Your Trainers
Kyle McDermott: Founder
Certified Personal Trainer
Specialties:
Corrective Exercise
Athletic Performance
Strength Training
Weight Loss
Small Group Fitness
Kyle has been working in the fitness industry for 10 years, with experience in corporate settings, in-home clients, bootcamps, team sport conditioning, and small group training. As a trainer, he strives to empower his clients to live a healthier, more active and pain free lifestyle.
Emily has over a decade of experience teaching movement and working with individual clients and small groups, in gyms, homes, studios, and virtually. She focuses on kinesthetic (body) awareness and movement efficiency to help her clients understand how to train for their sport, enjoy movement, and to improve quality of life at any age.
Emily Acree:
Certified Personal Trainer
Specialties:
Mobility/Flexibility Training
Corrective Exercise
Strength Training
Weight Loss
Prenatal & Postpartum Training
Catherine Powers
Certified Personal Trainer
Specialties:
Mobility/Flexibility Training
Corrective Exercise
Strength Training
Weight Loss
Menopausal & Perimenopausal Exs.
Catherine, a BA in Exercise & Sports Science from UNC-Chapel Hill and extensive experience working as a rehab aide in a physical therapy clinic, a volunteer health coach for cancer patients, and training a diverse range of clients as a personal trainer. She passionate about helping clients achieve pain-free movement, building self-confidence, and educating individuals on exercise strategies, particularly during menopause.
Kyle McDermott
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Certifications:
BS in Exercise and Sports Studies.
BA in Peace, War, and Defense.
NASM Personal Trainer
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
Crossfit Level 1
Kyle has been working in the fitness industry for seven years, with experience in corporate settings, in-home clients, bootcamps, team sport conditioning, and small group training. As a trainer, he strives to empower his clients to live a healthier, more active and pain-free lifestyle.
Whether you are new to fitness or an elite competitor, Kyle believes you are an athlete. He will work with you to set individualized goals and help you reach them through science based exercise practices. He also believes that exercise should be fun, and knows that clients who enjoy their program will stick with it and get closer to achieving their goals. Continuing education is of the utmost importance to Kyle. He strives to pass that education onto his clients, so the value of his training lasts long after the workout is finished.
Kyle studied Exercise and Sports Science, and Peace, War, and Defense at UNC, as well as being pre-med. He has spent time in the medical field, volunteering and shadowing, working at Get Real & Heel (an exercise program for cancer patients), training for the Navy SEAL program, and working with his own athletic trainers. All of this experience outside of a gym setting has informed his approach to personal training.
Kyle is based in Carrboro, NC and loves the bike-friendly, active community there. When Kyle isn’t working, he enjoys golf, triathlons, and all endurance sports. He enjoys down time with his black lab, Assistant Kodi, who is always ready to catch a frisbee.
Emily Acree
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Certifications:
BFA Dance Education
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
PROnatal Pre/Postnatal Performance Training Specialist
NC K-12 Teaching Certificate
Emily has over a decade of experience teaching movement and five years in the fitness industry. She has worked with individual clients and small groups, in gyms, client’s homes, studios, and virtually. She sees herself as not just your trainer, but a teacher, ensuring that you learn how to continue to craft a healthy lifestyle that fits you.
We are all born movers, regardless of what type of movement, or exercise we enjoy. It is important to Emily that you feel good moving. She helps her clients grow their kinesthetic awareness allowing them to understand how their body moves, improve movement efficiency, and prevent or recover from injuries. She believes that knowing your body and how it works will help you overcome movement challenges, getting you closer to your goals.
Emily is a trained professional dancer. She holds a BFA in Dance, and Education from E.C.U. She has trained with some of the top dance professionals in the industry and continues to perform, teach, and coach young aspiring dancers. Emily is busy being a mom to two active toddlers and loves watching them grow and learn how to move. Giving birth and the physical challenges it brought inspired her to continue her education with a pre/post-natal training certification. She lives in Fuquay-Varina, with her partner Travis and their two daughters. When she isn’t working, dancing, or studying, she spends her time outdoors, working out with her girls at the parks, hiking, and walking her dog Banjo.
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Catherine Powers
Certifications:
BA Exercise & Sport Science.
Certified Personal Trainer
Menopausal and Perimenopausal Specialist
Catherine graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May 2021 with a B.A. in Exercise & Sport Science. Since then, she has gained valuable experience working as a rehab aide in a physical therapy clinic, volunteering as a health coach for cancer patients through the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and training a diverse range of clients as a personal trainer. Most recently, she completed a year-long internship in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Strength & Conditioning division, working with Olympic sport athletes.
Catherine is passionate about helping clients achieve pain-free movement, building self-confidence, and educating individuals on exercise strategies, particularly during menopause. We’re thrilled to have her on board and can’t wait for you to train with her!
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