Melissa Gates

I am a lively, upbeat individual who loves inspiring and motivating others to be their very best, physically and mentally.  I engage with each participant over time to understand their overall personal goals and use them as key elements in my programming.  Every single workout is unique and never the same, while holding the interest of dedicated participants over time.  Additionally, I enjoy working with individuals in a one-on-one basis in a personal training format to help them further achieve their goals.

When away from the gym, I am a full-time web analyst in the health care industry and a single mom of a creative and athletic 18 year-old.  I enjoy traveling, live music, outdoors and DIY home projects. 

I also enjoy my own personal fitness challenges:

Personal Athletic Achievements

• HYROX, 2019 & 2021 (Chicago, IL)
• Placed in OCB, Organization of Competition Bodies, Bikini Division, April & November 2017 (DeKalb, IL)
• Tough Mudder, 2016, 2017 (Chicago, IL)
• Spartan Trifecta, 2015 (Dallas, TX)
• Polar Dash: Consecutive 10k, 1 mile, 5k runs, 2016 (Chicago, IL)
• Various 5k, 8k & 10k runs & 55k Bike Race