Roque da Silva
Group Fitness Coordinator
Experience/Certifications/Education: Personal Trainer Certified, Instructor Certified, Les Mills (7 Modalities) Certified, Thai Boxing Master (Muay Thai), Certified Kettle Bell Instructor.
Classes I currently teach: BodyPUMP, BodySTEP, BodyCOMBAT, Spinning, Zumba, Shred/Muscle Conditioning, Shred Express, KettleBell, Personal Training, Small Group Fitness Training.
Interests: Fitness and remaining physically fit. I also do personal training and small group training at Hampshire Hills
Why I love Fitness:I am a passionate coach. I love to see how exercise changes the body and life. I am a retired professional soccer player. I use this experience along with all of my formally trained knowledge when training small groups and/or teaching group exercise classes. Strong minds, build strong bodies!
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Beth Civiello
Experience/Certifications/Education: B.S. in Nutrition from the University of Vermont 1989. Master of Science degree in Communication from Boston University 1993. Spinning certified since August 1999. BodySTEP certified since April 2004. BodyCOMBAT certified since August 2006.
Classes I currently teach: Spinning, BodyCOMBAT & BodySTEP, Small Group Fitness Training, Commit to Get Fit.
Interests: I enjoy cooking, baking, scrap booking, spending time with my family and traveling
Why I love Fitness: I love fitness because you can share it with others, challenge yourself by staying current with it and work hard at it to become strong both mentally and physically. Exercise has a way of empowering, energizing and refocusing you, which can only come from pushing yourself to a new level.
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McKinley Curro, BS, CPT
Experience/Certifications/Education: McKinley earned her Bachelors of Science Degree from Boston University, where she was a starter for the Girls Lacrosse Team all four years. Mckinley is a Group Fitness Instructor for Hampshire Hills, Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Kettle Bell Instructor. McKinley currently teaches Body Pump, Shred/Muscle Conditioning and Total Body Blast.
Interests: McKinley enjoys coaching Lacrosse for GSE, helping people achieve personal fitness goals, spending time with her family and her dog, Brooklyn! Mckinley derives great pleasure from working out and running. Even when off duty, you can find her floating around the Fitness Department, working out and offering help to members!
Why I love Fitness: I love fitness because being physically fit makes me feel good! I have always been interested in healthy habits, working out, playing sports and keeping good care of your body! I am so happy to be a regular part of the Hampshire Hills Fitness Team and Family!
Sue Greaney
Experience/Certifications/Education: I have been teaching group exercise at Hampshire Hills since 1996. I hold certifications in Primary Group Exercise with AFAA, Spinning, Kickboxing, BodyPUMP, BodyFLOW, BodySTEP and BodyCOMBAT, TRX, Pilates and 200 Hours RYT. I am also a Certified Personal Trainer.
I have a BA in Psychology from Williams College.
Classes I currently teach: Spinning, BodyPUMP, BodyFLOW, Yoga, Pilates
Interests: I have many, but my primary interests are photography, watching my kids play sports, and, of course, all kinds of fitness.
Why I love Fitness: What's not to love?? As a participant, Fitness makes me feel healthier and stronger. As an instructor, I love to help people realize goals that they never thought possible.
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Jessica Harvey
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Jennifer Johnson
Experience/Certifications/Education: Yoga Fit Level II, BodyFLOW teaching for 1 year here at Hampshire Hills and practicing for a few years.
Classes I currently teach: Fitness Yoga
Interests: Anything and all fitness!! I also enjoy being crafty (scrap booking, stamping, knitting etc.) with my kids.
Why I love Fitness: Being active is a huge stress release for me…trying to keep up with 2 small children is quite stressful!! Fitness helps keep me sane and I just love to workout!!
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Claire Bacher
Experience/Certifications/Education: I have been teaching group exercise for 15 years. ACE certified for Group fitness, and certified to teach Body Pump. BA from St. Lawrence University in Technical Theater.
Classes I currently teach: Retrorobics, BodyPUMP, and Forever Fit
Interests: Skiing, Tennis, reading trashy novels.
Why I love Fitness: Because it makes me feel good!
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Emily Blair
EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION: Emily holds a Masters Degree in Social Work and has been working and teaching in health clubs for over 10 years. Emily is also a certified WSI Instructor, certified Pilates and Power Pilates instructor.
CLASSES I CURRENTLY TEACH: Lengthen & Strengthen, Pilates Boot Camp and Pilates Primer
INTERESTS: Cooking, yoga, swimming, sewing and knitting.
WHY I LOVE FITNESS: I love fitness because becasue staying physically fit makes me feel good and helps me stay healthy, balanced and young(ish).
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Nancy Brouillard
Experience/Certifications/Education: I have a BS in recreation. I have taken various yoga classes for the past 8+ years, and taught aerobic classes for 12+ years. I have been teaching yoga for over 2 years. I’m AFAA certified and have taken Yoga Fit level 1 and an Ashtanga Yoga teacher training with David Swenson.
Classes I currently teach: Yoga Flow
Interests: Besides teaching and taking yoga I’m a stay-at-home Mom raising 2 daughters that includes multiple soccer teams and a swim team. I run every morning with our dog, Tucker. Downhill skiing is our family sport. We have season tickets at Mad River Glen and spend most weekends in VT skiing, snowshoeing and cross country skiing.
Why I love Fitness: Fitness keeps me sane in a very busy world. Yoga is both relaxing and invigorating. Yoga combined with running every day gives me a well rounded routine to keep me in shape so I can keep up and keep ahead of my family.
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Kani Nicodemus
Experience/Certifications/Education: BodyCOMBAT, BodyPUMP, BodySTEP, Spinning, Education- BS in Business Administration.
Classes I currently teach: BodyCOMBAT, BodyPUMP, BodySTEP, Stability Ball, Spinning, Step, Kickboxing, Boot Camp, Combat Kids and whatever anyone needs me to!
Interests: When not at Hampshire Hills, I love to cook, watch the Mets, run and take cruises. I also love sharing good times and wine with my NH family.
Why I love Fitness: Fitness is one of the crucial keys to a healthy lifestyle. It helps the mind, body and soul get through the challenges of life. Exercise has always been an important part of my life. Having the opportunity to motivate and hopefully inspire others how to find new strengths within themselves is one of the best gifts someone can give. I am proud to be a Group Exercise instructor and hope to help you achieve the level of fitness you desire.
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Terry Clark
Experience/Certifications/Education: I have been an instructor with the H.H. team since 1994. I hold certifications with Les Mills in BodyPUMP & BodySTEP, also with Madd Dog for Spinning. I have taught a diverse range of exercise mediums over the past 12 years. From beginner to advanced you will always feel comfortable attending one of my classes.
Classes I currently teach: Spinning
Interests: I am an avid road cyclist and participate in annual fund raisers and rides with my husband and friends weekly, spring through fall. I love to cook and I enjoy reading articles about nutrition and trying new recipes. I also enjoy in-line skating, x-country skiing, a good bottle of wine, and foreign films.
Why I love Fitness: Keeping active and healthy is not only fun, it improves your quality of life. I love to see the results with the members who participate on a regular basis, not only in a physical way but also the way they become more self confident. I believe that everyone should incorporate physical activity into their lifestyle. Make it routine… like eating or sleeping.
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Elizabeth Demeusy
EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION: I have 15 years of experience in ballet, hip hop, jazz and ballroom dance. I took a break from dance to finish my juris doctorate at the University of San Diego School of Law. I am pursuing my AFAA personal training certification and have secondary certifications in Zumba, TurboKick, Hip Hop Hustle and PiYo.
CLASSES I CURRENTLY TEACH: PiYo, Zumba, TurboKick, Hip Hop Hustle
INTERESTS: I enjoy travel, wine, mystery novels and true crime stories. I love cookies and peanut butter.
WHY I LOVE FITNESS: I grew up hating sports and physical activity. I was always the slowest kid in PE, the one who hated to sweat and always ducked away from the ball. When I got older, I tried different kinds of activities until I found things I really enjoyed like Zumba and TurboKick. As I got stronger, I actually started having fun and didn't mind getting sweaty! I enjoy challenging myself with activities like running or push ups that were difficult a year ago. However, what I love most about fitness is meeting new friends who are passionate about improving their health and quality of life.
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Cyndi Maston
Experience/Certifications/Education: AFAA Certified since 1987. BodyPUMP, Step, BodyFLOW, Outdoor Bootcamp Certified. Bachelors Degree in Business and Recreation. Associates Degree in Travel and Tourism.
Classes I currently teach: BodyPUMP, Boot Camp, Retrorobics, BodyFLOW, Step, Forever Fit Classes.
Interests: Skiing, camping, traveling, gardening, crafts, spending lots of time with my family.
Why I love Fitness: Because it’s energizing and fun. I enjoy developing new routines to continually challenge myself and my participants.
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Michelle Luks
Experience/Certifications/Education: Instructing at Hampshire Hills for six years. BA, Saint Anselm College. Certifications: ACE Group Exercise, STAR 3-Mad Dogg Athletics Spinning, YogaFit Level 4. RYT Yoga Alliance, Polar Heart Rate Specialist.
Classes I currently teach: Spinning
Why I love Fitness: I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of the lives of the members here at Hampshire Hills. I am humbled by the fact that I’m allowed to travel along the fitness journey of so many extraordinary people. The joy for me is simply the connection that is present with the participants in each and every class.
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Wendy Mace
Experience/Certifications/Education: 20 year staff member at Hampshire Hills.Started teaching Group Exercise in 1988. AFAA certifications in Group Ex, Pre/Post Natal, Personal trainer. Certified in BodyPUMP, BodySTEP, BodyCOMBAT. Certified in BOSU. Certified in Mat Science I. Fitness Resource advanced specialty program in Diet & Nutrition Education.
Classes I currently teach: BodyPUMP, BodySTEP, BodyCOMBAT
Interests: Cooking, eating, music, hiking, snowshoeing
Why I love Fitness: What’s not to love?! I started weight lifting back in 1984 to enter a body building competition and I was hooked. Weight lifting made me strong both physically and mentally. It inspired me to change my career to fitness and become a group exercise instructor. Fitness keeps me young, feeling great and has kept me in a healthy environment where I can stay involved with some truly amazing members and co-workers at Hampshire Hills.
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Rich Parisi
EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION: BS Seton Hall University, MBA Rivier College. I hold certifications in Spinning & CPR/AED
CLASSES I CURRENTLY TEACH: Spinning 
INTERESTS: Skiing, Snowshoeing, Hiking, Golf , spending time with my wife and sons
WHY I LOVE FITNESS: The reason I love fitness so much is that it is the key to a great day full of energy & optimism. Working out is an integral part of my day just like eating well. There is always time in the day for a workout. I enjoy working with & motivating people to live a good healthy lifestyle.
Sapna Pathak
EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATION/EDUCATION:
Sapna has her Bachelor's in both Exercise Physiology and Journalism and is currently working on her post-graduate degree in Yoga Therapy. Sapna is a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher and was classically trained in yoga in India. She is also YogaFit Level 1 certified. Sapna's own practice began when she was a young child, alongside her background as a life-long, multi-sport athlete. She is also a sports reporter for the Boston Globe and a Health and Fitness reporter for LIVEstrong,com.
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Sapna currently teaches Yoga
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Sapna's interests include anything yoga and fitness-related, reading, writing, sports, spending time with friends and family. An avid traveler, Sapna is always up for any opportunity to explore the world.
WHY I LOVE FITNESS:
I love fitness for the way it is constantly challenging and changing what we know about our bodies, minds and spirits. Fitness has always been a major part of my life, keeping me grounded and I'm lucky to be able to share my passion for yoga and fitness with others, while learning from them as well.
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Jeanne Reagan
Experience/Certifications/Education: Fitness instructor for 26 years. AFFA Certufied, YogaFit 1 & 2 Certification, Zumba 1 & 2 Certified, CPR Certified.
Classes I currently teach: I currently teach Zumba, Gentle Yoga and Kids Yoga. My love for fitness started young. I ran track and was a Cheerleader growing up. Group exercise reminds me of cheering and being with friends. Especially with Zumba. You can really move in this class. Shake everything you have and enjoy the party laughing while you work!
Interests: My interests include family, friends, crocheting, and volunteering at school.
Why I love Fitness: Gentle Yoga is great, Here we can center our breath and be reminded to slow down and enjoy the little things in life, enjoying every moment. Smile at the world, and feel the power of your own acceptance. Put a positive spin on every thought you have. Make each day count.
Kids Yoga is fun for me. I enjoy teaching children, they have such excitement to learn and share everything they know!
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Tom Sapienza
Experience/Certifications/Education: Hampshire Hills Director of Operations since 1992.
CPA with a BS in Accounting and MBA from UConn. Spinning Instructor since 
1996 -currently licensed by Mad Dogg Athletics.
Classes I currently teach: Spinning
Interests: Family. Fitness of Mind, Body, and Spirit which includes learning, improving, helping, movement, organic/natural food, and faith in God. Also enjoy reading, snowshoeing, biking, functional exercise, the Yankees, and Springsteen.
Why I love Fitness:I have been involved in sports and fitness as a hobby my entire life. Fitness for me has always been a 24/7 lifestyle and has helped define who I am. To be employed full time in the fitness industry since 1992 has been a great blessing. Working to make a difference in peoples lives through my role at Hampshire Hills is a humbling and rewarding experience that I would not trade for anything. I am proud and thankful to be included with such an incredible contingent of Group Exercise Instructors.
