meet our personal training staff

Information about our Fitness Together Personal Trainers

Garet Schalinske

Personal Trainer

Coming Soon!

Alita Brown

Owner- ISSA Certified Personal Trainer

“Passion for Fitness” is Alita’s mantra, as she has been into competitive sports, such as soccer, softball, basketball, and been an avid runner since the she was young child.

Alita spent the first 8 years of her professional career in Financial Analysis and Project Management within the IT industry. Being that fitness has always been a passion of hers, she stepped out to follow her entrepreneurial dreams of helping others achieve their own fitness and health goals. Alita is now an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer, inspiring to others to attain lifestyle changes through nutritional balance, weight training, and cardiovascular exercise.

Being one to always step up to the next challenge, Alita completed her first marathon in 2005, and is just as dedicated to help others challenge themselves in order to accomplish their own fitness goals.

Katya Jafari

Certified Personal Trainer

My name is Katya Jafari and I am a personal trainer with Fitness Together at Capitol Hill. I graduated from James Madison University in 2006 with a B.S. in Exercise Science-Pre Physical Therapy and Nutrition. I have a passion for fitness and wellness, exercise, and motivating others to maintain a healthy lifestyle throughout life. It is through this that I obtained my personal training certification with American Council on Exercise (ACE) and group exercise instructor certification with Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) in 2007 and 2008. With my experiences in college and work, I have a broad base of knowledge with exercise including group fitness classes, rehabilitative exercise therapy, corrective postural exercise, flexibility, muscular balance, weight training, circuit training, running, sport-specific training, exercises for special populations, yoga, weight management, nutrition, goal setting and health coaching.

I grew up in the Montgomery County area, always leading an active lifestyle. My personal favorites are playing soccer, running, boxing, snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking, yoga, swimming, weight training, and circuit training. In my spare time, I love to watch DC sports (Redskins for life), hang out with friends, read, travel, and be outside! Just recently, I completed my second Cherry Blossom 10 Miler and soon to hope train for a marathon and triathlon.I intend to make sure that your fitness goals are accomplished while having FUN and feeling great!

Olivia Crisson

Certified Personal Trainer

Olivia Crisson received her personal trainer certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She competed for over 13 years in swimming, cross-country running, and track and field, from high school to national-level athletics. In her swimming career, she was awarded All-American titles in high school and college, as well as Athlete of the Year at her alma mater, the University of Redlands. As a national-level athlete, she developed a passion for health and fitness, which she now brings to the Fitness Together team.

Olivia received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Redlands, and enjoys combining her education with her experience as a personal trainer to motivate others to succeed. She also studies exercise and human movement science, flexibility, balance and core training concepts, and has experience as a nutrition counselor. She brings all of these fields together to provide her clients with a comprehensive mind and body fitness regiment.

Originally from “the other Washington”, Washington State, Olivia has lived and worked in DC for 8 years and loves the environment on Capitol Hill. Before becoming a personal trainer, she worked as a fundraiser for a lobbying firm near the Capitol. She spent four years helping her firm reach their financial objectives. Now she dedicates her time towards helping others achieve their health and fitness goals, and loves working on the Hill in her new capacity.