Meet Our Instructors

Classes: 

SEC, Step ,TRX, and Cardio Kickboxing

Training Credentials:

TRX Certified Trainer, NASM MMA Conditioning Specialist, NASM-Certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Youth Exercise Specialist, Senior Fitness  Specialist

Hobbies Outside of the Gym: 

DeAnna enjoys Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, oil painting, and traveling.

What started your fitness journey or what encouraged you to become an instructor?

I have always incorporated fitness in my life. It is my passion to help others in their fitness journey. I love what I do!

Class:

Fit for Life

Trainings/Credentials: 

Becky has been active her whole life and has taught many exercises classes over the past few decades.

Hobbies outside of the gym:

 Each day at dawn with a brisk walk around town, with some short runs included. She enjoys cooking and creating new recipes. She browses garage sales, flea markets and consignment shops for unique furniture items to spruce up the space she rents in an antique shop in Amite. She also has a passion for reading!

What started your fitness journey or what encouraged you to become an instructor? 

“I started dance classes when I was 4 years old and continued throughout high school while also walking, running, and bike riding. When I moved to the Northshore in the early 70s there were no gyms, so in the 80s when Jazzercise classes started in Folsom, I never missed one! Then gyms started popping up in Covington and we joined. When I moved to Franklinton 20+ years ago, I worked out at the little gym behind Monica’s beauty parlor. There was an exercise class at the Methodist Church, and I became one of the instructors there for a while. Some ladies in town wanted to tap dance, so we started out at a local dance school, but decided to branch out on our own – I became the instructor for the tap classes. Later, when Zumba started to become popular, I became the Zumba Instructor as well. In recent years I have been at B4 instructing the ‘Fit for Life’ class every Wednesday at 10 a.m.”

Classes: 

HIIT, Dance Fitness, and Mind/Body Sync

Trainings/Credentials: 

She started taking dance at 3 and played sports throughout school. She has participated in multiple group fitness classes and started leading exercise classes over 20 years ago. Her Masters Thesis researched the relationship between physical fitness and mood. As a Medical Psychologist, she remains interested in the mental, as well as physical, benefits of physical activity. 

Hobbies outside of the gym: 

She likes watching TV/Movies/Theater, walking outdoors with family or while listening to podcast/audiobooks, and napping!

What started your fitness journey or what encouraged you to become an instructor? 

“My mom was always very physically active, and I think when I was a child, she signed me up for every lesson/camp that was offered. I am grateful to have been given those opportunities and develop my love for dance/sports. I hope to follow the example of my mom, who in her 70s still dances and plays tennis almost every day, and continue to reap the mental and physical benefits of exercise. My preferred exercise is to be a student in group fitness classes. When the teacher can’t be there, I don’t want to miss class so I became a substitute instructor.

Class: 

Yoga 

Trainings/Credentials:

Registered Yoga Teacher - 500 Hours

Hobbies outside of the gym: 

She is a Master Gardener who volunteers with the LSU Ag Center along with maintaining her own garden of vegetables and flowers. She is in two book clubs, so she does a lot of reading. She is also working on learning to draw and paint.

What started your fitness journey or what encouraged you to become an instructor? 

“I attended my first yoga class over 40 years ago and knew from that first class I wanted to teach yoga because of the great sense of well-being it gave me. I wanted to share this with others. After I retired, I attended Yoga School and became certified. I have been teaching since 2009.”