Meet the Team Who Made It All Possible
Get to Know the Coaches
Alex V.
Background:
Alex has been a strength and conditioning coach and trainer since 2012. He started his career as a Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Hortonville High School in Wisconsin. Wanting to continue his education, he then pursued his Master’s Degree at the U of MN. There, he interned with the strength and conditioning coaching staff, working directly with the Gophers athletes. After receiving his M. Ed., he wanted to pursue a different path into personal training, and that is when he ended up at TONE Fitness in 2016!
Alex personally enjoys powerlifting, Olympic lifting, and cycling for his own training. He has competed and coached in multiple powerlifting meets and plans to compete in an Olympic lifting competition in the future. He also enjoys brewing his own beer, snowboarding, frolfing. Apart from these physical activities for fun, he also enjoys playing computer games.
Kyler E.
Background:
Kyler graduated as an undergrad at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. Shortly after, he interned at the Sanford Health POWER Center, working with weight loss clients, youth sports athletes, and semi-professional athletes. Wanting to further his education, he then pursued his Master’s Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, MN. Immediately after grad school, he worked a couple of different positions in the medical field as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist in Cardiac Rehab and a Pacemaker Technician in a medical device clinic.
He soon found his passion for personal training in 2016 when he worked at Life Time Fitness in Lakeville, MN, where he had a few different positions as a Metabolic Technician, Personal Trainer, Assistant PT Manager, and Small Group Instructor. In 2021, he came to TONE Fitness to continue educating and training the members of our community!
Kyler personally enjoys Olympic lifting and Crossfit-style training, and he continues to compete in Crossfit competitions year-round. In his downtime, you might see him play golf, volleyball, and a random pick-up game of hockey. He also loves petting dogs and watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
FAQ’s
New members can join our community at any time! Our current members are always following structured programs, but our coaches will assist you on how to ramp up your program at your own pace.
Absolutely not. We have options for every person who walks through our doors, whether you are beginner or advanced.
For our Semi-Private training sessions, we have an ‘Open Availability’ schedule. This means, you can choose any available time slots in the mornings or evenings, as long as the session is not already capped at 5 members.
We have members who like to stick with the same days and times, and we have members who need to bounce all over the place. Both are fine...we just want you to be able to utilize all of your sessions and be consistent!
Our members' monthly dues depend on their training session frequency (2x/week or 3x/week). No long-term commitment is needed and our members pay month-to-month (unless you are utilizing a sign-up promotion that states otherwise).
---NOTE: You choose a training session frequency based on how often you want structured and coach-led training sessions. However, we also offer "Open Gym" and large group classes for free to help you come in even more often!
---MEMBERSHIP CHANGE POLICY: If there ever comes a time when you need to change, pause, or stop your membership, we just require a 30-Day Notice.
We want to make your experience with us more than just a gym to workout at! Although your health and fitness goals are a top priority, we strive to have an accepting, motivating and friendly community that will help make your experience enjoyable. Here are just a few things our community and coaches are doing for our members:
- Private Facebook Group: Every member in our gym is invited to join our private FB group where members and coaches share personal accomplishments, educational resources, gym/facility updates, etc. Even if you do not see everyone in person, we all can still share relevant information with each other to keep the momentum going.
- COMMUNITY: There are many things that go into building a strong community. Specifically for TONE Fitness, our members form strong friendships, attend each other’s important life and social events, cheer for those completing a race or fitness event coming up, and help each other with their own personal goals. We have even had our own members hold seminars for everyone to attend!
Testimonials
I wanted to improve my health, lose fat, gain strength and muscle and reduce my chances of bone density issues. I have a chronic disease that can affect my bone density negatively.
So far, here are SOME of my successes:
- I am stronger at almost 55 than I have ever been in my life.
- I can deadlift 280#!
- This additional strength helps me every single day. Being strong is not only helpful but empowering.
In conjunction with my strength training, I have also addressed my nutrition. As a result, I have lost 65# and significantly reduced my body fat. Some factors that have helped me:
- Options: private training, semi-private training, flexibility, plenty of options for dates/times
- Knowledgeable and amazing trainers who care about everyone’s goals and well-being
- An incredible community of like-minded people who support one another. Seriously the best group of people - trainers and clients.
If you are curious on what to expect, these are it: Fun/Progress/Coaching/Community/Results. I have belonged to many other clubs / gyms. This is the first time that I’ve truly felt like I belong. I’ve felt this way during my entire time and journey. This is truly my happy place and these are my people.
At 53 years old, I realized what I had done in the past to stay in shape was just not working anymore.
To come across a gym that was targeting women my age for strength training and nutrition, I had to check it out. I was not sure what I had gotten myself into but quickly realized the benefits of this gym.
January of 2020, I hurt my back and landed in the ER and could not work out for weeks. When I returned to the gym, the coaches created a personalized plan for me to gain my strength back and protect my back at the same time. Within 5 months I was back to lifting and my back and core is strong!! I went from never lifting weights, to deadlifting 225 lbs. and competing in a Powerlifting competition in March 2022!! I now have a goal to continue with strength training and to deadlift 250 lbs. I will be signing up for another Powerlifting competition. And yes, I am 58 now!!
The knowledge and support of the coaches, the camaraderie of the other clients, and the positive atmosphere has me going on 5 years. I feel strong, confident and a lot less stress! 