Discover your potential! Work with a certified YMCA Personal Trainer and accomplish your wellness goals. Regardless of age or fitness level, personal attention and expert advice will help you achieve maximum results and avoid injury. Our personal training sessions require an additional fee that is not included in your Y membership.
Practicing regular physical activity is proven to benefit your physical and mental health while preventing chronic disease. We know having a consistent workout plan can be challenging sometimes, but you don’t have to do it alone. The Y is here to help!
Personal Training Benefits
- Increase Accountability
- Set Realistic Wellness Goals
- Flexible Schedule
- Challenges You to Reach Your Goal
- Learn from an Expert Wellness Professional
- Individualized Plan Based on Your Current Fitness Level
- Promotes Wellness as a Whole Including Nutrition and Physical Activities
Packages & Cost
One-Hour Individual Personal Training Session - $55
Four, One-Hour Individual Personal Training Sessions - $200
Eight, One-Hour Individual Personal Training Sessions - $360
Twelve, One-Hour Individual Personal Training Sessions - $480
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Meet Our Personal Trainers
Lisa Barefoot — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Health Seekers, Active Older Adults, Special Populations, Triathlon Training, Boot camp, & HIIT
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: UNCG B.S. in Health Education, ACE CPT, ASHI-CPR/AED, Keiser Indoor Cycle Certification, NETA Indoor Group Cycling Certification, TRX Suspension Training, YMCA Healthy Heart Ambassador, & National Board-Certified Teacher in Physical Education
- Experience: Lisa has taught physical education for more than 20 years. After her retirement from teaching she decided to increase the time she spends personal training and instructing group fitness classes at the Y.
- Personal Passion: Lisa loves hiking and challenging herself to accomplish new goals. Most recently, she's competed in multiple Ironman races.
Amanda Barthel — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Post-Rehab Recovery, Strength & Conditioning, Muscle & Strength Gain, Weight-loss
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: UNCG B.S. Therapeutic Recreation, AFAA CPT, ASHI-CPR/AED, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, Jeuser Ubdiir Group Cycle Instructor, Les Mills- RPM, Les Mills-CORE
- Experience: Amanda started as a participant in group exercise classes and later was told to give teaching a try. She fell in love with it and later went on to get her Personal Training Certification. Amanda has been at the Bryan Y for more than 10 years.
- Personal Passion: Amanda loves reading, traveling, and spending time with loved ones!
Kim Bolton — Ragsdale Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Senior Adults
- Home Branch: Ragsdale Family YMCA
- Qualifications: WITS Personal Trainer, Senior Adult Specialist, ACE Group Fitness
- Work Experience: Have been personal training since 2017. I became a Wellness Coach in March 2022.
- Personal Passion: I strive to inspire a healthy, active lifestyle for my clients, my family, and myself.
Sylvia Caceres — Spears Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Her goal is to help create a safe, motivational space where members can learn to thrive through movement.
- Home Branch: Spears YMCA
- Qualifications: NASM certified in personal training, and completing corrective exercise specialist and Intuitive eating facilitator certifications.
- Work Experience: Started in wellness over a year ago, with a lifetime of passion for her own health that has propelled her to share her love of wellness with others
- Personal Passion: Passionate about spending time with her spouse and loving on her pets, 2 dogs and 1 cat, and she loves a good workout.
Germaine Cousar — Bryan YMCA
- Area(s) of Specialization: Youth Athletes, Speed and Agility, Strength Training
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: Graduate of North Carolina, A&T State University, Bachelor of Science Degree in Sports, Science, and Fitness Management. (In the process of getting his Master's in Kinesiology.) He is a United States Navy Veteran, and served as the command fitness coordinator for the 32nd St. Naval Dental Center in San Diego, California.
- Experience: Has coached a variety of sports for over 25 years, focusing on Speed and Agility.
- Personal Passion: Germaine runs a nonprofit organization called HBCU Bound Athletics Inc., where he helps high school athletes with the college recruitment process. “G” is married and a father of five children, 3 boys and 2 girls.
Travis Covington — Hayes-Taylor Y and Stoney Creek Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Strength Training and Body Transformation
- Home Branch: Hayes-Taylor YMCA and Stoney Creek YMCA
- Qualifications: ISSA Certification
- Experience: Assistant Fitness Director at Fit 4 Life Health Club, 15 years as a football coach, and 8 years as a high school track coach.
- Personal Passion: Loves seeing people grow and change emotionally and physically.
Jerry Davis — Eden Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Specializes in People with disabilities, individuals that have had strokes and diabetics.
- Home Branch: Eden Family YMCA
- Qualifications: International Sports Science Association, (ISSA) Certified, American Aerobic Association Certified
- Work Experience: Experienced trainer since 1999
Caroline Duncan — Bryan Y and Spears Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Balance & Core Stability, HIIT & Boot Camp, Nutrition & Wellness
- Home Branch: Bryan YMCA and Spears Family YMCA
- Qualifications: ACE CPT, ASHI-CPR/AED, Les Mills- Body Pump, ACE Nutrition Specialist, Fitour Cycle Certification
- Experience: After achieving her personal training certification, Caroline decided to study for a nutrition specialist certification to enhance the training experience for her clients. In addition, she's just recently attained her Cycle Certification.
- Personal Passion: Caroline is passionate about family and enjoys impacting the people who cross her path
Claudelle “CeCe” Duncan — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Weight-loss, Women's Fitness, Strength Training, & Active Older Adults
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: B.A. English & Communication from Greensboro College, ACE CPT, ACE Fitness Nutrition, Les Mills- Body Pump
- Experience: Cee started her wellness journey as a client. After seeing amazing results, she decided to share the feeling of achieving such great goals with others. Since then, she's been involved in both Personal Training and Group Fitness.
- Personal Passion: Cee loves being active, dancing, and quality time with her loved ones.
Lori Ecklund — Ragsdale Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Personal Trainer, Senior Fitness, Cycle
- Home Branch: Ragsdale Family YMCA
- Qualifications: Elite Instructor for Interactive Fitness Trainers of America (IFTA), Personal Trainer, Group Fitness, Senior Fitness, Advanced Weight Room, Indoor Cycle, TRX Certification
- Work Experience: Have worked at Ragsdale YMC since 2004; Personal Training, led “LiveStrong” Program for several years, instructor for Indoor Cycle. PE Instructor for GTCC; Weight Training, Physical Fitness, and Circuit Training since 2004.
- Personal Passion: My passion is working with others with hopes of passing on my passion for better health and fitness. By working with individuals long enough for them to begin feeling and seeing the difference in their bodies they begin to believe in themselves.
Katie Hutchins — Ragsdale Y and Stoney Creek Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Senior Fitness and those with early-onset Parkinson’s group exercise class and cycle class.
- Home Branch: Ragsdale Family YMCA
- Qualifications: ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Parkinson’s group cycle class instructor (ACE), B.S. in Psychology from UNCG
- Work Experience: I was a YMCA assistant swim coach for 3+ years at all triad locations. I received my ACE PT certification in June 2021
- Personal Passion: I love swimming! I also enjoy lifting and hiking. I’m a cat person and had a full-time job writhing with sweet kids diagnosed with Autism.
Javon Johnson — Reidsville Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Sports performance
- Home Branch: Reidsville Family YMCA
- Qualifications: ACE certified personal trainer sport performance specialist
- Work Experience: 2 years of personal training, 2 years coaching wrestling
- Personal Passion: weightlifting, cars and pets.
Alex Joyner — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Muscle building, Body Fat Reduction, Volume-Training
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: B.S. Kinesiology from UNCG, Fitour CPT, & ASHI-CPR/AED
- Work Experience: Alex played football through junior high school and is an experienced Wellness Coach
- Personal Passion: Alex's passion is to inspire everyone he encounters to reach their peak physical and mental abilities
Leslie Justice — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Stabilization and Strength Endurance
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: NC A&T State University, Bachelor of Science, Sports Science Fitness Management; Certified Personal Trainer - National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), CPR/AED/Basic First Aid Certification - American Safety & Health Institute
- Work Experience: Personal Trainer, Women on Weights Small Group Instructor, Fit3D Coach, and Wellness Coach
- Personal Passion: My personal passion is to help others and no matter your age, “exercise will change your life”
Meredith Knowlton Dennis — Reidsville Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Flexibility, athletic conditioning, exercise post-cancer treatment, strength training, running, fitness for beginners, weight loss, corrective exercise
- Home Branch: Reidsville Family YMCA
- Qualifications: AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Coach, Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Ambassador, Group Exercise certifications in Yoga, Les Mills Bodypump, Zumba, STRONG Nation, SilverSneakers Classic, SilverSneakers Yoga, Barre and all styles of dance
- Work Experience: Wellness Director at the Reidsville YMCA
- Personal Passion: Running, helping others live their best lives through the power of movement
Sandy Land — Spears Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: From Pilates to Silver Sneakers, not just a coach, but also a Life coach. Her focus is on body, mind, and spirit.
- Home Branch: Spears YMCA
- Qualifications: Multiple group exercise formats, Personal trainer, Certified Life coach and Energy healing.
- Work Experience: More than 18 years of teaching and coaching experience
- Personal Passion: Mental health advocate, Running, hiking, relaxing by the ocean and Drag Racing.
Antonio Lang — Hayes-Taylor Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Youth Fitness, Sport performance, Active Lifestyle, Improving health
- Home Branch: Hayes-Taylor YMCA
- Qualifications: B.S. in Sport Science Fitness Management from NC A&T, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, ISSA Certified Group Exercise Instructor, soon will be ISSA Certified Youth Exercise and Body Building
- Work Experience: Youth Sports coach, Personal Training, Group Fitness, Motivational Interviewing
- Personal Passion: My personal quote, "RISE UP and DOMINATE all CHALLENGES to become LEGENDARY "
Morgan Lewis — Stoney Creek Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Strength and Conditioning, Correctional Movement, Functional Training and Special Populations
- Home Branch: Stoney Creek YMCA
- Qualifications: B.S. in Kinesiology at UNCG, ACSM Personal Trainer (ACSM-CPT), NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM-CES)
- Work Experience: Certified Personal Trainer since 2012 and have worked with a range of clients with an assortment of goals in both the gym and healthcare organization. Also, has taught a variety of group exercise classes like Bootcamp, SilverSneakers, HIIT, Circuit Training, Core etc.
- Personal Passion: I'm passionate about empowering and helping individuals develop beneficial habits to live a happy and full life. My ultimate goal is to help you optimize your daily activity by integrating movement and exercises customized to you that is both enjoyable and sustainable.
Zoe Libramento — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Strength training, weight loss, overall health and wellness.
- Home Branch: Bryan Family YMCA
- Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Biology from UNCG (plans to pursue a Masters in Kinesiology). ACSM-CPT.
- Experience: Zoe has been involved in wellness both personally and professionally for years and also teaches Water Aerobics.
- Personal Passion: Reading, hiking, swimming, fun races (like the Spartan Race).
Rachel Lowman — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Stabilization and Strength; Stress Management; Overall Health and Wellness
- Home Branch: Bryan YMCA
- Qualifications: Appalachian State University BS Middle Grades Education; NASM-CPT; CPR/AED.
- Work Experience: Rachel has been an educator for 12+ years; she currently spends her days shaping the minds of high school students. Running and strength training became a healthy outlet after a long day of work. Rachel seeks to empower others to achieve this same freedom and she looks forward to helping them implement strategies to reach their fitness goals.
- Personal Passion: Rachel loves learning and being outdoors with her energetic pup. Her favorite racing tradition is the Tar Heel 10 Miler. In her free time, Rachel enjoys traveling, which always includes hunting down the best dairy-free donuts and ice cream.
Deirdre Moyer, PHD — Eden Y
- Home Branch: Eden Family YMCA
- Qualifications: Certified Master Trainer, Lifestyle Coach, National Exercise Training Association, Certified Health Coach, AASDN Nutrition Specialist
- Work Experience: More than 10 years of personal training experience
John Odland — Ragsdale Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Personal training, athletic training, sports coaching, physical therapy and education.
- Home Branch: Ragsdale YMCA
- Qualifications: National Academy of Sports Medicine’s Certified Personal Trainer, SilverSneakers® instructor, and Parkinson’s exercise instructor.
- Work Experience: John is a health and wellness professional with over 3 decades of experience that includes personal training, athletic training, sport coaching, physical therapy and education. He creates fun and exciting programs to help his clients reach their fitness and wellness goals. John understands the physical challenges presented by many of his clients and helps them achieve their “Why”. By meeting his clients where they are, he both motivates and empowers them to maintain their independence.
- Personal Passion: Exercise, outdoor activities, music, reading, writing and singing.
Max Parrish — Reidsville Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Personal Training
- Home Branch: Reidsville Family YMCA
- Certifications: NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Weight Loss Specialization (in progress).
- Work Experience: His personal journey into fitness began in high school, but he became passionate about making it a lifestyle once in the military. It was his goal to help soldiers meet standards, health awareness, and personal achievements.
- Personal Passion: Powerlifting, sports, helping others attain their goals and reach new heights.
Leslie Phipps — Spears Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Loves to design callisthenic workouts as well as functional strength and weight management
- Home Branch: Spears YMCA
- Qualifications: AFAA certified
- Work Experience: Has been a trainer at Spears Y since 2016
- Personal Passion: Loves to get in her early morning workouts and be outdoors
Gina Richardson — Eden Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Specializes in making people feel better about themselves. If you have never worked out, feel comfortable and confident in the fitness center. If you have never run, can turn you into a person with a passion for running.
- Home Branch: Eden Family YMCA
- Qualifications: ACE certification, SilverSneakers, Group Exercise, Sprint 8
- Work Experience: Nearly 10 years in the health and fitness industry
Duwan Robertson — Spears Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Works with all levels of fitness, from the novice to the athlete
- Home Branch: Spears YMCA
- Qualifications: NASM and IFTA
- Work Experience: Coaching since 2020
- Personal Passion: Loves all areas of fitness, sports and is also a musician.
Leslie P Stevens — Ragsdale Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Mobility/Functional Training, Strength Training, Weight Loss, Weight Gain
- Home Branch: Ragsdale Family YMCA
- Qualifications: National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) - Certified Personal Trainer and Senior Fitness Specialist; Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) - Group Fitness Instructor; Parkinson’s Cycle Coach; Associate Degree in Medical Office Administration
- Work Experience: More than 15 years of experience at the Y and nearly 10 years as a personal trainer
- Personal Passion: I am deeply passionate about my clients, and there’s nothing of more value to me than helping somebody go through an experience that makes them happy, confident, and strong. I am here to help you discover the benefits and joys of training that helped me become the person I am today. I’m here to be your personal guide on your fitness journey.
Melinda “Mo” Summers — Reidsville Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Personal training, group personal training, and senior fitness
- Home Branch: Reidsville Family YMCA
- Certifications: NASM Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Group Personal Trainer Specialist, NASM Senior Fitness Specialist, AFFA Primary Group Fitness Certified, and Multiple Sclerosis Specialist.
- Work Experience: My introduction into the fitness world is as a certified group fitness instructor teaching Zumba Gold and Les Mills formatted classes in Virginia and North Carolina. This blossomed into personal training where I have actively worked with many clients in the personal and group training settings at the Reidsville Family YMCA.
- Personal Passion: I want to work with clients wherever they are in their fitness journey to help them reach their fitness destination. My passion is to help motivate clients to keep moving, get stronger, healthier and more fit at all stages and ages in their lives.
Fred Thorpe — Stoney Creek Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Core, Weight loss and Endurance Training
- Home Branch: Stoney Creek YMCA
- Qualifications: ISSA certification
- Work Experience: 14 years as membership staff at Stoney Creek. I've also been personal training for 21 months and teaching our Wednesday evening Core class at Stoney Creek YMCA since January of 2022.
- Personal Passion: Helping others achieve their personal goals.
Cedric Waltham — Spears Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Strength and conditioning
- Home Branch: Spears YMCA
- Qualifications: MS, MSCC, USAW, NASE and 1 of 230 Master Level Strength and conditioning in the USA.
- Work Experience: 13 years as Director of Strength and Conditioning at NC A&T University, currently serving as Director of S&C for the Greensboro College football team.
- Personal Passion: Passionate about spending time with his family and he enjoys playing racquetball and caring for his flowers and fruit trees.
Maliek Williams — Bryan Y
- Area(s) of Specialization: Strength and Conditioning, corrective exercise, cardiovascular endurance.
- Home Branch: Bryan YMCA
- Qualifications: NASM Personal Trainer, CrossFit Level 1 Certificate, UNCG Graduate with a degree in Kinesiology.
- Work Experience: Played football and ran track; medical assistant at EmergeOrtho with a focus on Sports Medicine.
- Personal Passion: Bringing knowledge here to help clients become their best selves!
If you are looking for expert advice to guide you through achieving your maximum wellness goals and help you avoid injuries, then Personal Training is for you. We have certified YMCA Personal Trainers ready to help you discover your full potential and achieve your personal goals in a safe and efficient manner by creating a custom workout program just for you.
Ready to get fit? Work with a certified YMCA Personal Trainer at one of our local Greensboro, NC, or other Triad area locations. Everyone can benefit from Personal Training, no matter their age or fitness level. If you have any questions or want to accommodate your preferred training day, contact any of our Ys!