How long have you lived on Nantucket? I have lived on Nantucket for 17 years.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? When I am not teaching I love spending time with my family and friends. I also love running and going to the beach.

What is your fitness philosophy? My fitness philosophy is to train to feel good in HOW your body moves. I have 4 active kids and they are my fitness motivation. I work out to be strong enough and to have enough endurance to keep up with whatever adventure they want to go on, whether its the ski slopes, mountain biking, knee boarding or just jumping on the trampoline. I want to show them that moms don’t have to just sit on the sidelines and watch…..we can keep up and even kick their butts every once in a while! My hope as an instructor is to encourage clients to celebrate the gift of movement rather than the pursuit of the perfect body.

What is one fun fact about you? Once fun fact about me is that I have an Irish accent when I speak with my parents and siblings. I was born in Ireland and moved to America when I was 9. I lost my Irish accent pretty fast except when I am talking with my family. Even now as an adult, my accent comes right back without me even knowing I sound different.

How long have you lived on Nantucket? I came to Nantucket from Ireland in 1993, when I was 21 years old. I am now 48 so I guess that makes it a really long time to have lived here, 27 years exactly.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? I am married with four kids and I love being a mom. In my spare time I love to run and do yoga and go on the trails around the island.

What is your fitness philosophy? I love to encourage each and everyone of our clients with positive feed back. My philosophy is workout to live longer and healthier not to workout because you ate a slice of cake or a bowl of ice cream!

What is one fun fact about you? A fun fact about me is I lie about my height I tell everyone that I am 5ft but lol I’m only 4ft 11.

How long have you lived on Nantucket? I was born and raised on Nantucket. Have lived almost my entire life here.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? When I am not teaching I like to exercise and be with my family. Love yoga and walking the beach. I also love gatherings with my friends.

What is your fitness philosophy? My fitness philosophy is train for life. I believe we all need to move. Change makes change. Try something new.

What is one fun fact about you? Something fun you don’t know about me is that I have an alter ego. Her name is Maria and she is a ton of fun.

How long have you lived on Nantucket? I first stepped on the island on June 5, 2007. So this coming June marks my 13th year on nantucket .

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? I love to spend my spare time with my family and children. Going to the beach, discovering new walking paths on the island, riding bikes together- these are my favorite things to do.

What is your fitness philosophy? Fitness is not about being better than somebody else. It's about being better than you used to be.

What is one fun fact about you? I learned how to swim when I was in my late 20s. Even now if you see me swimming in the ocean, I will probably be swimming right along the shore.

How long have you lived on Nantucket? I moved to Nantucket over ten years ago.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? When I am not teaching classes or training I love to be outdoors with my fiancé and rescue pup Layla. I also enjoy gardening, growing my own vegetables and cooking!

What is your fitness philosophy? My fitness philosophy is move a little every day, eat whole nutritious foods and everything in moderation!

What is one fun fact about you? I am an identical twin.

How long have you lived on Nantucket? I have lived on Nantucket since 1995.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? When I am not working, I love to go to the ocean in any capacity, whether its a beach day, on a boat, or a paddle board. Also, there is nothing better in the winter, than taking the 2 corgis, Cliff and Norm, to run around on a deserted beach.

What is your fitness philosophy? When I think of my fitness philosophy, first and foremost, it is about quality of life, in whatever version clients see for themselves.

What is on fun fact about you? Fun fact, I’m not shy on a microphone. In fact, I represented Nantucket in the MA state karaoke contest.

How long have you lived on Nantucket? I lived year-round on Nantucket for 11 years, and I'm so happy to be back for a full summer season. Nantucket is the only place I've lived that's ever felt like home to me.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching? Hanging out with my husband Allan and our kids Caroline and Sully. They are my favorite people to be with.

What is your fitness philosophy? I think fitness is more than just sweat. I've always believed it's the Trojan Horse of self- development. It's a way to get to know yourself and your patterns so that they can be leveraged to lend to your happiness as a human being.

What is one fun fact about you? I can sing like Aretha Franklin. I have no idea where this weird, random talent came from but it's a great way to win a hundred bucks every once in a while at a karaoke night. :)