Williamsville

Luke Federici- Personal Trainer

Luke came to Fitness 19 Williamsville this past October as an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, and has quickly gained the respect and trust of several members that work one on one with him to achieve a variety of different goals. With the encouragement from his mom who was once an avid body builder, Luke took it upon himself to indulge in the same passion for the gym and over time developed his passion into a career. Luke was also a competitive athlete and knew that weightlifting and strength training could improve his overall performance on the field which he would later find improved his pitch!

At this point, Luke is steadily taking on more responsibility here teaching Mobility & Strength Classes, taking on more clientele and working with some of our youth athletes! Stop by and meet him!

Serena Harding- Personal Trainer

Serena is the first and most senior member of all Personal Trainer for Fitness 19 at Fitness 19 Williamsville, and one of the first trainers to be employed by Fitness 19 in Western New york! She has been with Williamsville since the doors opened in 2007 and started with the Depew Location when they opened as well. Serena balances a variety of different clients and most of them have been with her from the day she joined our team!

Serena is known for her fun and loud personality, but also for a workout that’ll leave you sweating and   sore the next day.

Mark Maraschiello- Personal Trainer

Mark simultaneously balances a life full with school, work and personal training like its no effort at all! Mark came to Fitness 19 as a recovered Athlete that suffered a career-ending injury as a competitive hockey player. He used this injury to get into the field of Personal Training to educate himself on how to help other people recover from and prevent sports related injuries. His passion for his clients and his commitment to helping them improve in every aspect of their training is prevalent in their trust for him.

Mark is currently finishing up his Bachelors at D’Youville for Anatomy & Physiology, while finishing up the final steps of picking a Medical School for the 2020 school year. Mark is bright and very good at what he does, but in the kindest and most humble manner possible.

Caroline Karanas- Manager

Caroline has been with Fitness 19 since her senior year in high school, a job that began as a kids room/front desk attendant, grew into a Personal Training part-time job and then climaxed in management with our Williamsville Location! She is a certified Spinning Instructor and Personal Trainer that is passionate about making an effort to make everyone smile and find a place in the gym where they can push past their comfort zone and learn what their bodies are truly capable of!

Her interest in the gym was sparked after many injuries that resulted from competitive soccer playing throughout high school, college and developmental club training teams. As a thin and tall player, she learned about the importance of muscle to help prevent injuries from occurring and how it helps with recovery when an injury happens. As an avid runner, Fitness 19 taught her about how proper posture and breathing techniques can improve athletic performance.

Caroline has a B.S in Mathematics and Chemistry from SUNY Buffalo State College with a Forensics Graduate Certificate, but her true passion lies in the community and members of Fitness 19 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!