Carolee Poythress
Sharing my passion for living a healthy lifestyle, helping others achieve their goals, and motivating others to change their bodies and their lives is where I find happiness. Here at Excel Body Fitness, we believe that if you excel in fitness, you excel in life.Excel Body Fitness was born out of this passion, to create a welcoming, family atmosphere along with the dedicated, hands-on instruction and attention of a personal trainer in a group fitness setting.
Fitness is my passion. My goal? To design a world-class fitness program that delivers real results, but to build it around people by investing in community and relationships.
I am a fitness professional with over 30 years of experience in the fitness industry. I’ve worked with the New Jersey Devils NHL team orthopedist, Dr. Barry Fisher, as a trainer and Physical Therapist Aide. I was the Group Fitness Director of Impact Athletics, Group Fitness Director of Jack LaLane and worked as Lead Kickboxing Instructor under Sensi John Giotis and Vesna Giotis at the American Jiu Jitsu Center. My experience in physical fitness includes Group Instruction, Personal Training, Boot Camp, Cardio-kickboxing, Body Building and Aqua Fitness and specializing in agility and power moves. I’ve worked with a wide range of clients, including teens, seniors, and athletes, as well as pre- and post-natal moms.
I take great pride in what I do: I enjoy bringing my wealth of experience and a personal, caring approach to each client. I’m a dedicated trainer and the best compliment I can get is seeing people commit themselves to living a healthy and happy life. I love to see before and after pictures, as well as cholesterol, blood tests, sugar level tests, life changes, and more. It lets me know I have done my job as a trainer.
Passion for a healthy lifestyle has always been an important part of my life–my grandmother would always encourage me to be strong and healthy saying, “if you are healthy, you will be a happy person,” and, “if you eat well and eat clean: stay away from restaurants and fried, greasy, sugary foods, your body will take care of you and run like a machine.”
My inspiration is my family: I’m a mom to two beautiful girls Taylor and Logan, step mom to Cody and Riley as well as being a daughter, sister, wife, and friend. When I’m not in the gym I enjoy spending time with my family, going to Basketball and Football Games, The Beach ,swimming, Playing board games , shopping and watching movies or our favorite shows, Grey’s Anatomy , 911 and ESPN.
