About Our staff

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 Cyrus Lightfoot is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Sports Conditioning Specialist, and Certified Activity Therapist, with over twenty-five years in Health and Fitness Industry. Cyrus started his career at Sheppard Pratt Hospital as an Activity and Recreation Therapist.  Cyrus expanded his skill set by offering personal training and sports related training for Golds Gym and then The Columbia Association for approximately 10 years. In 2007 Cyrus opened a world class gym, that offers personalized fitness to meet any goal, Next Level Fitness. Next Level Fitness offers personalized support, with whole wellness in mind, for those recovering from injuries, seeking to improve their overall fitness, or targeting specific fitness goals. The Next Level Fitness team was hand selected to offer clients a variety of personalities, skills, and life experiences. 

Donna is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and a National and State Licensed Massage Therapist. She has been a Personal Trainer since 2017, her love for helping her clients exceed their fitness goals and make a positive difference in their lives is what makes her enjoy what she does. Donna’s PT clients range from the elderly to the serious athlete alike. Being an avid cyclist and working with a personal trainer for many years herself is what brought her to get her ACE Personal Training Certification.

Donna has been a Massage Therapist since 2006. During that time, she has worked on a wide range of athletes from Tri-Athletes to the avid walker, to pre and post surgery clients, to someone who just needs to destress. Although she does a range of modalities, Donna considers herself as a Deep Tissue Therapeutic Specialist.

Certifications: Personal Trainer (American Council on Excerise – ACE)

Licensed Massage Therapist (AMTA member)

Marlene is an ACE certified Personal Trainer and Yoga Alliance 500-hour certified Yoga Instructor. Since becoming ACE certified in 2007, Marlene has helped people of all ages and fitness backgrounds reach the fullest potential in their physical fitness goals, through exercise and coaching to create a supportive and healthy lifestyle.  Marlene enjoys working with individuals who are just starting on - or are returning to - their path to strength and fitness, and better health and wellness.  She tailors each client’s training program to meet their individual needs and goals, whether it’s to build strength, decrease body fat, increase energy, improve eating habits, or manage stress or injury.  Marlene also enjoys training small groups, creating dynamic workout routines for general fitness goals that are fun, challenging and safe. Inspired by living a healthier life through mind, body, and soul, Marlene became a yoga instructor in 2016 and incorporates yoga into her training clients' routines to improve mind-body awareness, strength, and flexibility.   Marlene’s personal interests include hiking, kayaking, enjoying live music, playing mahjong, and hanging with family and friends.

Certifications: Personal Trainer (American Council on Exercise - ACE), Yoga Instructor (Yoga Alliance 500 hour), CPR/AED (American Red Cross)

Interests/Specializations:  Functional Training, Senior Fitness, Rehab & Preventative Exercise, Small group training/bootcamps, Lifestyle Coaching, Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Yin Yoga 

A combination of the science of nutrition and the art of cooking. As a registered dietitian / nutritionist, Jennifer inspires her clients to not only eat for hormonal balance, detoxification support, and to reduce disease-causing inflammation, but also teaches them how to make it taste delicious. She helps clients develop a mindful way of eating the matches their unique health needs not the latest fad diet. She writes, contributes food photos, and creates recipes for several websites and publications. Her creations and thoughts as a culinary nutritionist can be found on her blog at https://freshbalancenutrition.com/