Ambre Sheehy - Graduate Assistant for Fitness/Wellness Programs

Currently teaches Group Cycle

Ambre graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison last spring and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Recreation Management, here at the University of Arkansas.  Ambre has been teaching group fitness since the spring of 2008.  She has taught strength, cycle, and circuit classes.   Ambre has been an ACE certified Personal Trainer for 2 years and recently became certified by SPIN Fitness. She is starting her first year as the Graduate Assistant responsible for overseeing the Group Exercise and Mind/Body group fitness classes, as well as the Personal Training program.

Amber

Currently teaches Group Cycle, Chiseled Abs 'n Arms, Zumba™ Express, and Turbokick™

Amber is an Arkansas Alumni with an Accounting degree. Her fitness certifications include AFAA Primary Group Exercise, Zumba, and Powder Blue Productions TurboKick and Hip Hop Hustle.  She has been dancing since age three and competively since thirteen years old. She has a special love for Hip Hop and Latin cardio. When not working during the day, you can usually find her at the gym, wellness center, or in the park.  "First comes the sweat and then comes the beauty if you're lucky and say your prayers."

Ashlee

Currently teaches Yoga Flow, Hustle, Turbokick™, and Group Cycle

Ashlee has a Master's degree in Exercise Science from the University of Arkansas. She also completed her undergraduate studies here in the same field.  She is certified in PiYo™, Turbokick™, Hip Hop Hustle™, and has experience teaching a huge variety of classes.  In addition, Ashlee is a certified Personal Trainer.  Her favorite part of group fitness is the fact that she gets to interact with such energetic and enthusiastic paticipants.

Stacey

Currently teaches Pilates Fusion

Stacey is an undergraduate here at the University of Arkansas and teaches mind/body group fitness classes.

Chance

  Currently teaches Muscle Cut and Martial Sciences

Chance is a senior Dietetics major with 3 years of experience as a Personal Trainer and 2 years as a Group Exercise instructor.  He has worked with people of all fitness levels, from beginners all the way up to elite athletes.

Kristin

Currently teaches Group Cycle

Kristin is the Graduate Assitant for Special Events. She recently completed her certification in SPIN Fitness.  Kristin graduated from the University of Texas and is beginning her first year as a graduate student, pursuing a master's degree in Recreation Management.  Kristin likes long walks on the beach and High School Musical 3. 

 Lauren

Currently subs for group fitness classes

 Lauren is going on her third year of teaching! She is a senior middle level education major. She has a passion for working out and the instructor training program led to her involvement with group exercise. She loves encouraging others and showing them that working out can be fun!  She recently recieved her TurboKick certification.

 Brenda

 Currently teaches Beginner Belly Dance, Advanced Belly Dance, and Zumba™

Tracy

Currently teaches Core Yoga and Deep Stretch 

 Tracy has been teaching at the HPER for two years. She is PiYo™ certified as well as 300 hour certified. She will be teaching core yoga this semester, a core class with pilates incorporated.

 Todd

Currently teaches Yoga-All levels

Lydia

 Currently teaches Pilates and Yoga

Lydia Michaels has received her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Arkansas.  She is originally from Conway, AR and has been living in Fayetteville for the last three years.  She is certified in PiYo™ and is also trained in yoga, ballet and West African dance styles.  She incorporates blended movement and stretching styles into her classes to challenge and improve students’ strength, flexibility, balance and coordination. 

Candace

Currently teaches Zumba™

Candace is a student here at the University of Arkansas.  She has not yet declared her major.  She teaches Zumba™ and loves to help participants have fun and improve their fitness!

Monique

 Currently teaches PiYo™, Hard Core, Booty Ballet, Group Cycle,Body Sculpt, Circuit Breaker, Turbokick™, and Zumba™

Monique is an AFAA certified group exercise instructor. She is a senior Exercise Physiology/ Biomechanics major and plans on going to PT school to become a physical therapist. This is her second year teaching group fitness. She has been dancing since the age of two and loves choreographing. Monique loves working out and loves showing others how to enjoy a workout.

Brooke

Currently teaches Group Cycle

Brooke is a senior Dietetics major and is planning to continue on to a dietetics internship.  Her longterm goal is to be a sport dietician at the collegiate level.  Brooke's certifications include AFAA Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Fitness Instructor, and PiYo.  Brooke has had experience with a variety of people and enjoys interacting with group fitness participants.