Personal & Group Fitness Classes Silver Spring, MD | Aspen Hill Club (2024)

John has 19 years of training experience as both an athlete, and strength coach. He has worked under nationally recognized strength, and conditioning coaches as a collegiate football player, and intern. He spent 9 years as a strength coach for both football, as well as track and field at the high school level. John has also been fortunate enough to be trained by world renowned weightlifting, and powerlifting coaches. As a competitive powerlifter he has qualified for and competed on the national level through USAPL. As a powerlifting coach he has trained numerous state and national record holders across 4 different powerlifting organization. His certifications include ISSA CPT, ISSA Advanced Powerlifting Specialist, Ma strength Chinese Weightlifting Technique Level 1, USAPL Powerlifting Club Coach.

John’s proudest moment in the field was competing at USAPL nationals in 2017 in Orlando Florida and having a achieving personal records, and lifting a weight total that qualified me for nationals in 2018.

Training clients to achieve goals they may not have even thought possible while improving movement patterns so my clients can improve movement, and diminish pain gives me the most joy in this field.

Lowell has been training for 34 years. He is certified in personal training and fitness. Lowell has over 20 personal trainer certifications in fitness, fitness programming, and nutrition. His certificates were awarded from NCEP AAI IFPA, Witts, IFA, NASM, and iDEA workshops.

Lowell specializes in strength training, weight loss, senior conditioning, flexibility, and cardio boxing. His extensive expertise has led him to be one of the top personal trainers in the surrounding DMV.

Lowell is passionate about helping people with their fitness journey on all levels and he can make effective workout plans for anyone. Lowell is also bilingual and is available for training in both English and Spanish.

Hikari has a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree in Dance from University of the Arts in
Philadelphia. She also has a certification in Sports Nutrition and Personal Training with the National Council for Certified Personal Trainers. Hikari has been in the field of fitness since 2009.

Hikari’s proudest moment in fitness is fully recovering from an ACL reconstructive knee surgery. She gained 7x more strength in her legs before her surgery and returned to competing and performing in dance after a year off the stage. Hikari is a professional dancer on the weekends and performs and competes nearly every weekend of the year. It has been 5 years since her surgery and she is still strong and activein her work as a trainer and dancer.

Hikari enjoys teaching the senior strength class and working with people individually to achieve their fitness goals.

Versatile personal trainer with diverse sports background predominantly in basketball, as well as baseball, and football, along with a budding love for table tennis. Through years of honing skills and utilizing teamwork, Shaun has developed an understanding of the dedication and hard work it takes to achieve athletic goals. His journey has instilled a passion for fitness and a desire to help others on their wellness path. Whatever your goals may be, Shaun is here to guide and support you along the way. Let’s team up and make your fitness dreams a reality!

Favorite Quote: “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then, you’ll be successful.” -Eric Thomas

Beth has been a Personal Trainer with The Aspen Hill Club since 2010 and is a lifelong lover of sports and being active. She has a Master’s degree in Counseling and is an NCCA-accredited, American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified Personal Trainer.

Beth has trained all ages from kids to up focusing on strength, agility, form, function, balance, and overall fitness. Beth also has specialized training in working with Older Adults, Sports Injuries and Nutrition, Back Exercises, Worker Smarter Not Harder, and Group Fitness.

Beth is also a Certified Water Exercise instructor and has been teaching water fitness classes for over 20 years. Do you want to take some pressure off your joints and work out in the water, let her know!

Connect with Beth and let her help you become the best version of yourself you can be.

As a passionate advocate for the transformative power of exercise, I’m dedicated to helping you live longer and healthier. With a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and a minor in Innovations and Entrepreneurship from the University of Maryland, I bring a solid foundation of knowledge to my personal training practice.

My journey started at a physical therapy clinic where I gained invaluable insights into rehabilitation and injury prevention. Following that, at the University of Maryland’s Strength and Conditioning Department, I got to hone my skills training student athletes.

Beyond credentials, my philosophy is simple: exercise is medicine. I believe in empowering my clients to unlock their fullest potential through tailored fitness plans and unwavering support. I’m here to guide you towards your goals and a life of vitality.

Traci has a Master’s degree in Psychology from New York University where she pursued her passion of working with people. With various certifications in the field of fitness, she has also pursued her love of fitness. As a personal trainer and Zumba Instructor at the Aspen Hill Club Traci has had the opportunity to combine her two passions into one and help people achieve their personal fitness goals.

She has been active in the field of fitness for over 20 years and started with her personal struggles with weight. Traci has also been a Zumba instructor for 10 years where she can express her love for dance as well as instill in members her philosophy that fitness can also be fun.