Pensacola

Contressa Adamson

Owner

David Gelb

Manager

David finished high school having participated in football, soccer, track, cross country, and weightlifting. Being smaller than a lot of his teammates really drove him to work hard to be stronger and faster. At 17 he competed in his first bodybuilding show, 2009 Panhandle Showdown, placing 2nd in the teen division. After HS, David joined the Marine Corps and served as a motor transport mechanic until 2014. While serving in the Marine Corps, David continued bodybuilding and powerlifting. In 2013, while lifting for the American Powerlifting Association and World Powerlifting Association, he became the 2013 Junior World Powerlifting Champion in his division. David holds an Associates Degree with a focus on Kinesiology, Personal Training Certification, and Sports Nutritionist Certification. He has a personal interest in sports nutrition and supplementation and has extensive knowledge and experience allowing him to help everyone from the average gym goer to the competitive athlete.

Brooke Nichole

Manager

Zach Beagle

Trainer

Zach’s fitness journey started at 12 years-old when he started exercising because he wanted to be bigger and stronger. Over time this grew into an intense passion for physical fitness, constantly wanting to learn more about how the human body functioned and adapted to exercise, eventually leading him to become an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from the University of West Florida. Along with his degree, he also completed an Internship with Select Physical Therapy and earned his CrossFit Level 1 Certification in the pursuit of being able to help anybody reach the goals they set out to achieve across all aspects of health and fitness!

Kayt Bell

Trainer

Kayt’s Fitness journey began at the age of 17 when she became Certified with AFAA and began teaching Group Fitness Classes in college. She quickly fell in love with helping people believe in themselves and reach their goals. This College “job” became her passion and she decided to turn it into a career. She is now a Certified Personal and Group Trainer (through AFAA) and has almost 20 years of experience with Group and Personal Training. She holds a certification in Yoga, Pilates, Zumba, TRX and other dance fitness courses. Becoming a busy mom motivated Kayt in helping other busy moms/clients have the courage to take the first step. Kayt’s 200 hour RYT Yoga Certification also gave her expertise in muscular imbalances, spinal alignment/ decompression and mobility/ range of motion. She has used this knowledge to help clients improve their quality of life—from seniors with debilitating back pain to professional athletes looking to improve their core strength and mobility.

Landell Cade

Trainer

Danny Carr

Trainer

Danny is a graduate of University of West Florida with a B.S. in Exercise Science, as well as a certified personal trainer through National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He has loved sports from a young age with his favorite being baseball, He would go on to play two years of college baseball. When he wasn’t playing a sport, he always stayed active either doing triathlons or playing pick-up football games. At his Internship for school he worked with professional athletes and military special forces, ranging from rehabilitation to strength training. Making sure members are having fun while working out is very important to him, he wants the exercising to be beneficial but wants you to enjoy it at the same time.

John Fitzgerald

Trainer

John turned his passion into a career and became a certified personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise. His focus is on helping mainstream America become healthier and more confident through physical activity and general fitness knowledge. He adheres to the idea that true fitness must encompass four disciplines: muscular strength, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and proper nutrition. Further, the four disciplines must become a way of life in order for an individual to maintain the lifestyle he or she envisions. John does not agree with any “fad diet plan” or “quick fix”. With this in mind, John has adopted a philosophy of proper technique and cross training in order to avoid injuries and monotony. Whether your goal is to lose weight, becomes physically stronger, tone, train for a certain event, or increase your general fitness knowledge, John can help you out.

Shelby Mariano

Trainer

Shelby holds a BS in Exercise Science and is an ACE (American Council on Exercise) Certified Personal Trainer. Her passion for fitness began at a young age through her experiences playing multiple sports (soccer, lacrosse, softball, cross-country), coaching soccer, and later becoming a Personal Trainer. Shelby has extensive background in resistance/strength training, conditioning, weight loss, functional fitness, mobility, and training special populations. She believes that exercise doesn’t have to be a daunting task, so she prides herself on making training session’s fun, yet challenging, educational, and most importantly effective! As a personal trainer, Shelby loves motivating others, helping set and achieve goals, boosting confidence levels in and out of the gym, and seeing healthy changes in other peoples lives. It is never too late to make healthy happen, so get started today!

Brandon Pruner

Trainer

Having played multiple sports through high school and college, Brandon’s adventure in fitness began at an early age. It was through playing sports that he was introduced to several types of training such as weightlifting, calisthenics, and agility-based training. After college, Brandon enlisted in the United States Army. While in the Army, he took on the role of leading the Special Emphasis Physical Training (SEPT) program for multiple units. This program consisted of soldiers who struggled to pass their Army physical fitness exam and/or meeting the required body weight and composition standards. Brandon developed a passion for helping others improve not only their fitness and body composition, but helping them change their overall quality of life. Brandon has an extensive background in resistance/strength training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), conditioning, and nutrition. He is a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) certified personal trainer.

Jamie Smith

Trainer

Jaime worked as a personal trainer at the University of West Florida. Jamie also graduated from the University of West Florida with his Bachelors degree in Exercise Science. He is an ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist (ACSM-EP). Jamie also has a background in college athletics. He played college baseball and football at the Division II level. Jamie is passionate about holistic health; mind, body, and spirit.