Teresa Potts Wade, Sports Barn’s Health and Fitness Director, B.S. Criminal Justice. Certifications: AFAA Personal Training, ACE Group Fitness, ACSM Exercise Specialists, AFAA Yoga, PhysicalMind Institute Pilates, Reebok RNT, ACE Lifestyle and Weight Management, Gravity Training Systems, Reebok 5 point screening/core board, BOSU. Specialties: Mat based training, strength and conditioning, plyometric training, special populations.
Beverly Eschmann, Alex Guerry Center Operations Manager. B.S. in Health/P.E. & M.S. in Exercise Science; 19 years experience in the fitness industry. Former P.E. instructor at GA Southern, currently adjunct faculty at UTC in Health Performance/Exercise Leisure. Certifications: cycling, group fitness, personal training, and water group fitness. Specialties: beginner & high risk exercisers.
Bill Dillard, Sports Barn East Assistant Fitness Manager, Army Master Fitness Trainer, AFAA Personal Training. Specialties: special populations, bodybuilding, circuit training, strength and conditioning.
Frances Archer, Senior and Aquatics Manager, B.A. Accounting. Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer, ACE Exercise for Older Adults, ACE Aquatics Therapy, Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program, AAAI Mat Certification, AAAI Sports Nutrition Consultant., AFAA group exercise instructor. Specialties: Aquatic training, special populations, senior fitness, general strength and conditioning. Certified through the Aquatic and Fitness Professional Association International.
Carolyn Batten, Personal Fitness Specialists Manager. Certifications: AFAA Advanced Personal Training, AFAA Personal Training/Fitness Counselor, AFAA Group Fitness. Specialties: Special Populations, general strength and conditioning and core conditioning, Powerflex Certified and Bosu Certified.
Maura Bradshaw, Retention Manager, B.A. Psychology, Certifications: ACE Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness. Specialties: special populations, general strength and conditioning.
Kristina Guy, Personal Fitness Specialists Manager. M.A. Criminology. Certifications: AFAA Group Fitness, PhysicalMind Institute Pilates, Aerobic Pipeline International. Specialties: general strength and conditioning, mat work.
Rebekah Howard, Certified Personal Trainer/NASM. BS Exercise and Health Science. Certified Lifeguard. Assistant Fitness Manager Sports Barn East.
Gina Howell, assistand Downtown fitness manager. Masters degree in counseling, ACE certified personal trainer, Level 1 Thai Yoga Bodywork.
Bob Merz, Assitant Downtown Fitness Manager, Associates degree in Natural and Applied Sciences, BS Degree in Exercise Science, Health and Leisure Studies. IFTA Personal Trainer certified
Daniel Pippin, B.S. Exercise Science. Sports Barn North Operations Manager. Currently enrolled in a MS for Clinical Exercise.
Sharon Starling, Sports Barn East Operations manager, AFAA Group Exercise Instructor Certification and AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer Certification
Sports Barn Fitness Trainers
Matt Andrews, Currently obtaining AFAA personal training certification. Studying exercise science and nursing at UTC. Current CPR and First Aid certifications. Ceritified in Gravity Training System personal training.
Susan Bryant, earned her certification with the National Yoga Alliance through training from The Asheville Yoga Center in North Carolina. Susan has also completed a 1,000 hour Professional Yoga Therapist program through Integrative Yoga Therapy in Prescott, AZ. She enjoys teaching mixed level classes which focus on alignment, breath, and an energetic flow of postures to increase strength and flexibility. She specializes in teaching therapeutic classes and private sessions which focus on teaching the individual to become more aware of messages from the body including areas of stress and tension and creating a foundation for activating the relaxation response allowing the body to return to a state of balance.
Brad Clark, B.S. in Exercise Science, Health, and Human Performance - Fitness/Wellness Concentration, Division 2 College Athlete (Soccer), CPR Certified, ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, currently pursuing an M.S. in Athletic Training at UTC.
Edie Clingan, IFTA Personal Trainer, IFTA Group Fitness. Specialties: Special Populations, general strength and conditioning.
Becky Dempsey, Lighten Up Yoga, 10 years experience in teaching and practicing Iyengar-based yoga, trained with master yoga teachers Rodney Yee and Doug Keller. Specialty: Yoga for all populations.
Donna Dowlen, A.S. Paralegal Studies, A.S. Office Management - Currently working on ACE Personal Trainer certification. AFAA Certified personal trainer. Specialities: General strength and conditioning
Beth Eberle, ACSM Exercise Specialists, AFAA Personal Training, AFAA Group Fitness. Specialties: Special Populations, strength and conditioning, Senior Fitness.
Mark Finley, B.S. in Health and Wellness with a minor in Physical Education.
He is certified as a personal trainer through the National Academy of
Sports Medicine and is currently working on a Masters in Exercise Science. Mark has taught elementary, middle and junior high physical education. He played NAIA division I college basketball, and went on to become assistant men's basketball coach for Southwestern Adventist University. His interests are wellness, performance enhancement, education, sports and the outdoors.
Lisa M. Fox, PT, CSCS, CPI. Extensively trained in medical and functional exercise approaches through two different schools of advanced studies, and over the past 4 years has added the Pilates concepts. Assistant teaching through NAIOMT (North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy).16 years of experience with additional certifications including Certified Rehabilitation Pilates Instructor and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Lisa specializes in complex multi-factorial orthopedic patients typically with a spinal component in the adult and adolescent populations. 16 yrs. experience in advanced manual therapy having received training through three different nationally recognized schools of advanced studies.
Megan Hanewald, B.A. German Language and Education. Certifications: NASM Personal Training, USRowing Levels I, II, and III. Specialties: competitive rowing, general strength and conditioning.
Tonya Hazel, B.S. in Elementary Education, NASM and SCW certified personal trainer, Schwinn-certified cycling instructor, SCW group fitness instructor, Peak Pilates Basic Mat and Intermediate Mat certification, and APEX nutritional Fit Pro, National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal trainer. Tonya has been teaching fitness for almost 4 years and has experience teaching a wide variety of class designs and levels, as well as training individuals from teenagers to senior citizens.
Jenna Hyde, holds a B.S. in Corporate/Community Wellness Management from Southern Adventist University; ACE Group Fitness Instructor certification; and is a Lisenced Wellcoach(c).holds a B.S. in Corporate/Community Wellness Management from Southern Adventist University; ACE Group Fitness Instructor certification; and is a Lisenced Wellcoach(c).
Steve Jarrell, BS from MTSU, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist-NSCA, Strength Training Coach, Hixson High, 1981-2002, Competitive Powerlifter and Olympic lifter, 1966-1975, AAU weightlifting, powerlifting and bodybuilding official, Author of "WORKING OUT WITH WEIGHTS", current "Strength and Fitness" columnist for the Chattanoogan.com.
Sean Jones, B.S. in Biology, AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer certification. A collegiate athlete (Baseball). Currently applying to medical school. Specialties: all ages and fitness levels.
Stuart Gladish, ACSM Health and Fitness Instructor, AFAA Personal Training, USAT Level I Triathlon Coach. Specialties: Triathlon Training, strength and conditioning.
Pat Hagan, Runner extraordinaire! Has run over 50,000 miles without injury. Started and completed 151 marathons and 10 ultra-marathons including five 50 mile races.
Kimmie Kent, AFAA Group Fitness, AAAI Personal Trainer, ISCA Kickboxing, Spinning Certified, Yogafit certified. Specialties: strength and conditioning.
Lisa McBryde, Casemanager for Sports Barn Cancer Rehab Program . Registered Nurse, Nationally Oncology Certified with 15 years experience in the field. Instructor for the past 9 years with the following certifications: Powerflex, Keiser cycling, Kickboxing, BOSU, Yoga Fundamentals II Specialty, ACE Group Fitness Instructor. Has a wide variety of class designs and levels as well as training individuals or groups. Especially interested in core, strength and flexibility training.
Anna Mercer, a native Chattanoogan specializing in marathon and ultramarathon training. She is also am a Boston qualifier and expect to run in 2007. AFFA certified and a cycling instructor certified through IFTA, certified Personal Trainer through SCW Fitness Education.
Beth Miller, Working toward a B.A. in Communications at UTC with an emphasis on magazine journalism; studying to receive AFAA personal training certification; indoor cycling instructor at UTC; training for first half-ironman triathlon; has been racing mountain bikes for 13 years.
W. Bryant Miller, MPT, OCS, CMPT, FAAOMPT. Bryant brings to the clinic not only extensive manual therapy skills, but also a background in myofascial release, movement re-education, gait biomechanical assessment and orthotic prescription. 12 yrs. experience with manual therapy training through NAIOMT where he has achieved his level III Certified Manual Physical Therapist distinction. Currently assistant teaches through NAIOMT. PT Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist. Certified Hellerworker. Hellerwork is a “powerful system of somatic education and structural bodywork (deep tissue work) ….Following Ida Rolf’s lineage of Structural Integration bodywork” incorporating movement education and awareness. Currently earning a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Experienced competitive marathoner, competitive tri-athlete, and rock/snow climber.
Tammy Nichols, Certifications: AFAA Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, BOSU and Pilates Matwork. Specialties: Concentration focused on special populations, core/stability strength, functional strength training, and general strength training.
Renee Queen, Certifications: AFAA Group Fitness & Personal training IFTA and Keiser Cycling, Reebok Core Pilates, USAT CAT 1 Triathlon Official. Specialties: Triathlon training, strength and conditioning.
Rebecca Petticord, B.S. Psychology, NSCA-CPT
Jack Robison, IFTA Personal Trainer; IFTA Group Fitness Leader. Expert Rating Personal Trainer Global Certification (ISO 9001-2000 Military Standard). YMCA Group Exercise, Healthy Lifestyle Principles, YMCA Pilates Instructor, Reebok Cycling Instructor. Chattanooga State Group Fitness Instructor. Previously employed with Boeing, NASA, and the Department of Defense. Modeling/Runway Instructor, Pageantry Coaching and Trainer, IMTA Male Model of the Year, Florida Model of the Year. Over 12 years of hands-on experience working with physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists due to injuries from a head-on car wreck that resulted in recovering from being paralyzed from the neck down.
Heather Stone, B.S. in Biology, minor in Chemistry from The University of the South (Sewanee), MS in Criminal Justice from UT Chattanooga. Competive runner and adventure racer. AFAA Personal Trainer Certified.
Jeremy Upchurch, B.S. in Exercise Science, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialit through NSCA, NESTA Personal Trainer. Currently pursuing a Master's in Clinical Exercise Physiology. Specialties: General Strength and Conditioning and Special Populations.
Scott Wade, B.S. Engineer Management, Certifications: AFAA Personal Trainer, USAT Level I Triathlon Coach, AFAA Mat Science, YogaFit. Specialties: Triathlon Training, strength and conditioning.
Chris Winget, B.A. degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Human Performance & Sports Studies from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a certified personal fitness trainer through the American Aerobics Association Institute and International Sports Medicine Association. He continues to live & learn from a fitness lifestyle, while his interests remain staying healthy, active, and up in pursuit of the perfect wave. He believes that consistency & intensity are the secrets for optimum results.
Cathleen Wilson , B.S. in Exercise Science, Health, and Leisure Studies from UTC; ACSM Health and Fitness Instructor; AHA CPR certified; local dance teacher and runner. Recently received her ACSM HFI certification.
Patrick Wortman, M.S. in nutrition with a concentration in Exercise Physiology. Registered Dietitian with Tennessee licensure. Certifications: National Strength and Conditioning Association-Certified Personal Trainer. Specialties: Weight-loss, sports related training and performance enhancement, special populations, strength and conditioning. Special focus on exercise AND diet to maximize results.
