personal training studio
Alexandria
300 N Washington St, Ste 106
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 683-0777
Hours of Operation
By Appointment Only
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MATT MCKINNIS
Owner, Personal Trainer, & Spinning Instructor
Fitness Together - Alexandria
A globetrotting adventurer, avid bicyclist, and experienced physical trainer, Matt knows first-hand the value of teamwork to accomplish personal fitness goals.
Matt has competed around the world as a semiprofessional adventure racer. Going nonstop for six to 12 days, 24 hours a day, he and his teammates take on rugged 300- to 400-mile courses that include mountain biking, river and open water kayaking, horseback riding, mountaineering, fixed-ropes courses, and navigation skills. Matt has participated in many adventure races, including Eco-Challenge Fiji, Subaru Primal Quest, and the Adventure Racing World Championship.
Matt's success in adventure racing led Phil Kaplan, president of the American Association of Personal Trainers, to ask Matt to coauthor a section about the sport in The Power of Champions, a new book that contains fitness tips from 55 of the world's best personal fitness trainers.
Matt has also been a competitive cyclist since 2000 in both road and mountain bike races. He started his career as a mountain biker, but after his first sprint triathlon he discovered his love for road biking.
Matt has worked as a personal trainer and cycling instructor since 2002. He is certified through Reebok Spinning and the American Counsel on Exercise (ACE). He is certified in CPR and First Aid through the American Red Cross.
JON DARNES
Manager and Personal Trainer
Fitness Together- Alexandria
Jon is a sports enthusiast. Jon has participated in football and lacrosse at the varsity level. He played ice hockey at the collegiate level. Currently, he enjoys most sport and recrational activities. His favorites include ice hockey, mountain biking, and horseback riding. Jon is a local of Northern Virginia. He attended Herndon High School and later graduated from George Mason University with a BS in Exercise Science. Through his athletic career he has trained with a variety of methods. His experience includes working with individuals from the age groups of toddler to eighties. He is certified in the very efficient and safe Super Slow protocol. His mission is to improve the quality of life for others.
CEDRIC BRYANT
Lead Trainer
Cedric is an IFA certified personal trainer who has been involved in the health and fitness industry since 2004.
A lifelong athlete, Cedric has participated in track and field, football and wrestling. He studied elementary education at the University of Maryland and was also a member of the football team. After College Park, he played a season of arena football in Chicago. Currently he enjoys doing his art work, exercising everyday and making people laugh.
Cedric is always full of energy and constantly excited about helping people reach their fitness goals. His training style is inspired by sports related conditioning techniques with primary focus on core strength and functional training. His experience covers all demographics, ranging from working with college athletes to stay at home moms. Cedric believes that "in order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure." So lets get to work!!!
JOSELLE GACUSAN
Personal Trainer
Is an avid athlete and has joined Fitness Together to help our clients achieve their fitness goals! She attended Bishop Ireton H.S. in Alexandria, VA where played soccer and track and field. She then attended and graduated from Marymount University in Arlington, VA with a B.S. in Health Sciences and Pre-Physical Therapy. She was a member of MU Women’s soccer team for all four years and was captain for her senior year. She was recruited to play on the lacrosse team for her last two years of college. Joselle got involved in Personal Training to share her fitness and knowledge to improve numerous lives by improving their health and fitness levels.
Joselle is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. She has been able to gain more knowledge about the human body and to add to her love for the healthcare field. As a lifelong athlete and growing careers in several healthcare settings, she has learned to be self-motivating and knows what it takes to provide our clients with the tools to obtain their fitness goals. “Anything worth obtaining requires hard work; or everyone would be doing it.”
KLAUDIA RAISINGER
Personal Trainer
Klaudia Raisinger has five years of experience in training. She got her certification through the National Personal Training Institution. She recently graduated from George Mason University where she received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science. Growing up with a father who was a soccer coach, she played soccer and continued participating in sports and fitness her whole her life. She is excited to bring her knowledge base and passion for training to the clients of Fitness Together.
KAITLYN PELLISH
Personal Trainer
Kaitlyn is from Pittsburgh, PA. She was always involved in sports and athletics growing up, and swam competitively for 8 years. Kaitlyn attended Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio and graduated with a degree in Exercise Science and a minor in Business Management. In college she participated in various research studies regarding Flex Nimbo equipment, and exercises influencing heart rate changes. She holds a Personal Trainer certification through the ACSM, Spin Instructor certification through Mad Dogg Athletics and a Silver Sneaker certification. Kaitlyn is always interested in learning new exercises to keep clients on their toes and quessing. Her future goals include running a half marathon and participating in a triathalon. Kaitlyn's favorite quote is "Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." Harold R. McAlindon.
CHRIS VIGGIANO
Personal Trainer
Chris has been an avid martial artist, studying the art of Shaolin Kempo Karate for the past 8 years and is working towards earning his second degree black belt. After being a martial arts and kickboxing instructor for the last 6 years, his love of the art has brought him down the path of fitness, earning a personal trainer certification from the American College of Sports Medicine. Chris believes in making the whole body stronger as opposed to making parts of the body strong. Being from Long Island originally, breast cancer is an issue that Chris takes very seriously, which led him to become a Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist. After successfully training and speaking for the past year, Chris has now become one of three people in the country to be a Post Rehabilitative Breast Cancer Exercise Instructor Trainer. Whether your goals are simple weight loss, complex rehabilitation (knee, elbow, shoulder, back, neck) or exciting sport specific (boxing, kickboxing, mma, golf, baseball, football, basketball), Chris will walk the journey with you, every step of the way. “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up!” is a motto that Chris lives by and carries that with him.
CHRIS MASKI
Personal Trainer
Chris has been involved with athletics and sports for most of his life. He started off with baseball, soccer, and basketball and moved on to lacrosse and wrestling at the ages of twelve and thirteen. During middle-school, he picked up skiing and snowboarding. Lacrosse, wrestling and snowboarding remained staples throughout high school and into the college years where rugby, rock climbing and martial arts were also taken up. Regardless of which sport he was involved with (traditional or not), he always strove to better his performance with “off the field” activities such as resistance training and conditioning. This drive would lead to countless hours of research on the topics of athletic performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation. After receiving a Bachelor's degree from Green Mountain College, his research would culminate with a certification from the National Strength and Conditioning association (NSCA) as a CPT (Certified Personal Trainer). Chris specializes in one-on-one and small group training. The training style he utilizes is geared towards the combat athlete but can be modified to suit any client, using the universal variable of intensity.
Over the years, he has held both managerial and personal trainer positions, while working with a very wide variety of clients. They range from: active military, ex-military, youth, elderly, pre/post surgery (cardiac and sports medicine), post pregnancy, athletes (varying from hockey players to long distance runners), mentally and physically disabled, clinically obese and the general weekend warrior population searching for the best-bang-for-your-buck workouts. Even with such a diverse pool of clientèle, there is one theme that runs throughout – those who truly wish to succeed keep coming back!
Chris grew up in central New Jersey, lived in Vermont for seven years and currently calls Northern Virginia his home.
