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Our Philosophy

In Home Senior Fitness puts the well-being of senior citizens first. Our team of rehab professionals is dedicated to improving each individual's strength, balance, and self confidence, allowing you to live the life you deserve.

In Home Senior Fitness was created to fulfill our patients' wishes to continue a fitness routine after they were discharged from therapy. Upon witnessing the amount of re-hospitalization and re-occurring injuries after our patients quit their therapy fitness routines, we decided there had to be a better way for seniors to maintain their health.

Located in the Greater Tampa Bay, West Central, and Central Florida areas, our goal is to create a safe, positive experience for older adults to improve their physical function without the hassle of traveling to a facility, massive co-payments, and negative insurance qualifications that deter so many from the care they deserve.

Meet the Team

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Ashley

C0-Founder, Certified Personal Trainer, Senior Fitness Specialist, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Ashley has been a practicing Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2010 where she has focused on improving the overall health and independence of seniors in skilled nursing facilities, outpatient clinics, and in home health.

As a Florida native, Ashley chose to continue with a Bachelors in Public Health from the University of South Florida. It was then that she fell in love with the city of Tampa. In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband and son, traveling and being adventurous outside of her comfort zone.

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Stacey

Co-Founder, Certified Personal Trainer, Senior Fitness Specialist, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Stacey has been a Physical Therapist Assistant since 2013 with her primary interest being geriatric health in clinical, hospital, skilled nursing, and home-health settings. Stacey served in the U.S. Military for nine years and during that time she worked on her education, graduating from Mount Aloysius College with her degree in physical therapy.

Stacey's passions include health, nutrition, skiing, hiking, and all adventurous outdoor activities. Originally from Pennsylvania, Stacey now enjoys living in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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Cassie

Certified Personal Trainer, Senior Fitness Specialist, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, Certified Dementia Practitioner, Functional Training Specialist

Cassie joined our team in July 2018 and our clients absolutely love her! Cassie has been an Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2017 where her clinical experience has been working with geriatrics in skilled nursing facilities. Cassie studied Occupational Therapy at SUNY Orange in New York. She hopes to spread awareness on the importance of strength training for every age group.

Cassie enjoys spending her free time working on her own personal goals in the gym and exploring her new home in St Petersburg.

Rob Joyner

Robert

Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Athletic Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Rob has been working as a Personal Trainer since 2003 and as a Physical Therapist Assistant/Athletic Trainer since 1996. He first found his love for fitness and training through his passion for soccer and from his dad who is a Physical Therapist. Rob started his career as an Athletic Trainer with the Tampa Bay Rays and Eckerd College in 1997. He then continued working with his dad in their outpatient physical therapy clinic where he specialized in outpatient orthopedics, sports medicine, golf fitness, geriatric care, and foot orthotics. Rob has worked in many different areas of the physical therapy trade from: outpatient, skilled nursing, long term care, home health, and acute care.

He has lived in St. Petersburg since he was four years old and graduated from the University of Tampa. In his free time, Rob enjoys refereeing triathlons and soccer, scuba diving, fishing, traveling/cruising, and boating.

 

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Jonathan

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Jonathan is originally from Maryland and moved to Florida to attend college as a graduate from FGCU in sports management. Currently he holds a physical therapy assistant license and loves playing sports including basketball, mountain biking, weight lifting, running obstacle course races, playing with his dogs, as well as cooking dancing, and being around family. He has worked in many different areas of physical therapy including outpatient, traveling skilled nursing, and most recently 4 years of home health. Jonathan has lived in the Tampa region for the last 6 years.

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Victoria

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Victoria Is a Physical Therapist Assistant and Certified Personal Trainer with over seven years of experience in these fields.  She graduated summa cum laude from the State College of Florida, Bradenton, in 2018. Victoria was born and raised in Moscow, Russia and trained in gymnastics and acrobatics starting when she was six years old. She was an elite acrobat and performer in Russia, which allowed her to travel all over the world. She came to Tampa, FL in 1996 with a Russian acrobat group to perform in Busch Gardens and qualified for immigration to the U.S. due to her significant skills and training.

Victoria has always enjoyed working with people and helping them to achieve their own personal fitness and health goals. In her free time she likes going to beaches, doing yoga and cooking for friends and family.

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Leslee

VIRTUAL Certified Personal Trainer, Registered Occupational Therapist

Leslee is an Occupational Therapist and Certified Personal Trainer with nearly a decade of OT experience primarily focused in home health. Being a military spouse, she has lived and practiced in many states. Leslee has re-located out of the area, but remains seeing clients as our virtual trainer! She has a deep passion for health, exercise, and serving the elderly; interests that all come together at In Home Senior Fitness.

She is excited to help clients reach their goals by better integrating fitness into their daily lives! Leslee enjoys exploring her new locations, biking with her husband and two children, and studying health and fitness.

 

 

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Chelsea

Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Chelsea has been a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2015. She has clinical experience in geriatric, adult and pediatric care in outpatient settings and skilled nursing facilities. Chelsea grew up in Orlando and continues to live in Central Florida with her husband and two boys. In her free time she enjoys being outdoors with her family, roller blading, playing tennis and traveling out of state to go hiking. She loves encouraging others to start or continue their fitness journey. "It's never too late" is her motto as her motivation is her two grandparents who play in the Senior Olympics for volleyball and compete in drag racing. She is excited to help others obtain their personal fitness goals.

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Milan

Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Milan is originally from Kansas City, but has been living in Florida since 2020. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and concentration in Health Fitness Studies. She then furthered her education receiving an Associates of Science in Occupational Therapy Assistant at Keiser University in Tampa, Florida. She is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

Milan’s passions have always been around health/fitness as she was a competitive gymnast for over 13 years. Besides fitness, she also loves traveling, spending time with family/friends, and anything that involves being outside in the Florida heat. She is excited to join this team and help others become the best version of themselves.

 

 

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Karen

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Karen is originally from Ohio and has recently moved to Florida to be with her children and grandchildren. Karen has been a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant since 2001 with her focus and passion being improving the health and overall wellbeing of the Geriatric population. Karen has primarily worked in Long Term Care Setting but has also held positions in Home Health and Outpatient. Karen is very enthusiastic about her own fitness and loves to help others reach their personal fitness goals. Karen also enjoys any outdoor activity, especially yoga on the beach, sailing with her son, as well as traveling.

 

 

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Garth

VIRTUAL Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Garth has been a PTA for 10+ years and is originally from the state of Nebraska. He grew up on a farm and has 5 younger sisters. During his time in Nebraska he took interest in baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf, and volleyball. 
After high school Garth directed his focus on school and fitness to keep his competitive spirits busy. In 2015 he actively started seeing clients for personal training to better help his physical therapy clients transition back to their active lifestyle.
Garth has been in FL since 2020 and is married with 2 dogs named Lolly, and Rizzo.

 

 

Jeff Marland

Jeff

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Jeff is a Physical Therapist Assistant and Personal Trainer who has been training clients for 9 years and working as a PTA for 4 years. Jeff has experience in many different areas of health and wellness including working in a sports medicine clinic, gyms, home health care, skilled nursing and orthopedics.
Jeff has trained many different clients ranging from athletes to seniors and has experience with many different types of pathologies.

Growing up, Jeff played many different sports including basketball, football, weight lifting and martial arts and developed a passion for fitness as well as helping others to achieve their fitness goals.
Jeff currently enjoys playing basketball, weight lifting, spending time with his wife and daughter and going to Tampa Bay buccaneers games.
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Karen

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Karen graduated from Keiser University in 2013 in Sarasota. Born in California and raised in Florida. She has worked in varied settings such as SNF, home health, outpatient with a caseload variety of Parkinsons/Stroke/Orthopedics. She enjoys walks/hikes, dancing with her husband, playing volleyball, basketball and playing with her dog. She also loves making people laugh and bringing a smile to their faces. Karen believes being positive takes you a long way.

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Sarah

Certified Personal Trainer, Registered Occupational Therapist

Sarah has over 15 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist working in a variety of settings including hospitals, clinics, assisted living facilities, and home health. Sarah graduated magna cum laude with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy.   She is also a certified health and nutrition coach and a certified personal trainer.  Sarah is dedicated to her clients, treating her patients and clients as if they were family members.  She enjoys making each session fun and rewarding.

Outside of work and fitness, Sarah enjoys playing tennis and pickleball, completing continuing education courses, and spending time with her family.

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Kathleen

Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Kathleen grew up in the Northeast but has called Florida home for over 25 years.   A Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant since 2000, her passion for health and fitness inspired her interest in Personal Training.  Kathleen enjoys running, yoga, and a variety of exercise activities and group fitness programs at her local gym.  She thrives on expanding her knowledge in these areas and sharing it with others.  Kathleen's positive energy and enthusiasm motivates others to work toward, and meet their fitness goals.

 

 

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Brent

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Joining in April 2023, Brent is the newest addition to our team. Originally from Chesapeake, Virginia, he was stationed at MacDill Air Force Base while serving with the United States Air Force. After his enlistment, Brent used the GI Bill to receive a degree in Physical Therapy and has provided restorative health care to seniors ever since. In his free time Brent enjoys spending time with family and friends, reading, music, motorcycles, Real Estate, and all forms of parachuting.

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Chelsea

Certified Personal Trainer, Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant

Chelsea has been a Physical Therapist Assistant since 2017 where her clinical experience has been in home health and working with geriatrics in skilled nursing facilities.

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