encouraging others, and I enjoy working with all ages and levels of fitness. My goal is to help my clients make permanent lifestyle changes and understand the significance and value of health and fitness.
I am certified though Fitness Institute International. My courses included Exercise Science Foundations, Fitness Testing, Strength and Conditioning, Special Populations, Functional Training, and Nutrition and Weight Management.
I am focusing my life on motivating others to achieve their goals and to keep a positive outlook on life. I find purpose in encouraging others, and I enjoy working with all ages and levels of fitness. My goal is to help my clients make permanent lifestyle changes and understand the significance and value of health and fitness.
Kourtney Kester
Kourtney has been working in the fitness industry as a Certified Personal Trainer since 2008. She was originally motivated embark on a career in this field due to her own life changing experience with a personal trainer. “When I was 15 years old I made a big decision to take charge of my life and uncover something in myself that I could feel was slowly being buried alive under self doubt. I knew I had the means to accomplish my goal and the time had come to commit. I got help in the form of a personal trainer, named Nikki Costello, at a local gym called World Gym. Self care in the form of fitness and conscious eating just became a part of me. The knowledge, support, and care I received from this woman literally changed the trajectory of my life and, to this day, inspire me to stay committed to being a positive influence in the lives of my clients regardless of my own personal circumstances. Being in these shoes and wearing the many hats that a personal trainer must wear has not only given me the opportunity to support and witness the success of others but also to be victorious in my own battles against an eating disorder, massive depression, physical injury, family loss, and intense anxiety. It’s not a job for the faint of heart but it is the one that I have had and maintained for so long because there is no challenge more rewarding than showing up and getting the job done. The industry is fresh and full of creativity. Learning opportunities in the form of literature and communication are as endless as my curiosity. I always saw myself as strong but for the first half of my life I felt far from athletic and attractive. If someone would have told me then about what I am doing and who I am now, I would have never believed them! With that said, having lived every little moment up until this point, it really makes perfect sense. These shoes fit and they match every single hat I’ve got in my closet!”
Specializes in:
Functional training and movement counsel with regard to remedying postural distortions and dysfunctional movement patterns, the leading causes of pain, limited range of motion, physical degeneration, and mental decline.
Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutritionist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Senior Fitness Specialist, and Youth Exercise Specialist
Specializes in:
Functional training and movement counsel with regard to remedying postural distortions and dysfunctional movement patterns, the leading causes of pain, limited range of motion, physical degeneration, and mental decline.
Certifications:
National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Nutritionist, Corrective Exercise Specialist, Senior Fitness Specialist, and Youth Exercise Specialist
Suzanne Brownell
National recognized Expert and Professor of Holistic Health/Nutrition, Mind-body Medicine and Fitness. Enhanced the health, healing and vitality of thousands of lives, especially those challenged with medical conditions, chronic pain, diseases, stress-related psychological disorders, disabilities and at risk for falls.
As a grateful lifelong learner, she has passionately traveled the Globe to acquire knowledge of health and healing, from masters, gurus, sages, scholars to the most influential global leaders of mind and body medicine, health and fitness. Completed undergrad studies at Johnson and Wales University, graduate studies at Maryland University of Integrative Health, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York City and Chopra Center University in California; direct student of world renowned Deepak Chopra MD. She has never stopped learning while living her purpose and holds numerous certifications and specialty intensive trainings.
As a grateful lifelong learner, she has passionately traveled the Globe to acquire knowledge of health and healing, from masters, gurus, sages, scholars to the most influential global leaders of mind and body medicine, health and fitness. Completed undergrad studies at Johnson and Wales University, graduate studies at Maryland University of Integrative Health, Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York City and Chopra Center University in California; direct student of world renowned Deepak Chopra MD. She has never stopped learning while living her purpose and holds numerous certifications and specialty intensive trainings.
- Chopra Certified Ayurveda Perfect Health
- Chopra Certified Meditation Instructor
- Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher Specialty Yoga Certifications and Therapy Trainings: Viniyoga for back, neck, shoulder and hip pain. Yoga for Cancer, Lymphatic Drainage, Parkinson's Disease, Heart Disease, Prenatal, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia /Alzheimers
- Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider
- CPR AED American Heart Association
- ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist
- Certified Holistic Health Coach and Board
- Board Certified by American Association of Drugless Practitioners
- Certified T’ai Chi, Qi Gong
- Pilates, Aquatics, Spinning, Bosu, Gliding, Step Aerobics, Melt Method, TRX, Stability Ball, Bootcamp, A Matter of Balance, Core Conditioning, Medicine Ball, Plyometrics
- Pioneered yoga, meditation, tai chi, qi gong, and exercise practices into hospitals, schools systems, health departments, municipalities, non-profit’s, fortune 500 companies and the largest city public parks of Boston.
- Continuing Education provider for hospital nurses, phycologist, therapists, yoga teachers and special development trainer for physical education teachers and food service providers.
- Ground-breaking Public Health Grant partnerships for Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease and Falls prevention/reduction together with Dept. of Public Health, CDC, hospitals and major insurance companies.
- Consultant and facilitator in unprecedented disease prevention Legislative Act from Congress. Achievements in public health were recognized by lawmakers at the Massachusetts Joint Legislative Committee on Public Health hearing, 2016, and have lead to policy changes and a successful model to follow within the United States. Shifting the paradigm to in this country from sickness care to preventive wellness healthcare.
- keynote speaker/presenter for national organizations.
- Provided first of it’s kind In-Service Stress Reduction Trainings for Massachusetts county public school districts and authored stress reduction protocols/manuals for school counselors, nurses and teachers supporting stress management for students.
- Holistic Wellness Coach for restorative cancer retreats in Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts
- Produced, hosted, and featured in healthy cooking cable TV series, tai chi/yoga/exercise dvd’s, youtube blogs, fitness app and local news outlets.