NEXT LEVEL STRENGTH & MOVEMENT - Key Persons
Coach Amanda's passion for health and fitness is contagious. She loves helping clients reach their goals and teaching them how to make positive changes towards a happier, healthier and more balanced lifestyle. She believes that with hard work, dedication and consistency, anything can be achieved.
Amanda was an athlete growing up, playing indoor volleyball in high school and remained active through college. In graduate school she entered the sport of competitive bodybuilding. She has competed in seven NPC bikini competitions, one being at the National Level. It was during these two years of competing that her passion for fitness really grew. She realized the impact she could make in others lives by sharing her knowledge, experience and passion so she decided to pursue coaching.
Amanda earned her B.S. in Biology and Marine Science at the University of Miami. She then traveled to Australia to live and work abroad for a year before completing her M.S. in Marine Biology and Coastal Zone Management at Nova Southeastern University. She is an adrenaline junkie who loves surfing, snowboarding and scuba diving. If she's not at the gym you can find her at the beach or on the boat fishing and diving. She loves anything that gets her outside and gets her moving to stay fit and healthy.
Coach Andres has an incredible passion for educating and helping others navigate through their fitness & health journey. Coming from an athletic background and having dealt with injuries and setbacks himself, Andres is a strong believer in the values of human performance and strives to help clients from all walks of life to achieve their goals.
Andres was an all-inclusive athlete growing up; partaking in competitive swimming, soccer, football, tennis, and even amateur bodybuilding; his passion for athletic training is unmatched.
Andres specializes in strength, performance, and mobility; but his main goal, as he likes to say, is "bridging the gap" between modalities, and demonstrate how mobility, strength, performance and health are all integral parts of an optimal lifestyle.
Coach Andres is in his final semester of schooling to become a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant.
Coach Chris' passion is helping others, especially when it comes to improving health, fitness and athletic goals. His childhood love for sport and fitness inspired him to pursue an education and career helping others achieve some of the same goals he once pursued and accomplished.
With a B.S. in Exercise & Sport Sciences and a Master's degree in Health Education & Physical Education, both earned at the University of Florida, Coach Chris has the knowledge and understanding of how to successfully train individuals from all backgrounds and abilities.
As a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist for over the last decade and founder/owner of Next Level Strength & Movement in Fort Lauderdale, his experience includes time working with Olympic and professional athletes and consulting for Major League Baseball. In addition, he is South Florida's first certified Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist and Certified KINSTRETCH™ instructor, two highly specialized accreditations for joint health.
This has led Chris to develop his innovative training program, which allows not only elite athletes but all fitness enthusiasts to successfully maximize their results. Through individualized training, Chris focuses on improving his clients' overall health, fitness and performance - taking them to the next level.