Personal Training sessions are a great opportunity to make the most of your workouts through the close guidance of a trained professional. Personal Training sessions offer clients the certainty and comfort of knowing that the time they spend working out is contributing directly to achieving their fitness goals. A Personal Trainer will use your current experience, health, preferences, and goals to outline a specific routine for you.

Please email our Fitness Coordinator, Brian Keating  [email protected] with any questions.

Personal Training Policies

  • Clients should schedule their sessions directly with their respective trainer
  • Clients must pay prior to having their session
  • All payments can be made online, with your trainer, or through the Fitness Director
  • At least 24 hour notice must be given to the trainer to cancel a scheduled session
  • Personal training sessions are non refundable
  • Personal Training Sessions expire 12 months from date of purchase

Pricing

Member Rates
Session Package 30-Minute Session 60-Minute Session
1 $40 $70
4 $140 $260
8 $280 $520
12 $420 $780
Non-Member Rates
Session Package 30-Minute Session 60-Minute Session
1 $50 $100
4 $200 $400
8 $400 $800
12 $600 $1,200

Trainers

Alex Engelman

Personal Trainer

Education: Bachelor of Science, Kinesiology: UMass-Amherst

Certifications: ASCM Certified Personal Trainer

I have participated in organized sports most of my life. I played soccer my entire childhood up into high school, in addition to several years of Tae Kwon-Do and 3 years of baseball. I started lifting as a freshman in high school, fell in love immediately and joined the Cambridge YMCA that summer. Since then I have competed in powerlifting at a national level multiple times, and served as the athletic coordinator for the power lifting club at UMass Amherst, where I earned my B.S. in Kinesiology. I have done lots of training for friends and family with goals ranging from maintaining functionality while aging to placing in national powerlifting championships. Nothing has been so rewarding to me as helping people better their health, and nothing as exhilarating as helping people achieve competitive success!

I approach training by combining both evidence and individualization, focusing on behavior change, and prioritizing the most effective elements of an exercise program, such as the appropriate intensity, workload, exercise selection and technique. I also continue to obsess over exercise science as an academic interest and stay up to date with the scientific literature. I believe the most important thing for a trainer to do is meet their client where they’re at and develop long term habits; the most effective program is one that can be adhered to. Whether there may be health concerns, time restrictions, or just difficulty reaching the next athletic level, or any number of obstacles, I am sure that there is progress to be made!

Contact: [email protected]

Chorobi Sagna

Personal Trainer
Group Exercise Instructor

Education: Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science: UMass-Amherst

Certifications: ISSA Certified Personal Trainer

All my life I have been playing sports, but my favorites being Basketball and Baseball. I would always pride myself on my speed and agility, which helped me with my game. Once high school hit, I stopped playing sports, only doing track and baseball for a year each. Even though I had stopped, a part of me wanted to keep training! So, at the end of my senior year I joined the YMCA in 2017 and fell in love with working out. I am currently in the best shape of my life!

The following year I began to study at UMASS Amherst; however, I started off as a business major and after a year and a half it felt as though it wasn’t for me. It was then that I decided to become a Kinesiology major! The classes were a little harder, but I could tell it was the right path for me. I am currently finishing up my bachelor’s degree and plan on using it to better myself and others. I started off my YMCA career working as a fitness ambassador for a year. That plus my 5 years of working out here, I am very grateful to be a part of the Cambridge YMCA community and hope I can continue to help that fitness community grow. My goal as a trainer is to unlock people’s potential and help them better themselves one step at a time!

Contact: [email protected]