Local Trainers
Below you will find a list of trainers! If you want to connect fill out the contact form at the bottom, and we can connect you!
Charlottesville VA
Crozet VA
Staunton VA
Please note that these trainers are not employed by, or insured through Newtown Fitness Club. We maintain this list of trainers and biographies to help you reach your fitness goals. Trainers are not directly affiliated with Newtown Fitness Club.
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Trainers
Alan Barb
Dr. Alan Barb, PT, DPT, OCS is a doctor of physical therapy with 8 years of clinical experience and owner of Whole Strength Physical Therapy. Alan earned his undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from West Virginia University. Post graduate, he earned his board certification as a clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy after completing an orthopedic residency affiliated with The University of Virginia.
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Amber Petruccy
Hi everyone! My name is Amber Petruccy and I was raised in Harford County, Maryland. I attended college at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania, graduating with a B.S. in Elementary Education in 2012. It was during my time at Etown that I attended a cardio-kickboxing class and my love for fitness was inspired.
For five years after college, I lived in Delaware, Maryland, and Connecticut before settling in Staunton, Virginia almost 5 years ago.
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Getty
Want to get back into the gym and not sure where to start? Or are you concerned about form and technique with an old back injury that keeps flaring up. That’s where Getty wants to bridge that gap and keep you pain free while being active. Working with patients from the new runner to the occasional miler to being the injury reduction specialist for Reebok’s professional running team with multiple Olympians appearing at Tokyo in 2021.
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Jermaine Rush
Jermaine Rush takes great pride in the art of boxing, as it has helped him achieve life goals and have a consistent, healthy workout routine. His workouts are a great way to blow of stress and create discipline. He encourages any person, any age to give it a try and, if nothing else, it’s always fun to blow off steam, right?
Find Jermaine on Instagram @jay_r_rush26
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Jerry 'Jae' Chambers
Jerry “Jae” Chambers is Owner, Head Trainer at Grind Time Athletics LLC. Jae obtained his credentials as a Certified Personal Trainer and Strength & Conditioning Coach through the International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA). Jae’s passion in fitness has been to help others achieve optimal health mentally and physically. “It’s a blessing to help clients push past limits and break barriers through effective performance training.“ Jae will provide a blueprint for clients success to have a solid body foundation, technique, and execution to perform a daily task.
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Kevin Blanchard
Kevin Blanchard is a former U.S. Marine, and after being hit with a roadside bomb in Iraq, spent 13 months in the hospital recovering. He went on to compete in the Warrior games, trekked across South America, and summited Mount Kilimanjaro. In the past 10 years, Kevin has helped hundreds of people reach their health and fitness goals, specializing in Strength and Conditioning training. Training programs are customized to your goals with additional coaching in nutrition and maintaining a well- balanced healthy lifestyle.
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Kris Bland
Kris Bland or “KB” is a Personal Trainer and Coach committed to work ethic, dedication, and accountability. He emphasizes performance in strength, conditioning, and corrective exercise technique. Training sessions will never get stale as he adds a new element every session. KB gauges success as a trainer in the betterment of the individual, creating a true trainer/client team.
Find Kris on Instagram @kblandperformance or email kblandfitness@gmail.
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Lorenzo Rivers
Lorenzo D. Rivers (CSCS,*D, CPI, USATF, USWF Healthcare Provider (BLS) Adult, Child and Infant CPR/AED & First Aid Certified) is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with National Strength and Conditioning Association. He played college football at Tennessee Tech University and professionally in the Canadian Football League. He was the Head Strength Coach for football at Tennessee Tech and accomplished a successful stint as a strength coach with the University of Virginia Strength and Conditioning program, designing or assisting in strength training and conditioning for all the University of Virginia Athletic Sports during his tenure resulting in championships for Men’s Lacrosse, Women’s Lacrosse, and Women’s Rowing.
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Missy Kent
Missy Kent is a Certified Personal Trainer with a B.S. in Exercise and Health Science, and 25 years experience as a Health and Fitness Professional. She creates effective programs to get results in less time; specializing in strength training, HIIT and core workouts. She provides in-person and online training/coaching.
Find Missy on Instagram @workoutwithmissy
or email workoutwithmissy@gmail.com
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Vanessa Cruz
Vanessa is the Founder and Owner of La Vida FitNess LLC: Exercise Healing and Embodiment Coaching. In addition to being an entrepreneur, Vanessa is a personal trainer and embodiment coach who believes that exercise is medicine and that being “fit” is more than exercise. Being fit is about connecting the mind, body and spirit to the movement of the body.
“No matter what age my client is, my training focuses on body alignment, body awareness and body balance which requires connecting the mind to the muscles and the breath to the movement.