Trainers

Annette Kaptur
President/Owner
Annette Kaptur has worn many hats in her life and is currently dedicating her efforts in opening The Bootcamp Express.  After over 20 years in the business world, Annette opted to work as a full-time fitness consultant (NASM CPT, PES & CES, PTA Global and Peak Pilates instructor) and is a certified dryland strength coach with USA Water Polo.  It’s been a great change and  has filled her desire to do more work with athletes of all ages.  All her life, Annette has been involved in some form of athletic adventure from running cross-country and track to playing basketball, softball and volleyball in high school and college.   She stills competes on horseback, hikes, skis and competes in duathlons and triathlons.  A Masters of Arts in Teaching and a Masters degree in Business combined with her fitness experience will allow Annette to be a positive influence in helping others achieve health, fitness and wellness goals.


Dominick Izzo
Trainer
Dominick Izzo has been in the fitness industry since 1996 and was a lead physical skills trainer for his police department while active as a police officer.  Dominick's specializes in functional training, weight management, sports specific training and empowers clients through movement and motivation.  Dominick is certified through NASM, PPCT, NEMRT, University of Illinois and through Depaul.
 
www.izzo-training.com

Arthur Velazquez
Trainer
Arthur has had a passion for exercise and fitness since high school. He received his B.F.A. in graphic design at Northern Illinois University and also took physical fitness related classes throughout his college education. He decided to get his personal training certification to be able to work in an industry that gives him a great deal of pride and satisfaction by helping others reach their goals of looking and feeling good about themselves. Arthur is CPR and NASM certified.

Benjamin Joseph Rodriguez
Trainer
"Big things come in small packages..." has always been Ben's mantra. You don't need to be big and bulky to possess strength and power. These attributes are obtained through technique, form and balance. Being a practicing yogi for 5 years, Ben likes to incorporate yoga and pilates moves and poses that help not only improve muscular endurance but to increase core strength and flexibility. After 7 years of constant strength training and self education, and an unexpected change in career, decided to follow his ongoing passion and ever learning knowledge and become a certified trainer. Ben is an International Sports Sciences Association Certified Fitness Trainer with an emphasis on technique, form, balance and flexibility. As a CFT his cornerstones of wellness are nutrition, full body total fitness, strength training and muscular growth. By the way, he is also a professional corporate and commercial video editor and motion graphic designer just to throw that out there...

Antonio Velez, A.K.A. Coach Tino
Trainer
Antonio is a career graduate of Ashworth University in professional fitness, and has been nationally certified by The National Exercise Trainers Association and The International Fitness Professionals Association since 2002.  He also holds specialty certification as an Indoor Cycling Instructor, Yoga Instructor, Flexibility Coach, and is a Certified Gravity Personal Trainer and Gravity Group Instructor by EFI Sports Medicine, creators of the Total Gym.

Quote from Coach Tino:
“I follow all guidelines of fitness evaluations and exercise prescription set forth by The 
American College of Sports Medicine.  I believe in a combination of isolated training and full body integration. All exercise programs will follow the methods of Interval training and periodization, to progress forward in your conditioning, and to avoid plateaus. Together we will build a progressive strategy to achieve your goals." www.chicagofitnesstraining.com

Carolyn Sievert
Trainer
Carolyn started Tae Kwon Do when she was about 11 and never looked back. She has always been athletic with a fighting edge, the problem was that when she was young that aggression would be directed on other kids. Once Carolyn started martial arts all that physical aggression toward her peers changed. She became more confident, relaxed, and most of all in control of her body and mind. The joy Carolyn gets from participating and sharing her knowledge of martial arts with others has become her life-long goal. Carolyn is always searching for new challenges and opportunities to educate, inspire and motivate others, while also learning from them. Her Martial Arts flavor will add spice to The Bootcamp Express Classes.

Carolyn Sievert comes with an impressive resume:
• 1995 BFA Graduate from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee with a minor in biology
• International Master Instructor degree in Tae Kwon Do from Kukkiwon (international Korean Tae Kwon Do Center)
• International Judo Black Belt certification from the Korean Judo Association
• 2010 National Academy of Sports Medicine personal training certification
• Over 15 years of martial art teaching (kids, adults and groups)
• 3 years of Tae Kwon Do Nationals competitions as state team champion and twice competing in World Tae Kwon Do tournament in Korea
• And, she dabbles in metalsmithing, running and going to fitness spas!


Adam Crohn
Trainer
Adam has been faithfully pursuing his health and fitness goals since 1995 when he realized it would not only keep his little brother from outdoing him, but might also give girls a reason to be interested in him outside of beating him up. Adam realizes that maintaining your health is directly related to your lifestyle. He feels that everything comes down to the choices we make, and teaches that if you take care of your heart both body and mind will follow. Adam has a Bachelors degree in Communication from Elmhurst College. He is a NASM CPT, and a Nationally Registered EMT. Adam hopes to one day serve the city he loves on the Chicago Fire Department. For now he is content with traveling through time and killing zombies as a personal trainer in Chicago. www.acfitnesstraining.com