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!
If you are a current personal training client, please purchase your additional personal training sessions here.
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
Individual Personal Training 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
Small Group Personal Training Packages & Cost
Four, 45-minute Sessions for 2-4 people | $300
Specialized: Reidsville Fitness Program Design
A Personal Trainer will create a one-month plan customized for your fitness goals. The plan includes one face-to-face meeting, a follow-up and a one-month fitness plan.
Meet Our Personal Trainers
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.
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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
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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
- 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.
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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.
- Area(s) of Specialization: Overall Health and Wellness, Group Exercise, Nutrition Counseling, Stabilization.
- Home Branch: Reidsville YMCA
- Qualifications: ISSA Certified Nutrition Counselor, Personal Trainer, Group Exercise.
- Work Experience: Hermene Elks is a natural Motivator and has always influenced people to be their best. Hermene began her career in wellness over 20 years ago, helping and supporting others to acquire confidence and improve their quality of life.
- Personal Passion: Making sure people she encounters feel confident and comfortable. Hermene has many hobbies, but the one she's currently most interested in is archery.
- Area(s) of Specialization: HIIT, Bootcamp, Small Group Training, Stretch/Yoga & Orthopedic Exercise
- Home Branch: Bryan YMCA
- Qualifications: ACE Certified Personal Trainer; ACE Certified Behavior Change Specialist; ACE Certified Weight Management Specialist; ACE Certified Functional Training Specialist; ACE Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist
- Work Experience: With over thirteen years of experience as a fitness instructor and personal trainer, Troy has made a name for himself around the Triad. His boot camps have received rave reviews from kids and adults alike. Since 2016, Troy has also been the only fitness instructor in the Triad teaching Trampoline Fitness classes at SkyZone in Greensboro. His energy is infectious and always keeps his clients challenged. Troy has even made quite an impact on social media, where his fitness videos have garnered over 2 million views!
- Personal Passion: Finding humor in any given situation, Troy is a stand-up comedian and has performed at the Carolina Theater & Comedy Zone (Greensboro & Charlotte) for over a decade.
- 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
- 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”
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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
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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 "
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Area(s) of Specialization: Personal Training, Special Needs Population Training
- Home Branch: Reidsville YMCA
- Qualifications: WITS Certified Personal Trainer
- Work Experience: His passion for fitness began in 2020. Chris started his journey with weightlifting, before becoming serious about weight loss and losing over 100 pounds. It's his goal to help others achieve their fitness goals through his experience in doing so himself.
- Personal Passion: Helping others find their inner strength and determination to make necessary changes in diet and exercise to meet their goals.
- 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.
- 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.
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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
- Area(s) of Specialization: Flexibility Enhancement, Strength Training and Conditioning, Weight Loss Management, Weight Gain and Muscle Building Strategies
- Home Branch: Bryan YMCA
- Qualifications: FiTTOUR certification and pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN).
- Work Experience: With over three years of experience as a dedicated personal trainer, Rhyah has honed her expertise in guiding individuals towards achieving their fitness goals with precision and enthusiasm. As an athlete since middle school, fitness has been an integral part of her life journey, instilling in her a profound appreciation for the transformative power of physical activity. Rhyah is committed to staying abreast of the latest trends and techniques, ensuring her clients receive the most comprehensive and results-driven training experience possible.
- Personal Passion: Rhyah enjoys various outdoor activities, working out, traveling and content creating in order to educate others.
- 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
- Area(s) of Specialization: Balance and core
- Home Branch: Mary-Perry Ragsdale YMCA
- Qualifications: ACE certification, Group Exercise
- Work Experience: A year of personal training experience
- Passion: Helping people feel their best!
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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.
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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.
- 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.
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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.
- Area(s) of Specialization: Heart, Brain and Strength
- Qualifications: ACE Certified, health and nutrition
- Experience: Natural Bodybuilding Semi-pro, more than 8 years of personal training
- Personal Passion: Helping people achieve their dreams and goals through personal training with body and mind transformation.
- 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!