Personal Trainer & Performance Enhancement Specialist
Amanda Roush has been a certified personal trainer for over 12 years. She has a B.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology and a Master's Degree in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention. She holds several national certifications including the National Academy of Sports Medicine and AAFA. Amanda is an instructor for 2 major personal training organizations and also serves as an adjunct professor for local colleges & universities. She has always been an active person and is passionate about motivating and inspiring people to take their fitness goals to the next level. In 2008, she was hired to train "The Biggest Loser's" (NBC's Hit Reality Show) oldest contestants once they were voted off the show in order to get them ready for the finale. The 64 year old... Read the profile >>
Beth is the E-RYT 200 co-owner, teacher, and sassy Flowjunkie of Charleston Power Yoga, South Carolina’s only Baptiste-affiliate studio. A four foot eleven powerhouse, she deals out possibility and sweat to her students like crack, The healthy kind. Finding Baptiste Power Yoga in 2004 showed Beth the path of power and inspiration that she had been seeking. She immersed herself in the style’s methodology, attending Levels 1 & 2 with Baron Baptiste, becoming South Carolina’s only Certified Baptiste Teacher. Beth has since assisted Baptiste programs, attended Level 3 with Baron, and keeps the fire lit by attending yearly trainings. It doesn't stop there! Since opening her amazing studio, Beth has been showing up as a YES, spreading her power to inspire throughout the Holy... Read the profile >>
Practicing Yoga is one of the few constants in my life. It remains in the center, holding all the pieces together, reminding me of how, and who, I really am once I step on the mat. I grew up in a small village in Germany and, after high school, started working in an all-women’s gym. I became certified in Spinning, Group Fitness, and Personal Training. Fascinated with Anatomy and Physiology, I chose to pursue a degree in Physical Therapy, and started working for professional sports teams in soccer, volleyball, women’s hockey, and American football leagues. While working for the football team, I met Dan, who was the Quarterback. We started dating and I moved to America in 2002 to marry my best friend. Professionally, my degree from Germany would not transfer and was not accepted so I... Read the profile >>
Jen Leitch is living out her life-long dream of helping women reach their full potential in mind, body, and spirit as the owner of Pure Barre in Charleston, SC. Jen’s easy-going and grounded expertise, coupled with her infectious enthusiasm have quickly taken hold in the Lowcountry, with more Pure Barre devotees rushing into class every day. In years past, Jen was a gymnast and dancer, but put her dreams of a career in fitness on hold, working for 10 years as a corporate banker and CPA. Having four children in seven years inspired her to reclaim her passion for fitness. She has taught pilates, flown from the curtains of an aerial dance arena, kneeled for countless hours in child's pose and run more than a few "K's" before she finally found her true passion ~ Pure Barre, and the... Read the profile >>
The first time I tried pilates on the reformer was in 2003. I left my first private lesson feeling exuberated. I had never been as sore as I was, and loved that I worked every tiny muscle in my body. I continued taking lessons three times a week and could not get enough. I absolutely loved the changes that were happening to my figure, and it was totally transforming! I was so passionate and empowered by pilates that I decided to get certified in 2006. I was so unfulfilled in my current job in banking, that in 2007, I quit, and took a chance opening Exhale Pilates Studio, LLC. Being a start-up business owner has been challenging, but my hard work and dedication to my clientele has paid off….because Exhale has won “Best Pilates Studio” in Charleston for the 6 years that it has been... Read the profile >>
MARK KNOWLES – 800 hr. CERTIFIED JIVAMUKTI YOGA® TEACHER Mark began studying Zen Buddhism and Aikido in 1990 with Master Robert Balker. This planted the seed of Self-Study-svadhyaya and Discipline-tapas. Mark earned his Class IV 3000 Ton Master’s Licence from the UK Department of Transport after years of training and practical experience. Born and raised in the Bahamas he felt most at home on the water, and would pursue a long and happy career at sea. It was this love that brought him to his first yoga class in Charleston. On what would be his final journey he found his first Jivamukti® Yoga class and had his whole view of Yoga change. Far from sleepy and flowery he found a great practicality in the practice that demanded use in everyday life, finding challenge not only in the... Read the profile >>
I have always loved being outside – riding my bike around the neighborhood, playing on sports teams, building forts in the back yard. During college I began to run more often. I entered my first race when I was in graduate school and that is when I probably caught the bug . Once I moved to Charleston, I fell into running with a great group of people. They encouraged me to start doing track workouts on Tuesday nights. I was running 21 minute 5ks before I started track and never thought I would get under 20 minutes. After I started track,, my times started to drop. It was so fun to get faster! I’m not a very competitive person – except with myself. Running is perfect for me. There is always the wonder if I can get a little faster, if I can go a little longer. I also love that... Read the profile >>
Being physically active has always been second nature for me. Growing up in upstate NY limited my options for outdoor activities for a good portion of the year. My love for running was sparked while working with legendary running coach Jack Daniels at SUNY Cortland for Exercise Science. It wasn't until 2007 when I moved to Charleston that I truly became saturated in outdoor sports and competitive running. New activities for me like paddle-boarding, yoga, and rock climbing can be accessed easily in Charleston. I currently work as a Personal Trainer and Running Coach. My training style feeds off the functional/compound movements of many fitness principles such as yoga, olympic lifting, and running conditioning training. Personal records: 1 mile: 5:01 5K: 17:00 10K: 35:40 15K:... Read the profile >>
