GROUP EXERCISE
Downtime Schedule (May 14th- June 1st)
Group Exercise Bios:
Amanda Rivas
Hometown: Goodyear, AZ (I am originally from Chicago, IL and that’s where I consider my hometown even though I have not lived there in six years)
Connection to NAU: Exercise Science with a Chemistry Minor
Classes you teach: Kickboxing
Fitness Perspective: Personal fitness should be measured on how good you feel about yourself and how healthy your body feels during activity rather than a specific size or weight.
Billy Gray
Hometown: San Diego California
Connection to NAU: Construction Management
Classes you teach: Billy’s Body Sculpting
Fitness Perspective: If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise!
Brady Ryan
Hometown: Cameron Park, CA
Connection to NAU: Exercise Science
Classes you teach: 20-20-20, Hardcore Abs, Tread and Shed,
Fitness Perspective: Always Stay Active
Brittnie Donzella
Hometown: Chandler AZ
Connection to NAU: Spanish and minor in Latin American Studies
Classes you teach: X-treme body workout, Boxing, Harcore abs, Body sculpting
Fitness Perspective: You only have one body, exercise and take care of it. Set and accomplish goals, it feels good.
Cassie Laughlin
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
Connection to NAU: Graduated with M. Ed. Elementary Education and BS in Public Relation and Advertising
Classes you teach: On the Ball, Body Sculpting and Ballet/Jazz
Fitness Perspective: Energy and persistence conquer all things. -Benjamin Franklin
Catherine Hunter
Hometown: Tempe, Arizona
Connection to NAU: Elementary Education
Classes you teach: Zumba, Cardio Kickboxing
Fitness Perspective : "Because exercise is a guaranteed way to improve the quality of your life, it has to be a part of your life style."
Chellastina Carrus
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Connection to NAY: Nursing
Classes you teach: Zumba
Fitness Perspective: The results you see in a workout are a reflection of the effort and consistency you put into it. Fitness combined with eating healthy can help physically and mentally strengthen your health and wellness.
Emily Maass
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Connection to NAU: Secondary Education History and Social Studies, Minor in Spanish
Classes you teach: Step and Zumba
Fitness Perspective: A workout a day keeps the doctor away.
Hannah Scolnik
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Connection to NAU: Advertising and Public Relations
Classes you teach: Kickboxing
Fitness Perspective: “Get Outta Your Mind
Jennifer Salazar
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Connection to NAU: BS Parks & Recreation Management
Classes you teach: Aqua, Cycle, Yoga, Zumba
Fitness Perspective: A healthy lifestyle is all about balance. Being fit is a physical and mental journey that you’re always traveling without a final destination.
Jessica Filon
Hometown: Fresno, CA
Connection to NAU: M.S. Biology
Classes you teach: Zumba, Hardcore Abs
Fitness Perspective: “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”
Jessica Grigg
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Connection to NAU: Elementary Education & Special Education
Classes you teach: Step & Sculpt, Boxing, Ab
Fitness Perspective: “If you focus on results, you will never change. If you focus on change, you will get results”
Joe Stell
Hometown: Palmdale, CA
Connection to NAU: Interdisciplinary Studies
Classes you teach: Hardcore Abs, Body Sculpting, Bootcamp
Fitness Perspective: “I truly believe that anybody can train or be trained to do anything. All it takes is hard work and dedication.”
Kelly McCue
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
Connection to NAU: Biology
Classes you teach: Pilates, Abs and More
Fitness Perspective: Sweat a little every day while smiling
Kelsey Griffith
Hometown: Glendale, AZ
Connection to NAU: Biomedical Science
Classes you teach: Cardio Kickboxing, Body Sculpting, Bootcamp
Kristina H. Hagen, PsyD, NCC
Hometown: New Berlin, Illinois
Degree: PsyD (Doctorate of Psychology)
MA in Counseling
BM in Music Business
Connection to NAU: teaches PES
Classes I teach: Zumba, Zumba Toning, Pilates, Body Sculpting, Cardio Sculpt, Stretch & Tone
Fitness Perspective: If you enjoy it, you will be motivated to do it; find exercise that "moves" you!
Lauren Kovalcik
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Connection to NAU: Business Marketing
Classes you teach: Step and Sculpt, Kickboxing, Aqua Fit
Fitness Perspective: Stay fit and have fun!
Leah Powell
Hometown: Paso Robles, CA
Connection to NAU: Marketing
Classes you teach: Stretch and Tone, 20-20-20
Fitness Perspective: Being strong and fit has both physical and emotional definitions. To be strong and fit physically requires dedication and time to your body, while being strong and fit emotionally requires self-confidence, courage, and persistence. Therefore, to encompass both definitions in one lifetime, you must intertwine the two and use them together to become your best.
Rachael Harley
Hometown: Kent, Washington
Connection to NAY: Mechanical Engineering
Classes you teach: Step, and Pilates
Fitness Perspective: Integrate many different activities and classes to make fitness fun and challenging. The same routine leads to boredom.
Robert Brewer
Hometown: Wall, NJ
Connection to NAU: Physical Education
Classes you teach: Bootcamp, Boxing, Spin, Tread and Shed
Fitness Perspective: I believe people have the ability to push themselves farther and harder than they ever imagined. Everything in life requires work and effort; if you work hard and are determined than you will reach your goals
Roshelle Stulz
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Connection to NAU: Biomedical Sciences
Classes you teach: Step and Boot Camp
Fitness Perspective: Everyday is a new opportunity to make yourself better!
Ryan Haley
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Connection to NAU: Accounting
Classes you teach: Step and Sculpt
Fitness Perspective: Hard Work, Done Well, Feels Good
Taylor Brock
Hometown: Loveland, Colorado
Connection to NAU: Physical Education and School Health with a minor in Biology
Classes you teach: Step
Tracie Hansen
Hometown: Born and raised in Tucson, Ariz., but I’ve called Flagstaff home since 1998.
Connection to NAU: I work full time for NAU in the Office of Public Affairs, but I’m also a proud two-time alum with my bachelor’s in public relations and my master’s in applied communication.
Classes you teach: Step and Sculpt, most often during the noon hour while I’m on my lunch break!
Fitness Perspective: Fitness and exercise should be a good blend of work and fun. Don’t be afraid to try something new and outside your comfort zone.
Yemile Ojeda
Hometown: Rio Rico, AZ
Connection to NAU: Marketing & Spanish
Classes you teach: Zumba & Bodysculpt
Fitness Perspective: Commit to be fit!
Group Exercise Program Policy with Inclimate Weather
If the univeristy closes due to inclimate weather, the group exercise schedule will be modified until the university re-opens. Always check our website or call the Rec Center (523-1733) for class updates and individual class cancellations.
Contact Us
Recreation Center
928-523-1733
928-523-0096 (fax)
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff AZ, 86011
reccenter@nau.edu
Outdoor Recreation
928-523-3229
Trips and Classes
928-523-2732
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff AZ, 86011
outdoors@nau.edu
Intramural Sports
& Sport Clubs
PO Box 5773
Flagstaff AZ, 86011
928-523-3111
sportclubs@nau.edu
imsports@nau.edu
Wall Aquatic Center
928-523-4509
928-523-7984 (fax)
PO Box 5649
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
wallaquaticcenter@nau.edu