Our Staff

CRAIG COLLIER

Owner / Personal Trainer
Bearden and Farragut

Craig earned his B.S. degree from Auburn University and has worked in marketing and sales in Knoxville for the past 15 years. He is an International Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) certified personal fitness trainer. Staying fit has been part of Craig’s lifestyle since playing multiple sports in high school. He continues to be locally active in sports, which helps him stay connected to the community. Craig believes that fitness is an important part of your overall health profile and that staying fit should be enjoyable.

Knoxville’s Fitness Together provides you with your own certified personal trainer who will train you in one of our private training suites. Craig’s goal is for you to feel welcome and cared for from the moment you walk through the door so that every client can successfully meet and exceed their fitness goals in an environment that is clean, safe, and enjoyable.

JAY MCLUCAS

Manager / Personal Trainer, A.C.E., CPR/AED

Look at FT-Farragut manager Jay McLucas, and you can see a former football player. Google him, and you’ll learn that as a senior in college, he was honored by Sports Illustrated for completing 26 of 50 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns, while helping the University of New Haven overcome a 27 point deficit to beat West Chester 58-57. 

The former All-America quarterback went on to earn his degree in psychology and play semi-professional football. He also has more than 16 years in the fitness industry, including a stint as manager of a Fitness Together studio in Massachusetts, and he joined FT-Farragut as a personal trainer in 2008. “When I was younger, working out was a way to hang on to one’s youth and one’s dreams,” he admits. “Now, I see it as a way to live a healthier, happier life. That’s what I try to teach my clients.” 

Jay and his wife Karen love spending time with their three dogs—Scout, Beverly, and Rodney—and serve as a foster home for the East Tennessee Border Collie Rescue Group. 

JEREMY AUSTIN

Personal Trainer

Jeremy Austin draws his passion for exercise from his experiences as an athlete. While growing up in Crossville, Jeremy played football and baseball. He went on to Tennessee Tech and earned a bachelor¹s degree in Exercise Science: Fitness and Wellness with an emphasis in pre-Phyical Therapy in December 2010. While working on his degree, he had the opportunity to shadow Tech's strength and conditioning coach, working with athletes in sports from volleyball to tennis.

Jeremy loves his job at Fitness Together because he gets to do something he loves. "Exercise for most people is bad in a good way," he muses. "It's my job to make working out interesting and fun so my clients will want to exercise and make staying healthy a priority." When he's not working, Jeremy enjoys golf, softball, and wake boarding. He also loves fishing for "anything that bites" and cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers.