3303 SW Bond Ave.
Portland, Oregon
97239-4501
503 418-6272
Fitness Staff: Exercise Specialists
Jeremy Condon, B.S.
National Strength and Conditioning Association, C.S.C.S.
American College of Sports Medicine, H.F.S.
Cancer Training Institute, C.E.S.
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Training Specialties
- Metabolic Disorder Management (Diabetes, High Cholesterol, High Blood Pressure)
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Cancer (pre and post surgery)
- Sport Specific Training
- Weight Loss
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Jeremy gratuated from Oregon State University with degrees in Exercise Science and Business Administration. As an intern with the Oregon State Strength and Conditioning Department, he gained experience working with the football, basketball, and volleyball teams. Upon graduating, he had the opportunity to work as a personal trainer in a medically managed weight loss program, where he gained experience working with metabolic disorders and a variety of special populations. Regardless of what your current fitness level is, Jeremy’s passion stems from seeing his clients set and achieve goals they once thought impossible.
Alicia Hardin, B.S.
American Council on Exercise C.P.T.
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Training Specialties
- Enjoys working with all levels: novice-athlete
- Incorporates fun & variety into every workout
- Functional training
- Yoga
- Interval training
- Instructs: boot camp & studio cycling
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Alicia Hardin is an Exercise Specialist and has more than fourteen years experience in the health & fitness field. In 1994 she received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education studies with a concentration in fitness management from the University of Delaware. She has experience working with different fitness levels from the novice to the athlete. Alicia believes that the key to success is to integrate exercise into your healthy lifestyle. In addition, having fun and variety in your workouts makes it more likely that you will make lasting lifestyle changes. She emphasizes functional training utilizing different modalities including: physio-balls, medicine balls, circuit training, calisthenics, and yoga. Alicia has a variety of YMCA certifications including personal trainer, fitness specialist, and studio cycling instructor and trainer.
Alicia loves being outdoors, mountaineering, cross country skiing, biking, and art walks.
Classes: Boot Camp, and Cycling.
Aaron Cooper
American Council on Exercise C.P.T.
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Training Specialties
- Lower body muscular endurance
- Agility and plyometric training/explosive technique
- Varied sport specific training
- Core/abdominal stabilization and technique
- Improving lean muscle mass
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Aaron Cooper is one of the Exercise Specialist on staff at March Wellness, and is a certified personal trainer through the American Council on Exercise. He and his wife have lived here for nearly two years since relocating from Atlanta, Georgia. He has his B.S. in Exercise and Health Science from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. His health related experience streams from working several years in the Acute Care (Atlanta Medical Center), Outpatient Occupational Medicine, and Fitness settings (East Lake YMCA). Aaron has a passion for helping others in any capacity possible that will help them achieve their goals. Embracing this passion he has for others, Aaron sometime in the future will be applying to Med. School. Country boy at heart but city boy by appearance Aaron in his spare time loves to play basketball and, in the spring you will more than likely find him at the driving range hitting golf balls.
Ashley Severns, B.S.
American Council on Exercise C.P.T.
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Training Specialties
- Functional Training
- Muscular Endurance
- Sport Specific Training
- Weight loss
- Cardiovascular Fitness Training
- Core/Dynamic Training
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Ashley initially began her education in the dental field and obtained her dental assisting certification. Her strong passion for sports, fitness/wellness, and most importantly helping others, led to her receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Sports Science from Oregon State University. Being a former volleyball, basketball, and softball player, Ashley loves working with athletes to increase performance. She specializes in muscular endurance, core training, and incorporates all aspects of fitness and wellness to ensure an overall healthy balance. Ashley has experience working with all populations and fitness levels. “I love to connect with all of my clients, empathize and understand them, progress them at their level of fitness, and do it with a smile and enthusiasm. I strive to help others feel comfortable, gain confidence, and most importantly, learn to love exercise and thrive off the benefits it provides. If my client leaves the gym feeling better about themselves, and making progress with their goals, I feel my purpose is being full-filled.”
Classes: Cycle/Sculpt, Body Sculpt, and Cycling.
Brent Carter, B.S.
National Strength & Conditioning Association, C.S.C.S
American College of Sports Medicine, H.F.S
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Training Specialties
- Core strength, balance and flexibility
- Muscle tone and development
- Weight loss
- Progressive cardiovascular training
- Improved sport performance
- Speed/agility training
- Post-rehabilitation training
- Healthy nutritional choices
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Brent graduated from Missouri State University in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science/Health and Wellness Promotion. He is certified through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health and Fitness Specialist. Brent has worked in the clinical setting for three years as an Exercise Specialist and Certified Personal Trainer. He has trained with special populations, post rehabilitation clientele, adults and athletes of all ages. Most recently, Brent decided to transition into sports performance training and strength/conditioning.
In 2008 Brent worked as a Strength and Conditioning Coach in the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Organization. After the season ended, Brent followed his previous plans and moved to Portland, OR. Shortly after moving to Portland he accepted a job with Velocity Sports Performance as a Performance Coach, where he helped athletes of all ages improve speed, agility and quickness. With his role as an Exercise Specialist and Personal Trainer at March Wellness, Brent is eager to continue helping people of all ages improve their overall well-being with muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, mobility, sports performance and core strength. “Helping people achieve their goals and becoming better educated in a fitness setting means a great deal to me. A lot of hard work and dedication can really go a long way!”
Deborah Best, B.S.
American Council on Exercise C.P.T.
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Training Specialties
- Improving posture, core strength and flexibility
- Achieving fitness goals while making exercise rewarding and enjoyable
- Pre/Post Natal Exercise
- Yoga
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Deb has fourteen years experience developing health promotion programs to activate employee participation and encouraging healthy lifestyle changes. She enjoys production, design, marketing and implementation of health and fitness programs. She is a graduate of Wellness Program Management with a B.S. in Exercise Science. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance and a Personal Training and Fitness Instructor certification with the American Council on Exercise. She has the skill set to work with a variety of levels, but particularly enjoys working with beginning exercisers and introducing people to the practice of yoga.
Classes: March Ahead, Strength, and Yoga.
Laney Coyne, B.S.
American College of Sports Medicine H.F.S.
National Strength & Conditioning Association C.S.C.S.
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Training Specialties
- High-Intensity Functional Training
- Minimal Equipment
- Injury Rehab and Prevention
- Weight Loss
- Nutrition Advice
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Laney graduated in 2004 from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Health and Fitness Management and minors in Exercise Science and Coaching. While at PLU she competed in varsity basketball and club ultimate Frisbee. She is certified through the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health and Fitness Specialist (ACSM-HFS) as well as through the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS). She enjoys training people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities and to her the best part about being a personal trainer is teaching people what they are capable of. Being an athlete herself, she likes to push her clients to train like athletes whether they compete or not. Laney specializes in sport specific training, circuit training, functional training, and weight loss. In her free time she trains for and competes in Ultimate Frisbee with Portland Schwa, an elite level women’s team.
Nick Parker,
B.S.
National Strength & Conditioning Association C.S.C.S.
National Academy of Sports Medicine P.E.S.
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Training Specialties
- Functional training
- Weight loss
- Nutritional guidance
- Improving sports/activity performance
- specialized in golf, running, and triathlons
- injury prevention
- Improving mobility and balance for fall prevention
- Improving life through better health and wellness
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Nick holds a B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Wyoming and has a strong background in Nutrition. He is certified through the NSCA as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and also through NASM as a Personal Trainer and Performance Enhancement Specialist. While at the University of Wyoming, Nick was a member of the Strength and Conditioning team and worked with a number of different sports teams. Nick trains clients who want to lose weight, or gain muscle, improve sports performance, core strength, and increase flexibility and mobility. When training he focuses on functional training to strengthen the core, improve daily activities and works to correct any structural imbalances. He also provides nutritional guidance to assist with clients’ goals. In his free time Nick teaches basketball lessons. Nick believes that for complete wellness all pieces of the wellness puzzle must be incorporated and addressed to complete the puzzle.
Erin Barnes, B.S.
National Athletic Trainers Association ATC
National Strength and Conditioning Association C.S.C.S.
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Training Specialties
- Functional, education based training
- Transition from Physical Therapy to a healthy active lifestyle
- Pain management and injury prevention
- Sport specific training for various levels of competition
- Creative goal setting
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In college, Erin worked with multiple sports teams, including Gator football and their top-ranked swimming and diving programs as well as completing her first physical therapy experience at the Shands Hospital Spinal Rehabilitation Center. After graduating, Erin worked for the University of Houston and then moved to St Augustine, FL where she was the Head Athletic Trainer at the local high school and worked in a physical therapy clinic for two years.
With over 8 years of personal training experience, Erin’s primary focus is educating individuals as they transition to a balanced and healthy lifestyle. She enjoys motivating everyone to push themselves as far as they can, but her experience with all levels of fitness and injury rehabilitation allows her to adapt exercises as needed. Outside of work, most of Erin’s favorite adventures incorporate her love of fitness and the environment. Specifically hiking, running, snowboarding, rock climbing, mountain and road biking.
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