Amber Benda

Growing up playing sports, I have always been active.  I played Golf on the University of Nebraska at Omaha's team for four years during college.  During college, I continued my interest in fitness/wellness and received my bachelor's degree in Exercise Science.  During undergrad, I started working at a small fitness center and taught a few water aerobics classes and cardio classes for small classes of 5-8 people.  At which time I decided to get my AFAA Group Exercise Certification.  After receiving my degree I started working in corporate wellness as a Wellness Coordinator for a company in Omaha.  Along with running the company wellness program and fitness center, I personal trained and taught group exercise classes to employees after work.  I also continued my education and received my Master's in Health Promotion.  I then started teaching a few classes part time at Urban Active, a large fitness club located close to my house.  I absolutely fell in love with teaching to large classes!  The energy that they provide is so exciting!  

Since then, I have become the Group Exercise Director at Urban Active.  I manage the instructors, set the schedule and continue to teach a variety of classes at the club.   I also started working part time for a company that sends Group Exercise instructors into corporate businesses before and after work to teach classes.  The variety of classes and participants keeps things so exciting and fun!

I absolutely love teaching group exercise classes  If you are looking for a class that is both challenging and fun, my class is for you!