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Beth Birgy
Owner and Instructor Beth has owned MP Fit Club since July 1, 2014. She has been certified and teaching group fitness classes since 2009. She has her group fitness certification through AFAA, has certifications/trainings in Turbo Kick, TRX, RIPPED, Insanity, PiYo, RIP, SPIN, Stroops, P90X, AMPD Kettlebell and AMPD Strength. At MP Fit Club she teaches Boxing, Kickboxing, Anything Goes Cardio, Body Sculpt, TRX, Turbo Kick, Ropes & Row, MP Power, Lunch Crunch, and Rise & Shine. When she's not at MP Fit Club, she stays busy spending time being active with her kids and friends. |
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Julie Maxon
Julie is a native of Mt Pleasant, mother of 3 daughters, and teacher & coach (volleyball, basketball, softball) at MPPS for 26 years. She has always been active in sports and played softball for CMU. She loves to run and has completed 6 marathons including the Boston Marathon. She has also enjoyed competing in Dances with Dirt and the Great Lakes Relay. She enjoys all aspects of physical activity and has been teaching at the club for a few years. She holds certifications in Group Fitness & TRX, and is also CPR/AED certified. |
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Nicki Schlicht
Nicki has been a group fitness instructor for the last 10 years! She is certified in WERQ Dance Fitness, MOSSA Group Power, Xtreme Hip Hop Step, Shockwave, CPR/First Aide, Xtreme Hip Hop, and is a POUND Pro & Generation POUND Pro. She most recently was selected to be on the POUND Tour Crew in which she can hold Masterclasses! She loves teaching POUND because it’s a rockout workout for any age, any stage! Nicki has a wonderful husband Ryan and 3 awesome boys, Noah, Caden, and Eli. If she is not at the gym, you can always find her at a ball field supporting and cheering on her boys in their athletics. Nicki has been teaching Elementary Physical Education for the last 20 years and loves how rewarding and FUN it is to teach! “Be someone’s strength. Be someone’s inspiration. Be someone’s reason to never give up” |
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Tracy Wood
Tracy has been an instructor at MP Fit Club since June of 2017. She loves the motivation and teamwork that group classes brings to her fitness journey. She is certified in Shockwave, Stroops, TRX, CPR/AED, MOSSA Group Power, Group Exercise & Myofascial Release Foam Roller. Tracy has had additional education in boxing, strength training, recovery, and nutrition. She teaches Body Boost & Restore, Kickboxing, Body Sculpt, Anything Goes Cardio, Shockwave, TRX, Warrior, Triple Threat, HIIT, Ropes & Row and even a Lunch Crunch or Cardio Boxing every once in a while! Tracy's favorite class to teach is Body Boost and her favorite workouts to attend are Body Sculpt and Boxing. Her favorite thing about MP Fit Club? MP Fit Club is a place for all ages and stages. Everyone is welcome and can become a part of the family. Tracy has a career as a Speech-Language Pathologist in the public schools. In her free time she enjoys all the pleasures of lake life such as walking, riding bikes, boating and reading with her husband of 25 years and her 2 daughters and son-in-law. |
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Katherine Squire
Katherine has been teaching at MP Fit Club since June 2016. She joined MP Fit as a member in 2015 and quickly fell in love with group fitness and the uplifting environment that MP Fit offers. She teaches Barre, Lunch Crunch, Kickboxing, Body Sculpt, HIIT, Triple Threat, Wednesday Warrior, Anything Goes Cardio, TRX, Ropes & Row, Boxing, No Ifs, ABS or BUTTS and Rise & Shine. Katherine is an Accountant at CMHCM and volunteers with Isabella County 4-H. She loves being outside and any time spent with her husband, Greg and son, Trace. One of her favorite things about MP Fit Club is that she’s able to workout alongside her mom and youngest sister! Katherine is certified in Stroops, TRX, Barre Above, Shockwave, WERQ, P90X, MOSSA Group Power and CPR/AED. Her favorite class is kickboxing and she loves burpees! She is passionate about helping members get stronger and loves to watch their confidence grow! |
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Monica Leaureaux
Monica began her instructing journey in November of 2019. She joined MP Fit Club in June of 2016 and discovered a love for group fitness and the supportive environment the gym offered! Monica teaches Anything Goes Cardio, Kickboxing, MP Power, Triple Threat, Ropes and Row, HIIT, and Body Sculpt. She is currently certified in Group Exercise, TRX, Stroops, MOSSA Group Power, and BOSU Next Generation Balance. Monica is a full time student at CMU studying Criminal Justice and graduates in the Spring of 2021! In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband, Allex, and son, Carter. When she's not with family or friends, she likes staying active either at MP Fit Club or doing CrossFit. |
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Crystal Sattelberg
Crystal has been instructing at MP Fit Club since May 2019. MP Fit is her happy place and she has been a member since 2014! When she's not instructing, you will find her advising students at Central Michigan University. Crystal teaches Body Sculpt, Anything Goes Cardio, and Boxing. Besides her Bachelors Degree in Secondary Education and Masters Degree in Higher Education Administration, Crystal has received certifications in Group Exercise, Stroops, TRX and Xtreme Hip Hop Step! She is excited to work with you and help you become part of the MP Fit family! |
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Jess Benchley
Jess has been an instructor at MP Fit Club since March, 2019 and has been working out since 2016. She enjoys working out, playing softball, hunting, traveling, spending time with her family at our lake house. She loves any outdoor activity, & teaching Body Sculpt at MP Fit! Jess is a cosmetologist, makeup artist, & also does laser hair removal. She is a stylist at The Perch Salon & Day Spa while her Laser Hair Removal Service is held at the Alpha Chiropractic in Clare. Positive people inspire her and keep her going! |
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Marissa Gloria
Marissa has been a member of MP Fit Club since January 2015 and began instructing in March of 2019. She is certified in Stroops and TRX. Like all of our instructors, she likes to challenge our members to be the best version of themselves. Marissa teaches a variety of classes including Anything Goes Cardio, Triple Threat, HIIT and Body Sculpt. Marissa enjoys running, rowing, strength training and mobility work through foam rolling. She has a passion for overall health and wellness. Marissa has a Masters Degree in Social Work and works full time as a therapist at Community Mental Health. She enjoys her down time by relaxing with her husband and son. |
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Julie McGuirk
Julie has been getting her group fitness sweat on at MP Fit Club for several years. When WaterRower® machines were added to the gym in 2017, Julie decided to earn certification and join the awesome instructing staff to share her passion for fitness and rowing with other gym members. She is also certified in TRX! Julie’s interests include anything that moves your body, inside or outside! Some recent accomplishments include riding DALMAC cycling tour, ½ marathon in Las Vegas, and her boldest adventure to date was hiking R2R Grand Canyon with friends in 2019. Travel, keeping up with four active children, and finding quiet time to enjoy a cup of coffee or a glass of wine with her husband, Rick, makes life pretty full! When not at the gym, Julie can be found working hard in the family-owned and operated business, McGuirk Sand-Gravel. Endurance Row is the class Julie enjoys teaching weekly; so join her and ROW your way towards health and wellness with workouts on the WaterRower® machines. |
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Kelsey Driessnack
Kelsey has been a member of MP Fit Club for the past 6 years and started teaching her first classes the summer of 2020! She is certified in Group Exercise and Xtreme Hip Hop Step, and is always looking to add more certifications to the list. She teaches HIIT, Kickboxing, College Power Hour & Triple Threat at MP Fit, and her favorite class to attend is Boxing! Kelsey works full time for Apartment Management Group as the Leasing Manager and lives in Mt. Pleasant with her husband, Christian. Together, the two of them also help MP Fit Club with social media & marketing, so it's not rare to see one or both of them running around the gym with a camera. In her free time, Kelsey enjoys being at the lake with family and hosting friends at her house. She also loves playing (and occasionally coaching) volleyball any chance she can get! MP Fit Club is her second family and she loves getting to empower others through exercise. |
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Jody MacGregor
Jody has been a member of MP Fit Club since 2018 and starts her instructing journey in April of 2021! She hopes to grow in instructing through experience and certifications throughout this next year. When Jody begins instructing she hopes to teach our cardio-focused classes like HIIT, Anything Goes Cardio, and more! Jody works for the CMU College of Medicine, and when she is not working you will find her attending classes at the gym, at the hockey rink watching her sons, or in the kitchen baking or cooking up something yummy! She lives in Midland, MI with her husband and their three children - Sabrina, Alex & Jordin. Jody is a self-proclaimed "cardio junkie" and loves attending classes like Wednesday Warrior, HIIT, Boxing & more. She enjoys physical exercise of all kinds, and loves spending time outside walking, running, camping, hiking, boating and playing volleyball! |
