TRAINERS

Alicia Picou

Group Instructor

Alicia is from southeast Louisiana where she grew up doing all things outdoors. She graduated from Louisiana State University with a BS in Animal Science and Master’s in Reproductive Physiology. Throughout college she taught a number of group exercise classes in all formats and swimming lessons. In her spare time you can find her running Lady Bird Lake, riding her mountain bike or traveling.

Classes:
Bells & Whistles
CG Strong
Cycle

Amy Palmisano

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Playing for the women’s basketball team at Appalachian State University and experiencing two ACL tears, Amy developed an appreciation for personal and athletic training. As an ACE certified personal trainer, she first gained her experience training the United States Marine Corp at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. She has over thirteen years of experience training not only our servicemen and women, but collegiate and professional athletes as well. Amy is creative and efficient through every workout making sure to show progression to help you reach your fitness goals effectively. Her expertise is in weight loss, sports conditioning and injury prevention.

Classes:
HIT Circuit

Andy Aguilera

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Andy is from El Paso, Texas. He played for the men’s basketball team at St. Mary’s University, as well as the men’s soccer team at Western Washington University. He is a NCCPT certified personal trainer specializing in endurance and triathlon training.

Classes:
Cycle
Primalx7 Fusion
Sports Conditioning
Triple Threat

Ashley Heisler

Group Instructor

Ashley graduated from The University of Texas with a Mechanical Engineering degree and became a fitness instructor through UT’s Texercise program. She is an ACE and AFAA certified group instructor and has a background in TRX, Turbo Kick and PiYo. She works full-time as a Marketing Director and with her strong passion for fitness loves teaching at CG Arena.

Classes:
Cardio Kickboxing
TRX Fusion
TRX Strong

Brant Hatton

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Brant has been a professional trainer for over ten years after spending four years in the United States Marine Corp. He is a NASM certified personal trainer and has over twenty years of endurance racing experience in cycling, triathlons, adventure races, running events and mountaineering.

Classes:
Cycle

Christine Braboy

Group Instructor

Christine has been practicing yoga for over seven years. After realizing that teaching would be her path to self-fulfillment, she became a Yoga Alliance certified instructor through Breath and Body Sport and Breath and Body Power Vinyasa Yoga. She can be found practicing on her mat, hiking or swimming in Austin, Texas where she has lived her whole life with her daughter and family pet bunny.

Classes:
Power Vinyasa Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga

Jerry Strickland

Group Instructor

Jerry is always looking for adventure, whether it’s hitting the running trails in Austin or heading out on two wheels to enjoy the challenge of the Texas landscape. An avid road cyclist, Jerry has never met an open road he didn’t want to conquer. When not on the bike, he shares his love for sports and good sportsmanship by serving as a coach for various youth sports. Jerry is married and has three children, all of whom he secretly hopes will want to race him on a bike someday.

Classes:
Cycle

Jonathan Itchon

Group Instructor

Classes:
Pilates Mat

Katie Patton

Group Instructor

Katie is from the Midwest and attended Washington University where she found her love for group fitness. She graduated with a BSBA in Marketing and works full-time as a Paid Search Marketing Manager. She has a passion for fitness and hopes to continue teaching classes for many years down the road.

Classes:
Boxing
Power Pilates
Sunrise Cycle

Leah Winkelmann

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Born and raised in Ohio, Leah attended Pennsylvania State University earning a degree in Kinesiology. Following an internship at Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, Texas, she attended graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin where she earned a master’s degree in Sport Science and Nutrition. After working as an Exercise Physiologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Leah made the switch to personal training and group fitness. Her goal is to create well-balanced workouts that are fun and uplifting, as well as challenging and physically demanding. She truly believes, that with proper motivation people can always push themselves a little harder and they will be rewarded for their effort. Leah also encourages others to focus on how their training creates increased quality of life outside the gym.

Classes:
CG Strong
Cycle
HIT Circuit
TRX Fusion
TRX Strong

Megan Cowley

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Megan has been an athlete all of her life. She is an AFAA certified Personal Trainer and Group Instructor with a background in strength and conditioning, yoga, cardio kickboxing, boxing and cycle. She enjoys wakeboarding, snowboarding, marathon running, hiking and cycling. Her motto is to be the best you can be and encourages those around her to do the same.

Classes:
Bells & Whistles
Boxing
Triple Threat

Shon Mitchell

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Shon played football at Blinn College and for the Longhorns at The University of Texas. He has seen action professionally with the San Francisco 49ers (NFL), London Monarchs (NFL Europe), Tulsa Talons (Arena League), River City Renegades (Arena League), Houston Marshals (SFL) and Austin Turfats (SFL). Shon specializes in sport-specific training. He focuses on agility, explosives, power and specific skill that will allow athletes to be a step ahead of their competition.

Classes:
Grind
HIT Circuit
Sports Conditioning

Taylor Loyd

Group Instructor

Classes:
Boxing
Burnout
Chaos
Sports Conditioning

Ty Denton

Group Instructor

Ty is an established professional dancer, fitness instructor and choreographer. He currently attends Concordia University Texas where he is pursuing a double major in Kinesiology and Director of Christian Education. He is the founder of Body Drop Fitness, a high intensity, aerobic hip-hop class inspiring fitness through the love of dance.

Classes:
Body Drop