Ben Winingar - Manager

Ben Winingar has been a part of the South River Fitness Management staff since 2001. Ben believes working out should be challenging and fun. At the same time, he is certified in personal training and the Apex Nutritional program. No matter if you have dieting questions or if you feel you need your workout changed, Ben can help you out. Feel free to email him with any questions about training or membership information at bwiningar@southriverfitness.net.

Calvin Bogertman – Director of Parisi Speed School & Assistant Personal Training Director

Calvin joined the South River training staff in October of 2007. Prior to working at South River Calvin was a trainer at the Parisi Speed School of Performance Enhancement in New Jersey for 4 years where "No Excuses, Just Results" is a lifestyle. Calvin will serve as Program Director of the new South River Fitness Parisi Speed School which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2008. Calvin graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan with a BA in exercise physiology and is certified as a personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. If you are looking to achieve personal fitness goals or enhance your athletic performance Calvin will help keep you motivated and on track.

Bridget Thornton - Assistant Office Manager

Bridget has recently joined the staff at South River Fitness. She graduated in 2006 from Lees-McRae College where she earned a degree in Business Administration and Art and was a two time All-American volleyball player. With sports being a major influence in her life throughout high school and college, fitness was a natural passion. Upon graduating from college she started her own business painting murals, but has always gravitated toward fitness. She is excited to be in an environment where people set goals and reach them!

Alli McKee - Personal Trainer & Performance Coach for Parisi Speed School

Alli joined the South River Fitness personal training staff in January of 2008. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in Communications and is also certified with the American Fitness Professional and Associates. Her training interests include sports performance, functional training, pilates and running. In addition to personal training, she will also serve as a Performance Coach for the new Parisi Speed School at South River Fitness. Alli has a passion for training that is driven by her desire to help others, as well as herself, improve their overall quality of life and feel good. She believes that a fundamental part of achieving a better quality of life is good physical health – the positive effects of this can then carry over into our mental and emotional health as well. According to Alli “nothing will replace good old-fashioned hard work and when the right changes happen in the way you think and act, everything else will come much easier.”

Steve Erxleben - Performance Coach for Parisi Speed School

Steve joined the South River Fitness staff in early 2008 and will serve as a Performance Coach at our new Parisi Speed School. Steve graduated from Frostburg State University, where he also played college football for 4 years, with a degree in Social Science Education and Athletic Coaching. He currently serves as the Head Football Coach at South River High School where he has guided the team to their first playoff appearance in 15 years. Seven of his players since 2005 have gone on to play football at the college level. Steve will use his desire for coaching to help kids at the Parisi Speed School achieve new levels of performance. Steve has been married to his wife, Heather, for five years.

John Klessinger - Personal Trainer

John is a NASM certified personal trainer and has been employed by SRF since April 2007. He is also a physical education teacher and head wrestling coach at South River High School. John believes his clients can push beyond self-imposed limits and prescribes a progressive program which emphasizes total body muscular strength, endurance and cardio respiratory fitness. He also leads the group training "boot camp" P.O.W.E.R. P.O.W.E.R encompasses all domains of fitness- strength, endurance, speed, agility, balance and power. These regimented classes are designed for the "everyday" athlete or the person who is looking to get their "butt" kicked with a sport specific exercise program. John is married and has two children. He enjoys spending time with his family, running long-distance road and trail races, and general exercise and fitness.

Marcy Saliba - Personal Trainer

Marcy is an AFAA certified Personal Trainer and specializes in spinning, personal training, kickboxing and boot camp. She joined South River Fitness as a member in 2002 and was recruited to join the staff in 2005. Marcy lives in Davidsonville with her husband and three daughters. She enjoys working with clients, watching them push themselves beyond their comfort zone, and making progress that carries on to many aspects of their lives.

 

Joy Behr - Personal Trainer

Joy has been a Personal Trainer since 2002. She believes her job is to teach, motivate, and lead by example. Joy also believes that every healthy client needs three things: Resistance Training, Good Nutrition and Cardiorespiratory Activity.

• Resistance Training: If your goal is to lose weight, your training may consist of lighter weights, higher repetitions and less rest.



• Good Nutrition: Together we discuss nutrition. The good, the bad and the latte you can't live without. Most clients don't need to change everything in their diet, but rather making a few key changes that result in big payoffs.



• Cardiorespiratory Activity: Whether you're walking around the block or training for a marathon you should be wearing a heart rate monitor. Do you know if you're in your zone to burn fat efficiently? Current guidelines suggest 60 to 75 minutes of cardio most days in order to loose weight. How is your cardio program? Remember, this is not short term. This is a lifestyle change!

Janie Triantis - Personal Trainer

Janie has been with South River Fitness since early 2007, where she specializes in Personal Training and Weight Management. She has been an AFPA certified personal trainer since 1997, ACE certified group instructor since 1988, and an AEA certified aquatic exercise instructor since 1990. She has been teaching aerobic exercise and weight training at the South County Senior Center since 1995. Her goals are to motivate clients, to help them reach their goals and to make them feel good about themselves. Janie's interests include swimming, boating and walking.

Jonathan Blackburn – Personal Trainer

Jonathan joined the South River training staff in September of 2007 and brings with him over 10 years of experience in fitness and nutrition. Jonathan is certified with the American Fitness Professional and Associates, American Aerobics Association International & International Sports Medicine Association. He is also a Certified Reebok Cycle and Group Fitness Instructor. Additionally; Jonathan holds several additional certifications in fitness, Martial Arts and Nutrition. His philosophy towards fitness and in life is to “Never Settle for what you know you can do”.

In Personal training Jonathan believes in motivating to never give up. Stimulating; both mind and body through personalized training techniques, and educating clients about nutrition, diets, and the body for proper functionality. His training interests include Body sculpting, weight management, personal rehab performance, martial-arts, functional training, body building and supplementation. Jonathan leads the cardio Combat Kick Boxing Boot Camp group training. This class incorporates all areas of fitness into a complete total body conditioning format; while teaching hands on self-defense techniques. Whether you are looking to redefine the shape of your body or are recovering from surgery or an injury, Jonathan will assist you in achieving your personal fitness goals with inspiring and lasting results!

Alissa Cunningham - Personal Trainer

Fitness and good nutrition have always been a part of Alissa’s life. She began playing soccer for the American Youth Soccer Organization at age 5 and was also involved in gymnastics and dance. At the age of 14 she began to take exercise and nutrition very seriously, and remembers doing aerobic workouts on TV, specifically Gilad Jenkowitz, and Denise Austin.

She began to educate herself on proper nutrition and passed that knowledge onto her family. In 1994 she joined the United States Navy, where throughout 11 years of service she was a fitness leader, getting sailors ready for the semi-annual Physical Fitness tests. She also taught large group fitness classes to sailors assigned to the Navy Mandatory Fitness Program. It was in the Navy that she discovered helping others reach their weight loss and fitness goals was her true calling in life.

She holds a Personal Fitness trainer certification from the Scirion Institute of Exercise Physiology, in San Alejo, CA, and an Online Personal Fitness Trainer Certification from NESTA. She is also CPR/AED certified. She holds a degree in Business Administration from The University of Management and Technology in Arlington, VA.

Alissa recently joined the South River Fitness team in April, 2008 after leaving the high stress corporate world and long commutes to Washington, DC. She is much happier and looks forward to training clients at South River Fitness. "A healthy mind and body require a total lifestyle change, not a crash diet, or short time exercise program".

Reine Savdie - Personal Trainer

Reine just joined our staff, but has been in personal training since 2002. She brings experience and enthusiasm to all her clients' workouts. She believes in the total mind/body health connection. To that end, she strives to design workouts that are individually tailored to each client. Reine's passion for fitness is contagious. She believes that with proper guidance anyone can achieve their goals.

Jason Swingle - Personal Trainer

Jason has been with South River Fitness for over eight years but recently took a break from training to attend the Anne Arundel Fire Academy. Jason currently works as an EMT for Anne Arundel County but continues to train at South River Fitness. Jason holds certifications from IPFA and IFA and strives to provide a motivating, yet rigorous, workout for his clients.

Dawn Marohl - Group Fitness Coordinator

Dawn moved to Edgewater, Maryland in 2003 and is currently the Group Exercise Director for South River Fitness. She is certified by the American Council on Exercise as a Group Fitness Instructor and Johnny G Spinning as a Spin Instructor. Dawn teaches spinning classes, strength training, step, kickboxing, and athletic conditioning. When Dawn is not teaching, she enjoys spending her time with her husband, Steve, and daughter, Peyton. She also enjoys competing in triathlons and running marathons.

Michelle Malloy - Group Fitness Instructor

Michelle is a Certified Fitness Instructor through AFAA and has been teaching since 1994. She enjoys teaching all kinds of fitness, but really enjoys cardio hi/lo and step. Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer in December, 2005 and had surgery and finished chemotherapy/radiation in 2006. All is well now! Michelle is married and has three children.

Sylvia Dye - Group Fitness Instructor

Sylvia Dye teaches an Anusara style yoga class that influences the body's return to it's natural alignment using the breath to encourage the body's expansion and promote freedom of movement. This method of practice releases the stress and tension of daily life. Sylvia has been attending Anusara yoga training sponsored by Willow Street Yoga Center in Tacoma Park and/or Silver Spring, Maryland. With the completion of this training Sylvia will earn a 200 hour certification with Yoga Alliance and will be considered Anusara affiliated. She also teaches yoga during the week, during lunchtime, in downtown Washington, D.C.

Additionally, Sylvia has been certified by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), since 1996 and has been associated with South River Fitness as an instructor since 2002. Sylvia has taught aerobics, step aerobics and power pump classes.

Susan Hutchins - Group Fitness Instructor

Susan has been a member at South River Fitness since 1999. She is a Yoga and Spinning Instructor and a Personal Trainer. Susan's interests include exercising and outdoor activities, like hiking and camping. Susan considers her greatest achievement of all to be her three children.

 

 

Margie Fuss - Group Fitness Instructor

Margie has been teaching since 2002 and she specializes in Power Pump, Interval Cross Training, Simple Step, Step Express and High Low Impact. Her certifications include AFPA, AFAA and CPR. Margie enjoys pushing people beyond their comfort zone and bringing fun into the fitness classes. She prides herself on being a motivator, team player and reliable instructor.

Jody Cunningham - Group Fitness Instructor

Jody has been teaching aerobics since 1999 and her certifications include AFAA, AFPA and CPR. She specializes in Interval Cross Training, Power Pump and Step. Jody is an energetic and enthusiastic instructor. She is committed to motivating every participant to work hard, have fun and move through their individual fitness goals.

 

David Settle - Group Fitness Instructor

David graduated from Murray State University with a degree in Math and Physical Education (original plan had been to be a math teacher and high school football coach). He also attended graduate school at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo and received his MBA. David was a pilot in United States Navy and flew anti-submarine warfare aircraft. He worked in computer sales for Hewlett Packard for 24 years.

Took 4 years to decide next career...worked in motorcycle sales at Harley Davidson for 18 months

Now works for Gartner Inc as Relationship Manager - assigned to 30 CIO's in Federal to apply Gartner intellectual capital to help them solve complex problems via information technology

Married with two children, step-son and daughter

Interests: motorcycle riding, hiking/mountaineering, working out at SRF

Kathie Davis - Group Fitness Instructor

Kathie has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marshall University, Huntington West Virginia. She teaches Physical Education at Southern High School in Anne Arundel County. She has been involved in the Fitness Industry for over 20 years. Her love and knowledge of fitness have been instrumental in her ability to instruct and encourage people of all ages. She has been employed at the South River Fitness Health Club since 1998.

Meghan Davis - Group Fitness Instructor

Meghan Davis has been teaching Step and PowerPump classes at South River Fitness since 2001. She is a teacher at Southern Middle School and a volleyball coach at Southern High School. In her free time Meghan enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.

Jeri Cramblitt - Yoga Instructor

Jeri is the owner and director of The Davidsonville Yoga Center. She is an Affiliated Anusara Teacher and a Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. She is a member of CYTA and MAYA. Jeri is deeply dedicated to the practice and teaching of Anusara Principles. She continues to study with and is greatly influenced by her primary teacher, John Friend, Founder of Anusara Yoga.

A public school teacher for twenty years, Jeri holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education/Special Education and a Master's Degree in Education. She is the published author of three articles, Yoga and Women, Yoga for Menopause, and The Benefits of Yoga.

Jeri conducts trainings and loves to share what she has learned with beginning students and budding teachers. Jeri brings enthusiasm, compassion, joy, humor, and loving-kindness to her teaching. Jeri is grateful to her family, who sacrificed at times so she could follow her heart.

 

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