Fitness Professionals
Personal Trainers
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Pilates Professionals
Yoga Professionals
Renee Stein, ACE
Fitness Director
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Renee is a Certified Personal Trainer through American Council on Exercise. She graduated from Michigan State University in 2004, and became certified shortly after. Renee enjoys working with women and men of all ages, and varying levels of fitness ability. She works with clients that have different needs including weight management, increasing strength and flexibility, and disease prevention.
Renee develops exercise programs that efficiently help her clients reach their fitness goals, stay motivated, and take the next step towards becoming healthier and feeling better for the rest of their lives. A healthy lifestyle is the best preventative medicine. |
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George "Mr. Motivation" Jones
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George Jones was born in Detroit,Michigan. He arrived in
Germany in 1989 as a soldier for the U.S. Army, George was the Drill instructor and leading fitness instructor for the Army and since then has made a name for himself both on the music scene and in the fitness industry. George was a sparring partner the German Heavy Weight boxing champ Kim Webber, and middleweight contender Jerry Elliott, George was founder, choreographer, lead singer and songwriter of the popular group, Mr. President earning a gold record for their hit "Up'n Away." He first publicly combined his love of music and exercise as a fitness trainer for The Big Diet, a daily television show produced by Endemol, Germany where overweight contestants competed to lose pounds and get into shape.
George currently splits his time between Detroit, Michigan and Cologne, Germany where he continues to write, produce and perform music as well as promoting his fitness methods as a popular guest on talk, news and entertainment shows. |
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Kris Petrov, AFAA
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Kris Petrov has been personal training at Franklin Athletic Club for over seven years now. He has background in Exercise Science, and is certified as a personal trainer through AFAA (Aerobic and Fitness Association of America).
He works with people of all ages who are interested in physically improving their lives. He specializes in weight management, strength training, flexibility, injury prevention, and overall fitness. He has experience working with people who are returning to their physically active lifestyles after undergoing injury-repairing surgeries. That includes hip and knee replacements, shoulder and knee ligament repairs, and other various bodily injuries. |
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Baz Michaeli, ACSM
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Baz is a Certified Personal Trainer through ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) and a Certified Capoeira Instructor through The Zinman College of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the Wingate Institute in Israel. He has been in the fitness industry for more than five years. He works with men and women of all ages and fitness levels. Baz will help guide you to reach your personal fitness goal efficiently. If it's weight loss/management, strength training, definition, flexibility or overall fitness, he can make it happen efficiently and correctly while having a good time.
In addition he takes part in extreme sports such at Capoeira and Acrobatics. If you're looking to incorporate something out of the box into your workout, Baz can show you the way. |
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Reggie O'Bryant, AFAA
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Reggie is one of Franklin Athletic Club's premiere fitness trainers, with over six years of fitness and nutrition experience. His expertises are in the areas of weight management, body sculpting, gaining flexibility and core strengthening.
As one of Reggie's client he will work diligently with you to develop a personalized program, which may include boxing and personal training, group exercise and nutrition consulting. Reggie is known for his "Reggie's Boot Camp" Class that emphasizes: calorie burning and body toning, an overall excellent cardio workout. |
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Mark Floria, ATC, CSCS
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Mark Floria graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science degree, specializing in Sports Medicine. He is a Nationally Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). Mark has been with the Franklin Athletic Club for over five years. He began working in Physical Therapy and has transitioned to Personal Training to continue working with individuals with injuries, and also with those who are working to improve their strength and well-being.
As a personal trainer, Mark specializes in functional and core training, and works with a wide range of clients, with varying ages and physical abilities. His main belief is that individuals should be able to move their own body weight before working with free weights and machines. |
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Kindsey Nelson, B.S., ACE
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Kindsey Nelson has a Bachelor of Science degree in exercise science from Western Michigan University. She has been working as a personal trainer for 7 years now. She is a member of the American Council on Exercise and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. Kindsey is a certified personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise. She has worked with kids, adults and the elderly alike. She loves helping others succeed at reaching their goals, whether it is increasing their strength and flexibility, improving their sport/activity or body toning and weight management. She enjoys dynamic training that incorporates a variety of exercises to work your entire body. Using equipment like free weights, resist-a-bands, balls and the BOSU she will maximize your time, calorie burn, and efficiency of the movement. The best part of her job is motivating, challenging and building up "fitness confidence" in her clients. In her free time she enjoys biking, rollerblading, hiking, boating, volleyball, downhill and X-county skiing along with Pilates and dance. |
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Oksana Pistor, ACE, NASM
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Oksana was born in Kazakhstan and have been a personal trainer since 2005. Her main focus is on creating individual training programs for clients with sport specific needs as well as working on fitness goals for the general population of all ages and fitness level. Oksana also worked as an exercise physiologist at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (DMC), where she provided progressive and medically supervised exercise regimen to individuals with cardiopulmonary and vascular disease. Oksana graduated from Oakland University with a Bachelor of Science in Wellness, Health Promotion and Injury Prevention. She also acquired her Masters Degree in Exercise Science from Oakland University.
While at Oakland University, as an athletic scholarship member, she was a three-time NCAA qualifier, NIC and Mid-Con champion and record holder in swimming.
Certification(s): Oksana is a certified personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and through National Academy of Sport Medicine (NASM) and stays current with First Aid and CPR certifications through the American Red Cross.
Training Specialities: Sport specific training, weight loss and toning, and Triathlon conditioning and training. |
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Kim Green, MPT, AFAA
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Kim has been in the fitness and rehabilitation industry for over 10 years. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Health Sciences and a Masters of Physical Therapy and is currently a licensed and practicing Physical Therapist. She is also a certified Personal Trainer through AFAA (Aerobic and Fitness Association of America.)
Kim’s unique expertise and experience in both the medical and fitness arenas brings a holistic approach to her training. She believes fitness should incorporate every facet of the human body, including mind-body-soul.
Kim enjoys working with men and women of all ages and makes your personal fitness goals top priority when setting up your personalized fitness routine. |
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Rebecca Rice, AFAA
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Rebecca has been in the Fitness Industry for 20+ years and at Franklin for 12 years. She is nationally certified in Personal Training, Group Fitness and Cardio Boxing through Aerobic and Fitness Association of America and has many certifications in a variety of fitness techniques. She teaches 12+ varieties of classes a week that focus on cardio, core strength and overall muscle conditioning. Rebecca is also an ‘In Home Rehab Care Specialist’ focusing on passive motion machines for patients recovering from knee and shoulder surgeries. She has appeared on a variety of TV and Radio shows promoting new fitness classes, health and wellness.
Rebecca’s approach in Personal Training is to engage the ‘core’ throughout the whole session and keep changing it up with a variety of different fitness tools (balls, bands, bosu) to keep it interesting and fun. She has trained the elite athlete to the Young at Heart.
Also, Rebecca is in the process of developing an exciting new fitness program for women in menopause.
"Consistency is the key to any successful workout program" |
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Sarah Kurtezky, MA, CPT, CHHC
Weight Loss Coordinator
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I spent many years taking off weight and putting it right back on because I hated counting points, eating next to nothing or doing "fad" diets. It was an unrealistic way to live. I decided it was time to make lasting changes for myself and my children, to ignite the healthy athlete within me. With help from a nutritionist and various trainers, I discovered my healthy inner self and began eating clean and working out. Studying and getting certified were only the first steps in my journey. I am committed to "paying it forward" by helping others find enjoyment by eating healthy and finding their inner athlete. My goal is to help my clients transform how they look and feel about themselves. |
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Michelle Wilde, IFA
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Michelle is a certified personal trainer and fitness instructor through the International Fitness Association for over 5 years who motivates through positivity. She specializes in kickboxing, total body sculpting, and boot camp style instruction for all ages and skill levels. Her personal training techniques are designed for a customized approach to your lifestyle and fitness needs, and she develops programs for beginners and elite athletes alike.
Whether working with Michelle one-on-one or in her classes, she will push you to your personal threshold to accomplish your goals. Understanding that a healthy lifestyle is built from healthy habits, she will provide you with the skills you need to succeed and maintain your results. Emphasizing core strengthening, flexibility, muscle conditioning and tone, increased cardio endurance and speed, she will have you on your way to achieving your naturally fit and trim form. |
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Erin Krugel, AFAA, MPT
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Erin has worked at Franklin Athletic Club for ten years, beginning as an Aquatics Instructor while she was finishing her Masters Degree in Physical Therapy at Wayne State University. She completed her degree in 1998 and worked in hospitals full time for six years.
Erin now works exclusively at Franklin as a Personal Trainer. She is certified through AFAA, and is a licensed Physical Therapist. |
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Pilates Professionals
Melanie Pagel
Pilates Instructor
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Melanie has worked in the fitness industry since 1996. During the years she became Group Fitness Certified through AFAA, ACE and AEA (Aquatics), teaching many different class formats from strength & cardio to yoga & Pilates. Melanie graduated from the University of Michigan in 1999. In 2002 she continued her fitness education and completed her Yoga Shala 200hr. training. Over the next 6 years she became a Professionally Certified Pilates Instructor on all apparatus through PEAK Pilates out of Boulder, CO. Melanie has worked in management in the fitness industry for over 8 years and enjoys developing her team and new fitness programs. Along with Pilates, she is also a NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Certified Personal Trainer. Melanie works with men and women of all ages and fitness levels and specializes in weight loss training and special needs. When training her focus is on overall alignment, decompression, and movement of the body. She works on fine tuning your muscles and joints, building strength and endurance to help with the functional activities of your every day life. Melanie is a strong believer in the old saying “Move it or lose it!”
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Beth Berk
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After a long career in banking and corporate management, Beth has turned to her real passion: fitness. She is a STOTT PILATES instructor certified in Matwork and Reformer. She also has an AFAA certification in Group Instruction where she concentrates on weight training. As a long time fitness enthusiast, Beth knows how important hard core training and stretching can be to one’s overall health, and she likes to instill that message in everyone she works with. She's also very well versed in nutrition and can advise you on the best methods to reach your healthy goals. When she's not teaching, Beth is working out herself and loves swimming, biking, and practicing yoga. |
Nina Khakham
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Having had a long and successful career as an engineer, Nina decided to pursue her passion for health and wellness and received her Pilates instructor license from Equilibrium Studio in Birmingham, MI. She is certified in STOTT PILATES - Level 1 all apparatus, and has completed courses: injuries and special populations, reformer workout for men, athletic conditioning on a reformer, and reformer for the older adult. Nina is able to work with all levels of clients in private or group settings to help attain specific goals, including increase muscle strength, improve posture and balance, retain vitality in aging populations, and improve athletic ability. She is able to work with clients with injuries, pain and a deconditioned state through exercise modifications. Nina has seen the many benefits of Pilates on herself and is passionate about teaching others to do the same. |
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Yoga Professionals
Barbara Swaab, RYT
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Barb has been practicing yoga for 26 years, and is a trained and certified yoga instructor. She has studied with many leading instructors including Jonny Kest, Sean Corn, Sharon Gannon and David Life, Beryl Bender Birch, David Swenson and Paul Grilley. Barbara's approach to teaching is a heart-centered expression of her creativity and a commitment to making yoga accessible to everyone. Barbara teaches hatha yoga as well as Vinyasa, prenatal yoga and a body rolling class. She also created a water yoga class that she offers twice a week in Franklin's pool. In 2001, Barbara co-founded YogaYears and, with her partners, launched the Yogateers game / kit in 2003. The game has already won national acclaim, including the National Parenting Center's 2003 Seal of Approval. |
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