NYC Personal Trainers and Staff - HomeBodies
Personal Trainers in NYC Manhattan New York
Elizabeth Crutchfield – Our Director
By the age of seven, Elizabeth Crutchfield was already a fixture at her local gymnastics facility and had recently begun schooling in the art of Cecchetti Classical Ballet. During college, she was a group aerobics instructor, thus beginning her career in the fitness arena. With 30+ years of experience in health and fitness, Elizabeth has established herself as one of the industry’s central fitness authorities. Elizabeth carries the following certifications:
- Personal Training – The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
- CPR Certification – The American Heart Association Group
- Fitness Instructor – The American Council on Exercise (ACE)
- Yoga Instructor – The Center for Yoga Studies at Sonic Yoga Wellness
- Coach – WellCoaches
- Nutrition Specialist – Lifestyle Management Associates
In addition, Elizabeth lectures regularly and leads seminars on health and fitness-related topics. Elizabeth is the immediate Past President of Bryant Park Toastmasters, an international organization that helps its members develop public speaking and leadership skills and is a member of the New York chapter of the National Speakers Association.
Elizabeth, and the level of professionalism she demands from each of her health and wellness professionals, has garnered Homebodies the reputation for excellence it well deserves, and has been featured in such renowned publications as Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Shape, Self, Vanity Fair and The New York Times. Elizabeth Crutchfield resides in New York City.
Lauren Our Registered Dietitian
Lauren is a Registered Dietitian with a Master of Science in Nutrition from Stony Brook University. She specializes in areas of diabetes, obesity, renal disease, oncology, geriatrics, HIV/AIDS, gastrointestinal disorders, and cardiology. She has developed a strong background as a Clinical Dietitian in Bronx, New York, where she assesses and manages patients from varying cultural backgrounds in a variety of clinical units. Lauren has a Certificate in Weight Management and has been quoted in Women's Health, 2013.
Lauren's passion for nutrition, exercise, and healthy living stemmed from a young age. She grew up in a household where she learned to enjoy eating while establishing a healthy balance in life. As a high school soccer player and team captain, she used her enthusiasm to motivate her teammates to eat well to feel their best on and off the field. After college, Lauren moved to NYC where she became an avid "foodie" and enjoys eating out with her friends and family. She is an avid runner; running in central park or along the east river and is presently training for her second half marathon. She also loves kickboxing, spinning, fitness classes, and resistance training; always trying new things to keep her routine interesting and fun.
Lauren believes in a balanced lifestyle of healthy eating, physical activity, and stress management. She empowers her clients to reach their goals by creating unique and individualized plans that fit their current lifestyle without deprivation. She encourages her clients to make gradual and sustainable changes that promote long- term health.
Manu, C.Y.N.Th, a leading exponent of Natural living and Integrative Healing, has trained in Clinical Nutrition, Homeopathy, and Herbology and is the former manager and Nutrition Consultant of Integral Yoga Natural Apothecary and Integral Yoga Natural Foods Manu is a Direct Disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda and is an advanced teacher of Hatha Yoga and Meditation and has been teaching since 1979. Manu has been in Clinical Practice since 1991 has served as Clinical Nutritionist for Living Well Balanced Chiropractic and presently at Irving Place Surgery and Wellness. Manu is a Certified Yoga Nutrition Therapist.
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Arturo
Arturo is a passionate fitness professional that has appeared on Oprah’s website as a featured coach. He has helped many people transform their bodies and become the best version of themselves. His focus is to be a motivator, supportive, and inspiring trainer while having fun in the process. Nutritional guidance, weekly checkups for accountability, and monthly assessments are all part of the process so you can reach your goals in the most efficient way possible.
Arturo has his own success story by growing up overweight through his teen years and dealing with depression, he took action over his health and through high school lost 65 pounds and became involved in sports such as Varsity soccer and football. He has also practiced martial arts since he was 16 years old, including taekwondo, kickboxing, and muay Thai.
As a certified personal trainer, Arturo specializes in weight loss and body composition changes, as well as muscle growth and cardiovascular health. Over many years he has worked with various clientele, including senior citizens, obese individuals, athletes, and clients with limited mobility. He loves to inspire and drive confidence to anyone that wants to be their best, also personalizing workouts so clients can achieve their goals with an environment that’s best for them. Nothing makes him happier than to see transformations and changes in mentality with his clients.
Tammy has over 15 years of professional experience in the fitness industry. She specializes in pre/post natal training, guiding her clients through a healthy fitness regimen throughout pregnancy, and then applying an efficient and balanced approach to getting back in shape post-baby. She has extensive experience working with a mature population, helping older adults function stronger and longer in their daily lives.
In addition, she trains those with goals of weight loss and overall body conditioning. Her workouts incorporate weight training, Pilates, yoga, step aerobics, cardio kickboxing, and more, depending on the needs and wants of the client. Tammy graduated with a B.A. in Dance from Hofstra University, is certified by the American Council of Exercise and received her Pilates training from the Kane School of Core Integration.
Mariana
Mariana started her career as a Cosmetologist and worked as a hairdresser and makeup artist. She became allergic to most products especially hair color and fragrances. She developed asthma & celiac disease which led to chronic fatigue. Unable to work in hair salons and with cosmetics, she sought information from natural medicine, including Naturopathy, Nutrition, Herbalism, Yoga, Fitness and Meditation to improve her health.
Mariana discovered a passion for Naturopathy as well as the practices of Physical Fitness and Stress Reduction. These modalities dramatically improved her health. Naturally, she wanted to share the knowledge with others and trained in these fields.
Mariana is a 500 Hour Certified Yoga Teacher and is a Traditional Naturopath with a degree in Doctor of Naturopathy from Trinity School of Natural Health. She holds a Certification in Thai Massage Therapy Level I and Level II from Lotus Palm Institute of Thai Massage and Traditional Bodywork. She is also a Nature's Sunshine Herbal Specialist and Tai-Chi for Arthritis Instructor.
Mariana has been coaching clients for over 17 years. She utilizes all of her skills and training to provide clients with the therapeutic benefits of her care, experience and watchful presence.
Jill has been a fitness professional for over fifteen years. After a short career in the corporate world, she realized her passions were for health, fitness and nutrition. She went back to school to get her fitness instructor certification from Marymount Manhattan college.
Jill has worked with a wide variety including senior citizens, pregnant women and persons requiring post rehabilitation or improvement with muscle imbalances. Jill has been creative in devising customized workouts based on the client’s specific needs and fitness goals. Her programs consist of traditional and functional training methods.
Jill has always been highly dedicated to assisting people achieve their fitness goals. She is eager to embrace current fitness trends and is able to offer creative enjoyable programs. She is a compassionate caring patient person. Jill also holds certifications from NSCA and NASM. Jill enjoys yoga and incorporates aspects of these lessons in her workouts; she continues to improve herself. She graduated from SUNY Albany with a BA in Economics and a minor in business administration.
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Roy has over 21 years of experience getting results as a personal trainer. He specializes in weight loss, body toning, nutrition, heart rate training, sports drills, biking, running, soccer, and plyometrics. He started Playing Soccer at age 5 and has been going strong ever since.
Roy has always been active and competitive playing organized sports starting with Little League through High School, Collage and Post Collage. He comes from an active family life and has extensive exposure working with elite and professional athletes and trainers and coaches as well as people coming off of Physical Therapy Rehab.
Roy uses all the tools from his varied background to create challenging and unique workouts for people looking to get into shape or seeking to elevate their level of fitness to the next level. Roy is also a triathlete. AFAA and Sports Nutrition.
Tracy graduated from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor's Degree in Community Health Education. She is a certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor. She also holds specialty certifications in Pilates, Pole dancing and PreNatal fitness.
Tracy has over 15 years of experience in the fitness industry, and has helped hundreds clients transform their bodies. In 2002, she earned her Professional Status as a Women's Fitness Competitor in the International Federation of Bodybuilding (IFBB), after successfully competing for over 10 years. Tracy enjoys learning new ways to maximize performance and teaching others to take control of their physical health.
A native New Yorker, Lisa graduated from Hunter College with a B.S. In Community Health Education. After a series of corporate jobs, she decided to focus her career on fitness. She became an ACE certified personal trainer. While training, Lisa was introduced to Pilates and enjoyed its benefits so much she decided to become a certified Pilates instructor. She completed a 600-hour comprehensive apparatus certification program after completing two mat certifications.
Lisa teaches classes and private and semi-private sessions in a Pilates studio. She also works in a physical therapy office using Pilates for rehabilitation. Lisa also works one on one with private clients utilizing both Pilates and weight training.
Hannah grew up in a family of athletes, so exercise, fitness, and healthy eating have always been a part of her life. She proudly tells people she has never eaten a doughnut. Her passion is teaching non-fitness types how to make lifestyle changes for long-term health and wellness. Like to run? All of Hannah's training sessions start with some form of running based on each client's health and fitness level. Hannah calls it the perfect total body workout that is free to do. Want to exercise with your friends? Hannah is a Certified ACE Group Fitness Instructor.
A former dancer, Battles came to the world of fitness in a bit of a round-a-bout way. She started working out in conjunction with rehabbing a dance injury, and she fell in love. She got her NCSF cert and never looked back. In NYC, she has worked at Crunch, Chalk Gyms, and was a Tier 2 personal trainer at Equinox.
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In the realm of movement, Eleni is a force of [Pilates] nature. During her 16-year career teaching Pilates, she has observed how developing a solid core empowers physically and psychologically. Her classes focus on deep core support, alignment awareness, and mindfulness, and she believes precision in practice can convey strength for thriving and achieving life goals. In addition, Eleni has a B.A. in Dance from the State School of Athens, Greece.
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Michael Corbett has a degree in Exercise Science and Sport Studies from Rutgers University and has been a Personal Trainer for 33 years. He was a highly competitive award-winning triathlete in Track and Field and Martial Arts and also set a school record in a triathlon. He continued to compete in triathlons and races until recently. Michael has been certified by ACE and Johnny G Spinning. He has worked at numerous health clubs though out New York City as a trainer and teacher of Washboard Abs, Spinning, and Body Sculpting. Michael also created the first Triathlon Training program for Manhattan Plaza Health Club. He keeps up with the current health, wellness and medical trends. Michael also currently works with doctors who specialize in anti-aging and regenerative medicine and recently gave a presentation at their facility about Glutathione, the master antioxidant.
Lindsey comes to us from Buffalo, NY and is passionate about fitness. Being a lifelong dancer and performer, entering the fitness world was an easy transition. She is a NASM CPT and has been working as a fitness professional for over seven years, from dance fitness, personal training, yoga and group fitness. She is passionate about helping people find a form of exercise that works for them, and promoting feeling stronger over getting smaller!
Julie received her 200 hour certification at Princeton Center for Yoga and Health in Skillman, NJ in 2012, and is also a certified kids' yoga instructor. Additional certifications include Kids' Yoga (Harlem Yoga Studio), Personal Training (AFSA), and RYPT (Prenatal Yoga Center). Julie has taught vinyasa to all levels, absolute beginner and alignment-based yoga, chair yoga and exercise to seniors, and kids yoga to all ages. She has also taught both dance and mat Pilates. Julie’s classes balance flow and fun with breathing and letting go. She believes that yoga is for everyone, and loves helping her students find and embrace what works best for their bodies!
Ginger
Certified Yoga Instructor, Personal Trainer, and Health Coach
Ginger is a certified Hatha/Vinyasa Instructor through Yoga Works and Health Coach through The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is also an accomplished personal trainer specializing in high intensity strength training techniques. Her passion for helping people shines as she guides her clients to grow and develop not only their physical strength and flexibility, but mental stamina and compassion for oneself as well. Ginger caters to the particular needs of each client and helps them to feel more confident in their abilities. She encourages an exercise routine and health plan that best suits the client. She can’t wait to help you reach the next level in your Fitness and Wellness goals and she looks forward to working with you soon.
Ellyn
Ellyn’s primary focus is on supporting women’s health and fitness throughout the
lifespan. Her wellness offerings are informed by over three decades of combined experience as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Registered Professional Nurse/Perinatal Clinical Specialist and 20 years of teaching a functional-based movement practice.
Ellyn is a E-RYT 500 and Continuing Education Provider with Yoga Alliance and is certified as a Women’s Fitness Specialist with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and Core Mat Pilates with Power Pilates. Her over 1000 hours of Yoga and Fitness training include Vinyasa Yoga with New York Yoga and Two Advanced Yoga Teacher Trainings with Rodney Yee.
She is an experienced Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga Teacher and Teacher Trainer and has studied Pelvic Floor & Menopause Yoga with Leslie Howard, Female Health Yoga with Yoga Medicine and Yoga for Osteoporosis with Loren Fishman, MD. She is also a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator and a lead teaching assistant in the Body Ready Method, an evidence-based program to prepare the pregnant body for the most easeful physiologic birth and recovery.
Since Ellyn aims to both maximize a client’s movement & strength as well as support their capacity to down-regulate their nervous system, she is additionally certified in Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga with Judith Hanson Lasater, Yin Yoga with Corina Benner, and Trauma-Informed Yoga with Exhale to Inhale and holds Level 3 Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification With Cyndi Lee.
When she is not teaching or studying, she adores swimming with her two grandchildren!
Jaclyn
Jaclyn has over 5 years experience in helping her clients gain muscle mass and improve body composition. She has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of clients aged 12-81 and believes that fitness can and should be accessible to everyone.
Jaclyn’s approach to personal training is positive, fun and client-centric with an emphasis on strength training and mobility work. Clients can expect to train with kettlebells, dumbbells, barbells, TRX and bands. Jaclyn loves helping beginners get hooked on strength training as well as helping seasoned lifters fine tune their practice.
When she isn’t helping New Yorkers improve their squat depth, Jaclyn can most often be found playing bass in her band “Sorry Darling” or taking classes at her local Jiu Jitsu gym.
Jaclyn’s certifications include:
NASM Personal Trainer
GGS Pre and Post Natal Coach
The Ready State Mobility 101 Coach
Tiana
Tiana is a native New Yorker who has been educating high school students for almost two decades after graduating from SUNY Geneseo with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Pace University with a Master’s Degree in Teaching. She recently decided to combine her passion for teaching with her love of fitness and completed an intensive hands-on course at the Focus Personal Training Institute, where she successfully became a NASM certified Personal Trainer.
Her clients admire her ability to not only guide them through their workouts, but also help teach them how to live happier and healthier lifestyles too. Tiana is well skilled at adapting workouts to best meet her clients needs, and knowing when to appropriately challenge them to work towards their goals. She often hears feedback that while her workout programs are tough, the clients feel thoroughly engaged and come to actually enjoy the rigorous sessions!
As an educator, Tiana strives to stay on top of current fitness trends and is continuously getting involved in workshops and courses to enhance her practice. She also loves to try out as many boutique gyms in the city to learn new styles and fun ways to help her clients fall in love with fitness. If you are looking for a motivating trainer that will keep you consistent and get the results you desire, Tiana is your girl. Also, the teacher in her loves commanding a room full of people, so feel free to get your friends together and she can create engaging small group instruction classes so you can workout together!
Jamie
Jamie is a certified Personal Trainer through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), an AFPA group fitness instructor and Pound Pro. She earned a degree from the University of California, San Diego where her postgrad endeavors led her to becoming a fitness professional. Being a lifetime athlete with a history of hypermobility issues, Jamie has a strong focus on injury-prevention and joint stability. She likes to meet her clients where they are in their fitness journeys and give them the tools, knowledge, and skills they need to develop a happier and healthier life. She specializes in – strength and conditioning, stability, flexibility, balance, sports performance, HIIT, and Tabata trainings.
Rob
Meet Rob. He is a Boxer on the rise. His passion for fitness and conditioning is significant & prodigious. With only 3+ years of experience, he will get newcomers the results they want to see. Specializing in beginners fitness and assessments, along with intermediate and advanced levels of workout. Minor diet plans will be suggested to ensure 100% effort. Rob is very much a people person so expect to feel comfortable during each visit. His goal is to not only see a physical change but a mental one as well.
Taylor
Taylor received a BA in Communication Arts and a Master’s Degree in Publishing by age 20. Her certifications include full Pilates apparatus & mat, 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher, American Council on Exercise Functional Training Specialist, Senior Fitness Specialist & Group Fitness Instructor.
Lex
Lex has been a Personal Trainer for over a decade. His background is in competitive bodybuilding and martial arts. He also worked for a Chiropractor and Physical Therapist. When not a competitive bodybuilder/Personal Trainer, he works as a Comic Book Artist and a classically trained painter. All these interests stem from his childhood obsession with Batman. Personal Training is where he gets to be the hero and help people overcome the obstacles life throws at them and tap into their inner potential.
HomeBodies Home Massage Therapists
A former dancer, Rena has been a massage therapist for over 20 years. She has experience in several modalities including Swedish, deep tissue, shiatsu, and Thai massage. Rena also specializes in sports massage therapy, which can help you recover faster from your workouts.
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