Abby
You can find Abby leading Step and Strength sessions at the SRSC. She has been leading Group Exercise sessions at IU since 1998. Abby is ACE certified. She loves to have fun with choreography and hopes her participants forget to watch the clock. When Abby is not at the SRSC she teaches Spanish at Bloomington High School South and is also the very proud mom of a little girl!
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April has returned to IU to get her masters in the school of HPER. She is an ACE certified leader who leads Strength, Core, DWE, as well as Step for us at Rec. Sports.
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Alyssa is a Fitness Specialist major who is ACE certified and has been leading Group Exercise since the Fall of 2007. She was born and raised right here in Bloomington, so she enjoys spending time with her family and participating in church activities in her spare time. Come check out one of Alyssa’s Cardio-Core, Cardio-Kick, or DWE classes for a fun and exciting workout!
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Barbara is an undergraduate from Dallas majoring in Business Management through the Kelley School of Business. She is hoping to one day be working in the film industry. She loves exercising and hopes to motivate participants to get active and enjoy doing it. Currently she teaches fun, creative, and energetic Cardio Core classes. She hopes to see you at one of her sessions soon!
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Brandon recently completed a Master’s degree in Information Science and works for the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy on campus. A licensed intercollegiate soccer official and budding cyclist, he discovered Group Exercise while looking for more creative ways to cross-train during the offseason. His Cyclefit workouts combine interval training that will improve your cardio fitness and make you a stronger athlete. When he is not working or teaching, you can find Brandon on the hills of Monroe County or on soccer fields all across the Midwest.
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Brooke began leading group exercise sessions at Rec. Sports in the summer of 2009, starting off with Cardio-Core. She is an undergraduate pursuing a degree in Public Health and intends to go on to medical school. Since exercise is key to good health, she hopes to make working out a fun and gratifying experience through her classes.
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Camille is an undergraduate student majoring in elementary education with a minor in dance. She is very excited to be teaching step and core at Indiana University Recreational Sports! She is originally from the Washington, D.C. area. She hopes that you will come out and take her classes on a regular basis!
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She has been with the Division of Recreational Sports for 10 years and has held various positions on the Fitness/Wellness Team. Cara graduated from IU with a BS in Kinesiology and has her Master degree in Public Health. She is a Mother of three; Morgan, Aidan and Ethan. Cara works part-time from home as a Health Coach and enjoys helping others achieve a healthy lifestyle! She brings a fun and encouraging element to all her sessions.
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Caroline is working towards her Business Management degree through the Kelley School of Business. After participating in Group Exercise sessions for a year, she decided to begin leading her favorite sessions: Hip Hop and Cardio-Core. In her spare time she enjoys dancing, reading and spending time with friends.
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Christin Everson is a graduate student in the School of HPER and the graduate assistant for Group Exercise and Mind Body at Campus Recreational Sports. Coming to us from Seattle, WA, Christin received a BA in Psychology from the University of Oregon. She is certified in yoga through Yogafit and is also certified as a personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise and as a Group Fitness Instructor through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America.
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Heather is an undergraduate majoring as a Fitness Specialist with a minor in Nutrition. She started leading group exercise classes at Rec. Sports in 2007 after participating and substitute teaching group exercise for two years at her local YMCA. She enjoys the variety of classes and teaches many formats including Step, Core, and Cardio Core. Heather believes that staying positive and keeping things fun and interesting are vital to achieving your fitness goals!
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Heidi is an AFAA certified instructor and have been leading Group Ex. since 2001. She leads multiple formats including: Step, Cardio-Core, Trekking, DWE, Core, and Strength. Her classes are fun and full of energy. She wants to make sure you leave thinking “That was a awesome work-out!” In her spare time, Heidi loves to cook, garden, and spend time with her husband and puppy.
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Irmina holds certifications with the Polish National Fitness Association, Oxford –Cambridge level 2 Fitness, and Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. Her adventure with fitness started in 1998 when she started leading classes in Cracow, Poland. She is also a Physical Therapist which helps direct her planning of safe exercise sessions. Since she started teaching at IU she has been leading many formats including Step (her favorite), Strength, Core, and Cardio-Core. Skiing is her other passion. During the winter months, she spends her weekends at Paoli Peaks teaching skiing. She is looking forward to a fun semester and hopes to see many of you in her sessions!
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Jackie is an IU grad who is now teaching middle school in Bloomington! She has always loved all types of fitness and can now be found teaching Step and Strength at the SRSC! Her other favorites are running, hiking, and water sports - anything active and outdoors. As long as you come, have some fun, and leave feeling like you've made the most of your "me time" she considers her session a success!
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Jenn is from Buffalo Grove, Illinois. She is an undergraduate student working towards a degree in Psychology, with minors in Sociology and dance. She always has a ton of energy and a passion for being active! In her free time, she loves going for long runs through the beautiful IU campus, dancing and playing tennis! Upon her freshman year, she started taking a multitude of classes at the SRSC, and was immediately drawn to cardio-kickboxing because it was a great, high-energy workout. She is so excited to see you in her sessions! You'll get a great workout, and have a lot of fun too!
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Joellan is the Assistant Director over Group Exercise and Mind Body programs here at Recreational Sports. She has her Masters of Science in Movement Sciences and holds fitness certifications from ACE and AFAA. Outside of her overwhelming passion for helping people achieve their fitness goals and find the fun in being physically active in daily living, Joellan has a deep interest in the many other dimensions of wellness that contribute to overall health.
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Kristen Malmstrom is a graduate student in the HPER Recreation Sports Administration program. She received dual BS in Psychology and Exercise Science and Health Promotion from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Kristen is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and enjoys coaching youth and collegiate athletes. In her spare time Kirsten likes reading, playing soccer and spending time with freidns and family!
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Kaleigh is from New Castle, Indiana. She is a sophomore and is currently working towards her Elementary Education degree. She loves spending time with her friends and family, reading, laughing, and eating! So come have some fun and join her in Cardio Kickboxing and Core sessions!"
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Kayla is a former business student who decided to move to the health field in 2006. After switching to Dietetics and Fitness Instruction, she has found a love for exercise and health promotion. When she is not teaching Trekking or Deep Water Exercise, you can find her personal training, exercising at the SRSC, or running outdoors.
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Kelley is an undergraduate majoring in Physical and Health Education. She has participated in group exercise for years and enjoys a variety of classes. She is extremely excited to be leading both Cyclefit and strength classes. Kelley loves working with people and cares about the health, fitness and well-being of those around her. She can't wait to see you in class!
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Maryanne is working towards a career in the medicine field in the hopes to become a nurse or a doctor. She was raised in South Bend, Indiana and loves to hangout with friends and work out in her spare time. She also works as an informal supervisor here at the SRSC and has been involved in RecSports activities since her freshman year. After participating in many group exercise sessions she is finally leading her own, cardio core. Come check it out!
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Londisa is a graduate from the University of Michigan with a masters degree in Public Health focusing in Health Behavior and Health Education. She has taught a variety of fitness classes at U of M for more than 4 years and had a great time doing it. Londisa joins IU and our staff in Fall 08 and leads an array of classes from CardioKick (which is her specialty) to DWE, Strength, Core, and CardioCore. She teaches very motivating and challenging classes rich in variety and lots of fun! All levels of participants are welcome to her classes... so grab a friend and come join her. Fun and fitness are guaranteed for all.
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Michael is an ACE certified personal trainer and a YMCA certified group exercise instructor. His favorite group exercise classes are Step, strength-core, and Trekking. His group ex motto is “step 4 fun.”
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Before moving to Bloomington, Patricia taught Group Fitness classes at South Dakota State University and Montana State University-Bozeman. After obtaining her Masters in Social Science from the University of Chicago, she began working at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction while also beginning to lead her favorite Group Fitness formats—Cardio Kickboxing, Step, Strength, and Core on IU's campus. Other than Group Fitness, Patricia enjoys attending musical and dance performances, painting, puzzles, and being outdoors.
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Rachel Britton is a doctoral student at Indiana University where she is pursuing a double Ph.D. in both Kinesiology and Neuroscience with a Specialization in Motor Learning and Control. She believes that everyone is capable of living a healthier lifestyle, and wants to help you achieve that! Rachel is an American Council on Exercise certified personal trainer and is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine, and the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science. She is also a faculty member of the IU Contemporary Dance Program.
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Rebecca is a couch potato turned running enthusiast as well as a PhD student in French Linguistics and Second Language Studies. She enjoys training and cross-training for distance races, which is why you will find her leading Trekking, CycleFit, and Deep Water Exercise. Rebecca has a ton of energy and is always pushing the envelope - her goal in every session is for you to leave tired and smiling!
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Sarah is an undergraduate student at the Kelley School of Business. She teaches Cardio Core and hopes to learn to teach more classes in the future. She hopes to motivate people with their own fitness goals. In her spare time she enjoys reading, hiking, and hanging out with her friends.
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During the 07-08 school year, Shannon went from really disliking exercise to attending Group Excersize classes at the SRSC a couple times a week. As a result of her participation, she was offered the chance to lead her own classes, which she has gladly accepted with excitement! Shannon encourages everyone to check out her fun Cardio-Core classes; and she hopes you all will like Group Exercise as much as she does! Currently, Shannon is studying to get her undergrad in English Secondary Education, and in her spare time, she loves to sing, read, and eat ice cream!!
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Sharyn is a graduate student in the English Department, and was an enthusiastic Group Exercise participant for years before giving teaching a try. She has been leading cardio kickboxing and other sessions since 2007. Her kickboxing classes are high energy, high fun, and accessible for different skill levels. Her style emphasizes putting boxing skills like punching and shuffling into combinations with kicks and blocks, all while getting a great cardio workout. She also enjoys yoga and hiking, and looks forward to finishing her dissertation.
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Stacy moved to Bloomington in 2008 with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in Exercise and Sports Science. Shortly thereafter she began working as a Personal Trainer and then began teaching group exercise a the SRSC. Stacy has a background in physical therapy and exercise research and thinks everyone should be active so they can enjoy every aspect of life to the fullest. Come meet her in trekking, core, or strength-core classes.
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Steph is an undergraduate Fitness Specialist major with minors in dance and public health. Steph began teaching group exercise as a hip hop instructor at a gym in her hometown. She can be found teaching hip hop and core here at Rec. Sports. Currently, Steph is pursuing a group fitness certification, as well as, a personal training certification. She loves to see new faces in her classes and believes that absolutely anyone can participate and benefit from them!
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Stephanie is an undergraduate that is majoring as a Fitness Specialist and in Spanish. She is also a contemporary dance minor and can be seen teaching hip hop and core classes at the SRSC. She is passionate about all aspects of fitness and staying healthy, and hopes that she can help all of her class participants to embrace a healthy lifestyle through staying active. Stephanie’s favorite fitness activities include dancing, running, lifting weights, and participating in Group Exercise!
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Telesha transferred from Butler in 2006 and came to IU to major in Communication and Culture. When Telesha arrived here at IU, she learned to lead Step, Core, and Strength-Core, and has been doing so ever since. Besides Telesha’s love for group exercise, she also enjoys music, dance, and theatre. She keeps active by camping, hiking, and riding her bike. Telesha will be graduating in May 2009, but she hope to continue to inspire people to lead active, happy, and healthy lives simply by example.
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Tia is an undergraduate at IU majoring in Telecommunications with a minor in Business and Psychology. Here at Rec. Sports, Tia can be found at the pool teaching Deep Water Exercise. She has been swimming competitively since she was ten years old and loves being around the water! She even spends her summers lifeguarding and teaching swimming lessons. Her DWE classes contains a mixture of cardiovascular workouts and strength combinations.
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Tiffany began leading Group Exercise classes during her freshman year at Indiana University. She is trained in Deep Water Exercise and Trekking. Tiffany loves to run and participate in outdoor activities. Some of her favorites are boating, swimming, and wakeboarding. She is majoring in Secondary Education and plans to continue teaching fitness classes throughout her life.
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Tom is a graduate student at IU majoring in Fitness Management. He has a true passion for fitness and loves to see himself and others become mentally and physically stronger through exercise. He believes in the saying “You only have ONE body and ONE life” and feels that regular exercise is a vital part for making both of them better. Tom leads fun and exciting Boot Camp and Circuit Strength classes. When he isn’t studying or leading classes you can usually find him working out on his own upstairs at the SRSC.
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