Matt has been a NASM certified personal trainer since 2020, starting at the local gym that he trained at since he was 14. Matt’s fitness journey began by lifting weights to maintain a healthier weight and supplement his baseball training, but this growing love of weight training eventually led to him becoming a competitive powerlifter and personal trainer. He has since competed at multiple powerlifting meets, including USAPL Massachusetts State Championships, and aims to compete at nationals in the near future. Since becoming a trainer, he has worked with a diverse group of clients including amateur athletes, retirees, and everyday people looking to be more active and healthy. He has also taught various strength, conditioning, and core-focused group exercise classes, giving him the ability to train with anyone at any level.
Matt’s training philosophy prioritizes strength and flexibility to create a strong base for the client to build around. By making these the pillars of an exercise program, the client will not only see progress in their goals, but also improvements in their everyday lives.
Christina has a strong passion for helping individuals achieve their fitness goals whether that is weight loss or feeling strong by increasing lean muscle mass. She is excited to help develop a foundation for clients in health and fitness, leading to her desire to become a personal trainer and has been NASM certified since 2020. She strongly believes that people should develop a healthy balanced lifestyle.
Chirstina works full-time as an outpatient dietitian at Mass General Hospital working with a plethora of patients in the clinical field. With her nutrition background, she is also educated in how to properly fuel your body pre, during, and post exercise. She was an undergraduate from University of Delaware and pursued her master and did her dietetic internship program at the Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy at Tufts University, which lead to her ending up in the Boston area.
During her free time, she is an avid runner who trains for half marathons and plan on running 2 marathons this upcoming year. She also has an athletic background, playing varsity soccer in high school, and continuing to play on a co-ed soccer team during the year. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, along with engaging in outdoor activities like hiking and snowboarding.
Certifications: NASM Certified Personal Trainer, American Red Cross First Aid/CPR /AED Certified, Registered Dietitian (MS, RD, LDN, CNSC)
Madeleine Cary re-started her fitness journey after a devastating back injury led to her discharge from the US Army. When she returned home, she started working with a trainer and a physical therapist who helped her regain her strength and stability. When she saw how how transformational a trainer can be in someone’s life, she decided that this was an ideal profession to combine her passions for fitness and supporting others.
When not in the gym, Madeleine enjoys reading, listening to music, spending time with friends and family, and taking care of dogs. She also participates in the annual Pan-Mass Challenge ride for cancer research on a tandem bike with her twin brother, and is currently training for a Spartan Race.
Madeleine is certified through The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and hopes to become a reformer Pilates instructor one day.
Chadi Hatem is originally from Lebanon, and actually living in Kingston. He started his career as a trainer while in high school preparing for his Physical Therapy degree. Hatem took many certifications in group classes and personal training and practiced them in addition to his PT job. Outside of work he enjoys motorcycle riding, hiking, Basketball, and bike riding.
Certifications:
BS in physical therapy
DIU in sports injuries
Diploma in Osteopathy
DES in athlete training
Medical Exercise Specialist (ACE)
Cancer Trainer (ACSM)
Post rehabilitation specialist (AFPA/SPI)
Personal Trainer (ACE/ACSM/SPI)
Sports Nutrition (SPI/AFPA/ASPIRE)
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Peter brings a lifelong love of science into his training philosophy. Starting his career with a Computer Engineering degree from Tufts University, Peter worked as an engineer for years before taking a few years to explore teaching and private tutoring. Intending on improving his own mental health, Peter started weightlifting, and, to maximize his efficiency, dived deep into the research of exercise science. Somewhere along the way, he found this grew into a passion for understanding and applying the biomechanical science behind strength and flexibility training in an analytical and thoughtful way. Peter went on to earn his personal training certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and now loves helping people achieve their individualized fitness goals safely and efficiently, while keeping exercise fun enough to foster consistency.
In his spare time, Peter loves video games, music, animals, and exploring the beauty of nature.
Growing up in Worcester, MA, Daniel’s passion for science and exercise began during his high school years. Daniel’s strong passion for the sciences led him to study microorganisms during college. After receiving both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in microbiology at UMass Amherst, he was met with debilitating health issues. Following proper treatment and surgery, he took a medical leave during his pursuit at Northeastern University’s Biotechnology Program due to post-surgery complications. He dedicated his time to researching a proper diet and maintaining physical activity to heal himself Daniel, in his words, says he: “made an oath to place my health as my top priority to make life possible again.” His experience has taught him how fitness on a holistic level has tremendous healing effects for body, mind and spirit! Ultimately, he decided to embark on his passion for fitness into a new career path of personal training seven years ago. Daniel continues to share his passion and knowledge of fitness with those who want to improve their health through exercise.
Blake has always lived and breathed sports and now is an accredited personal trainer with a focus on athletic performance. Living life experimenting with all types of sports: varsity soccer and cross country for school sports. He trained under renowned Masters of Taekwondo and ranked at elite levels of sparring nationally. During collegiate studying, Blake got very serious into ultimate frisbee as an outlet for his energy. Lab jobs just weren’t cutting it for this very energetic-guy, so he U-turned and really put his life towards helping individuals train their bodies while also educating on the topic of fitness and mechanics. Blake is now a coach for Northeastern Ultimate as well as Sharon High School Ultimate and works full time helping athletes and others achieve their long term and short term goals in an effective; yet extremely unique way.
Certification: ACE accredited strength and conditioning coach CDC ‘heads up’ concussion identification and awareness Red Cross Pediatric and Adult first aid Red Cross Pediatric and Adult CPR+AED
James is a personal trainer that works with both small groups and individuals, with a specialty in boxing. He is also a Group Exercise Instructor for MIT Recreation, teaching Bootcamp, Total Body Strength, and High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). James first began boxing 8 years ago, and continues to find it to be an enjoyable, challenging, and highly effective form of fitness training. With the philosophy “You’re training for life”, James believes that being active daily will improve your quality of life and reduce the risk of disease and chronic pain. When the boxing gloves come off and the gym closes, James likes to unwind by watching action movies and TV shows.
Certification(s): AFAA Group Ex and PT; ACE PT, Licensed EMT
Michael is originally from Ann Arbor, MI but grew up overseas, living in Japan and China before returning to the US for college. He is a recent graduate from UC Berkeley, where he studied biochemistry, bioengineering, and industrial engineering. During his time in Berkeley, Michael was part of the on-campus strength sports club and learned about powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting. He has competed at local, and state-wide powerlifting meets and is currently training to compete in Olympic weightlifting. He relocated to Cambridge to work as an automation scientist researching cell culture media in the cultured meat industry. After being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in high school, Michael became passionate about health and decided to learn about human physiology to better understand his own body. He now hopes to share his knowledge to support individuals with their fitness endeavors.
Certifications: NASM-CPT
Ethan has a passion for fitness and consistently reinvents ways to support our private programs like Golf, Massage, Ice Skating, Squash, and Nutrition. He also develops our incentive programs designed to help the MIT Community get more involved with the maintenance of personal health and wellness. Originally from Pennsylvania, Ethan played basketball and soccer growing up and continued playing soccer throughout college. He is a 2015 graduate from Lesley University with a BS in Business Management and specialization in Sports Management. When he’s looking to have some fun, he usually participates in weight training, basketball, soccer, attends concerts and spends time with family and friends.
“Not till we are lost do we begin to find ourselves.”
Ethan specializes in working with beginners and those working towards strength training or body composition goals. A recent American Academy of Personal Training Graduate, Ethan is excited to share his philosophy focused on “feeling comfortable and confident in yourself and ability to move through your daily life”. Before personal training, he was a soccer player for his Alma Mater, Lesley University where he studied Business Management. It was a career ending knee injury that helped Ethan realize his passion for fitness, health, and wellness.
Certification(s): NASM CPT, CPR/ AED, First Aid
Suzanne is a trainer whose philosophy is all about incremental changes to produce the desired result; you just need to take the first step. Inspired by movement at a young age, Suzanne has experimented with many forms of fitness including gymnastics, yoga, tai chi, belly dancing, hiking, running, obstacle course racing, and boxing. This list isn’t just impressive due to variety, but also because of what Suzanne has learned from it. She trains with a belief that movement is essential, both physically and emotionally, and that through practice one can discover that they capable of more they imagine just as she has. When she’s not helping others discover their own possibilities, Suzanne enjoys reading, thrift shopping, art fairs, museums, and even lends her hand at building houses in developing countries when she can.
Certification(s): NASM Certified Personal Trainer, American Red Cross Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED
Rob is originally from Sussex County, New Jersey and moved to the Boston area after graduating from Lasell College in 2015. In addition to his Personal Training position, Rob is presently the Director of Sport Performance at MIT. His passion for athletic training began as early as 8 years old, when Rob began playing basketball, baseball and soccer. He has played basketball competitively through college, and now specializes in Olympic/Power Lifting, Functional Fitness and Sports Specific Training. Rob’s training philosophy s that constant improvement of basic movement patterns and consistency in training are the foundational keys to success in reaching any goals.
Certification(s): Bachelors in Exercise Science, NSCA CSCS, First Aid CPR/AED Certified
Weight loss, nutrition, core and balance training are Fen Tung’s bread and butter. Originally from Wyoming, Fen graduated from MIT in 2000 with her BS in Biology. Her resume includes experience in Personal Training, Group Exercise, Senior Fitness Instruction, BOSU Integrated Balance and Reactive Strength Training and basic running training. She became involved in fitness in order to help people prevent health problems and injuries, and because she loves physical activity. In her spare time, Fen likes to cook, lift weights, watch cooking shows and action movies, and go running around the Charles River.
Certification(s): BS Biology MIT NASM Certified Personal Trainer AFAA Group Fitness Instructor BollyX®, BollyX® LIT, and BollyX® for Kids Certifications Merrithew STOTT Pilates Matwork Level I and II, TotalBarre Certifications Les Mills BodyPump and BodyCombat Certifications ISCA Kick Box, Kick Box II, Boxing, Kettlebell, Mat Pilates, Jump Rope Certifications Zumba® (B1, B2, Toning, Step, Pro Skills) license AHA CPR/AED First Aid (Has also taken additional CEU courses on Senior Fitness and BOSU.)
