TFW Briarcliff Manor Coaches

COACH

Susan

Coach Susan’s Qualifications

• National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer
• TFW Level I & II Certified
• Certified Barbell Rehab Specialist
• Certified Kettlebell Fundamentals

COACH

Mary

Coach Mary’s passion for fitness started after becoming a mom to an amazing young man with Cerebral Palsy. She became the person responsible for coordinating and implementing, physical, occupational and speech and language programs that therapists created for her son. She realized how truly fortunate was to be able to move without limitations. With the encouragement of family and friends, she ran her first marathon at age 42 and completed 4 more marathons and over 25 half-marathons, adding cross fit, strength training and yoga.

After turning 50 she began to focus more on strength training and by accident found Training for Warriors in 2021. After falling in love with their programs as a student, she finished her Personal Training certification (that she had started 30 years ago) and became a coach.

She is proof that it is never too late to take control of your fitness and health through strength training.

Coach Mary’s Qualifications

• Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)
• Corrective Exercise Specialist

COACH

Sergio

Coach Sergio has been an athlete his whole life. He played soccer for as long as he can remember and even played at the collegiate and semi-professional level. He rediscovered his passion for fitness after suffering from 3 ACL knee surgeries. Fitness has helped him go through a rough patch not only physically, but mentally as well. His goal as a trainer is to instill his passion onto his clients and help them find the intrinsic value of fitness.

Fun fact about Sergio is that he is a pro gamer. He plays the video game FIFA for a professional soccer team.

Coach Sergio’s Qualifications

• ISSA Certified Personal Trainer

COACH

Virgina

Coach Virginia has always had a passion for fitness. She was a high school and collegiate track and field athlete before joining the military in 2010 for 13 years. While serving, she knew her passion for fitness was still there and got involved in competitive body building in 2021. From there she realized she wanted to pursue fitness full time and got her NASM certification before separating from the military.

She’s been a personal trainer for 3 years. She uses her experience to perfect form and really get in tune with muscle/mind connection.

Coach Virginia’s Qualifications

• Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)

COACH

Brian

Brian has been a sports and fitness coach for the past 25 years. A former Collegiate soccer player, still plays soccer and is an endurance athlete; competing in numerous running races (5k’s to marathons), triathlons, adventure races and obstacle races. Upon graduating college he realized the corporate life wasn’t for him and wanted to help people so he went into law enforcement. His passion led him to Federal Law Enforcement, he knew fitness came easy and loved helping his classmates in the academy, so he requested to become a fitness instructor within the new york office in addition to his primary investigative responsibilities. He also became heavily involved in Crossfit in the early 2000’s. He knew there were many methods of health and fitness and became an avid student of wellness and is constantly trying to learn more. During his 29 year career as a Federal Law Enforcement officer, the majority of time as a FBI SWAT operator and Team Leader, and FBI physical fitness and defensive tactics instructor, he worked with a variety of individuals inside and outside the FBI. Brian believes everyone should be active and he encourages all kinds of activities at all ages. He is also a major proponent of youth fitness, since kids are not afforded the ability to go out and play like they used to when he was young, he is always in the park or playground encouraging kids to be active. He believes an active kid is a healthy kid and the definition of an active kid is someone (any age) physically moving and having fun.

Over the years he has worked with a variety of clients from Top Tier Tactical Operators, Corporate CEO’s, Weekend Warriors, Collegiate and High School Athletes, as well as helped individuals go from “Couch to fitness”. He conducted and created many programs to include a “couch to 5k”, a parents bootcamp, as well as youth fitness class from ages 6-8, 9-12 as well as teenage programs.

Coach Brian’s Qualifications

• Brand X Method for Youth Fitness
• Road Runner Club of America level 1 coach
• Lydiard Running Method Level 1
• OPEX method
• USA Soccer coach D-License
• USA Lacrosse Level II coach

COACH

John

Coach John’s love for fitness and health developed from realizing the extreme importance of continuing to move well throughout our adulthood years. As children he noticed we naturally move and play with ease, joy and happiness but as we grow older and acquire more “adult” responsibilities we tend to become more sedentary unconsciously. Through curious interest and research in regaining his youthful vitality John stumbled upon holistic health principles and lifestyle modifications that paired extremely well with exercise/movement programs. He reeducated himself and attained his personal trainer certification in addition to a Holistic Health Coaching certification with a desire to help. He understood that training without a proper diet, hydration protocol and great sleep led to subpar results that would discourage most people into believing that getting back into amazing shape or for the first time achieving the body they had always dreamed of may be out of reach. He’s here to tell you it’s not. As someone who has dealt with his own ups and downs on his health journey, he continues to strive towards regaining and always improving his fitness and health into the future. It’s very important for him to keep aiming for that child-like ease of motion, to continue to play and be at peace, while always sharing joy and happiness with family and friends for as long as possible.

Coach John’s Qualifications

• Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)
• Certified Health Coach – Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN)