Frank olaivar founder & owner

  Alicia Anderson is an AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Certified Stretching & Flexibility Coach, Golden Hearts Senior Fitness Instructor & Group Aerobics Instructor, with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in strength training, balance, coordination, and functional training in clients over 50. As a strong believer in overall health, Alicia is also a certified Master Herbalist. Her education began at the University of MS, where she obtained her Bachelor's Degree, and has continued to develop by attending conferences and seminars related to her clients' needs.

   Monica joined The Energy Club team in 2021. She earned Zumba & Zumba Gold certification in 2014, and Strong in 2017. She graduated from University of Phoenix in 2011with Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Management. Monica has over 20 years fitness experience with strength training, aerobics, circuit training, aqua aerobics & Zumba classes. Dancing is Monica’s passion & makes her feel happy! She believes happiness is a choice and she loves the opportunity to share this choice with her students by teaching MixxedFit; a calorie-burning, energetic, low & high intensity fun fitness dance moves for toning, strength, endurance, weight-loss and happiness!  

 Lauren earned her Yoga 200-HR Certification in 2019 at YogaOne in San Diego, CA. She holds certifications in Group Exercise and Personal Training through International Sports Sciences Association. She joined The Energy Club Team in May 2024 after her family relocated to the Gulf Coast. Lauren teaches TRX, Sculpt and KidFit Yoga, she also teaches adult Yoga and Spin classes as needed. Lauren has always lived a very active lifestyle such as walking, hiking, biking, and camping. She enjoys Yoga as it is an exercise you can do anywhere. Lauren believes the most important part of fitness is the mind, body, and breath connection and she strives to make all her classes accessible to everyone by providing modifications    

  John is a FITOUR certified Personal Trainer and Small Group Training Instructor. As a former college athlete, John understands the importance of fitness, setting goals and helping others achieve their fitness goals. He enjoys working with all ages and all levels of fitness from beginner to advanced. 

John has coached and built strength and conditioning programs for many youth baseball and football teams, along with his own 20+ years of strength training, body building , flexibility and agility training. John has a passion for fitness, strength training, healthy lifestyle and knows what it takes to reach your goals from start to finish! 

   Alissa is a FITOUR Certified Fitness Instructor for Spin, TABATA, Bootcamps, Abs and more. She enjoys working with people of all ages, shapes and sizes!  From conditioning and training for local youth sports teams and teaching PE at a local school to helping obese clients achieve a healthy lifestyle ... and everyone in between!  With 4 very active children and battling the weight issue her whole life she knows what it takes to help you with your fitness goals.  

    Michaela earned certification as a Jazz Dance Instructor in Barcelona Spain in 1995, along with certifications in general Fitness Instruction and Personal Training to teach fitness classes as a hobby during her career in Aviation. On retirement, she followed her passion to work full time as a Fitness Instructor with certifications in: Specialist in Exercise Therapy, Pilates, Yoga, Qi Gong, and High School Strength and Conditioning to expand her knowledge and become a well-rounded instructor. Michaela’s motto is: Exercise should be fun! It is never too late to start something new!  

  Donna Painter  is a licensed NETA exercise instructor and Certified Silver Sneakers Instructor. Donna taught aerobic exercise for twenty-five years at the Parks and Recreation in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana before moving to Long Beach in 2015.  Donna's life-long passion for health and exercise is contagious ! Donna is very skilled with teaching fun, engaging and effective classes  for all levels, including the "young at heart !" Donna currently teaches Gold Fit, All Around Fitness and Core & More. RUCTOR

     Anne Sutherland is FitTour Certified, with additional training from The National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and American Sports and Fitness Academy (ASFA), Yoga Certified to teach Mommy & Me and Vinyasa Flow and has extensive experience teaching Spin and Boot camp. Anne is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida, an avid health & wellness enthusiast and lifelong athlete; she rowed Crew in college for Stetson University from 2008-2011.Anne believes deeply in the power of fitness for a fulfilling and robust life; she is passionate about incorporating fitness into family life & building community with others doing healthy activities. Anne’s style & personal philosophy in personal training is to help people safely achieve their goals with an emphasis on creating ease in the body, confidence, increased agility and range of movement, increased lean muscle mass and longevity in a person’s ability to stay fit & active throughout the lifespan. Anne joined our Energy Club Team in 2024 and currently teaches Yoga, Machines 101 and performs Personal Training.  

   Sarah Walsh began her fitness and healthcare career 20 years ago as a Keyser certified spinning instructor and certified massage therapist. In 2017 she completed training and testing to become a certified Barre Intensity Instructor. Sarah has a bachelors degree in Communication Studies from Indiana University and works as a licensed real estate broker in addition to teaching fitness classes. She believes the first step to fitness is showing up. “Don’t be afraid to try something new to challenge yourself. You can achieve your fitness goals with a wide variety of ever evolving group fitness classes at The Energy Club”. Sarah currently teaches Barre.

    Katherine earned Zumba instructor certification in 2019, and MixxedFit in 2025. She joined The Energy Club team in 2021 and enjoys sub teaching MixxedFit. Katherine is the Northcom/Southcom Regional Lead for the Littoral & Riverine Branch of the Naval Oceanographic Office’s Warfighting Support Center. She earned Bachelor of Science & Master’s in Marine Sciences (1997) from the University of South Alabama. Katherine has led Girl Scouts troops for over 16 years, helped charter Mississippi Coastal Civitans, and served on the board of directors for the Gulf Coast Health Educators. Katherine enjoys staying fit and active and sharing the fun of MixxedFit Dance Fitness!