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If you want to drastically improve what your body can do, there is no more direct or efficient route than working with a professional trainer.

Unlike a lot of groups out there, we’re extremely selective about the people we certify to teach GMB, so you can be confident that the GMB Trainers listed below have the skills and experience to guide your training for better health and performance.

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Asia

Ammar Rajab - GMB Trainer

Ammar Rajab

Ammar’s background is in martial arts, gymnastics, calisthenics, barbell, and kettlebell strength training. He has always been obsessed with movement and training, and loves teaching and sharing his knowledge. He offers adults and kids classes and strives to keep his training practical and simple for his clients.

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Bahrain
ammar@ar-fit.com
97339744655
AR Fitness
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer April Kong

April Kong

April graduated with a degree in theatre, and since her youth, has always had a love for sports. Her passion, explosive energy and cheerful smile exudes in everything she does. She is currently a F45 trainer, and personal trainer. From Strongman, Bodybuilding, Powerlifting, to Functional workouts, April uses the GMB Method to help strike the balance she seeks between intensity and relaxation. In both mind, body, and soul.

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Singapore
aprilkong422@gmail.com
+6598622184
@aprilk422
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Javier Gomez

Javier Luis P Gomez

Javier is a teacher who embraces lifelong learning. He feels GMB is such a great method for incorporating the principles of living well, not being afraid to make mistakes, and learning along the way. When he’s not trying to work on his handstand, he’s probably working on his backyard garden.

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Metro Manila, Philippines
javierpgomez@me.com
+639175807182
Online Training Available

Moe Ng - GMB Trainer

Moe Ng

Moe started performing in breakdance at the age of 15. He has competed in basketball, volleyball, swimming, track & field, and bodybuilding, all while teaching breakdance. Moe is leading the Pure Fitness team to integrate the philosophy and movement principles of GMB into their fitness culture.

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Hongkong
moe.ng@pure-fitness.com
852 812 922 00
Pure Fitness – Hongkong

Muhammed Ismail

Muhammed is an infantry officer in the Singapore Armed Forces. Prior to joining the Fitness Industry 12 year ago, he was in the security industry doing Close Cover Protection for celebrities and VIPs, event control and security consultation. As a fitness enthusiast during school days, Muhammed participated in various sports such as soccer, softball, track & field and martial arts. He’s also a competitive bodybuilder and has won a few national titles, representing Singapore in overseas competition. And winning the coveted title of Mr. Singapore in 2011. Over the course of a decade in the fitness industry he has worked with various clients with different goals. Through his practice of bodybuilding and proper nutrition, he has managed to impart his knowledge and help to enhance many of his clients lifestyles. In the last 4 years, he has been actively involve in doing Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) all over the globe. Recently he has just came back from Canada where he qualified to race at the OCR World Championships. With this new found passion, he also set up a fitness community known as the Lion City Spartans. Currently they have 2000 members on their Facebook page and actively racing with up to 200 over members at some big OCR events such Spartan Race and Viper Challenge.

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Singapore
ismail@ritualgym.com
Shrek of Ritual
@Shrekofritual

Ngoc Xuan Nguyen

Ngoc is a fitness instructor based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Before becoming a GMB Trainer, Ngoc worked as a CrossFit Coach, but his real passion has always been bodyweight training. Teaching is Ngoc’s greatest passion, and his goal to help each of his clients move pain-free while having fun!

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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
nguyenxuanngoc1995@gmail.com
84862221812

Kiril Kravzov

Moving easily and with confidence is totally possible with with the right guidance and approach. Kiril is dedicated to helping others improve their physical capabilities, and to achieve a freedom in movement that will add value, and quality to life. His training for the military, running, Krav Maga, and security has helped Kiril understand the importance of building a strong, solid foundation, for all of lifes pursuits.

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Givatayim, Israel
kirilkrav@gmail.com
972507558318
Move&Enjoy
@move_and_enjoy

Thomas Greenwood

Thomas did not come from fitness and starting in his early twenties knows how life-changing movement can be. After making every mistake in the book Thomas believes in constant small changes to diet and exercise that lead to real long-term change. He believes in sustainable holistic practices that can get people looking, moving and eating the way they want. As a GMB trainer, he uses mostly body-weight movements with clients and is also on his way to becoming a Precision Nutrition certified coach.

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Khon kaen, Thailand
thomas.greenwood1990@gmail.com
(66) 0968865402
@tomgreenwoodfitness
Tom Greenwood Fitness

Vanessa Koh

Vanessa has been a Personal Trainer at Pure Fitness in Singapore for more than 8 years. Her goal as a trainer is to help all her clients to move better, without pain, and improve their quality of life. She is training mostly in endurance sports and credits GMB with helping her balance, running, as well as her flexibility.

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Singapore
nesskoh@gmail.com
@vanesskh

Australia

Andy Hrelja - GMB Trainer

Andy Hrelja

Andy has a passion for learning about how to make the human body better through exercise and nutrition. He wants to use what he learns to help others. He’s an avid martial artist currently studying Hapkido, BJJ, and Tae Kwon Do. Andy also has experience with weight lifting, kettlebells, DVRT (sandbags). His quest for strength and flexibility drew him to GMB where the programs and overall philosophy resonated with his own beliefs.

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Sydney, Australia
andyhrelja@gmail.com

Conor O’Shea, Lead GMB Trainer

Conor is a personal trainer, Precision Nutrition coach, and Yoga teacher from Ireland. He teaches individuals and small groups and follows a sustainable, habit-based approach with clients. He loves traveling and all things movement related.

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Burnbury, Western Australia
info@conorosheafitness.com
+61 481 788 474
Conor O’Shea Fitness
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer David D'Amore

David D’Amore

David owns a gym in Cairns, Shoshin Movement, and runs classes that incorporate a multi-disciplinary approach to developing strength and skills, increasing mobility and incorporating play.
His practice resonates with the GMB approach to movement in that he wants to help people move, feel and perform better in life and sees value in holistic, sustainable practices.

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Cairns, Australia
hello@shoshinmovement.com
Shoshin Movement
Shoshin Movement

Helen Ilich - GMB Trainer

Helen Ilich

Helen’s founding movement discipline is gymnastics, which continues to be an inspiration. She is a Level 2 Animal Flow® Instructor and dedicated practitioner, Stretch Therapy™ Teacher and Tumbling Coach. Helen enjoys training in body-weight exercise and quadruped locomotion for the intense challenge, and opportunity for fluidity and freedom that these skill-based movements present to the mind and body. For Helen, movement is a life adventure and GMB is integral to her personal and professional journey.

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Newcastle, NSW, Australia
helenilich@movementcontinuum.studio
Movement Continuum
@movement_continuum
+61 (0)410920101
Movement Continuum
Online Training Available

James Stillman - GMB Trainer

James Stillman

James is a lifelong surfer, who enjoys using bodyweight and a movement based approach to training for the surf. Also a qualified Tai Chi and Qi Gung instructor with a background in training Kung Fu, Running and almost anything in the ocean.

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Torquay, VIC, Australia
james_stillman@hotmail.com
+61432038644
James Stillman

Junior Vassiliou - GMB Trainer

Junior Vassiliou, Lead GMB Trainer

Junior heads up GMB Australia from his gym, Progressive Strength, in Brisbane. In addition to teaching regular GMB classes on-site, he organizes workshops and seminars around Australia and assists with the curriculum for GMB group classes.

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Brisbane, Australia
junior@progressivestrength.com.au
0412582449
Progressive Strength

Matty Perrett

Matty is based on the Surf Coast of Victoria and owner of FORM Strength & Mobility studio in Geelong. A devoted father of young Mila and partner of Ellise, Matty is a climber, ocean and music lover, men and boys health advocate. Matty assists clients to build movement practices for the long game. Movement over a lifetime. Matty programmes exercise based around assessments, goals, and life situation. Keeping movement safe, fun and effective.

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Victoria, Australia
matt@formstrengthmobility.com
61041224970
FORM Strength & Mobility
@formstrengthmobility

GMB Trainer Michael Griffiths

Michael Griffiths

Michael started training to help with farm life. That blossomed into helping others with their fitness goals. He is the co-owner of Xcel Fitness Devonport. A group fitness orientated gym that opened in 1999. For Michael, training should be fun and enhance the things you like to do. The GMB approach has been a part of a natural educational evolution that has highlighted a mindful approach to movement and life.

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Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
mickxcel@mac.com
@griffiths4444

Paul Bourke - GMB Trainer

Paul Bourke

Paul Bourke is a Melbourne based theatre practitioner and fitness coach interested in movement practises which are sustainable, fun and generate an energetic, mobile, strong and capable human body. Paul has explored numerous movement practices and since coming across the GMB method it has steadily become a strong foundational pillar in Paul’s own movement practice and in his passion for helping people take the steps towards exploring their movement potential and improving their quality of life.

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Melbourne, Australia
made4movingfitness@gmail.com
409841184

Piers Kwan - GMB Trainer

Piers Kwan

Piers is a teacher by trade, and takes great pleasure in helping the community at QLD Kettlebells in East Brisbane. Piers places a high value on technical proficiency and long-term outcomes, and runs a unique group training class that melds these key values with a chance for people to connect and enjoy each other’s company.

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Brisbane, Australia
piers@qldkettlebells.com.au
QLD Kettlebells

Europe

GMB Trainer Agnes Buda

Agnes Buda

Agnes has been climbing for nearly 20-years, and has picked up a lot of experience by climbing all over Europe. She works as a climbing instructor. Sharing her love of climbing by introducing people to the sport, and offering advice on technique and better movement. Agnes strives to help people make improvements, regardless of their current level or abilities.

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Milton Keynes, UK
budaagnes@gmail.com
+447595963710
Agnes Buda

GMB Trainer Andrea Di Gregorio

Andrea Di Gregorio

Andrea is a personal trainer with a background as a Kinesiologist. Physical activity was always a priority in his life, as he practiced soccer and karate for a decades before falling in love with movement exploration. After many years of studying, his goal is to empower his clients about their own bodies. He believes that if everybody could be aware of their own body, we could all live better lives. He is curious about nature, science, and humans. You can find him on Instagram, upside down or hanging around somewhere!

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Catania, Italy
as.digregorio@gmail.com
@andreasdg
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Ariel Ron

Ariel Ron

Ariel comes to GMB with a background in body building/powerlifting. He is a level 2 Animal Flow instructor; a level 2 certified Movnat Trainer; and is an FRCms and FRAs mobility and assessment specialist. Ariel’s main focus is on teaching the fundamental basics of strength, flexibility and motor control, emphasizing technique and quality of movement. He is driven by the desire to see people thrive, so that they feel empowered and capable in their own bodies.

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Berlin, Germany
conanxcore@hotmail.com
Arielron.com
_arielron

Bob Nicolle

Bob has been a client of GMB since 2013, using the GMB Method to train and improve his hand balancing practice. Bob’s other interest include BJJ, unicycling and climbing. His goal as a trainer is to encourage and inspire others to continue to learn and develop new skill throughout their lives.

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Guernsey, Channel Islands
bobnicolle@icloud.com
@bob_nicolle
+44 07781 434469

Constantinos Charalambous

Constantinos is an outdoor enthusiast that loves to move and play in nature. He wants to help people move naturally and explore their bodies ’ capabilities so they can better enjoy the things they love most. He uses the GMB methodology to help build the body fundamentals of strength, flexibility, and control.

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Nicosia, Cyprus
costa.charalambous@gmail.com
@costisch
+35799869390

Dorian Colombi - GMB Trainer

Dorian Colombi

Dorian specializes in personal training, confidential and tailored, which allows you to access information on correct posture and physical enhancement aimed at achieving maturity and awareness that will accompany you over time and that form the appropriate structure and instinctive tools to react in dangerous conditions.
His has a ten-year background in self-defense techniques, fitness and life strategic coaching.

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Roma, Italy
dorian.coach@icloud.com
393421294080
@doriancolombi
Online Training Available

Edith Maria, Lead GMB Trainer

Edith Maria currently works as a movement teacher, acting mainly as a personal trainer for her clients both online and in person. She teaches GMB Fitness weekly classes and monthly workshops, both online and in person. She has a background in dance (primarily Modern Dance). She’s a certified Yoga and Pilates instructor, Rhythmical Gymnastics instructor, and she graduated as a Movement Pedagogue/Therapist from a well-known movement institute (Gotvedinstituttet) in Copenhagen in 2016. She loves to explore and challenge her own body’s potential, which is essential to being able to convey bodily experiences to her clients.

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Jelling, Denmark
mariahornshoj@hotmail.com
EdithMaria
@edithmaria.dk
30-32-18-51
Online Training Available

Gayle Pocock - GMB Trainer

Gayle Pocock, Lead GMB Trainer

Gayle is passionate about teaching people how to move better while getting stronger, and she loves finding that spark in everybody when they achieve things they never thought possible. She believes that it’s essential to play. Her way of teaching ensures that you’ll reconnect with your body and mind to make the best progress for everything you want to achieve in life. Gayle is the head of GMB UK.

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Scotland, UK
hello@invertedg.com
Inverted_g
Invertedg.com

Gayle Pocock - GMB Trainer

Graham Cowley

Graham has realised the importance of moving with fluidity and control. Throughout his career, participating and coaching sport, he’s had a love of learning and passing on that knowledge to help others. GMB fits right at the heart of his coaching philosophy helping others to build a strong, solid foundation, both mentally and physically, to deal with whatever life throws at them.

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Shropshire, England
grahamandjuliecowley@gmail.com

Graham Keenan - GMB Trainer

Graham Keenan

Graham is a yoga teacher, gymnastics and movement coach. With 17 years experience working in the health and fitness industry Graham has a deep understanding of movement patterns. He combines knowledge of gymnastics style training with yoga to use bodyweight movements for an overall holistic approach to exercise that includes breath-work, rehabilitation, flexibility and mindful movement practice. Graham specializes in running popular yoga classes, movement events, workshops and gymnastic rings courses within his yoga studio.

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Bangor, Ireland
gkptc@hotmail.com
Liveloveyoga.co

Henrik Berglin - GMB Trainer

Henrik Berglin

Henrik has a training background in different martial arts and weightlifting (Certified Eleiko Strength Coach Level 3) and an educational background in Health Education and Lean Production. He loves seeing people progress in their training, while exploring and expanding their movement capabilities to create a deeper understanding of how their bodies can move to solve the “movement puzzle” necessary to progress.

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Oslo, Norway
henrik.berglin@gmail.com
@henrik.berglin

GMB Trainer Ian Thomas

Ian Thomas

Ian is a dietitian and bodyweight strength coach, helping people improve their energy and focus through movement and nutrition. With a background in rugby and strongman, Ian uses the GMB principles of strength, flexibility and control to help athletes improve movement patterns specific to their sport. Ian aims to help all his clients enjoy movement and exploring the capabilities of their own bodies.

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Gloucestershire, UK
ian@positivebodycoaching.com
+447952434427
@positivebodycoach
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Iván Andrés

Iván Andrés

With more than 15-years of experience as a physiotherapist, Iván believes that the main tool of healing is in the self-knowledge. He helps people to “take responsibility” for their health through conscious and enjoyable movement. He loves nature, contemporary dance and improvisation, and is always looking for the next step to learn more about the human body.

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Zaragoza, Spain
info@ivanfisio.com
+34658756860
@ivanfisio
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Jamie Stumpe

Jamie Stumpe

Jamie is a London based personal trainer who’s primary focus is helping his clients move better. He typically works with busy office workers who wish to escape their desk to move, explore and unwind. Jamie can typically be found upside down, crawling on the floor or swinging a kettlebell.

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London, Essex, UK
jamie@strength-to-strength.co.uk
+07505932490

GMB Trainer Leighton James

Leighton James

From his early days of playing rugby to competing in martial arts (particularly Tae Kwon Do), James has evolved into coaching Olympic weightlifting and occasionally taking to the climbing wall. He was dabbling in the Crossfit arena he came across the GMB method. “I was enlightened by a different way of training,” he said. Working inside of a functional training gym, James shows people how applying GMB concepts can help people achieve their goals.

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Clanfield, Oxfordshire, UK
leighton-james@hotmail.co.uk
+447951480512
@remix2912
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Linda Winkel

Linda Winkel

Linda Winkel is a vitality coach with an online training business focused on teaching hand balancing. She is a handstand addict and wants to get ‘the Netherlands’ addicted too. She believes in high quality movement performed with control. Playing around and fun movements are always an important part of her training sessions.
Her motto: You can learn everything you want. All you need: believe in yourself and get the right plan!

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Amersfoort, Netherlands
info@handbalans.nl
+31643900636
@handbalans
Online Training Available

Maarten Pijls - GMB Trainer

Maarten Pijls

Maarten played a lot of sports (primarily basketball) in his teens/twenties/thirties and was always interested in the human body. He eventually became a physical therapist. A couple of years ago he found strength training for skill, not just for the looks. That was a big eye opener and now he is constantly learning, training, and teaching how people can get more control over their bodies so they can enjoy life even more!

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Utrecht, Netherlands
maartenpijls@gmail.com
06-27572471
Fysiofabriek

Maciej Moralewicz - GMB Trainer

Maciej Moralewicz

Maciej comes to GMB with experience gained at the Academy of Physical Education. He feels GMB is such a great method for incorporating the principles of living well, not being afraid to make mistakes, and learning along the way. Moving easily and with confidence is totally possible with the right guidance and approach. Maciej is dedicated to helping others, improve their physical capabilities, and to achieve a freedom in movement that will add value, and quality to what You love to do.

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Wrocław, Poland
moralewicz@icloud.com
48515260530

Nathan Featherstone - GMB Trainer

Nathan Featherstone

Growing up, Nathan had participated in various sports. In his late teens he started competing in MMA, BJJ, as well as Dog Brother Martial Arts. After trying a wide range of training types, his journey led him to GMB and he fell in love with movement training. It is GMB that gave him the tools to use his body and build strength. His goal as a personal trainer is to help others move better and be more comfortable in their own bodies.

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Dublin, Ireland
freemenfitness@gmail.com
Freemanfitness
Freemen Fitness Website
Online Training Available

Neil McTeggart - GMB Trainer

Neil McTeggart

With over 20 years of gym experience and 15 years coaching experience, this ‘wanna be Ninja’ from Ireland has more tools than a top end Swiss Army knife. Neil is currently on a gymrat-to-gymnast journey and likes to complement his GMB training with everything from BJJ and gymnastics to parkour and power lifts.

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Ireland, UK
contact@neilmct.com
Neil McT’s Website

Peter Schultz - GMB Trainer

Peter Schultz

Sports are Peter’s passion. He grew up doing all kinds of sports like soccer, tennis and competing in marathons. He loves being outdoors enjoying nature. His goal is to continuously develop himself physically and mentally and to learn new things every day. For Peter, training isn’t only a way to improve physical abilities, but also a way to practice mindfulness and to be aware of oneself in order to better understand their body and mind. He also believes that sports and exercising should be fun above all. Apart from being a GMB trainer, Peter is also a specialist in running and motion analysis.

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Dortmund, Germany
peter.schultz@live.de
Peter Schultz
+49(0)1736573027

Rob Westra - GMB Trainer

Rob Westra

Rob understands how the body moves and he is encouraging and supportive in how he communicates this knowledge to his clients. It’s not long before you notice these amazing changes in movement and strength. He is an honest and caring trainer and he gets to know his clients, tailoring their programs to help build a solid foundation. Rob genuinely loves what he does and this shines through–it’s fun and infectious.

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Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
rob.westra2011@gmail.com
07412641556

Robert Bijl - GMB Trainer

Robert Bijl

Pursuing traditional “fitness” for years left Robert feeling stiff and injured. He began practicing calisthenics, yoga, BJJ, and climbing. This gave him a whole new perspective on the human body and he began a new journey. To discover how to move with the body, instead of against it. Robert hopes he can help do the same for you!

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The Hague, Netherlands
robertbijl@hotmail.com
@movetoevolve

GMB Trainer Sara lessmann

Sara Lessmann

Sara is a London-based fitness and movement coach. She is also an L2 CrossFit trainer and recieved her MFA in Acting from East 15 in London. Her company, Blank Slate Body, seeks to combine physical autonomy with theatre practice while helping actors and non-actors tap into their creativity through skill-building, mindful movement, and play.

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London, England
sara@gmb.io
BlankSlateBody
@blankslatebody
BlankSlateBody

Sonny Korte - GMB Trainer

Sonny Korte

Sonny is a multi and ultra athlete, who understands the importance of having fun. He knows how to enjoy the precious time that is required to enable the body to do what you love, for many hours at a time. He wants to use what he learns to help others, whether it is to be able to focus on work for many hours, or to push the body for longer than ever before.

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Copenhagen, Denmark
sonny@korte.dk
+45 50545442

Thomas Nitschke - GMB Trainer

Thomas Nitschke

Thomas is a personal trainer with a background in martial arts. His passion is bodyweight training, mobility, and fascial fitness. He teaches movement to help body and mind cope with the requirements of everyday life. He holistically combines strength, flexibility, sensorimotor, and connective tissue training for a well-rounded approach.

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Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
gmb@t-nitschke.de
T-Nitschke.de

Verity Bradford - GMB Trainer

Verity Bradford, Lead GMB Trainer

Verity is a GMB Trainer and Crossfit Gymnastics Advanced Instructor. She combines a creative approach to movement with traditional strength and conditioning. Her main focus is on developing body awareness and she likes to see how far something can be varied and progressed. She works as a member of the GMB support team, coaching clients through our programs.

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Cambridge and North Essex, England
verity@goldmedalbodies.com
Life Made Stronger

Vincent Lubrez GMB Trainer

Vincent Lubrez

Vincent works currently as a personal trainer. With very little physical activity as a child, he started his journey of training as an adult, starting with BJJ, and moving on with bodyweight training, weight lifting and lately circus arts. After several years of training, he left his job as an engineer and got certified as a personal trainer. His goal is to help people who were not particularly athletic to know their body, and discover what they can achieve through training.

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Saint Malo, France
info@moveup-training.com
Vincent.moveup
Moveup-Training.com

North America

A. Paul Dawdy - GMB Trainer

A. Paul Dawdy

Paul is a Personal Trainer in London, Ontario who coaches Martial Arts classes and offers private nutritional guidance. His journey started early in martial arts and included dance exploration and live theatre. He enjoys kettlebells, Olympic Lifting, and interpretive dance. His passion is to help others to become more of who they really are. His motto is ‘No pain is no pain.’

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London, Ontario, Canada
(519) 281-1723
apdawdy@hotmail.com
about.me/apdawdy
Online Training Available

Amine Belkhouche

Through his background in martial arts, movement, and meditation, Amine seeks to help people refine and improve their innate mind-body connection. Having rediscovered fitness after an injury-laden professional soccer career, Amine has become passionate about supporting others build stronger, more resilient minds and bodies. Amine pursues a deeper understanding of movement and method in order to help people heal, move, and grow. An autodidact, a polymath, and a polyglot, you can also catch Amine engaged in music, community development, and language learning.

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New Orleans
abelkhouche@yahoo.com
504-432-9511
Amine Belkhouche
@aminebelkhouche

Ariana Fernandez

Ariana loves sharing her passion for playful movement by teaching others how to gain confidence in what their bodies can do. Coming from a once sedentary and unfit background, she understands how gaining a deeper awareness of how your body moves can improve every aspect of your life. In addition to teaching, Ariana loves traditional weight training, pilates, flexibility, and nerding-out as an amateur botanist!

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San Diego, California
contact@motionventurestraining.com
808-343-0464
@motionventures
motionventurestraining.com

Arleen Pietrzak - GMB Trainer

Arleen Pietrzak

Arleen loves to help people feel comfortable and create positive change in their body. She believes you can become stronger, more flexible, and gain better control of your body as you age. This belief is the driving force behind her passion in personal training. Arleen became a certified GMB trainer the year she turned 50. She continues to learn and grow as she acquires new skills in her movement practice. Her bodyweight training programs focus on balance, quality of movement, control, and mindfulness to help you do the things that are meaningful to you.

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Redwood City, California
arleen@kulmotion.com
1-669-309-7764
Online Training Available

Armando Torres - GMB Trainer

Armando Torres

Armando has been an athlete since his youth, competing at a professional level in sports. Later he became a massage therapist. Armando’s training has evolved over the years and so has his perspective on exercise. Armando see this as medicine for the body. Feeling the difference in your movements and mind, when you train with a coherent system and listen to your body. He trains to move better, think better and feel better.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
armandotorres8@live.com
@bodytemplepr
bodytemplepr

Azimah Azmi - GMB Trainer

Azimah Azmi, Lead GMB Trainer

Azimah is a trainer who loves challenges. She has competed in bodybuilding, powerlifting, and BJJ events, and kicked some ass! When it comes to training, she’s in love with mindful movement, and how important physical autonomy is across different kinds areas of fitness. Azimah aims to continue to kick ass, monkeying around on the mats, and is always excited to have people join her!

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San Diego, California
azimahazmi.fitness@gmail.com
@Muskelkat
Azimahzmisg.weebly.com
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Ben Hernandez

Ben Hernandez

Ben has been a practitioner of multiple martial arts since 2012. Beyond the physical disciplines, Ben has been coaching and assisting students as an undergraduate teaching assistant, a Wushu coach and a social psychology assistant. This experience, alongside Ben’s locomotion training has given him an intense interest in all things teaching and learning. His goal is not to make you “sweat off the pounds” but to have you walk out of each session knowing you’ve improved in some way, and are working towards a life of less pain and clumsiness in your daily affairs.

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Richmond, Virginia
hernandezbc2@gmail.com
757-750-9628

Ben Purkiss - GMB Trainer

Ben Purkiss

Ben’s love for training stems from the idea of using the gym as a daily stress release from the clutter life has a way of throwing at all of us. His experience in weight training and GMB’s methods has allowed him to shift his training techniques to focus on mobility, flexibility and strength. His goal is to continue to grow and teach others along the way on their own personal journey.

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Grimsby, ON, Canada
benpurkissdesign@gmail.com
416-220-9396
@benpurkissdesign
Online Training Available

Ben Pyle - GMB Trainer

Ben Pyle

Ben helps people move better and get stronger in the Central Florida area. He’s Orlando born and grew up water skiing. Then dove into personal fitness as an adult. He knows from personal experience how detrimental poor movement can be to the body, which is why he teaches people how to reach physical autonomy rather than how to get in more reps. In a nutshell, he’s a movement geek! You can usually find him outdoors on a kayak, playing disc golf, or hiking a scenic trail.

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Orlando, Florida
workwithbenpyle@gmail.com
407-729-4667
@skill_in_motion

Brent Lake - GMB Trainer

Brent Lake

Brent has been a trainer since 1998. He started training at the age of 12 to improve his strength for ice hockey. Now he trains himself and others to be better at life. He loves to see his clients improve in all aspects of their physical health.

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San Jose, California
Laketraining@gmail.com
978-417-9467
Brent Lake
@coachbrentlake

Brooks Meadows - GMB Trainer

Brooks Meadows

Memphis-born coach, traveler, strategist, and dreamer in no particular order. Brooks loves engaging in his community through movement, strength, and the pursuit of play. He’s working to uplift the industry and help shift consciousness forward through self-discipline and exuberant living. He’s here to learn, live, and love what he does.

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Memphis, Tennessee
brooks@recess901.com
recess901
901-210-1429

Caleb Chiu - GMB Trainer

Caleb Chiu

As someone who grew up uncoordinated and, frankly, a bit of a wimp, Caleb’s hobbies now include choking people out in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and riding large waves in the Pacific Ocean. He is passionate about becoming a better coach and furthering his knowledge about the human body.

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Palo Alto, California
calebchiu@gmail.com
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Chris Gaines

Christopher Gaines

In 2005, Chris earned his degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. Since then, he’s worked to earn his NSCA-CSCS, Titleist Performance, and SFG Level II kettlebell coaching credentials. Chris has been strongly influenced by his unique experiences in the field of performance, including conducting performance testing for USA Rugby, attending Nike SPARQ Performance Summits, and finally as a former Nike Master Trainer. He’s enjoying exploring newfound skills and abilities with bodyweight training!

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Palo Alto, California
chris@performancegaines.com
@ccgaines
Performance Gaines

Chris McMahon - GMB Trainer

Chris McMahon, Lead GMB Trainer

Chris is a NSCF-CPT based out of New Jersey. He is a big fan of movement and playing. Yes, “working out” is very important too, but it should be fun. He can be found climbing, balancing on his hands, or crawling around most days.

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New Jersey
Motionmcmahon@gmail.com
Motionmcmahon
@coach.chrismcmahon
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Chris Tighe

Chris Tighe

Chris started his fitness journey as an unathletic young adult and has experimented with various modalities such as CrossFit, kettlebells, and just lifting weights. While he still enjoys picking up heavy things here and there, he has discovered a true passion for hand balancing, locomotion, and bodyweight flow. Chris has also had a dedicated meditation and Qigong practice for many years that he finds invaluable in helping to develop a mindful movement practice and exploring the connection between body and mind. He loves the feeling of getting out of his own way and letting his body move the way it wants. Chris thoroughly enjoys sharing that freedom of movement and expression with others.

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Santa Cruz, California
cftighe@yahoo.com
@cftighe
Online Training Available

Chris Turner - GMB Trainer

Chris Turner

Growing up, Chris was not involved in sports and was not athletic at all. But later in adulthood he came to practice Boxing, Muay Thai, and Yoga. He loves exploring new patterns of movement and is constantly searching for ways to improve his physical practice. He wants to show people that it’s never too late to begin your own journey to improvement.

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Mountain View, California
locomotefitness@gmail.com

Christy Brennand - GMB Trainer

Christy Brennand

Christy is the co-founder of More Heart, Less Body, an unconventional, mentor-guided weight loss program for women. She loves helping people achieve their health and fitness goals and believes that it’s never too late to get your body moving and have fun in the process. She’s a real-food fanatic, novice gardener, dog-lover, and a teacher of things that really matter— like feeling great in your body, finding unshakable happiness, and recognizing unconditional love when you see it.

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Chattanooga, Tennessee
More Heart Less Body
More Heart Less Body
Online Training Available

Clyde Nolet - GMB Trainer

Clyde Nolet

Growing up with 4 brothers gave Clyde an appreciation for unconventional strength and movement patterns. Vaudeville strongman made him realize you don’t have to choose between walking on your hands or lifting an elephant you can work toward both. Since clyde doesn’t have an elephant he chose to work on strength and control with GMB to help others improve quality of life. He juggles kettlebells, wrestles, and In a hyper focused world of exercise subscribes to a simple approach: Physical autonomy.

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Anchorage, Alaska
Downwardcrow@gmail.com
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Colleen Cole

Colleen Erin Cole

Colleen’s movement mission is to always train and coach with positivity, variety, and joy. She has a background in Classical Chinese medicine, yoga, dance, nutrition, and interpersonal communication and psychology. She absolutely loves what she does and brings a diverse skill set to her patients and clients to ensure their unique health and wellness needs are met. Colleen is the owner, acupuncturist, and personal trainer of The Balance Point Acupuncture & Wellness in Chapel Hill.

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Carrboro, North Carolina
IronSilkJoy@gmail.com
The Balance Point
@iron.silk.joy

GMB Trainer Conrad Sherby

Conrad Sherby

A lifelong explorer, Conrad has spent much of it joyfully pushing his body and hunting for knowledge. He has spent 20-years teaching. He’s studied Exercise Biology at UC Davis and has delved into continuing education studying: Z-Health, FRC, PN, Mindfulness with the CMBM. He’s enjoyed a myriad of team and martial sports before settling into his lifelong loves; climbing and outdoor endurance sport. Training is a constant process of discovery and his style reflects that with a more compassionate, playful approach.

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San Mateo, California
conrad@bodydharma.com
650-722-9506

“Dan

Dan Clayton

Dan is a movement coach in Victoria, BC. His natural curiosity and love of movement has led him to study many forms of physical practice. From yoga to martial arts, weightlifting and circus arts, Dan’s pursuit of self exploration and pushing the body’s limits is what really brings him alive and what he is most excited to share with others.

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Victoria, BC, Canada
dclayton86@gmail.com
Third Space Movement
@thirdspacemvmt

“Dane

Dane Leavy

Dane is a CrossFit Level 3 and CrossFit Gymnastics Trainer. Upon finishing his college soccer career, he found CrossFit and took a special interest in the gymnastics movements. He finds the GMB skill-based fitness approach to be a great compliment to CrossFit. He also has a passion for gymnastics strength training, and correcting imbalances in the body to get people out of pain. He believes that this type of fitness makes for a better life.

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St. Petersburg, Florida
dane@crossfit9.com
727-692-9866
@dane_leavy

Daniel Spencer - GMB Trainer

Daniel Spencer

Daniel was one of the original GMB clients and the first graduate of the rigorous GMB Trainer Apprenticeship. He loves teaching workshops around the country and has a passion for practicing and teaching handstands and other types of mindful movement. His goal is to teach people how they can move better today than they did yesterday and have great time doing it.

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Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico
spencerd02@gmail.com
408-656-2686
Dynamic Movement Solutions
Online Training Available

“Drew

Drew Sevel

Hoping to find new possibilities, Drew was drawn to bodyweight movement after years of triathlon training. Drew is also a practicing clinical psychologist; their work focuses on pain, the body, and trauma, with a background in somatic psychology and mindfulness meditation. Drew is involved in aerial arts and dance, with interests in freedom of movement and improvisation. When not in the air, Drew can be found playing in the grass or writing the occasional poem.

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Nashville, Tennessee
landrewsevel@gmail.com
@lsevel

Dwayne Desloges - GMB Trainer

Dwayne Desloges

Dwayne is certified as a Focused Flexibility Specialist, MovNat Level 2 Trainer, Sports and Exercise Nutritional coach with Precision Nutrition, and YMCA PT. Through his experience as a martial artist, avid rock climber, and his passion for all forms of movement, Dwayne helps his clients become strong and mobile through movement and play. Real world application of skill and strength are his main focus as a teacher.

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
desloges_dwayne@hotmail.com
613-981-2050
Online Training Available

Eduardo Orihuela - GMB Trainer

Eduardo Orihuela, Lead GMB Trainer

Eduardo is a personal trainer based in Chicago. Growing up, he experienced various styles of training including wrestling. Later he began wrestling at the collegiate level. Eduardo’s mission is to help people reach optimal health and fitness levels to reflect a strong lifestyle. Always looking for a challenge, he now participates in indoor rock climbing and obstacle course racing.

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Chicago, Illinois
Eduardo@all-aroundfitness.com
773-552-7496
All-AroundFitness
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Erna Gramer

Erna Gramer

Erna is a movement specialist who helps people overcome mobility hurdles to get back to doing the things they love. She can often be found helping others or exploring new ways to move. Whether its dance, martial arts, rock climbing, or parkour, anything is worth a try!

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Chicago, Illinois
annegirl539@sbcglobal.net

Gabriel Colby - GMB Trainer

Gabriel Colby

Gabriel Colby is professional trombonist in Pittsburgh. He is busy touring and performing a wide range of music from symphonic to chamber to jazz/funk. He has three passions in life; music, fitness and good cup of cold brew. Gabriel came upon GMB and fell in love with the challenge, simplicity, and efficiency of the program. Gabriel wants to continue the pursuit of mastering the method and share it with others.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
gabrielcolby@gmail.com
8607486547
@Gabrielcolby

GMB Trainer Garrett Naze

Garrett Naze

Garrett is a physical therapist and assistant clinical professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University. He works full-time with folks with pain conditions in the department’s Pro Bono Clinic. His approach and interests incorporate health and wellness measures, health behavior skills training, and motivational strategies to address multiple body systems to promote movement and improve mindsets about the pain experience.

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The Triad, North Carolina
gnaze@highpoint.edu
Dr. Garrett Naze

Garrett Seibel - GMB Trainer

Garrett Seibel

Garrett is an explorer at heart and his inherent love of movement began to evolve in 2004 when he discovered kettlebells and bodyweight strength training. Garrett believes that reconnecting to the natural world is crucial to truly thriving on this planet. He is passionate about helping others reclaim their personal sovereignty through developing higher levels of self-awareness and physical autonomy.

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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
garrett@everlife.ca

GMB Trainer Gonçalo Martins

Gonçalo Martins

Gonçalo moved to the US in 2009 where he finished his studies in electrical engineering and it was during this time that he discovered climbing, bodyweight training and movement. This was a new era of physical discovery and mental challenges for him. He realized that patience is key, however, patience is not simply the ability to wait, but rather “how we behave while we are waiting.” Gonçalo uses this waiting time to improve other aspects of his life (making music or reading) while enjoying the process of training.

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Denver
gfm16617@gmail.com
720-327-2717
Gonçalo Martins
Gonçalo Martins

Greg Woods - GMB Trainer

Greg Woods

Greg Woods is manager and a coach at Agatsu NC in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. His mission is to provide the most accessible, thorough, balanced, and efficient strength and movement training around. Mindset is huge for Greg, and if you’re sincere in your training goals you’ll be hard pressed to find a better ally than he. Beyond training, Greg also reads a ton, writes, cooks, and loves to travel.

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Chapel Hill/Durham, North Carolina
greg@agatsunc.com
@curiosityfit
AgatsuNC.com

GMB Trainer Iyan Shuman

Iyan Shuman

Iyan started his martial arts journey in high school with BJJ. And earned a black belt in Shotokan and played with Judo and JKD as well as getting involved in IU’s Breakdancing and Parkour Clubs while in college. He is currently an instructor in the Thai boxing association and still growing in his martial arts practice. Iyan love movement and physical exploration. Ultimately wants to help people pursue whatever gets them excited to be up and moving.

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South Bend, Indiana
Iyanshuman1@gmail.com

Jake Michael - GMB Trainer

Jake Michael

Jake believes that increased body awareness and a strong understanding of the human body is essential in learning how to move freely and more efficiently. His creative program design focuses not only on the individuals specific needs, but also on the manner in which the information is presented. Jake spends his free time enjoying the company of family and friends as well as his 100-lb Rhodesian Ridgeback “Phinney”. He is one of the owners of Seattle Pilates Collective.

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Seattle
jacobmichael8@gmail.com
206-771-5591
Seattle Pilates Collective

Jason Tillsley - GMB Trainer

Jason Tillsley

Jason grew up playing and competing in a variety of sports such as hockey, baseball, and judo. He has always had an affinity for lifting weights and strength training in general. He learned that strength comes from the inside out, and it’s that kind of mindset he loves to share with others who are in the pursuit of becoming better movers.

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Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
jtjtills@gmail.com

Jeannie Chamberlain - GMB Trainer

Jeannie Chamberlain

Jeannie is a Wellness Coach with emphasis in exercise design and nutrition. Using movement and food as vehicles for people to explore, experience and discover more of what makes them come alive, Jeannie guides people to integrate daily practices that allow them to feel at home in their body and BE their very best each day. She guides and empowers others in finding their flow. Jeannie has a B.S. in Health Sciences, and her certifications include – Certifications – GMB FitnessⓇ, Animal FlowⓇ, Precision NutritionⓇ, WellcoachesⓇ, Muscle Specialist. Her coaching focus is co-creating exercise and nutrition habits for life. Guiding others to learn basic kitchen and movement skills that facilitate better daily experiences. Building greater awareness and apprectiation for life through food, flow and fun. And empowering people to find their flow.

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Virginia Beach, Virginia
jeanniechamberlain76@gmail.com
757-573-9059
@jeannie_chamberlain

Jeff Clark - GMB Trainer

Jeff Clark, Lead GMB Trainer

Jeff’s personal interest in health, nutrition, and fitness led him to get a degree in Health and Human Performance. He has competed in and coached Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. The perseverance he learned in those arts makes him a better coach. Jeff is dedicated to helping people move with safety and control. He believes that our bodies are capable of so much more than what we ask of them and he loves helping people discover the joy of movement that comes with this realization.

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Walworth, Wisconsin
jeffclarktraining@gmail.com

Jenn Lymburner - GMB Trainer

Jenn Lymburner

After many years of competitive gymnastics, cheerleading, CrossFit and Olympic Weightlifting, Jenn has shifted her passion for fitness to helping others. She loves teaching movement exploration and bodyweight strength training to empower individuals. “I love the looks of surprise, excitement, pride and gratitude when clients achieve something they never thought was possible. That will never get old!“

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
info@j2n.fit
289-981-2512
@jenn_Lymburner
Online Training Available

Jenn Pilotti - GMB Trainer

Jenn Pilotti

Jenn has been a personal trainer since 2001, and she owns a personal training studio in Carmel, CA. When she isn’t helping people realize their physical potential, she can be found playing outside, working on her handstands, or reading. She believes practice makes progress, and cares deeply about helping people connect to exercise in a mindful, playful way.

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Pacific Grove, California
jenn@bewellpt.com
831-233-4094
Be Well Personal Training

Jesse Lall

Jesse’s passion in being of service to others has been a life-long endeavor. As a veteran of the United States Military as well as a career in Law Enforcement, he has literally put his life on the line to help others. Jesse now takes that same passion, dedication and commitment, to helping people find relief from pain, in order to get back to the physical activities they love doing. As a Certified Structural Integrator and GMB Trainer, Jesse provides life changing manual therapy and movement education to people who are ready to make the rest of their life the best of their life.

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Presscott, Arizona
jandcwellness@gmail.com
J and C Wellness
928-499-7352

JJ Thomas - GMB Trainer

JJ Thomas

JJ is a physical therapist in private practice. As a physical therapist, she applies movement principles to the body as a whole. It is this approach that led her to GMB. JJ finds that integrating the GMB philosophy into patients’ treatments helps recovery. As a GMB Trainer, she teaches classes that use these principles. This builds a foundation that fosters physical autonomy and prevents injuries in the first place.

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Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
jj@primalphysicaltherapy.com
Primal Physical Therapy

Jodie Watford

While searching for an adult exercise program that was both challenging and enjoyable, Jodie rediscovered her love of handstands and all gymnastics-related exercises. An I/O Psychologist by trade, Jodie reconnected with the energy of her youth when she found calisthenics training. She loves the feeling of accomplishment inspired by gaining a new skill and hopes to help foster that same feeling in her students by helping them achieve their personal goals.

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Niceville, Florida
jmwatford1@gmail.com
601-594-0707
@southernbelleinhandstandland

Joe Maldonado - GMB Trainer

Joe Maldonado

Seeking a lifetime of physical activity through fitness and sport, but most importantly PLAY. Joe considers himself an outside-the-box thinker with a desire to provide transformational (not transactional) learning experiences.

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Tampa, Florida
joemaldo44@gmail.com
201-783-5460
@joechacho_
Online Training Available

Jonathan Magno - GMB Trainer

Jonathan Magno

Jon started out in martial arts and traversed his way through different fitness and active mediums until he found Movement and the search for Physical Autonomy with GMB. Human Performance, adaptability, and helping people find their passions is what drives him to continue doing what he does!

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Sunnyvale, California
hypermonkeyfit@gmail.com
408-464-4678
Hyper Monkey Fit

Julianne Millar - GMB Trainer

Julianne Millar

Julianne lives in Southern NJ and come from a background of traditional weightlifting, HIIT, running, etc. She is passionate about training BJJ. Julianne discovered GMB about two years ago and it completely restructured the way she approached her training. Julianne still enjoys the occasional high-intensity work, but has learned to balance it with mindful, playful movement. GMB has melded perfectly with her BJJ training. One of her big goals is to improve her handstand!

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Sewell, New Jersey
juliannemillar@yahoo.com
@Julmillar

Katie Kilway - GMB Trainer

Katie Kilway

Katie loves to be active and move more than anything else. Initially drawn to movement and fitness through participation on sports teams as a child, she has progressed from team sports, to running obstacle course races and long distance, to aerial dance and acrobatics: training, performing, and teaching. Katie firmly believes that fitness should be mindful, sustainable, and most of all, fun!

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Honolulu
katiekilway@gmail.com

Kavin Coleman - GMB Trainer

Kavin Coleman

After a 5-year hiatus, Kavin’s return to fitness was a humbling one. Quickly learning how difficult it was to pick up where he left off, Kavin turned to calisthenics and (self taught) yoga. Though he discovered much therapy through movement, Kavin also discovered a world of limitations and reoccurring injuries. It wasn’t until finding GMB and subscribing to the GMB method did he begin to live pain free and start yielding sustainable results. This path to liberation began with locomotion. Now it is a fundamental staple in his programming as well as an avenue for exploration and play!

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Lafayette, Louisiana
durablekavin@gmail.com
@durablekavin

Khatchig Chouljian - GMB Trainer

Khatchig Chouljian

Khatchig is a certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and health coach workout out of Glendale Ca. He has a private studio where he teaches fundamental bodyweight strength and flexibility exercises. He provides safe and effective workout plans to help his clients systematically make progress towards their goals. Hit him up if you’re in the LA area and need some help with your health and fitness goals.

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Glendale, California
kchoulji@gmail.com
Mind and Body
Online Training Available

Laura Slavin - GMB Trainer

Laura Slavin

Laura did her first freestanding handstand, her first straddle press handstand and her first strict pull-up all over the age of 30. As result, she understands the unique challenges and concerns of adult students. Her teaching emphasizes helpful cueing, smart progressions, and humor. She believes that goals are achieved through consistent, intelligent practice. Laura has a B.A. in Economics from Wellesley College, an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and is also a NASM certified personal trainer.

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Denver
laslavin@gmail.com
303-253-1769
Online Training Available

Leah LeVine - GMB Trainer

Leah LeVine

Leah became a trainer in college, and is dedicated to training others. She loves gymnastics rings, barbells, and Krav Maga, and is involved with CrossFit and yoga communities. She is always trying new challenges, from hip hop to snowboarding to surfing. Leah has found GMB helpful in all realms, and is excited to share this with her clients. Her favorite goal to help people with is getting their first pull ups. When not training clients, Leah co-manages her company Spar Soap and is working toward fluency in Hebrew, Arabic, and Spanish.

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Palo Alto, California
leah@beit-levine.org
650-796-4444
Fluently Fit
@leahlevine29
Online Training Available

Leon Aldrich - GMB Trainer

Leon Aldrich

Leon has enjoyed a life full of physical challenges, from playing baseball to MMA and CrossFit. He has been involved with coaching and training for the past 15+ years, since earning his B.S. in Kinesiology. He has owned and operated his gym, Tacoma Strength, for the past 6 years. Becoming a GMB trainer was part of the next evolution in the way Leon thinks about training, moving, and being a better human being.

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Tacoma, Washington
leonaldrichllc@gmail.com
253-359-8259
Tacoma Strength
Online Training Available

Luke Andresen - GMB Trainer

Luke Andresen

Luke enjoys nothing more than being a professional trainer. As a former strength & conditioning trainer of US Special Forces, he is certified in SFG Level I Kettlebell, FMS Level II Correctives, as a GMB Trainer, and is currently in training for his 200 hour RYT (Yoga). He emphasizes a holistic, low-ego approach to fitness, and having as much fun as possible during the process of getting stronger.

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Benton Harbor, Michigan
luke@sinew.life
616-427-4063
Sinew

Marco Festejo - GMB Trainer

Marco Festejo

Marco is a software developer, pianist, and a Filipino Martial Arts practitioner. He’s explored distance running, strength training, and when he discovered GMB Fitness, he decided to focus on movement/bodyweight training. GMB has changed the way he views fitness and is dedicated to share his personal (and very positive) experience to help regular folks attain what their body is really capable of.

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Edgewater, New Jersey
marcfesty@gmail.com

Matlock Hargrove - GMB Trainer

Matlock Hargrove

After reconstructive surgery left them sedentary for several years, Matlock has since rediscovered a passion for fitness and nutrition. From the 1000 lb club to freestanding handstands to a major body recomposition, they’ve achieved all of their major fitness milestones over the age of 30, and so understand the challenges of training and recovering from major injuries and as an adult. They focus on a mindful approach to training that emphasizes GMB’s principles of strength, flexibility, and control to help their clients develop confidence in what their bodies are capable of, and discover the same physical autonomy Matlock has.

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
multiclassedmatlock@gmail.com
+6134626304
@multiclassedmatlock
Online Training Available

Mercedes Pollmeier - GMB Trainer

Mercedes Pollmeier

Mercedes is a climber and strength coach based out of the Seattle Bouldering Project. She specializes in online training programs and teaching group movement classes.

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Seattle
info@modusathletica.com
303-246-5410
Modus Athletica
Online Training Available

Naushad Godrej - GMB Trainer

Naushad Godrej

Naushad is a health nut and outdoor adventurer who believes you should find fun with any physical activity you choose to do. He grew up playing soccer and went through the wringer with injuries leading to chronic pain in his late teens. Through his journey with recovery, he became passionate about helping others build resilience in their bodies and moving better with less pain. As a certified health coach, yoga teacher, and trainer, he helps people transform their health through an integrative approach of movement therapy, mindfulness, and habit & lifestyle changes.

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San Francisco, California
naushadgodrej@gmail.com
@resilient_being
resilientbeing

Nick Bacon - GMB Trainer

Nick Bacon

As a Professor of Exercise Science, Nick does more than fumble around with lab coats and goggles. With more than 10-years of teaching experience, he’s constantly implementing groundbreaking and effective approaches to improve an individual’s strength, flexibility, and control. Nick wants you to get better at whatever you want to get good at. He also works with university students, runners, and climbers, as a professor, coach, and movement specialist.

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Nashville, Tennessee
nick.bacon@belmont.edu
615-460-6146
Belmont University

Nick Huemmer - GMB Trainer

Nick Huemmer

Nick is a certified health coach and GMB trainer who specializes in helping men over 40 lose excess weight, get stronger and move better. He has a lifelong interest in science, nutrition and fitness which carried over into a 20-year career as a food scientist. He can tell you all about what’s on a packaged food label. As a kid, he didn’t care much for most sports and was overweight, but lost it all through good nutrition and doing outdoor sports. He now enjoys different forms of movement, strength training, hiking, bicycling but most of all playing with and teaching his kids.

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Walnut Creek, California
nick@feedwakemove.io
@feedwakemove
224-420-2364
Feed Wake Move

Olga Leonova - GMB Trainer

Olga Leonova

Olga has been exploring movement her whole life. Starting with ballet at the age of 7, she has enjoyed weightlifting, cross fit, Krav Maga, yoga and GMB. She has become particularly passionate about GMB method because of its emphasis on functional movement. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Mental Health Integrative Medicine Provider she understands the deep connection between our physical and emotional wellbeing and knows the importance of mindful movement in recovery from physical injuries and emotional trauma. She uses her unique blend of expertise in counseling, nutrition and GMB method to help people heal from trauma and unhelpful emotional patterns in a wholistic way that leads to more joy and freedom in their lives.

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Portland and Salem, Oregon
olga@effectivefoundationsllc.com
971-217-7754
Effective Foundations

Patrick Brunetti - GMB Trainer

Patrick Brunetti

Patrick has been teaching and training for the past 25 years. As an instructor of fitness classes teaching boxing, kickboxing, boot camp, Tabata, progressive calisthenics, and body awareness, his goal is to continue to learn and teach to bring about dynamic and effective training to his clientele.

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Princeton, New Jersey
patbrunetti@comcast.net
609-334-9515
Online Training Available
Groundworkfitness.net

Rebecca Rashkin - GMB Trainer

Rebecca Rashkin

Rebecca is an engineer and fitness trainer, but most of all, an educator. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge, whether it be about movement or computers. Handstands elevate her spirit, and she is thrilled for the opportunity to help others experience this joy for themselves. Besides handstanding, Rebecca enjoys locomotion, road cycling, and rolling around in the grass.

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Hermosa Beach, California
flyingrabbitmovement@gmail.com
@anonymous_rabbit
Online Training Available
flyingrabbitmovement.com

Rich O'Connor - GMB Trainer

Rich O’Connor

Rich was born to move – from the playground, when he thought jumping off the top of the slide was a better option than sliding down; to today, as he trains for the next Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition. His entire professional career has been focused on working with athletes, teachers and clients of all levels to refine their movement and increase their natural mind-to-body connection.

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Albuqueruqe, New Mexico
rich@gyrotonicabq.com
Gyrotonicabq

Rose Calucchia - GMB Trainer

Rose Calucchia, Lead GMB Trainer

Rose Calucchia has been in the fitness industry for over a decade. These days she gives most of her time to the GMB community, coaching the GMB Trainer Apprenticeship program, supporting clients, and helping the GMB Trainers with business development. Rose loves watching clients discover their strength and confidence through handstands, body weight skills, and life skills using the GMB method. She is a GMB Focused Flexibility Specialist and a GMB Eating Skills Coach. Apart from her work at GMB, Rose has been involved in Circus Arts since 2004 mostly focusing on acrobatics, handstands and trapeze.

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Santa Cruz, California
training@rosecalucchia.com
Rose Calucchia Website
Online Training Available

GMB Trainer Ryan Trificana

Ryan Trificana

Ryan has been a student and practicioner of many different physical practices his entire life from competitive sports, CrossFit, martial arts, fitness, gymnastics, yoga, and running. Ryan’s current passion and interest is exploring the limitless world that comes with a movement perspective. He believes that by moving outside the perception of what fitness is, we can take a wholistic, and often more fun and playful, approach to developing strong, mobile, and pain free bodies.

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Denver
ryan@genfitdenver.com
@ryantrificana
Gen Fit Denver

Sarah Reppert - GMB Trainer

Sarah Reppert

Sarah is driven by her passion for movement. With an athletic background in competitive sports, she understands the need for physical autonomy and mindful movement. She is a certified personal trainer, chi running specialist, and TRX certified. Sarah co-owns a HIIT fitness studio in Montclair, NJ that specializes in training clients in strength, mobility/flexibility, and endurance.

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Montclair, New Jersey
sarah@arcstu.com
845-216-8686
Arcstu.com

GMB Trainer Sara Scott

Sara Scott

Sara Scott enjoys teaching people how to move their bodies while creating life long habits that cultivate physical health and mental wellbeing. With over 20-years experience teaching and coaching people how to train their dogs, Sara’s comprehensive teaching and behavior modification skills allow her to get you the information you need to be successful in reaching your fitness and movement goals. As an experienced yogi and certified GMB fitness trainer, Sara believes exercise should be a fun and enjoyable experience that you’ll want to partake in for years to come.

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Alameda, California
sara.whatsupdog.com
925-565-0599
@dogtraining_with_sara
Online Training Available

Saul Cervantes - GMB Trainer

Saul Cervantes

I grew up a soccer player and a skateboarder, and was always trying something new. I got into fitness after suffering from an injury, wanting to learn how to heal myself. I took this passion to a new level by getting certified as a Personal Trainer, and it became my career. After years of training and trying various methods, I found my passion in bodyweight training and movement. My favorite pastimes are balancing on my hands and learning different ways to move my body like my favorite superhero – Spiderman! When I’m not training, you can find me at comic-conventions portraying the famous web-slinger.

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Los Angeles, California
spideyfit@gmail.com
408-499-9109

Simeon hoover - GMB Trainer

Simeon Hoover

Simeon was very active at an early age, learning a variety of indoor and outdoor sports. This has laid the foundation and passion for movement that Simeon still carries with him today. He has spent a lifetime learning how things work as an artisan builder. Fueling a certain need to digest every detail in a task, and to gain a deep understanding of things. Simeon imparts his knowledge of physical movement much in the same way. To help his clients discover their own learning patterns, abilities, and guide them into creating the autonomy they want, to live the life they deserve.

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Elkhart, Indiana
Simeon@hbgmail.com

Stacey Pardini - GMB Trainer

Stacey Pardini

Stacey is a certified GMB Focused Flexibility Specialist and GMB Trainer. Stacey likes playing, mindful movement, bodyweight skills, mobility, and being able to do whatever random adventurous thing she desires. She loves helping people move beyond limitations to rediscover the fun and joy of physical activity. She trains for fun and function.

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Bremerton, Washington
stacey@gmb.io

Stephen Stern - GMB Trainer

Stephen Stern

As a trainer in his mid-60s, Stephen brings vast experience and knowledge with regard to fitness and health. Rather than ‘working out,’ his emphasis is to explore mindful movement in ways that are safe, fun, and sustainable. He knows that a person of any age can get stronger, improve flexibility, and move with greater ease and agility. Professionally, for over 30 years, he has provided chiropractic care.

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Millis, Massachusetts
info@millisfamilychiropractic.com
508-376-9544
Millis Family Chiropractic
Online Training Available

Tamara Breur - GMB Trainer

Tamara Breuer

Tamara is a life-long explorer of movement in its many forms. Her movement background includes creative approaches to movement such as physical theatre and dance, to more traditional forms of fitness, such as CrossFit and Olympic weightlifting. She discovered GMB Fitness while trying to integrate standard fitness with a more creative approach. She holds a B.S. in Kinesiology, works as a licensed massage therapist and movement coach, and is currently undergoing professional EMT training.

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Washington DC
tamara@boundless-bodies.com
@boundless_bodies
boundless-bodies.com

Trevor Hash - GMB Trainer

Trevor Hash

Trevor’s passion is teaching movement to those who genuinely want to improve. He believes movement is a necessary aspect of the human experience, so why not have a little fun with it? His training philosophy involves meeting every individual where they currently are, and progressing them towards movement goals by using any modality necessary; from corrective exercise to structured play. He practices gymnastics, Jiu-Jitsu, dance, capoeira, powerlifting, and more.

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Redwood City, California
trevor@uprighthealth.com
@hash_pueblo
Uprighthealth

GMB Trainer Troy Obrero

Troy Obrero

Troy is a father of two and the youngest of eight. He is a semi-retired serial entrepreneur, a former powerlifting champion, an average cook, a published poet. He’s the owner of dozens of musical instruments, and the master of none. Convinced he should have been a dancer or surfer, but is assertive that he wanes in talent, with regard to either. Teaching GMB, he hopes to help people get to know their ever-changing selves. And treat themselves with gentleness.

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Sunnyvale, California
ttobrero@me.com
Troy.Obrero

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