Meet Our Fitness Instructors!

Katelynn Bento

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Prospect, CT

Favorite Sports Team: Giants

Hobbies: Indoor Cycling

Favorite Quote: "Just because something is hard, doesn't mean you shouldn't try, it just means you should try harder."

Certifications: Spin

Classes Teaching: Indoor Cycling

Fitness Advice: For a dessert, try replacing ice cream with frozen yogurt!

AJ Birmingham

Major: Political Science

Hometown: Rocky Hill, CT

Favorite Sports Team: Houston Texans

Hobbies: CrossFit

Favorite Quote: "The only time you will find success before work is in the dictionary." 

Classes Teaching: CrossFit

Fitness Advice: For a desert try replacing ice cream with frozen yogurt!

Alessandra Daniele

Major: Exercise Science

Hometown: North Haven, CT

Favorite Sports Team: Yankees

Hobbies: Dance Team, Hiking

Favorite Quote: "Wake up with determination. Go to bed with satisfaction."

Certifications: AFAA Group Exercise

Classes Teaching: Cardio Dance, Bootcamp, Kickbox Jam

Fitness Advice: Nutrition is just as important as working out! Eat Healthy!

Kaitlin Frawley

Major: Biomolecular Science and Psychology

Hometown: Bethel, CT

Favorite Sports Team: Red Sox

Hobbies: Crossfit and Cooking

Favorite Quote: "Cowards never start, the weak never finish, and winners never quit."

Certifications: Keiser Cycling

Classes Teaching: Indoor Cycling

Fitness Advice: Try different classes to challenge different muscles!

Joe Santiago

Major: Criminal Justice

Hometown: Middletown, CT

Favorite Sports Team: New York Giants

Hobbies: Working out

Favorite Quote: "It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; its the pebble in your shoe."

Certifications: USA Boxing

Classes Teaching: Boxing

Fitness Advice: Keep your hands up and head moving and you cannot fail.

Hilary York

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Berlin, CT

Favorite Sports Team: Giants, Red Sox

Hobbies: Zumba, Cooking

Favorite Quote: "There is no right or wrong, only opinion and perspective."

Certifications: Zumba Basic 1 and 2

Classes Teaching: Zumba

Fitness Advice: Energy, Energy, Energy!!!