MEET OUR FITNESS TEAM
Renee Rosenthal - Owner/Program Director/Head Coach
Renee is the CEO and visionary who created The Exercist, a Health & Fitness Training Company, and owner of Coconut Creek Adventure Boot Camp. Her professional fitness career began in Illinois over 20 years ago when she began participating in competitive sports. Knowledge of the body, training technique and equipment are areas where The Exercist surpasses others in the field. Renee has studied with such Fitness Experts as Dr. Anthony Abbott, Juan Carlos Santana and Michael Ashley at the Institute for Human Performance, the world's premier functional training facility where fitness professionals from around the world learn cutting edge training methods. Renee is a well educated and meticulous personal trainer and is not just certified but qualified. Renee also currently trains clients and teaches Boot Camps, Tennis, Spinning and Pilates several days each week at private country clubs and homes in Broward and Palm Beach County Florida. In her spare time, Renee enjoys boxing, and is an avid runner and cyclist.
Renee's professional achievements: Professional Tennis Ball Trainer and Leader, the founder, President and star semi-pro player of the former South Florida Women's Baseball League which has memorabilia in The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Renee has had cameos on TV, had appearances in Exercise Videos, and in films such as "A League of Their Own" with Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, and Tom Hanks.
Renee's mission: "To improve the health and conditioning of the overworked and time-starved population"
Renee maintains the following advanced certifications:
- 1st Place Fight For Climb, Ft. Lauderdale-2010, 2011
- 3rd Place Fight For Air Climb, Ft. Lauderdale-2009
- NSCA-CPT*D
- NESTA Adventure Boot Camp Instructor
- START (Military) Fitness Boot Camp Instructor
- CPTS, The Fitness Institute
- CPTS, Nutrition and Weight Management Specialist
- ACE, Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- AFAA, Functional Training Specialist, Post Rehab Specialist
- PIA-Pilates Reformer, Mve Fitness Chair, Mat
- TRX Suspension Trainer
- MADD Cycling Star 3 Instructor
- CPR -AED
AC Colin - Former U.S. Army Sergeant
Boot Camp Head Coach
-Strength Conditioning Specialist
- Sports Conditioning Specialist
-Personal Trainer
- Group Trainer
- Certified-U.S. Army MFT (Master Fitness Trainer)
AC has been personal training and group training since July 2002. As a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger he holds the rank of Staff Sergeant. He has been certified through the MFT School in ft Benning, GA. AC is a strength and conditioning specialist/coach with a training background in Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Wresting. He utilizes both his knowledge and experience from those backgrounds to create a unique effective training method that will get results. His training includes all forms of training tools such as Kettle bells, TRX, G-Flex, all forms of resistence cable, plyometrics, weight resistence, agility tools and techniques, Boxing, Muay Thai, and MMA. AC has trained anyone from beginners to experienced fitness buffs and all the way to collegiate and professional athletes. So whether you are starting off or on an advanced athlete, his training will get you "ARMY STRONG".
Dr. John Spencer Ellis - Support Staff
Each week, over one million people around the world enjoy a fitness program created by John Spencer Ellis. His fitness programs are implemented in the top resorts, spas and health clubs. John is the President of NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Trainers Association) and the Spencer Institute for Life Coaching. These two professional associations have 45,000 members in 30 countries. John is on the Advisory Boards of the National Health, Wellness and Prevention Congress, Exercise TV, Conference for Healthy Living, Irvine Valley College, Get America Fit Foundation, and is a Fellow of the National Board of Fitness Examiners. He is the author of "How Badly Do You Want It? - Your Ultimate Guide to Optimal Fitness," and a contributor to "Power of Champions." He created Coconut Creek Adventure Boot Camp, the largest fitness boot camp program in the world. His signature series of outdoor fitness equipment is used in communities worldwide. John has been featured or quoted in every major fitness publication, and held the post of Fitness Editor for OC Flair magazine. John has been featured on NBC, CBS, PBS, SPIKE, ESPN & Bravo. He serves as an on-air expert for Life & Leisure Television and Health Journal Television with General Norman Schwarzkopf. He is the producer and host of The OC Body on The Healthy Living Channel. John is a Nautilus sponsored athlete and stars in the workout DVDs Playground Boot Camp™ & Kung-Fu Fitness™. John created the fitness program used by the U.S. Secret Service and he consults the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships).
John has been continuing his professional education since 1987, and holds bachelors degrees in business and health science, an MBA, and a doctorate in education. He is currently completing a second doctorate in naturopathy. He has fifteen certifications including massage therapy, plyometrics, self-defense, fitness kick boxing, fitness boxing, water fitness, exercise rehabilitation, golf conditioning, Pilates, personal training, clinical hypnotherapy, sports hypnosis, PACE circuit training and yoga. He holds a 2nd degree black belt in kung-fu, has completed the Ironman triathlon, and finished 5th at the U.S. National Biathlon Championships. His medical training includes a license in radiological technology, a medical assisting certification, and training in McKenzie rehabilitation. John was nominated for the California Community College Distinguished Alumni Award.
Kelli Calabrese - Support Staff
Kelli Calabrese, MS, CSCS is the International Master Trainer for Coconut Creek Adventure Boot Camp and does the Coach Training to prepare qualified candidates to become Coconut Creek Adventure Boot Camp Coaches. Calabrese has been a spokesperson, consultant, advisor or expert for clients such as The American Council on Exercise, NESTA (National Exercise & Sports Training Association), the National Board of Fitness Examiners, Athletic Baby, The Aerobic & Fitness Association of America, National Board of Fitness Examiners, Smuckers, Kellogg, Glaxo Smith Klein, The Watermelon Council and Quaker Oats.
At the age of 22 Kelli had completed 3 Science degrees including an Associates in Biology, Bachelors with High Honors in Exercise Physiology and a Masters in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Since 1986, Kelli has acquired 23 fitness, nutrition, weight management and lifestyle consulting certifications. For 14 years she co-owned and operated a chain of 4 fitness centers (Excellence in Exercise) and 4 corporate centers with clients such as Calvin Klein Cosmetics, Nabisco and Beneficial Insurance. In 1991 Calabrese opened Xercise Institute, the first school for preparing candidates for the American Council on Exercise's Personal Training exams.
Kelli’s personal mission is to empower individuals with the tools to make health, fitness and wellness a permanent and enjoyable part of their lives. She does this through teaching and coaching both consumers and fitness professionals to be their personal best.
