Our Staff

Steve Lichtman

Owner

Steve is the owner of Fitness Together in Cohasset, Dedham, Norwell, and Westborough, MA. His background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications Management from Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. While working in corporate America, Steve traveled extensively and was challenged to maintain a consistent exercise and nutrition program. Steve found the support he needed and dramatically improved his health through the help of Fitness Together. After 2 years as a client, personal fitness has become a lifestyle for Steve. In October 2005, Steve purchased his first two studios. He acquired his third Fitness Together in Westborough, MA on September 1st, 2006. Steve has been married for 31 years to his lovely wife, Barbara. They have two adult sons, Jeff, age 22 and David, 19. Steve stays fit working out with his trainers and exercising five times a week. In his free time he enjoys skiing, tennis and kayaking on Cape Cod.

Michael Cardoza

Vice President
Operations

Michael has been with Fitness Together since 2003. Michael started with Fitness Together as the manager of Dedham and has also managed the Norwell and Westborough studios. Before taking on the Vice President role Michael was the Area Director for Lifestyle Fitness Corp. Lifestyle Fitness Corp. owns and operates Fitness Together studios in Dedham, Cohasset, Norwell and Westborough. Michael has been a certified personal trainer since 2001. He earned a finance degree from Bentley College and a master’s degree from the University of London (North London Campus). He believes staying fit requires a lifestyle commitment. He feels a balance of strength training, cardiovascular training and healthy nutrition are the key elements to staying healthy. Michael has been active his entire life. He was a three sport athlete in high school and played soccer at the collegiate level. Now, he prefers staying active through strength training, triathlon and any other outdoor activities.

Joe Caruso

Manager

Joe is a Certified Personal Trainer by the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Strength Conditioning Association. He has a degree in Exercise Physiology from UMASS Boston and is CPR and AED certified. He has been with Fitness Together since 2004.

Joe has been involved in personal traing for most of his adult life and brings his own training experiences into his program design. An avid martial artist and kick boxer, Joe has also participated in amateur body building competitions. He enjoys working with clients of all ages and abilities, and uses his training and varied background to help his clients achieve results. His passion is strength conditioning for athletes. He has a deep knowledge of nutrition and cardiovascular training and enjoys coaching his clients in all the aspects of fitness

 

Alicia Tasney

Certified Personal Trainer

Alicia Tasney first came to Fitness Together Norwell in April of 2008. Her interest in athletics began at a young age as a gymnast. She continued to hone her tumbling skills into her young adult life, becoming a gymnastics instructor. At Quincy Vocational High School Alicia played varsity basketball, lacrosse and competed in track and field. While there she also became certified in Rehabilitation Science and served as the assistant coach for the girls' varsity lacrosse team. Alicia is certified in CPR, First Aid basics and A.E.D.  Her favorite thing about training is helping people do things they never thought they could. “I have a client who could barely do half of a squat and couldn't lower herself into a chair without using her hands. After 4 months training with me, she's lost over 30 lbs and she climbed Mt. Washington for the first time this summer!”