Laura Brenton

My love for fitness started when I was 7 years old. I started dancing, ballet being my favorite. I danced until I was 19. I can’t remember not ever moving my body in one way or another. After dance stopped I walked, and worked out at home regularly. I used to do step in front my my TV until one day my husband said I should teach fitness classes since I love it so much. I didn’t really think much of it until one day my neighbor asked me to go to the gym with her so we could put our kids in the childcare and get a little break from them. That was the day I decided I wanted to teach fitness classes. I talked with one of the instructors there and she directed me to a local certification company, IFTA to get certified so I could start teaching. They happened to have a certification class that next week so I went and got certified and the rest is history! Like anything else we start new it was a little bumpy but I was really good at it and the members loved me and my energy. I remember thinking that I finally found what I was meant to do, motivate people and help them reach their health and fitness goals. I get so much gratitude from my job. It is so rewarding, and the relationships and community i have built is priceless. I am so fortunate that I can go somewhere and release my energy, motivate people to keep coming back and get paid for it. I love to have fun and see others having fun while working hard and getting healthy. It’s my motivator to keep on keeping on. I became the group fitness coordinator in 2005 and loved it. I was able to talk with members and their feedback on classes and programs they’d like to see come to the gym. It pushed me to learn more and step out of my teaching comfort zone. In 2003 I started personal training and truly love the one on one time and personal instruction I can give my clients. It’s so different than GF. Being both a personal trainer and GF instructor really makes me a better small group training instructor. I know what’s needed to pay attention to detail and each persons personal needs while having that GF energy to motivate the group. I feel very blessed to have this career and hope to continue for years to come.