KATHLEEN COPELAND

Kathleen, owner of BYWIT (Because You’re Worth IT) Personal Training, is here for you! After a full assessment, she will work with you to develop a program and to help you meet your S.M.A.R.T. goals. Kathleen brings her psychology degree and ACE certification into helping her clients develop positive attitudes and healthy behaviors.

Training with Kathleen is a team effort and you will discover that the gym is far more than lifting weights and cardio. Not only is Kathleen ACE certified, but she also holds certifications as a Cancer Exercise Specialists, Senior Fitness Specialist as well as TRX.

Kathleen also has extensive experience training athletes in the Special Olympics. Despite her many areas of focus, she works with all ages and fitness levels.

MIDDLEBURY & VERGENNES
CALL: 518.396.6985

LESLEY AMBIKA GIBBS

Lesley Ambika Gibbs is Co-Director of the Green Mountain School of Yoga. She holds a B.A. from Middlebury College, with a degree in English Literature.  Since 1995, she has studied and practiced traditional yoga with gurus from several different lineages.

Ambika has led group yoga classes at Vermont Sun since 2004 and teaches chair yoga at several long-term care facilities in the area.  She has worked individually with students with special needs, trauma survivors, post-surgical cancer patients, and others who are interested in adaptive yoga.

Ambika is passionate about sharing the many tools and gifts of yoga practice, and it brings her joy to tailor a personal practice of movement, breath work, and/or meditation for the unique needs and goals of each of her students. Her approach encourages beginners and engages students of any level of experience. For more information visit gmsy.org

MIDDLEBURY
CALL: 5802-388-3754
EMAIL: ambika@gmsy.org

TOM WIEGLEB

Work with an experienced fitness instructor who has trained people of all shapes, sizes, ages, and abilities.  One who strives to make exercise as fun as possible, as safe as possible, and as challenging as possible.

Tom has helped clients improve their health, lose weight, prepare for marathons, Spartan Races, military service, and return to active lifestyles after recovering (and being cleared by their care providers) from injury, or major life events.

Using a systematic and progressive approach based on his NASM certifications and specializations, Tom’s approach to training is focused on meeting you, your needs, and understanding your unique obstacles and challenges.  Tom grew up obese, and in finding exercises to lose weight and gain physical strength he also found personal strength, self-confidence, and an understanding that life moves in waves, not straight lines.  A philosophy that informs his approach to training people as human beings. Ask about: Quality movements, progressive and individualized exercise programming, kettlebells, calisthenics, TRX training, goal setting and maintenance

MIDDLEBURY & VERGENNES
CALL: 802-310-7454

KRISTEN GINSBURG

Kristen is a Certified Personal Trainer fully certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). NASM is a highly respected authority in the field of fitness and sports medicine, with a methodology founded in applied science and an approach whose emphasis lies in developing individualized programs to meet the specific needs of each client. This means that after a thorough assessment Kristen can help anyone achieve his or her fitness goals, from the first time gym member to the high level athlete. Kristen has worked with teenagers looking to lose weight and gain strength, families who wanted to get fit together, young mothers who wanted to get back to their pre-pregnancy shape, individuals training for a triathlon, young men looking to build bulk and those who just wanted to improve their posture and get stronger at the same time.

MIDDLEBURY & VERGENNES
CALL: 802.989.5435

TERRIE DAVIS

Terrie Davis is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Certified Aquatic Therapist, Certified Therapeutic Recreations Specialist, and Certified Personal Trainer with many more specialized medical and non-medical credentials. She received her Masters in Exercises Physiology in 2006, Bachelor’s in Therapeutic Recreation in 1983.  She has worked for 30 plus years as a therapist in rehabilitation centers and even longer in health and fitness centers.  Her expertise lies in improving the quality of life by decreasing pain and increasing range of motion.  Her fitness knowledge has assisted individuals to meet their goals of weight loss and conditioning,

MIDDLEBURY
CALL: 802.877.6362

JOANIE ROBERGE

Joanie has been instructing fitness activities such as kick boxing at Middlebury College and Spinning at local fitness centers for over 30 years. These instructional activities highlight Joanie’s well known enthusiasm and her dynamic approach to group fitness. Joanie’s focus on wellness is reflected in her vocational choice of being a long term health care professional. Over time she has combined these areas of expertise into an approach that is particularly sensitive to such things as: injury prevention, physical setbacks, overcoming limitations, dealing with serious injury, and developing age appropriate exercise programs.

MIDDLEBURY & VERGENNES
CALL: 802.598.2097