Fitness
Meet Your Instructors
Emma
Degree/Major:
Health Sciences (Major) | Nutrition (Minor)
Certifications: Schwinn Indoor Cycle
Favorite Exercise: Hot Girl Walks 鉁煉�
Fun Fact About Me: I never say no to a sweet treat, I love playing tennis and golf (mostly for the cute outfits), I'm in bed by 10 and up by 7 like a grandpa!
Zuza
Degree/Major:
Econometrics & Finance
Certifications: ACE
Favorite Exercise: Bridges
Fun Fact About Me: I'm a tennis player, and I鈥檓 from Poland!
Marie
Degree/Major:
Health Sciences
Certifications: Group Fitness Cycle
Favorite Exercise: I love cycle classes. The energy, music, and lights make for such a fun workout!
Fun Fact About Me: I am a native Floridian!
Sasha
Degree/Major:
Nursing
Certifications: ACE
Favorite Exercise: Pyramid Boxing Drill
Fun Fact About Me: I did rhythmic gymnastics for 8 years!
Bri
Degree/Major:
Biomedical Sciences
Certifications: Schwinn Cycle and Les Mills Tone
Favorite Exercise: I love all the group fitness classes, especially yoga and cycle!
Fun Fact About Me: I was born in Colorado and plan to go back there for PA school!
Dru
Degree/Major:
Health Sciences
Certifications: Les Mills Tone
Favorite Exercise: My favorite class is Power cycle with Mahir! Or Sunday pilates!
Fun Fact About Me: I鈥檓 undefeated in Just Dance!
Todd
Degree/Major:
Accounting
Certifications: N/A
Favorite Exercise: My favorite class here at USF is cycle! I love cardio and cycle, to me, is the most fun form of cardio I鈥檝e ever tried!
Fun Fact About Me: Last year I was the third most active Group Fitness participant!
Kennedy
Degree/Major:
Health Sciences
Certifications: ACE Group Fitness Certification
Favorite Exercise: Any hip thrust/glute bridge!
Fun Fact About Me: I have a super cute bunny named Lua!
Alicia
Degree/Major:
Business Marketing
Certifications: Yoga Fit Level 1
Favorite Exercise: Power Yoga/Hot Yoga
Fun Fact About Me: My cousin is the president of Peru.
Sophia
Degree/Major:
M.S. Cybercrime
Certifications: Schwinn Cycle, NASM Group Fitness, Les Mills Tone, Les Mills Core
Favorite Exercise: My favorite activity related to group fitness is stretching! I feel like I neglect stretching and it鈥檚 nice to set time aside for it.
Fun Fact About Me: I have 2 dogs, a poodle and a chocolate lab! I take them everywhere with me (even when I鈥檓 not supposed to).
Juli
Degree/Major:
Biomedical Sciences/Economics
Certifications: ACE Group Fitness
Favorite Exercise: My favorite class to teach is Barre. I also love going on long walks and hikes.
Fun Fact About Me: In my free time I love baking and painting my nails. I also have four cats and a dog back home!
Trang
Degree/Major:
Biomedical Engineering
Certifications: Schwinn Indoor Cycling
Favorite Exercise: I absolutely love doing all the different kinds of exercises we do in cycle class, like climbs, sprints, jumps, and hills. I could do them all day!
Fun Fact About Me: I have 30+ pairs of socks with different colors and patterns at home.
Becca
Degree/Major:
Accounting
Certifications: Schwinn Indoor Cycle
Favorite Exercise: Cycle & Running
Fun Fact About Me: I鈥檓 from Long Island New York and my favorite place ever is the beach!
Dani
Degree/Major:
Biology (Pre-Med) & Criminology
Certifications: ACE Group Fitness
Favorite Exercise: Uppercut & Walking Lunges
Fun Fact About Me: I鈥檝e been to over 15 countries! And I am vegan! 馃尡
Adriana
Degree/Major:
Information Technology
Certifications: ACE Group Fitness
Favorite Exercise: Leg Press
Fun Fact About Me: I have a chihuahua named Max!
Julia
Degree/Major:
Major: Integrated Public Relations & Advertising | Minor: Sciences of Physical Activity
Certifications: Yoga Fit Level 1, ACE GFIT
Favorite Exercise: Bench Press
Fun Fact About Me: I have a pet tortoise and four cats!
Abby
Degree/Major:
Exercise Science
Certifications: ACE Group Fitness
Favorite Exercise: I love cardio dance and HIIT Pilates because the energy of the class always creates such a fun and motivating environment!
Fun Fact About Me: One time I taught an abs class on a cruise ship when the instructor didn鈥檛 show up!
Brianna
Degree/Major:
Nursing
Certifications: N/A
Favorite Exercise: Anything Les Mills is my favorite!
Fun Fact About Me: I love to play pickleball, do puzzles, and bake!
Mahir
Degree/Major:
Graduate Student in Applied Anthropology/Public Health
Certifications: NASM-CPT, AFAA-CGFI
Favorite Exercise: Hip Thrust
Fun Fact About Me: I've met Flo Milli & was on her instagram!
Trinity
Degree/Major:
Biomedical Sciences
Certifications: Ace Group Fitness
Favorite Exercise: Glute Bridges
Fun Fact About Me: I鈥檓 from Trinidad and Tobago. I LOVEEEEE to hike and just in general, exist outdoors adventuring somewhere on Earth!
Susie
Degree/Major:
Environmental Science & Policy
Certifications: CYT 500
Favorite Exercise: Power Vinyasa and Cycle
Fun Fact About Me: Gemini Sun & Moon. "Friends" is my forever background noise.
Vanessa
Degree/Major:
Exercise Science
Certifications: ACE Group Fitness Instructor
Favorite Exercise: Barre/Cardio Dance/Pilates
Fun Fact About Me: Growing up, I did competitive dance and in college I dance on the Latin Dance Club performance team!