John has been a "gym rat" all his life.  For years, he's had a dream to open up his own gym.  He has extensive management, personal training, and customer service training and experience, working as an Assistant General Manager and Certified Personal Trainer for 24 Hour Fitness and Powerhouse/Vancouver Total Fitness.  He also has extensive accounting and bookkeeping experience as well as a Degree in Finance from Oregon State University.  John has achieved 2nd, 3rd and 4th place in three novice bodybuilding competitions.

He now manages the new gym - AFESP (Esther Short Park - downtown Vancouver).

Tracy taught in the Battleground School District for nine years.  Eight of those years were as a kindergarten teacher.  Tracy has a Bachelor of Science degree from Portland State University and a Masters in Teaching degree from Washington State University - Vancouver.  She is currently taking time off to spend more time with their children.  You'll also see her in the gyms working behind the scenes. 

John and Tracy have two beautiful kids, Quinn, 8yrs & Mylia, 6yrs. 

With over 15 years in the industry "passionate about training" and "passionate about her clients" are how her clients  speak of her.  The daughter of Carol and Dr. J. Al.Gross Ph.d.  Julie's interest were nurtured early on. She has competed in 6 body building shows, never taking less than 3rd place.  She challenged herself to racing bicycles from sprints in the velodrome against national competitors to mountain biking, and trained herself for the endurance of marathons and sprint distance triathalons.  Nutrition is key in all training.  Julie has the experience to guide you. Results and lifestyle changes are a matter of when not if.  Julie coaches groups as well as individuals.  Her motto is:  PERSEVERANCE - the greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

Jeff seemed destined to be involved in fitness from a young age. Under the tutelage of Ken Cole, considered by many to be the greatest steroid-free bodybuilder of his era and of all-time, and Blair McHaney, a frequent trainer of national weight loss challenge winners, Jeff was fortunate enough to learn the principles and approach necessary for one to reach their level of competency as it pertains to their overall health.
Jeff's athletic accomplishments are wide ranging: soon after beginning exercising, Jeff won Mr. Jr. Washington State, Mr. Jr. Evergreen State, first place in his class at the Washington State Ironman, and several other bodybuilding titles. Jeff also has NCAA athletic experience, and has even been trained by legendary professional wrestlers “Playboy” Buddy Rose and Ed “Colonel DeBeers” Wiskoski.
On a professional level Jeff has found his niche in teaching fitness principles to others, and has been involved in fitness training, nutritional counseling, and teaching others the importance of a healthy lifestyle for over ten years. Jeff's main focuses are helping people lose body fat, achieve an overall sense of good health, gain a healthy amount of lean muscle, improve core strength and flexibility, and teach these fundamentals to others in such a way that they'll be able to bring what they learn from him with them for the rest of their lives.
Keeping a relatively low profile, Jeff has recently started receiving awards and recognition for his services and has been casted for television and movie parts. He believes achieving success in fitness doesn't necessarily come from an increase in head knowledge, but derives rather from a keen sense of drive and passion that is balance with determination, a willingness to learn, and a dedication to reaching one's own potential. Jeff also holds a degree in English Literature, and enjoys exercising, eating, playing jokes on his friends, reading, and lying in the sun.
“God made thee perfect, not immutable;
And good he made thee, but to persevere
He left it in thy power”
--Paradise Lost, Book V, ll. 525-27
“It seems to me, that if you tried hard, you would in time find it possible to become what you yourself would approve; and that if from this day you began with resolution to correct your thoughts and actions, you would in a few years have laid up a new and stainless store of recollections, in which you might revert with pleasure.”
--Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre
“Many people die at twenty-five and aren't buried until they are seventy-five.”
--Benjamin Franklin
“What this power is I cannot say; All I know is that it exists and it becomes available only when a man is in that state of mind in which he knows exactly what he wants and is fully determined not to quit until he finds it.”
--William Shakespeare

Nathan was born in South Korea and adopted at 2 1/2 years. He grew up in Stevenson, WA and moved to Vancouver after graduating high school. Health and fitness have always been his passion and when he took the step into personal training, he realized what he wanted to do in life. He continually seeks out the most current information in health and fitness to gain more knowledge and move forward everyday. he specialized in balance, core strength and effective training. "If your trainer can't do it, what right do they have to tell you to do it?"

Ranae has studied Vinyasa-based yoga for the past six years. She began teaching the art after moving to Bellingham in 2008. In the course of her college career there—amidst English Lit degree studies, and pouring sweat and blood into WWU’s dance program productions—Ranae acquired Yogafit’s Level I and Level II teaching certifications. She eventually became the primary yoga instructor at the Student Recreation Center, thanks to a fellow instructor’s personal recommendation and the support of her own committed students. She cultivated yoga within WWU and the Bellingham community until graduating in 2010.

Now Ranae is once again a Vancouver local, who is passionate as ever and continues to teach. Her main drive is to inspire. Her sessions are fast-paced and physically demanding; each flow propels students forward—toward increased flexibility, strength and balance—by encouraging the individual to challenge preconceived limitations while remaining intuitive to his or her breath and body. In Ranae’s own life, yoga has saturated each day with focus, persistence, presence, and vitality. She invites all to try out her class and experience it firsthand.