Barb St. Pierre

Trillium Fitness co-owner, club manager and head personal trainer

Background

Barb graduated with a B.S. from Russell Sage College with a degree in exercise science. She has 24 years of professional experience doing what she loves; motivating people and helping them achieve their goals. Prior to opening Trillium with her sister, Barb spent 12 years based in Saratoga Springs as the Corporate Wellness director at Quad Graphics, Inc. In that role, she operated 8 national fitness facilities. Programs included ergonomics, injury prevention, return to work, fitness testing and evaluation and overall health and wellness assessment. She also has Division III basketball and volleyball coaching experience. Barb works in personal training, the Loser Program and teaches Body Pump, Body Attack, and RPM.

Certifications: Clinical Exercise Specialist; National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM); American Council of Exercise (ACE); CPR/AED

Teacher Certification: Body Pump, RPM and Body Attack

Adam LaPaglia

Certified Personal Trainer

Background

Adam graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a B.S. in Physical Education where he was a division one athlete and a 4 year starter on the baseball team. That experience led to tryouts with two professional baseball teams. Adam has been in the health, fitness and sports industry for over 11 years, where he has worked with many people from all walks of life ranging from stay at home moms to federal judges. Adam’s expertise in the sports world has afforded him to train some of the area’s top athletes, some of whom have gone on to play in the NHL, and MLB. His areas of expertise include advanced training, core training, functional training, speed, agility and quickness training, and post rehab.

Certifications: National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA); Advanced Certified Personal Trainer (ACPT); CPR/AED

John Timmerman C.S.C.S.

Head Certified Trainer, Team Trainer and Golf Coach

Background

John has worked in the fitness and sport performance industry for over six years and has studied fitness for over 9 years. Throughout his diverse career he has trained professional, college and high school athletes, post-rehab clients, top-tier executives, housewives, weight loss clients, and helped hundreds of other fitness clients from all walks of life reach their health and fitness goals. John recently moved back home to the Syracuse area from Richmond, VA where he owned and operated his own personal training company called The New Fit. The New Fit’s main clientele comprised of golf fitness clients, weight loss clients and area executives. John also teaches Body Pump.

Certifications: National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), one of the most recognized sports performance and fitness certifying bodies in the world, as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He graduated from the State University of New York with a degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Fitness Development.

Matt Essig

Sales Manager, Certified Personal and Team Trainer

Background

Matt has been part of the Trillium family for almost 8 years. His passion for physical fitness and helping people make lifestyle changes has shown over the years. He has experience working with developmentally disabled individuals, homeless and runaway youth and operating a youth center in East Syracuse. His specialty is functional exercise training. His hope is to teach others that a healthy lifestyle is not just a short term goal, but a change to live by. Matt is our Sales Manager, who is also part of the personal training team and teaches Body Pump.