TRAINERS

Elite Staff. Proven Results.

Bob

LEVEL 3

Email Bob Bulmash: bbulmash@bearsfit.com
Home Town: Chicago, IL Certifications:
  • NASM CPT
  • FMS
  • Functional Aging
  • Certified Nutrition Specialist
  • Corrective Exercise Specialist
Training Specialties:
  • Cardio and Strength Training
  • Older populations
  • Functional Training
Quote: “I’ve been involved in fitness for over twenty years. Training and motivation have always been my passion. My ambition to help change lives for the better led me to become a certified personal trainer. My dedication and my desire to help motivate others is why my clients get the results they never thought possible. I love to train diverse demographics. I don’t believe you have to be better than everybody else. I believe you have to be better than you ever thought you could be.”

Rachael

LEVEL 3

Email Rachael Piunno: rpiunno@bearsfit.com

Certifications:

  • ISSA Sports Nutrition Coach
    • ISSA Certified Fitness Coach
    • ISSA Prenatal and Postpartum Coach
    • Certified Yoga, Spin, and Group Fitness Instructor
    • Dr. Stacy Sims Accredited Menopause Coach
    • Poliquin Group Level 1 & 2 Strength & Conditioning Coach

Training Specialties:

  • Women’s Health, Hormones, and Fitness
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Prenatal and Postpartum Fitness
  • Menopause Coaching
  • Youth Athlete Development
  • Group Fitness, Spin & Yoga

George

LEVEL 2

Email George Ross: gross@bearsfit.com
Certifications:
  • ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
Training Specialties:
  • Strength & Conditioning
  • Functional Mobility
  • Speed
  • Endurance training

Wendy

LEVEL 2

Email Wendy Spalding: wspalding@bearsfit.com

Certifications:

  • B.A. English (Leicester, UK)
  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer
  • NASM Certified Nutrition Coach
  • AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor 

Training Specialties:

  • Cardio & Strength Training
  • Functional Mobility & Balance
  • Wellbeing during Perimenopause and Menopause
  • Recovery from Joint Surgery 

Aidan

LEVEL 1

Email Aiden Medina: amedina@bearsfit.com Certifications:
  • NASM Certified Personal Trainer
Training Specialties:
  • Resistance Training
  • Functional Movement
  • Hypertrophy

Alex

LEVEL 1

Email Alex Charles: acharles@bearsfit.com
Home Town: Mundelein, IL Certifications:
  • Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)
  • Certified Nutrition Coach (NASM)
Training Specialties:
  • Strength and Conditioning
  • Weight Loss Management

Brandon

LEVEL 1

Email Brandon Maldonado: bmaldonado@bearsfit.com

Certifications:

  • NSCA Certified Personal Trainer

Training Specialties:

  • Strength & Conditioning Training
  • Corrective Exercise & Injury Prevention
  • Boxing Skill Development
  • HIIT
  • Weight Management 

Carter

LEVEL 1

Email Carter Price: cprice@bearsfit.com

Home Town:
Grayslake, IL

Certifications:

  • ISSA CPT

Training Specialties:

  • Athletic Strength/Conditioning
  • 98+010
  • Plyometrics/Injury Prevention

Quote:
“For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity. – Proverbs 24:16”

Edward

LEVEL 1

Email Edward Kozina: ekozina@bearsfit.com
Degrees & Certifications:
  • M.B.A (University of Illinois)
  • B.A.  Economics (Columbia College)
  • NASM Personal Trainer
  • Former U.S. Navy Bootcamp Drill Instructor
Training Specialties:
  • Strength & Conditioning
  • Body Re-composition
  • Longevity & functional health
  • Combat Sports
  • Boot camp
  • Nutrition

Timothy

LEVEL 1

Email Timothy Hilliard: thilliard@bearsfit.com

Certifications:

  • Group Trainer Strength Training
  • ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
  • HIIT & Circuit Training
  • HIITing Obesity: Mission Possible