Williamsville

Courtney King- Yoga Instructor

Courtney came to the staff in Williamsville in July of 2018 to take over the Yoga Program!

She is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo, with a B.S in Biology. Courtney spent several semesters studying abroad in Belize, Spain and Peru where she extensively researched a cancer cell mechanism for the Department of Cell Biology.

Courtney teaches our Yoga classes at the facility, as well as our Rooftop Yoga Classes in the summers!

Chrissy Sommer- Operations Manager

There’s probably only one time in your life that you will meet someone equivalent to the passionate, strong, fun and fearless Chrissy Sommer! She leads Fitness 19 Williamsville with her heart on her sleeve, keeping the needs, safety and concerns of every member as her top priority. Meanwhile, she provides an environment in the facility that puts every employee on a platform for success by providing them with the tools and knowledge necessary to be successful as a trainer and in life.

Chrissy has been with Fitness 19 Williamsville since the doors opened in 2007, and took the position of Operations manager in 2015. In that time, she has made the space one that focuses on functional training so that anyone with any type of life goal can find an avenue for success. Whether the goal is to walk a flight of stairs, complete a marathon or compete in a power lifting competition she will find you the tools and person to assist you until you are successful. When an employee or member is participating in anything from a running event to a boxing match you can count on seeing her there to cheer you on in the stands, probably yelling the loudest and taking pictures.

Chrissy works with a variety of different clients from rehab patients to individuals that are simply looking to get stronger, and though you can be sure each session is methodical and productive you will also hear a lot of laughing.

AJ DiChristina- Personal Trainer

AJ is an AFTA Certified Personal Trainer, Instructor of Limitless and Power 30 and one of the funniest guys you will ever meet. When you are looking for a combination of functional one-on-one training, as well as a good laugh you are looking for this guy. At only 21 he has already accomplished placing in the top 2 of 2 Men’s Physique Competitions, while working to complete his B.S in Business Administration and interning for Ingram Micro of Buffalo NY.

Kristen McMurtree-Personal Trainer

Kristen in a 3 year Personal Trainer Veteran here at Fitness 19 Williamsville, with a BS in Exercise and Sports Science with a Minor in Dietetics from D’Youville College of Buffalo. She adds to our staff the knowledge of being a ASFA Certified Personal Trainer, and is our Silver Sneakers Instructor! Kristen’s life’s passion is found in her dedication to her clients, as well as her boxing Career. While being a certified USA Boxing Coach, she is the head coach of the University at Buffalo Boxing team and is a two-time National and 3-time New York State Boxing Champion. Kristen’s personality brings a lot of fun and craziness to the facility in all the best ways!

Charlie McCormick- Personal Trainer/Front Desk

Charlie joined Fitness 19 in Williamsville at 14 years old with the goal of improving athletically by learning about strength and endurance. As a competitive Baseball player he wanted to improve his performance on the field so he started working with a Personal Trainer at the time, where he went on to compete in 3 Physique Competitions over the next fewyears; 1st Place Men’s NMA Physique navis division, 3rd Place Men’s Physique Canada and 2nd Place NMA Men’s Pro Card Open . He now has taken his own skills and knowledge to become a popular trainer around our facility, he is also always good for a corny joke or two!

Adam Sagun- Personal Trainer

Adam comes to us with an ACSM Personal Trainer Certification, after many years as a Veteran Member. Adam currently holds an A.A.S in Business Administration, while working through the Physical Therapy Program at the University at Buffalo! You can find Adam working with a broad range of ages for personal training, as well as teach group classes such as Peak Performance, Power 30 and Mobility/Bands! Adam’s passion is in Competitive Power lifting, as he is a 2-time USAPL competitor ranking in the top 3 for his age and weight class in both cases!

Josh Waterman- Personal Trainer

Josh is a long time Veteran to Fitness 19 Williamsville!

He is an; ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Level 1 CrossFit Coach and a Mobility/WOD Movement and Mobility Specialist. Josh teaches many classes here including Power 30, Limitless and Peak Performance (a class geared toward youth athletes learning how strength can improve their athletic performance and reduce their risk for injury). As a former competitive wrestler throughout high school Josh can now be found almost always either training members of fitness 19, himself or competing in some kind of athletic challenge. More often than not, when one of his clients are working to accomplish some kind of goal (spartan race, tough mudder, marathon, CrossFit Competition etc.) Josh will join in with them and compete as well! This coming spring, he is returning to school to complete his degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. So humble with all the knowledge he has, contact us to get a session with Josh and learn all he has to offer!

This past September-October we challenged members of our facility to commit to a total of 18 Personal Training sessions that had to be completed in a 6 week time frame, to see what percentage of Body Fat they could lose! The trainer/client worked to establish proper eating habits, a balance between functional weight training and cardiovascular activity and mobility/rehab. At the end of this 6 weeks, long time member Colleen Reidy came out at the top with a total 3.7% of body fat lost! This is huge, as many people are not aware that the difficulty to lose body fat over weight is substantially harder. Congratulations Colleen!

Colleen Deadlift

— Six Week Shake Up!

This coming January 11th, 2019 we are hosting Buffalo NY’s first ever Marathon Style Cycling Event! Our goal is to gather the local fitness community (Spinning/Cycling studios, Food Prep Services, Fitness Centers etc.) to raise money for 3 major non-profits that serve the Buffalo community. Haven House of Buffalo, Awesome Paws Rescue and the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation are all direct recipients of the registration fees for this event! Participants have the option of riding competitively and for fun, but the overall purpose is to have a blast for a couple good causes. More details to be found at www.NewYearsREVWNY.com

— New Years REVolution!