Team – Ship Bottom
Carolayn Crane
Carolayn Crane is a fully certified Stott Pilates trainer in Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair, All Barrels as well as Rehab for injuries and special populations. She also holds specialized certification in Athletic and Golf conditioning as well as advanced certifications for neurological disorders, brain injuries and strokes. She continues her specialized education in all injuries to date. She has over 25 years’ experience in the fitness industry. Carolayn holds multiple certifications such as, Real Ryder Cycling, Halo, Cross Core, Total Barre and Anti-Gravity Aerial Yoga to name a few. She has also created several signature classes such as; Pyour Shred, Pyour Flex, Pyour Balance & Strength & Pyour Stretch in her think tank “Pyour Lab” with head trainer Linda Meade. She continues to successfully train and rehabilitate clients, whether it is an old or new injury, or a severe nervous system ailment causing serious debilitating balance issues such as Guillen Barre Syndrome, Brain Injury, Parkinson and M.S. Under her supervision her client’s progress is staggering. Carolayn is always expanding her certifications and incorporates her education into her training and builds into her class choreography. Making her classes unique, her training challenging and the results unbelievable.
Linda Meade
Linda Meade is a lifelong fitness enthusiast! She has over 25 years experience in the fitness industry and has secured multiple certifications throughout the years.She is AFAA group certified as well as Pilates Mat, Reformer, Chair, Barre and Small Apparatus. Linda also holds certifications in RealRyder Cycling, Mad Dogg Spinning, Personal Training, TRX & Cross Core Suspension Training, Halo, Kickboxing and Anti-Gravity Aerial Yoga.
Linda has co-created several classes for Pyour Core, including Pyour SHRED, Pyour FLEX, Pyour BALANCE & STRENGTH and Pyour STRETCH, alongside studio owner, Carolayn Crane.
She enjoys challenging clients to bring their best effort forward in their workouts through an emphasis on proper form and nonstop motivation! She hopes to infuse clients with her enthusiasm to be fit and healthy. Helping people gain more confidence and self-esteem is a priceless reward of working in the industry. This mindset translates to a more positive outlook on life.
As a certified Health Coach with Take Shape for Life, she is able to help clients develop habits of a healthy lifestyle. Linda’s training includes a focus on Athletic and Golf conditioning as well as certifications for neurological disorders, brain injuries and stroke.
Linda stays current with fitness trends and research by continuing to educate herself through hands-on workshops and webinars.
She loves being able to share her knowledge with clients to help them enjoy and succeed in their exercise journey.
A career in fitness and sharing it with others… what more could you ask for!
Karin Farnham
Karin, originally an NYC girl, moved to LBI over 16 years ago and brought her childhood love of fitness with her. She started running with her twin sister when she was 7 years old and has been at it ever since.
Karin loves to combine the freedom of outside running workouts with the extra push and collaboration that a group class offers in her weekly routine. She is a working registered nurse and is fascinated with bio-mechanics, functional anatomy, functional training and exercise physiology.
Her thirst for knowledge and love for exercise has led her outside the scope of nursing to accumulate multiple certifications such as Real Ryder Cycling, Cross Core, Barre, Pyour Shred, Pyour Flex, Pyour Stretch and Halo training. She is also certified in Pilates Mat and Pilates Reformer.
Karin continues on her health care journey by building her certifications in the fitness realm and maintaining her nursing career, staying current and active in her education.
As a true and loyal instructor at Pyour Core Karin will always bring in a fun, high energy, safe and motivating atmosphere!
Jo Ann Molnar
Jo Ann Molnar is a yoga, pilates, and spin teacher with a passion for all aspects of health and wellness.
Jo Ann is currently a Stott Pilates Mat and Reformer apprentice at Pyour Core Studio. Her certifications include Aerial Yoga teacher; 200-RYT Yoga teacher; RealRyder cycling instructor; and Madd Dogg spin instructor. Jo Ann is also a registered horticulturist and holds an advanced scuba diving license.
She became a Pilates Instructor because she want to help people move and breathe through daily activities with more freedom and power and less pain. She is particularly interested in helping individuals recover from injuries, slow the progression of various diseases and influence the quality of their physical and mental well-being while enjoying a more enjoyable active lifestyle throughout all stages of life.
Having experienced first-hand the transformative powers of mind-body modalities like yoga and pilates, Jo Ann wanted to help others by teaching. After suffering a back injury and being told surgery was the only option, Jo Ann instead worked to improve her physical and mental health through daily practice and found relief from the pain. Many years of these mind-body practices have given Jo Ann the mental and physical tools required to cope with life-changing events.
Pilates can have a restorative effect on lower back pain and is beneficial when chronic pain or injury impairs movement. The focus is on the core of the body, with a balance between strength and flexibility, so that in addition to the recuperative benefits, pilates practice results in stronger, leaner muscles. Many people choose to incorporate both pilates and yoga into their lives
Jo Ann is a second-generation Italian and New York native, Jo Ann’s love for the outdoors and a healthy lifestyle began as a young girl spending a lot of time on her grandparent’s fruit and vegetable farm. It was there that Jo Ann developed a deep love of nature, an appreciation for whole, organic foods, and an understanding of the connection between nature, nutrition, and human health.
Passionate about conservation and preserving our environment, she is involved in a number of nonprofit organizations that further this cause.
When Jo Ann is not teaching or studying, she loves spending time with two beautiful and inspiring adult children, and her seven rescue pets! She also finds time to work on her organic vegetable garden and enjoys cooking and baking whole foods.
Erin Dube
Her lifelong love of movement began early and led her through many fantastic opportunities. After studying dance at the University of Maine she choreographed and danced in off Broadway productions in Toronto. Erin studied dance at Le Jazz Hot in Ottawa, and then founded and successfully ran her own dance studio, Makin’ Moves and dance company, Dollhouse Dance Company from 2003-2010…Discovering the many benefits of pilates she added Stott Pilates to her schedule and is now so excited to be teaching Reformer classes here at Pyourcore! Erin enjoyed 2 seasons coaching the dance team for the popular Ottawa Junior AAA Hockey team, The 67’s. Her love of fitness and community involvement was recognized and Lululemon Athletica awarded her as one of their early dance ambassadors in Canada.
You can also find Erin teaching dance fitness at Danzhouse Fitness and Vinyasa at Evenflow Yoga. Along with her training in Stott Pilates, Erin is a 200-hr Registered Yoga Teacher, has her Mindful Fusion Barre certification, she completed her training in LeBARRE, certified CPR and she is proud to be a Reiki Master Practitioner.
“My goal for each class I teach is to incorporate all of my modalities of movement to create one extraordinary class that will feed your body mind and soul.” – Erin
Sejal Grizzetti
Sejal has always lived a very active lifestyle. She played multiple sports, including varsity soccer through high school and now attends Ohio State University pursuing a degree in Health Sciences: Pre-Physical Therapy.
Sejal has been an integral part of the Pyour team handling desk operations and naturally began an education track in the world of fitness. She now holds her AFAA group fitness certificate, RealRyder and Halo certifications, as well as Pyour FLEX and Pyour SHRED workshops.
Sejal is passionate, determined and on her way to becoming a certified Personal Trainer. She is excited to be committed to lifelong learning in the fitness field and all the future holds!
Gianna Strazza
From a young age, athletics defined who Gianna was. In high school, she was a three-sport athlete who was fortunate enough to continue her volleyball career at the collegiate level.
Gianna continued furthering her passion for health and fitness at The Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis placed on applied exercise and health. She also holds a K-12 teaching certification for Health and Physical Education.
Gianna joined the Pyour Team, handling desk operations at first and fell in love with everything the studio had to offer. She currently holds a Real Ryder Cycling certification and is eager to continue expanding her horizons by obtaining more certifications in the fitness world!
Elaine Monte
Elaine resides in Rumson NJ with her husband, four children and two pups. Elaine has always had a passion for sports, and an active lifestyle. As an alumnae of Goldman Sachs where she began her finance career her weekends were always filled with activities such as cycling, hiking
and kayaking.
As a lover of sports, Elaine has played competitive tennis for twenty years on both the state and national level and has also captained many of the teams she was a part of.
She has also immensely enjoyed supporting and encouraging her childrens many pursuits and activities.
Elaine began practicing pilates fifteen years ago and realized instantly how beneficial and supportive the practice can be for all individuals at all fitness levels.
As a lover of all things health and wellness, Elaine is thrilled to have completed the Stott Pilates intensive courses including Mat, Reformer, Cadillac, Chair and Barrell. Elaine is excited and eager to join the team of professionals at Pyour Core.
Kaylee McKay
I spend my summers in Long Beach Island and have had the pleasure of working at Pyour Core the few past years. In high school I took a NASM Personal Training class offered from the high school, and saw the overlap with what all my coaches have taught me and science classes.
I am going into my junior year at Sacred Heart University as a Nursing Major, and have only fallen more in love with the idea of wellness and living a healthy lifestyle.
From a young age, I was playing all sports and always working out. During high school, I took a cycle class and fell in love. Cycling workouts are nothing but energetic and fun. Right when I finish a workout, I am looking forward to the next one! I have learned that working out is not a task to do, but a hobby that one should look forward to!
Pyour Core is full of a passionate community that looks forward to working out, and having fun. I love teaching as I choose upbeat and energetic music that all can enjoy and have fun listening to while moving their body!
Alice Stocton Rossinni
A self proclaimed gym rat since college, Alice learned early on the only way to tame and focus her type A personality is through a good sweaty work out. From boot camp to spin classes, hot yoga, pilates and reformer to hiking, biking and body surfing in the ocean, it is through movement she finds her zen.
In 2007 she became ACE certified in group fitness and taught pilates, group fitness and pool classes at the Ocean Club in Stafford Township. Alice split her time between Hoboken and LBI, where she taught boot camp, strength, stretch and Pilates Mat at World Gym Paramus and at Crunch in Hoboken and Midtown Manhattan.
She has taught private pilates mat, reformer and small group fitness on land and in pools for more than a decade. Recently she became certified in Pilates Reformer. Nothing gives her more joy than to help clients become stronger, more mobile and confident.
Alice is proof that movement is key to longevity, overcoming injury and most importantly feeling good! She is an avid hiker and credits her dedication to fitness with enabling her to climb Half Dome in Yosemite, complete the JungFrau trail in Switzerland and reach the top of Kilimanjaro.
Mary Ruble
From Hamilton, NJ, with summers spent in LBI since childhood, Mary has always been passionate about fitness and working out. Mary is a recent graduate from the University of Delaware with her bachelor’s in Health Behavior Science. While at the University of Delaware Mary spent three years as a group fitness instructor teaching barre and cycle. Mary was awarded Employee of the Year at the University for her unparalleled dedication, exemplary leadership, and outstanding contributions. Currently pursuing her Master’s degree in occupational therapy at Stockton University, Mary will continue to be a year round resident on LBI. She is driven by her desire to aid individuals in reclaiming their activities of daily living.
Mary is passionate and eager to continue her knowledge and build onto her current certifications that include RealRyder, BarreAbove, and Schwinn Cycling. Through her fitness journey, she aspires to empower her clients to embrace health, wellness, and joy in every aspect of their lives. With her encouraging demeanor, Mary infuses each class with dynamic energy, constantly evolving her music playlist to offer variety and excitement, ensuring a memorable and challenging experience every time!
Kelsie Pianoforte
From a young age, I was deeply involved in competitive dance, which led me to further my studies at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. My professional dance career continued with the Boston Community Dance Project. Throughout my training, I faced numerous minor injuries that required me to find safe and effective ways to heal while continuing to progress. These challenges fueled my desire to learn more about the body’s mechanics and proper training techniques.
My journey into teaching and choreographing dance sparked a deeper interest in the fundamentals and anatomical science behind movement. With a lifelong passion for fitness, I discovered my love for Pilates during my college years. I have recently completed my STOTT Pilates Mat Course and am currently enrolled in the STOTT Reformer course. I am excited to dive into this journey and have future plans to further my education with a barre certification and focus on special injuries and populations.
As a Pilates instructor, my goal is to provide clients with well-rounded, versatile classes that promote overall wellness and a healthy lifestyle. I strive to inspire my clients beyond the studio, encouraging them to become the best version of themselves in every aspect of their lives.