Certified GMB Trainers and Coaches

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 guide your training for better health and performance.

Find a GMB Trainer by Location:
Asia | Australia | Europe | North America

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Asia

“Ammar”

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

“Moe

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

Australia

Andy H

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

Conor is a personal trainer, Precision Nutrition coach, and Yoga teacher from Ireland, currently based in Melbourne, Australia. 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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Melbourne, Australia
info@conorosheafitness.com
+61 448 609 743
Conor O’Shea Fitness
Online Training Available

Junior

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

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

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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Täby, Sweden
arleen@kulmotion.com
+46 73 097 1967
Online Training Available

Edith Maria

Edith Maria currently works as a movement teacher. She’s a certified Yoga and Pilates instructor, Rhythmical Gymnastics instructor, and she recently graduated as a movement Pedagogue/Therapist from a well-known movement institute (Gotvedinstituttet) in Copenhagen. 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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Copenhagen, Denmark
mariahornshoj@hotmail.com
Funktionelbevaegelse
Functionalmovementcph
30-32-18-51

Gayle

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

Gerry Higgins

Gerry Higgins

After serving in the military for over 20 years and working a further 10 years as a fitness professional, Gerry has vast coaching experience in many disciplines, including strength & conditioning and sports rehabilitation. He believes that we all possess the ability to greatly control our own bodies. His mission is to show his clients how they can feel better and achieve their fitness goals. Gerry is also passionate about handstands and wants to empower people to get upside down.

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Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
gerryhiggins01@gmail.com
07824556675

Henrik

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

“Maarten”

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
Moving Arrows

Nathan Featherstone

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
nathan.featherstone.work@gmail.com
Online Training Available

Neil McTeggart

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

Rob Westra

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

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

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

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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England, UK
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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Paris, France
info@moveup-training.com
Vincent.moveup
Moveup-Training.com

North America

A. Paul Dwandy 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

Brooks Meadows

Traveler, wanderer, coach, teacher, student, dreamer in no particular order. I love engaging my community through movement, strength, and the pursuit of play. I’m working to uplift the industry and help shift consciousness forward through self-discipline and exuberant living. I’m here to learn, live, and love what I do.

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Memphis, Tennessee
brooks.a.meadows@gmail.com
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, CA
calebchiu@gmail.com
Online Training Available

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
Motionmcmahon
Motionmcmahon@gmail.com

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
Cookieencounter@gmail.com
630-608-7854

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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

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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

Dwayne Desloges - GMB Trainer - Focused Flexibility Specialist

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

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, IL
eduardo@brooklynboulders.com
773-552-7496
All-AroundFitness
Online Training Available

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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

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

Jason Tillsley

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

Jeannie Landis

In addition to being a GMB Trainer, Jeannie is a Muscle Activation Techniques Specialist™, a Life Coach, and a Kitchen Ninja. With her love for movement and commitment to learning, Jeannie brings years of knowledge and experience and understands how important physical autonomy is in allowing people to excel. She is committed to helping people build happier, healthier lives.

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Virginia Beach, VA
jeannielandis76@gmail.com
FitlabBVB

Jeff Clark GMB Trainer

Jeff Clark

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”

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

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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West Chester, PA
jj@primalphysicaltherapy.com
Primal Physical Therapy

Jonathan Magno

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

Josh Wilson

Josh Wilson

Josh is a Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist and Optimal Human Movement Specialist. Throughout the course of his career Josh has had the pleasure of working with high school, college, Olympic, and professional athletes. He enjoys playing around with kettlebells, yoga, hiking, and anything that takes him out of his comfort zone. Josh’s goal is to help people feel better, move better, and perform better.

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Charlotte, NC, USA
xjbaj@yahoo.com
3042815774
Chasingmovement.com

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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Monterey, California
katiekilway@gmail.com

Khatchig

Khatchig Chouljian

Khatchig grew up really active and after getting a degree in Cognitive Science, he became fascinated with the brain. He is a certified personal trainer, certified Health Coach, a certified sports and exercise nutritionist, and a master practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming. He has dedicated his life to learning as much as I can about the mind and body connection, and helping people live life to their fullest potential.

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

Kirsty Grosart GMB

Kirsty Grosart, Lead GMB Trainer

A level 2 gymnastics coach, Kirsty teaches individuals and small group classes focusing on bodyweight skills, movement and mobility. She loves helping people develop strength and flexibility at the same time as learning cool moves and tricks.

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Toronto, Canada
kirsty@garagegymgirl.com
Garagegymgirl
Garage Gym Girl
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, WA
leon@tacomastrength.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, MI
luke@sinew.life
616-427-4063
Sinew

Mercedes Pollmeier

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, Washington, USA
info@modusathletica.com
303-246-5410
Modus Athletica
Online Training Available

Mike Papadakis

Mike is a GMB Trainer, ACSM-CPT, and Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach who is currently working on a graduate degree in Exercise Psychology. He loves to help people develop self-knowledge and improved life quality through physical practice. His coaching philosophy boils down to embracing the process with a sense of humor.

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Salt Lake City, Utah
papadak.mike@gmail.com

nick konow

Nick Konow

The work that Nick does is functional and inspired by human movement. Nick draws from over 10 years experience in the fitness industry as well as his extensive background in postmodern performance. He encourages the importance of creativity and discovery in developing a movement practice that is adaptable, sustainable, and above all, fun.

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Los Angeles, California
nick@graceinmvmnt.com
213-308-4131
Grace In Movement

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, NJ
patbrunetti@comcast.net
609-334-9515
Online Training Available

Rose Calucchia

Rose Calucchia, Lead GMB Trainer

Apart from being a Personal Trainer, Rose has been involved in Circus Arts since 2004, mostly focusing on acrobatics, handstands and trapeze. She co-owns The Radical Movement Factory, a circus training facility in Santa Cruz, CA. Rose loves watching her students and clients discover their strength and confidence through handstands and body weight training.

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Santa Cruz, California
rose@radicalmovementfactory.com
Radical Movement Factory
Online Training Available

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, NJ, USA
sarah@arcstu.com
845-216-8686
Arcstu.com

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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Sunnyvale, California
spideyfit@gmail.com
408-499-9109

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, WA
stacey@goldmedalbodies.com

Stephen Stern GMB

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, MA
info@millisfamilychiropractic.com
508-376-9544
Millis Family Chiropractic

GMB Trainers Surpass Industry Standard

Most fitness systems hand out certifications like candy. All you need is a free weekend and a couple thousand dollars, and you too can be a fitness expert – Wow!

We decided not to go down that path. Instead, we set out to improve on the certification process in the most fundamental way by replacing the “certification seminar” with a minimum of three months of apprenticeship. It’s a much more time-consuming process for us and for our trainer candidates, but the result is that we can recommend the individuals on this page with pride.

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Learn About Becoming a GMB Trainer