PERSONAL TRAINING

Gigi is a devoted wife, mom, grandma, and dog lover; and has been a fitness enthusiast since 1994, lifting weights and training her own body. She loves working out and experienced a major transformation in her physique. She believes exercise can be fun, and hard work doesn’t have to be miserable. She specializes in bodybuilding using proper form and technique.

Gigi is LeMond Cycling Instructor certified, ACE Personal Trainer certified, and has taught various classes at M.A.C. since 2002. She has experience in elderly care, physical therapy, and various women’s issues. She advocates safety, as well as aggressive, result-oriented training. She can help you transform your body and reach your goals.

Growing up with a pharmacist mother and a teacher-counselor father, I have always been around health and education in some form. Then, at the time I was a pre-nursing student at California State University Chico, I realized that my interests were centered more around pre-sickness health; diet, exercise, lifestyle choices and how these play such a significant role in overall health. Food had also always played a big role in my life. I put myself through school working in the restaurant business. This resulted in my achieving a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. After half of a lifetime in the Food Service Industry, I decided to return to my roots. Holistic Health and Nutrition Coaching is a perfect fit.

I work with the full spectrum of clients with quite varied needs (weight loss, more energy, better moods, better sleep, getting off medications…) and help put them on the path to their health and wellness goals with tailored nutritional and lifestyle strategies.

Janis is a Board Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Coach through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.

Craig graduated from CU at Bolder, majoring in Economics and has a minor in Finance. He is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, specializing in Sports injury Rehab and is a Certified Insanity Instructor. Craig suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2010 and worked to overcome and then succeeded in turning the injury into a positive.

Craig suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2010 and worked to overcome and then succeeded in turning the injury into a positive experience. Craig’s hard work and dedication to fitness and commitment are evident in his professionalism and genuine concern for his clients. Craig has come full circle embracing his expertise in sports and sports injury.

Craig and his boys live in Bigfork. Active in our community, Craig coaches wrestling, football and baseball. His interests include: outdoor exercise, weight-lifting, skiing, hiking, biking and, most importantly, playing with his two sons!

Contact Craig for a customized personal training program that will be easy to follow, and results that are quick and sustaining.

Diane is a graduate of MSU with a degree in Exercise Physiology and a minor in nutrition. She is ACSM Health / Fitness Instructor certified, LeMond Cycling Instructor certified, and PhysicalMind Institute Pilates Instructor certified. She has extensive experience in Physical Rehabilitation, Cardiac Phase IV Rehabilitation, and Functional Fitness. She has trained individuals in post-surgery and injury rehabilitation, weight loss, and sports conditioning. She also teaches a variety of group fitness classes.

Like most people, Diane has to discipline herself to exercise. But she loves what it does for her and how it makes her feel. Her favorite activity is running outdoors in the fresh Montana air. She and her husband have four children and she spends every spare minute with them.

Seven years ago after having 2 kids and weighing over 200 lbs, Susan Hill came to the MAC tired and on a mission to get back on track. After putting in lots of hard work and dedication Susan lost 70 lbs and found a new love for the gym and her new healthy lifestyle. It is that same love and dedication to health and fitness that she brings along with her into her classes and training at the gym. She teaches a water class, toning class, TRX, and does personal training at the Montana Athletic Club. She continues to stay on top of her fitness by completing in duathlons, marathons, and Spartan races.

Terri and her family are thrilled to have made Montana their home for over twenty years. She is an experienced Personal Trainer, Physical Therapy Technician and passionate about the positive impact of fitness.

Terri has earned professional certification as both a Personal Trainer and Certified Strength Coach through the NCSF – NCCA Accreditation. Her experience with injury prevention through proper form, with the understanding and ability to bring clients of all fitness levels to their potential, are valuable traits she offers. Functional fitness to include HIIT training, body weight exercises and strength/conditioning are her areas of focus and expertise.

Terri’s participation in and support of fitness have been a constant; however, an accident resulting in a broken back, six months of paralysis and a two year physical rehabilitative journey are the impetus for her immense passion and experience in the benefit of maintaining fitness. Terri earned her BS degree in Business Administration, then her MBA; she previously enjoyed a career in corporate business. A number of years ago she pursued her passion for fitness and changed direction.

Enjoying life on the cherry orchard with her wonderful husband, she is also a mother and proud Grandma. She enjoys training herself and others, a paddle-board with her husband, an occasional Spartan race, or hiking a local trail. She enjoys offering a variety of training programs that are specifically tailored to you and your needs. She cares enough to be a tough little trainer but also insists on including a good laugh!

Certifications: NASM – Certified Personal Trainer, Insanity, Oula, Oula POWER, Les Mills Grit Ione was born and raised in Canada. She grew up in a Kenora, a small town on Lake of the Woods, in NW Ontario. She has a BA in English and French Literature and is able to put together succinct sentences while pursuing her passion for fitness, fun, and most of all, her family. She has three sons, and together they have shared many wilderness adventures.

Ione is passionate about leading a fit and healthy lifestyle, inspiring others and she is passionate about enhancing the quality of lives of the people she encounters. She
teaches swimming lessons, and coaches the swim club at the MAC. She offers personal training both on land and in the pool. She is known for helping people stay motivated throughout their fitness journey and specializes in transforming their health and body through fitness and proper nutrition. Ione’s Fitness Philosophy: “Attitude is Everything”. You are in the hands of a Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor that is going to help you get the most out of every single session and class and who will
give you the accountability and support you need.

I bring years of my own fitness, wellness and a firm belief that most anyone with a desire can reach their fitness goals with guidance and support. It’s my desire to help and support people with that desire. Both myself and everyone at M Team will be with you every step of the way. I will help you find your path to health and wellness.

I worked as an addictions counselor for 18 years, I’m a certified personal trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine, and a Wellness coach, trained with Wellcoaches School of Coaching.

Though they don’t give out degrees for it my greatest challenge and joy has been the privilege of raising five amazing daughters. Who are all healthy and loving all that life has to offer here in the Flathead.

I’ve lived in and loved the Flathead valley for 33 years, where I enjoy mountain biking, kayaking, hiking and cross-country skiing. I want to see others have a level of fitness and health to enjoy this area, and if they like, the great outdoors of Montana!

Cord Prettyman is an IDEA Master Personal Trainer, who has been certified by the American Council on Exercise, American College of Sports Medicine, National Strength and Conditioning Association and the YMCA. He has worked in the fitness industry since September of 1988 and has served over the years as a Fitness Center Supervisor for the YMCA, Health and Fitness Director for the Laguna Hills Chiropractic Center, General Manager for Nautilus Aerobics Plus Health Club, Strength Trainer for the Accident Rehabilitation Center, Co-Owner of the Personal Touch Health Club and Rehabilitation Center and Owner and Personal Trainer for the Absolute Workout Fitness and Post-Rehab Studio.

Cord designed and directly supervised the fitness training program for Mrs. California 1992 in preparation for the 1993 MRS. USA. Pageant, which she won. He served as her personal trainer throughout her reign as MRS. USA. Cord has also trained numerous tennis pros from the tennis staff at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado. And, he has lectured about and taught sea kayaking on both the east and west coasts.

He has lectured extensively on health and fitness throughout California and Colorado and has taught classes in certification workshops for the American College of Sports Medicine. For 23-years, Cord wrote a weekly fitness column entitled “Fit & Healthy” for the Pikes Peak Courier newspaper, which serves all of Teller County and parts of El Paso County in Colorado. He has also been published in numerous health and fitness magazines over the years.

Cord has over 40,000 hours of hands-on personal training experience working with both the physically fit and the physically challenged. He has extensive experience designing functional fitness and core conditioning programs for those who are training to improve the quality of their life. Cord has also trained professional, recreational and scholastic athletes as well as clients training for specific athletic events, such as climbing Fourteeners, the Pikes Peak Marathon and Ascent, mountain and touring cycling events and a variety of endurance contests.

Today, Cord’s interest is in – but not limited to – designing and implementing programs for Pre-Surgery and Post-Rehab joint replacement clients as well as clients with auto-immune disorders, chronic pain and movement issues. He has worked with numerous clients over the years with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Chemical Sensitivity, Epstein Barr, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Myasthenia Gravis, Diabetes and Cancer.

Cord prides himself in being conservative in his training approach and interactive while training his clients. He is dedicated to educating his clients in the arena of health and fitness and living a healthy lifestyle. Cord is passionate in his pursuit of continuing education to ensure that his clients have access to the very latest health and fitness information and expertise. He sees his job as a personal trainer as designing, implementing and motivating his clients in safe and effective client-specific fitness programs.
Cord, his wife Lizzie and their dog Annie Fanny relocated from the mountains of Colorado to Bigfork on May 1, 2020. When asked “How are you doing,” his immediate response is “I woke up today in Montana, so I’m good.”

An experienced wellness professional with a high level of knowledge and a strong sense of integrity. Wade believes in a holistic, homeopathic approach to health and fitness. He was born and raised in San Diego, CA, is a husband and a family man. He is certified by The "National Exercise and Sports Training Association", NCAA accredited. An avid outdoorsman and a lover of nature's flora and fauna.

Snow was a firefighter reserve for Heartland Fire and graduated from paramedic school, (EMSTA Class #3).
He trained in advanced prehospital life support, (medical and trauma), fire suppression, rescue and wildland operations. Third degree burns and a subsequent hospitalization, including multiple skin grafts from a training fire led to his departure from the emergency medical field. Wade loved being a firefighter, helping others in need and emergency medicine.

In the years that followed, he founded, owned and operated a personal training gym, Jump Start Fitness, LLC, for over 10 years in southern CA prior to relocating to Bigfork, Montana. Wade dedicated his life in assisting his clients' transformations of their mind-body-spirit complex. JSF was initially a mobile business of portable weights and equipment for individualized training sessions. It grew into a private, commercial-leased, store-front studio. Training programs were specific to client goals, skill levels and took into account injuries and limitations. Nutrition, inspiration/motivation, musculoskeletal stimulation and cardiovascular training concepts were the primary focus.

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As far back as I can remember, I have always been interested in some form of physical activity. It started at a young age with gymnastics and later it was all that Montana had to offer in outdoor recreation and sports.

When I was in my 40s, I began to have issues with my joints and tendons. I was in and out of physical therapy and struggled to stay active. I eventually found a trainer that inspired me with his approach and I became determined to learn all I could about Personal Training and Corrective Exercise. This was incredibly enriching for me and slowly but surely I learned to heal myself through movement and nutrition and finally saw the progress I had been craving. I am no longer in physical therapy, and more importantly, I have developed a love of consistent movement in the gym. Now I want to help others do the same. I want to help you build and maintain your strength and endurance and restore your range of motion. I want to help you achieve a body that you love; a body that will work for you when you ask it to. I want to help you reach your goals, whatever they may be.

When I’m not in the gym, you just might catch me on the trail with my four-legged workout buddy, Bella! We’re always out on some adventure!

A compassionate and knowledgeable wellness professional with a strong desire to bond functionality with fitness. Taylor approaches fitness with the mentality that the efforts we make towards bettering our physical health translate into our overall well being. She and her boyfriend relocated from Michigan to Montana with the intention to chase the American dream of working hard, planting roots, and growing their life surrounded by mountains. She is certified by the International Sports Science Association. If you don’t see Taylor at the gym, you can find her playing in the lake, walking her dog, Odin, or hiking on the many beautiful trails in the area.

During her undergraduate years at Butler University, Taylor discovered her passion for fitness and personal development through group training. After graduating with a Bachelor’s of Science in Risk Management, Taylor began to focus on her own fitness journey as well as professional growth. Over the years, she started to understand the impact that “Diet Culture” had on her relationship with food, fitness, and mental health. With that in mind, she decided it was time for her to not only heal those relationships for herself, but to share that journey with others and walk alongside them in their own journey to wellness. She is now a small group training instructor, a fitness coach, writes custom workout programs, meal prep guides, and is personal training.

Taylor specializes in functional fitness training, strength training, mobility training, and joint rehabilitation exercises. She cares deeply about her clients and finds the most value through helping clients through an experience that makes them happy, confident, and strong.

“With self-discipline, most anything is possible.” - Theodore Roosevelt