Trainers
Joshua Margolis
Founder
Joshua Margolis is a personal trainer with a Bachelors Degree in Sports Psychology. He holds certifications from A.C.E., A.I.F.E., and N.A.S.M, and is also prenatal and postpartum fitness certified. Joshua has been working in the health and fitness arena for over 8 years designing personalized fitness programs which incorporate motivational techniques to enhance performance. Joshua is also the fitness model in “THE DUKE DIET”: World renowned health and fitness book. His fitness philosophy: “Your self image and habits go hand in hand; change one and you will automatically change the other.”
Other venues that Joshua has influenced are within the Corporate Sector and the great Outdoors. In the past Joshua has provided corporate fitness plans to improve the overall health of private companies and their employees. For those clients interested in workimng in the outdoors Joshua has gone everywhere from nearby parks to surfing the beaches of the Atlantic and Pacific to the Rocky Mountains. Whatever your fitness goals are, he will help you realize your dreams.
Alan Baron
Personal Trainer
Alan believes in creating a professional, positive and supportive working relationship with each client. His ideology?: To meet you at your current fitness level and assist you in achieving your individual exercise goals. Depending upon your particular needs, Alan will create a comprehensive regime that tones muscles, increases cardiovascular endurance, incorporates strength training and, if desired, work toward any weight loss goals.
As a trainer, Alan specializes in rehabilitation, injury rehabilitation, postural distortions and working with the elderly and the physically challenged. He’s certified in CPR with AED and first aid, and by the National Academy of Sports Medicine and New York University. Alan is also a continuing member of the Greater New York Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Nolan Chace
Personal Trainer / Yoga
Nolan’s strength lies in developing exercises for better outdoors sports performances. His work emphasizes core stability training.
A personal trainer for the past 10 years, Nolan has worked with private clients as well as spending a year as a full-time trainer at Equinox.
Nolan has also taught rock climbing safety and technique at Go Vertical in Connecticut for five years and spent two years snow boarding in Colorado.
Christopher Curreri
Yoga
Although Chris boasts a background in dance and Shaolin kung fu training, a college yoga course eight years ago changed his life’s path. During that semester, Chris embraced the power of yoga and came to realize its subtle internal changes. After his class, Chris went on to complete six teacher trainings in Hatha, Kundalini yoga and yoga philosophy and three Vipassana meditations. Combined with the study of ayurveda — the science of self-healing — Chris’s intent is to help you balance various elements in the spirit of mind and body.
Jacqueline Fritz
Pilates / Yoga
Jacqueline has been exploring movement for 20 years. Her Pilates workouts incorporate principles of kinesiology, anatomy, dance and yoga; she teaches proper alignment and awareness of breath to facilitate a dynamic movement quality and physical agility in her clients. Each session is designed to target an individual’s specific fitness goals and rehabilitative/corrective needs.
Jacqueline has performed with Pacific Northwest Ballet and Kansas City Ballet, as well as numerous contemporary artists. She received dance training at the School of American Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, Alvin Ailey and Merce Cunningham Schools and North Carolina School of the Arts. She continued to develop her Pilates technique after her dance career, at such renowned centers as The Pilates Studio, Power Pilates, Drago’s Gymnasium, and Movements Afoot/Physical Mind Institute. Jacqueline ultimately received her Pilates teacer certification at the comprehensive Kane School of Core Integration.
Along with working for Mind Over Matter, Jacqueline is an instructor at the New York Athletic Club, Luria Academy of Brooklyn and to private clients both nationally and abroad.
Lori Gabay
Certified Personal Trainer
At Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co., Lori analyzed and provided dynamic one-to-one fitness training sessions, and presented fitness seminars to individuals and corporations. These topics included overall nutrition, exercise plans, general health issues, and healthier ways of living. She also trained various athletes and business professionals with sport specific needs including speed, agility and strength training. In addition to this work, Lori also assisted physical therapists with individuals requiring medical rehabilitation, such as back injuries, MS patients, and general sports related injuries.
Lori attended University of Hartford, Hartford, CT and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Marketing with a minor in Communications. In addition, she attended Marymount College and her coursework included Anatomy, Kinesiology, nutrition, exercise physiology, exercise for pregnancy and post partum, and exercise for older adults.
Alexander Galvez
Personal Trainer
Alexander specializes in strength training, rehabilitation, pre and post natal, balance/stability core training, and boxing. While embracing traditional fitness components, he also focuses on health and lifestyle modification.
As a trainer, Alexander strives to help his clients by connecting them with appropriate members of his ‘team,’ which includes a massage therapist, yoga teacher, Pilates instructor, Reiki, physical therapist as well as other healing professionals. Alexander’s various colleagues work together to help the client achieve optimal health and fitness.
Barbara Kaminsky
Yoga
Practicing yoga has transformed Barbara’s life, allowing her to pass on the benefits to her various clients. “I love that with every breath in yoga, we get to begin again,” she says. “No matter where we are or where we want to be, doing yoga shows us a way to be present and in the moment.”
Barbara has ten years of yoga practice behind her, and is certified in the Barkan Method. She also enjoys Anusara and Vinyasa.
Hilary McLemore
Personal Trainer
A personal trainer and swim instructor certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), Hilary specializes in weight loss, corrective exercise, and endurance training for triathletes. A swimming, surfing, running, and outdoor enthusiast, she believes that when working out, there should never be a dull moment!
Najla Said
Pilates
Najla has been doing Pilates for over ten years, and was certified as an Authentic Instructor in 2004 through the New York Pilates Studio. An avid runner and lifelong athlete, she discovered Pilates method while recovering from knee surgery and a hip injury. Pilates was the first truly tough and satisfying workout she was able to do (and enjoy) despite her injuries. SInce she began, she has been virtually pain free, and now is thrilled to be able to watch her clients achieve the same relief as they also build a strength, flexibilty and endurance that allows them to succeed in any other athletic endeavor they choose. She wholeheartedly believes that anything is possible; no one should feel that an injury prevents them from getting a safely, effective, challenging, and fun workout.
Jackie Sizemore
Pilates / Personal Trainer
Jackie is a certified personal trainer through NASM as well as a certified yoga instructor and a member of The National Yoga Alliance.
Recreationally, she enjoys racquetball, water skiing, jump roping, and many sports. Jackie is also an actress and dancer with over fifteen years of ballet and jazz dance training.
Anna Surwillo
Personal Trainer
During the past five years, Anna has been working as a trainer with clients at homes, gyms and in the outdoors, while focusing on fun, effective and functional training. She emphasizes the importance of cardio, strength training, nutrition and the body’s recovery process.
Anna’s extensive training experience stems from working in several New York City-based fitness clubs, including New York Sports Club and New York Health & Racquet Club. She’s certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and holds certifications in NASM-CPT, prenatal, postpartum and flexibility.
Aside from her work as a personal trainer, Anna is currently pursuing a degree in Occupational Studies and Massage Therapy. Anna also holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hunter College.
Barbara Evans
Personal Trainer
Barbara is a certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. In addition to her personal training certification through the NSCA, Barbara is pre/postnatal and CPR-AED certified and is a former top-level trainer with Equinox Fitness Clubs. She holds a BS in Dance from George Washington University and has toured with professional dance companies nationally and abroad. This dance background helps Barbara bring a heightened awareness of posture, form and efficiency of movement to her sessions, allowing her clients of any age or fitness level to quickly and safely achieve their goals. Barbara still takes dance class for fun, along with hiking, biking, and recently, surfing!
Massage Therapist
Jeanne Ann Karfo comes to us with over 15 years of Bodywork experience. She is a savvy native New Yorker and West Side resident.
Jeanne Ann is a graduate of the famous Swedish Institute here in NYC and has worked at three major NYC hospitals as a licensed massage therapist. Jeanne Ann practices over 12 bodywork modalities, both Eastern & Western – including Swedish, Shiatsu, Medical & Sports Massage, Pre & Post Natal Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Oncology Massage, Lymphatic Drainage Therapy, Reflexology, Polarity, Energetic & Vibrational BodyWork Therapies, and she is a REIKI Master.
She was always interested in the mind / body / spirit connection, and decided to make a career out of helping individuals help themselves.
Massage Therapist
Heather Raymond knows the transformative powers of bodywork, exercise and holistic health. Drawing upon17 years experience as a licensed massage therapist and personal trainer with a deep love of her craft, Heather customizes each massage session to your individual needs, preferences, and past/present physical condition.
Selecting from modalities such as Swedish, deep tissue, trigger point, myofascial release, sports massage, pregnancy massage, stretching, and bio-cranial technique, you can relax as Heather works to eliminate your pain, rejuvenate your body, and facilitates health inside and out.
Recently listed as one of the best LMTs, in New York City for the book, “Keen on New York, Platinum Edition”, Heather is described by one of her clients as “an angel with hands from heaven, who never met pain she could not remove.”
Ola Widera
Yoga Instructor
Ola has been studying and teaching yoga for many years in NYC. Her private classes combine the knowledge of yoga, science, and human anatomy to explore the power of the body to heal on all levels. Ola’s expertise in the Anusara alignment principles empower her dedicated students to shift and transform from the inside out, in order to create a foundation for radiant health, creativity and illumination in their life.
With warmth and joy, Ola clearly articulates to her students how to resolve all of their therapeutic issues. Her intention is to provide accessible, practical guidance while teaching clients how to use their awareness of breath combined with precision of muscular alignment to discover their full capabilities. Ola invites you to find the true healing connection with your body and mind to realize the healthy balance of flexibility and strength.
Danyelle Demchock
Personal Trainer
Over the last 7 years, Danyelle has helped clients use a step-by-step approach to achieve weight loss without dieting, increase energy and vitality without sugar and caffeine, reestablish balance to the metabolism, and enhance posture and sports performance through corrective exercises.
With great enthusiasm, Danyelle provides a range of holistic healthy lifestyle services. With her guidance, clients have learned to take responsibility for overcoming their own health obstacles, achieve permanent weight loss without dieting, and take back control of their life and health. She welcomes you to achieve your own inner clarity in your life!
Elaine Hatcher
Personal Trainer/Pilates
Elaine Hatcher is a certified Pilates Instructor and Personal Trainer. She has a bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Sciences from The University of Florida, and she currently holds certifications through ACSM, Power Pilates, Core Dynamics, and the PMA. She has been in the fitness industry for over 10 years, and feels blessed every day to have a profession that allows her to do what she loves most, getting people to move!
Her fitness history is quite varied, including roles such as personal training, group fitness coordinating and teaching every aerobics class under the sun. But after discovering the brilliance of the Classical Pilates Method and the amazing body transformations her clients were achieving from its practice, she traded in her various modalities to focus on teaching Pilates full time.
Elaine believes clients need to be empowered and motivated constantly towards achieving ideal movement, and creates energy in every session that inspires both ownership and self control of each exercise to maximize a client’s results.
Howard Soskind
Personal Trainer
Howard has a B.S. in Physical Education with an M.S. in Exercise Science. He also has an M.S. in Education.
Howard prides himself on his ability to motivate. He will help you find your “inner drive” and work with you to set and achieve your goals. His philosophy begins with a disciplined approach to making lifestyle changes.
Howard has been an educator and trainer for 16 years and is passionate about supporting people on their journey to success.
