Team
Aaron Gooding
Aaron has a degree in Exercise Physiology and is a NASM CPT. He has a great passion for helping his clients reach their goals in regards to weight loss, building lean muscle, correcting muscular imbalances, and improving functional movement.
Ara Celi DiCost
Ara Celi DiCostanzo (Ari) comes to Def:Fit from Minnesota where she studied medicine and worked in medical research for several years.
Chase D. Pettey
Chase Pettey graduated from Columbia College in 2012 with an associate's of arts in business administration and an associates of Science.
Daemian Mains
Sarasota fitness expert, Daemian Mains, applies her years of experience to get your body moving and strong.
David Bens
Definition Fit, Sarasota's fitness expert, is also very excited to welcome another new personal trainer, David Bens! David is AFAA certified and insured, and has 22 years experience in strength training, lean muscle growth and body fat reduction, and flexibility.
David Weiner
One of our co-owners here at Definition Fit, Dave is a triathlete who is currently training for Ironman.
Levi Root
Levi has a background in golf performance, owning his own business called Root Performance Institute.
Meghan Wicks
Physical Therapist and Group Exercise Certified. Meghan teaches our explosive and challenging Bag Class!
Melanie Gaffney
Melanie Gaffney is a personal trainer and boot camp instructor with over six years of experience in the fitness industry, having started her journey at the YMCA and eventually branching out to teach her very own Melanie Mania classes.
Tanya Roark
In 2013 I moved to Sarasota where I am fortunate to again be able to work with USTA & Jr Athletes as well as a wide variety of clientele from General Fitness and wellness needs to knee/hip/shoulder pre-hab & rehab, etc.
Thomas Johnson
TRX is suspension training, and comes from his strength conditioning. Tom offers both group classes and personal training, and has been a fixture with us from the very beginning. Certified Personal & Group Training