Beacon Health & Fitness Center has a friendly, caring and professional staff with the medical knowledge and expertise that is often hard to find in a fitness setting. Our staff has the resources and the passion that will foster positive, lasting changes for adults of all fitness levels and health needs.
We offer a diverse selection of group exercise classes, cardio and strength equipment and customized services such as personal training, nutrition counseling and therapeutic massage.
- Personal Trainer
I have always had a passion for fitness, health and competition. I am a runner-having completed the Marine Corp Marathon and 2 half-marathons. I
- Group Fitness Instructor, Best Medicine
Brenda has been a group fitness instructor since 2017, she enjoys teaching & working with a wide variety of people. As a former member
- Personal Trainer
Hello, I’m Carissa! I’m studying Sport and Exercise Science with a double minor in Nutrition and Health Promotion at Indiana University South Bend. I love guiding
- Personal Trainer
Carly has a passion for making fitness enjoyable. She walks in every day with a small but impactful goal, to make the gym
- Personal Trainer
I knew from a young age that I had a passion for exercise. Since then I’ve dedicated my life towards learning about the benefits
Chloe loves a vegan lifestyle and has 2 cats & 2 dogs that always keep her on the move. She is currently an F45
- Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Trainer
Colleen enjoys working with clients who are interested in core strength, stretch and flexibility and enjoys teaching strength, stretch, mat Pilates and Pilates reformer
- Personal Trainer, Fitness Specialist, Sports Performance Coach
Have fun, be consistent, work hard, and crush your goals. My number one goal as a coach is to keep athletes progressing forward while
- Fitness Manager, Personal Trainer, Pilates Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor
Del’s passion is to work with clients who have issues and conditions. It gives her great joy to work with those who need
- Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Running Coach
Emily enjoys helping clients and students reach their fitness goals and educate them along the way in finding long term solutions that fit best
- Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Trainer
Emily has experience training a wide variety of clients with different conditions, abilities and goals. When working with clients she encourages them to try
- Nutrition Counseling
Erica Weinandy is a Registered Dietitian with a Masters in Nutrition who began her career working to teach children about nutrition and disease prevention.
- Personal Trainer, Fitness Specialist
I’ve had a passion for fitness and living and active lifestyle ever since I started playing sports when I was 8 years old. I
- Personal Trainer
. I have a passion for helping individuals that struggle with injuries or limitations. I became a personal trainer to continue developing my knowledge
- Personal Trainer, Fitness Specialist
ack graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Exercise Science and a minor in Fitness Instruction. Throughout his collegiate experience, he had the
- Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Best Medicine
Jake is passionate about working with people who have chronic diseases, orthopedic limitations and those looking to change their body composition. He also enjoys working with strength athletes
- Personal Trainer
My name is Jake Rairdon, I am 19 years old. I played football, basketball and ran track throughout highschool. After my senior season I
- Personal Trainer
My name is Jason Brandt. I grew up in South Bend, Indiana. Since a very young age I have always been involved
- Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer
Jason enjoys coaching endurance sports, most specifically running, which he considers his specialty. He has experience in coaching cross country, track, volleyball and Crossfit
- Personal Trainer
I Have a passion for teaching people proper lifting technique to avoid injury and improve the efficiency of their work.
“Build confidence and momentum
- Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Trainer
Jenny focuses on form and safety when leading group fitness classes with an emphasis on functional movement. Her goal is to provide a welcoming
- Fitness Specialist, Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Trainer, Personal Trainer
Jessica DuBois graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with a degree in Exercise Science and furthered her education to receive an M.B.A. in Healthcare Management.
- Personal Trainer, Pilates Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor
Jonell grew up around sports and exercise which led her to be a two sport athlete in high school and she continued this passion
- Running Coach
In 2017 Julie retired from her career as an elementary school teacher and decided to dive deeper into the world of fitness. She became
- Personal Trainer, Fitness Specialist, Group Fitness Instructor
Karin came to the US from Berlin, Germany, and after raising her kids she wanted to get back in shape and get fit. For
- Nutrition Counseling
Kate focuses on Intuitive eating principals when working with weight management to create a better relationship with food rather than diet approach. Kate has
- Wellness Coaching
Kris is a certified wellness coach and is passionate about health, wellness, joy and especially optimism. . She believes that through life’s challenges we
- Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, Best Medicine, Clinical Integration Coordinator
One of my biggest passions in life is to help others achieve their goals and help them develop healthy lifestyle habits that will last
- Massage Therapy
Laura has been a licensed massage therapist since 2018 & is certified in sports massage, cupping, and reflexology. Laura enjoys working with clients to
- Massage Therapy, Pilates Trainer
Lori has been a Certified Massage Therapist since 2012 and has a thriving interest in helping her clients reach their health and healing goals.
- Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Pilates Trainer, Best Medicine, Aquatic Group Fitness
Mallory loves to interact and create relationships with members. Her goal is to help others get excited about fitness and to see results with
- Personal Trainer, Aquatic Group Fitness, Best Medicine
Mary Sue brings her years of experience and passion for aquatic exercise as an instructor for Beacon’s Best Medicine warm water therapy pool classes.
- Personal Trainer, Fitness Specialist
Maureen has been active in health
and fitness since college. She worked in
corporate wellness for many years as a
trainer & instructor. Most recently, she has
- Personal Trainer
Meg graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in Health Fitness in Preventive Rehabilitation with a Minor in Nutrition. After graduation, she completed
- Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer
Milt has the second most basketball sectional championships, 5, in South Bend history. 4 Coach of the Year Awards. His athletes have earned millions
- Massage Therapy
Myla is a licensed massage therapist who has a passion for helping others. She hopes to become a Physical Therapist to continue helping people
- Personal Trainer
I’m Nick McIntyre, musician turned personal trainer. I spent much of my life loving to play music and earned my Masters degree in saxophone
- Pilates Trainer, Best Medicine, Group Fitness Instructor
Cardiac nursing and fitness are careers that intertwine continuously; Peggy loves this side of nursing and the privilege of working with patients and athletes
- Personal Trainer
I’m deeply motivated by helping people reach their fitness goals but I absolutely love helping people do things they once thought impossible! Weight loss,
- Pilates Trainer, Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor
Sara enjoys working with a broad range of individuals. She loves challenging her clients and showing them that anything is possible with a little
- Beacon Health & Fitness Director, Personal Trainer, Cancer Fitness Specialist
Sarah has a passion for populations that suffer from different conditions and ailments which require special training. She loves our Best Medicine programs and
- Group Fitness Instructor, Best Medicine
Sharone has motivated members in water classes for over 18 years. Water can be very beneficial by helping with painful joints and muscles. Sharone
- Pilates Trainer, Yoga Instructor
Stacy has a true passion for teaching people the power of connecting the mind to the body. As your instructor, her goal is to
- Personal Trainer
Sydney grew up in Three Rivers before moving to Lakeland Florida in 2016. There she pursued musical theatre at Harrison School for the Arts
- Sports Performance Coach
Tanner thoroughly enjoys working with all age groups to help form a positive relationship with exercise. He also believes strongly in a famous Arnold
- Massage Therapy
Alexandria School of Scientific Therapeutics in Alexandria, Indiana in 2009 where she studied Pfrimmer massage which can correct and prevent many serious muscle conditions.
- Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Instructor, Yoga Instructor
I became a Personal Trainer to learn more about the science of exercise and the opportunity to tailor individualized programming. My passion is to
- Personal Trainer, Best Medicine, Wellness Coaching
Todd is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington with a degree in Exercise Science and is an ACSM certified Exercise Physiologist. As an
- Fitness Specialist, Personal Trainer, Sports Performance Coach
My passion comes from helping individuals meet their goals of getting bigger, healthier, faster and stronger through the use of science-backed movements and methods.
- Fitness Coordinator
In college Zach was a two-sport athlete, competing in both football and baseball. The origins of his approach toward fitness were derived from his
