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
Hard Core

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
TRX Fusion

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:
Kickboxing
Pilates Mat
TRX Fusion
TRX Strong

Austin Chaffin

Group Instructor

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

Brook Benten

Group Instructor

Jake Jensen

Group Instructor

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

Jonathon Palafox

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Joshua Scales

Group Instructor

Megan Cowley

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:
Boxing

Megan Zara

Group Instructor

Mike Miller

Group Instructor

Phoenix Clincy

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

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 Con

Taylor Loyd

Personal Trainer, Group Instructor

Classes:
Boxing
Burnout
Chaos
Sports Con

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