Coach Matt is a certified personal trainer who got his start training Marines in Okinawa Japan and has since trained everyone from college athletes to office workers.  Matt has an extensive background in health and fitness.  He trained as a strongman and after the Marines worked as a physical therapy technician, strength and conditioning coach, and is compelting his BS in Kinesiology from George Mason University in Spring of 2024.

Matthew’s passion is guiding others to a healthier life through fitness and education. His mission is to help cultivate long term lifestyle changes and improve performance through strength training. Matt is ready to get you moving better and stronger, today!

After overcoming a personal battle with an insidious illness lasting nearly seventeen years, I found my escape to longevity through fitness and I owe my improved quality of living all to my father.  With that newfound passion I found myself wanting more: a need to provide kind and thoughtful direction to people struggling in their own fitness journeys just as my father taught me.  My guidance is patient, holistic, and informative and I look forward to being a part of your fitness journey!
In my free time I enjoy spending time with my family, restoring order to my vegetable garden, hiking, reading, and traveling the world to chase the snow.

Coach Jess has extensive experience training military and law enforcement personnel on active status as well as light and limited duty status.  Jess also has experience in prenatal and postpartum populations, elderly populations, general fitness, hypertrophy and strength training, Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, body recomposition, and cross training for half marathon and marathon runners.

Ben has years of coaching experience ranging with many diverse clients, from high school to senior, beginners to injuries and athletes.  Prior to joining our team, Ben was the head coach and assistant general manager at his gym; he has the ability to adapt and give everyone a personalized experience!

Outside of here Ben enjoys golf, tennis, building technology on blockchain, and of course being at the gym!

Coach Christina has over a decade of expertise in health coaching, nutrition coaching, personal training and group fitness.  With formal education and certifications in nutrition, training and fitness from Postdam University in Germany, Christina also has extensive real world experience ranging from coaching gymnastics to managing gyms, teaching bootcamps, desiging fitness programs, and over the past few years as a functional transformation coach specializing in gut health and customized coaching based on blood panels.

A mother of two and married to a retired United States Army General, Christina has led a 200+ person group supporting military families as well as developing grant proposals and fundraising.

Christina keeps us sharp and her knowledge and personable nature makes her an excellent coach for anyone wanting to improve their health and fitness holsitically!

A true local, Patrick was born in the District of Columbia and raised in Northern Virginia, and currently resides in Silver Spring, MD. In addition to being a NASM-certified personal trainer he is also a baseball coach—a pursuit that shares many similarities with personal training. In fact, it was through coaching baseball that he discovered his passion for helping people accomplish athletic and fitness goals.

Patrick has a degree in Communications from George Mason University and for many years worked in healthcare-related communications. Nowadays, his strong communication skills and his kind nature serve him well as he builds productive relationships with personal training clients.

In addition to his years of playing and coaching baseball, Patrick enjoyed boxing at a vintage boxing gym in DC off and on for more than a decade. As far back as his college days and after graduation, he worked side jobs in various gyms and always enjoyed working out. These days, he participates in high-intensity functional fitness workouts five or six days a week. He feels these functional fitness workouts give him a sense of mastery of his own body, and greater head-to-toe strength and fitness than he has ever had before.

Patrick is very comfortable working with clients of all ages and fitness levels. He feels strongly that exercise should be fun, rewarding, and an escape from the stress of the real world. He sees earning a client’s trust as the single most important thing he can do in a client-trainer relationship. After all, the most knowledgeable trainer in the world won’t be effective if he or she isn’t trustworthy, isn’t reliable, or can’t communicate well.

In the fall of 2023 Patrick survived a bout with cancer, during which he had surgery to remove a cancerous mass from his kidney. He vowed to never take his health and fitness for granted after surviving that ordeal.

Patrick is eager to meet you and to learn about your goals, and to provide you with the guidance and encouragement you need to achieve them.

Fitness has been an integral part of my life since my physical therapist mother taught me how to lift weights with soup cans at the age of six. My first job at 13 was folding towels at a university gym, and I have been a fitness professional ever since. I have been fortunate enough to train individuals and lead group fitness classes on both coasts, in Africa, and the Middle East. I have taught the fundamentals of strength training to some of the poorest children in the world overseas, and coached some of the most affluent people in Pebble Beach, California. My youngest client ever was a nine-year-old boy, my oldest a 91-year-old woman. I believe every client is an opportunity to learn about a unique lived experience, and I enjoy working with people from a variety of walks of life. 

Beyond hitting standard fitness goals, I believe there are so many additional benefits to explore in working with clients. How does your workout routine affect your creativity, inspiration, and vision manifestation? How can we create a greater aura for social interactions, or executive presence for an upcoming professional presentation? What sources of motivation can we explore and cultivate to push further into new fitness and wellness goals? How can fitness help us reconcile with our past while forging a brighter future? Outside of coaching, I work full-time in artificial intelligence safety and quality assurance. While working on such advanced technology is exciting, my true passion lies in the one-on-one work I do with clients to improve their fitness and overall sense of wellbeing. In addition to fitness, I am an internationally exhibited digital artist and I often show my work and give artist talks in the DMV area. My other wellness related interests include herbalism, yoga, meditation/breath work, exploring other cultures’ approaches to holistic health, event planning, foraging, and spending time in nature.