Personal & Reformer Training

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.

Sheila Hamilton

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.

Debbie Wunderle

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.

Wendy Malin

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.

Christy Crnkovic

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.

Mario Gomez

NASM Certified Personal Trainer and MMA Amateur Fighter

Mario is an undefeated MMA fighter and certified personal trainer. After discovering his passion for helping teammates and professional athletes develop their skills and achieve their goals, Mario became a NASM CPT and immediately started training people of all ages and backgrounds. With his knowledge, experience, and unique approach, Mario developed a ”training” style focused on functional body movements that promote strength, flexibility, endurance, and weight loss.

Andy Huynh

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.

Henry Huynh

ACE Certified Personal Trainer

I began working out 7 years ago and have been primarily focusing on strength and bodybuilding. Fitness has always been a part of my life in some way, shape or form.  My goal is to help shape an individual’s perspective of fitness as a lifestyle that will benefit them years down the road.  As you know, many will say “Health is wealth.”

Bernie Isacovici

AFAA Certified Personal Trainer and 200 hr. RYT-Yoga Instructor

Bernie began his fitness journey ten years ago when he lost 75 pounds through fitness and running. Bernie has since completed 14 marathons and over 20 half marathons since 2010. As a personal trainer, Bernie loves to share his passion for fitness and health to those who need it most.

Bernie also teaches group exercise classes on our schedule.

Tylor Schlenz

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
• MMA

Felix Garcia

SCW Certified Personal Trainer

Felix enjoys being fit and staying healthy. Strength and muscle building are his specialty. 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.”

Katie Cavanaugh

AFFA Certified Personal Trainer and Post Rehab Specialist

Katie is a Post Rehab Specialist who enjoys helping clients coming out of physical therapy. Katie is a A.E.A. Aqua fitness instructor

Ivan Zoot

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.

Jenay Gordon

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

Jenay has over 20 years 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.

Wendy Malin

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 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.

Debbie Wunderle

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.