Briana Panetta

Briana Panetta is 23 years old and was born and raised in Randolph, New Jersey. Her inspirational, motivational, and consistent ball of energy personality loves to get people “fired up” for a lifetime of wellness.   She graduated from Salisbury University in May of 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science.  She is currently in graduate school at Salisbury University pursuing a Master of Arts in Teaching for Physical Education.  She will be graduating from this program in the spring of 2014.  She does personal training at the YMCA is Randolph, NJ when she is not in Salisbury.  She teaches group fitness classes at the University Fitness Center in Salisbury, MD; Rock Bottoms, Barbell Blast, Body Blitz, Only Abs, and Interval Plus.  She has her certifications in cycling and YMCA group fitness instructing as well as a CoreFirst (cross fit) certification.  She has been a competitive gymnast since the age of 7.  She has been coaching gymnastics for 7 years now. One of her passions is choreography for all levels in gymnastics.  She was captain her senior year for her high school team and captain her junior and senior year for her USAIGC team.  She won most team spirit and most dedicated gymnast in 2005, 2007, and 2008.  For her USAIGC team, while competing in gold, she became first in the nation on floor and second All-Around gymnast during her senior year.  She is the key founder and president of the Gymnastics Club at Salisbury University.  Some of her hobbies include sky diving, scrap booking, and working out!  She has played multiple sports such as soccer, softball, dance (ballet, hip-hop, and jazz) and ice hockey.  She truly has a desire for training children to adults in the fitness world.