Marce Taulango

With his depth of empathy for people Marce’s purpose is to help empower self belief back into the community through making better and healthier lifestyle changes.

With love, empathy, over 13 years of experience in the fitness industry and hard work Marce is dedicated to help bring down the suicide rate by empowering the community with self belief through exercise and overcoming obstacles, walls, limitations and boundaries.

For anyone needing guidance on their journeys please come in and see Marce and the friendly team to see how they can help you today

Vicky Blair

"Fitness is a lifelong journey of EMPOWERMENT and WELL BEING"

Jake Skinner (Jakey)

Kirsty Meates

PT INTRODUCTION!

Kirsty Meates

I’ve always had a love of sport and moving my body. However, after becoming a mum for the first time (over 25 yrs ago) I lost the motivation I once had to look after myself and instead focused on my new role as a mum. I started and stopped exercising over the following years & became increasingly unhappy with my body and how I felt about myself. Four children later and pretty low self- esteem I just couldn’t seem to motivate myself to return to my active lifestyle. Finally, after a few years of feeling this way I decided to join a gym and give myself some ‘me time’. It’s been a wonderful positive journey over the past 10 years, learning to love myself enough to look after my own health and fitness.
During this time, I signed up to work with a Personal Trainer (Snap New Brightons very own Marce) and found it to be one of the best decisions I have ever made. I was given all the support and kindness I needed as well as motivation and education on the best type of exercise for me and my goals.
I have learned to LOVE exercise and moving my body & now instead of looking at my body & pointing out all my flaws I thank my body for allowing me to move, lift, lunge, squat, jump and live a happy healthy lifestyle!!

My love for people and my need to help and support the people in my life led me to my role as a Personal Trainer.
I love supporting, motivating & teaching new mums, how to look after themselves by encouraging taking time for themselves. Also as we age the importance of moving our bodies only increases. Having a healthy heart & strong healthy bones will help us to continue to be active as well as reduce the risk of illness & disease. I am passionate about teaching people how to move their bodies via appropriate exercise programing & nutritional advice.
I truly believe that while exercise helps us be & feel physically fit, it has a huge part in our mental well-being. Regular exercise can have an extremely positive impact on depression, anxiety, ADHD, & more. It also relieves stress, improves memory, helps you sleep better and generally improves your mood! Any age or fitness level can learn to use exercise as a powerful tool to feel better.

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you!”

To book in for your FREE consultation on how Kirsty can help you on your journey simply contact Kirsty on 027 498 8029. Have a lovely day

Shayden Vaughan

We are stoked to welcome Shayden to the Snap Fitness New Brighton family!

Shayden is our newest Trainer on the scene at Snap on the Brightside, and he comes to us with a very inspirational story.

After a devastating car accident, Shayden refused to accept the prognosis of life in a wheelchair. With a lot of hard work and determination he defied all odds and has completely turned his life around.
Now, not only can he walk, he is also an exceptional weight and power lifter!

Shayden’s personal journey has given him the empathy, understanding and passion to help others overcome limitations; whether physical or mental. He has a winner’s attitude and his great sense of humour is infectious. When asked what he’d like to communicate to our members in this introduction he said “my body might be a bit shaky but your fitness journey with me won’t be!”

If you’re in need of a fitness and/or power coach to help you overcome limiting beliefs, physical injurys or issues preventing you from reaching your full potential, Shayden would Love to help you!

Rebecca Hannam

New trainer alert!:

We would like to welcome Rebecca to our Snap Brighton Family!

"I have been teaching group fitness for 5 years across many different areas. I enjoy challenging my own fitness and in turn challenging the class members. I believe fitness should be fun, dynamic and available to everyone with no barriers".

Becky will be taking our 6-6.30am Monday morning Spin Blitz Class followed by our NEW BAT CLASS (BUMS, ABS, THIGHS)!

Awesome classes here on the Brightside- bookings are essential as spaces are limited. Contact Marce and the team to make a booking.

Have an awesome day!

Cellena Ioane

We’re excited to welcome ZUMBA to our class timetable at Snap New Brighton this week as well as two NEW motivating and dynamic instructors!

Meet Cellena:

“Hello New Brighton! I’m so excited to be part of the New Brighton Snap team. I’ve been a qualified Zumba instructor for 4 years and have been running Zumba classes all over Christchurch. I have always loved to dance, it’s definitely in my blood- So when Zumba came along I was hooked!
Zumba gets me through my days, not just physically but mentally. It’s so good for the mind, body and soul to move this way and it’s a great feeling just to escape the pressures of everyday life and lose yourself for an hour.
The thing I love most about Zumba is that it’s for anybody. No matter your age, gender, size, fitness or ability, you will be able to Zumba because you can go at your own pace and capability.
If you’re wanting to bring some fun back into your exercise- Zumba won’t even feel like you’re exercising because you’ll be having so much fun. I look forward to meeting all you movers and groovers!”

Cellena will be hosting ZUMBA 9:15am on Thursday mornings!
For more information, and to claim your FREE trial for this class, see Marce at reception or PM us via Facebook.

Dee Owers

Meet Dee, Snap Fitness New Brighton’s BOXFIT class instructor!:

“Hi, I'm Dee and I'm really excited to be on board with the team at Snap New Brighton!

I started out teaching Group Exercise way back in the late 90’s! After the events of 2011 (Christchurch EQ's) occurred, January 2012 saw me get back into teaching fitness with renewed enthusiasm and even more passion.

I am a certified Level 3 Group Exercise
Instructor. I teach pretty much everything as I have a passion for helping people get fit, healthy and see the amazing benefits that regular exercise makes to their lives. Group exercise is a fantastic way to provide motivation, support and camaraderie. It pushes you to go that little bit further when others are working out with you and it’s a great social activity.

Outside of work you’ll find me in the water, kayaking, scuba or free diving, sailing,
swimming, surfing or SUP-ing. If the water isn’t an option I'll be cycling (road or mountain) or running off road.

SO!!! I'm really looking forward to meeting you all and having you join me for the Snap Fitness BOXFIT classes that are about to be unleashed!!”

Dee’s got HEAPS of experience and is qualified in many areas of group fitness. We know you’ll be in safe hands with Dee and we’re so excited to welcome such an experienced instructor to our crew here at Snap on the Brightside!

BOXFIT class is 6-7am every Friday.

To book in for BOXFIT and claim your FREE class trial, see Marce at reception or PM us via Facebook.

Sofia Cassarino

I am a very passionate & motivated person. I have been involved in sports at a young age & love helping empower people to achieve their life goals through fitness. My aim is to help the community form a positive habit through exercise that is good for the mind to help overcome any situation. As a by-product of this our members achieve their goals. This philosophy has helped me overcome many obstacles in my life. Playing competitive sports made me realize that nutrition is another strong area I like to help my friends with as it helps give optimal performance which yield the best results body & mind. For a long time I struggled playing the sport I loved because I didn't look after my nutrition which was very frustrating for me until I realized the nutritional choices I made impacted on my performance negatively on & off the field. From experiencing this I realized the connection between nutrition, training, rest & stress management. I then took the time to learn all I could in all these areas. I am very grateful of these life lessons as it has helped me on my journey. If you need assistance on your fitness journey book in a session with me for your free consultation today.

Molly Ferdinand

Molly is a born and raised Canadian with plenty of fitness experience under her belt. She started off as a personal trainer, knowing she would build on that. Eventually becoming a nutritionist and Yoga Instructor as well. Before moving to New Zealand, she ran her own company which offered private PT and yoga sessions in-home and other various settings.

Molly also volunteered in schools, teaching kids as young as 6 years old the art of yoga. She has a passion for all things health, wellness and loves helping people. She is trained in Ashtanga Yoga and teaches in a style that accommodates all levels of yogis. Having a demanding day job as a real estate agent, she understands the importance of unwinding and becoming mindful in our day to day lives and hopes to pass that on to you!

Welcome Molly to the Snap Brighton family!

Molly will be taking our Saturday morning Yoga classes from 7.30am-8.30am. Pop in and say hi

Jenny Clementine

Clementine was born in Vietnam, raised in the US, and is now a Permanent Resident of New Zealand. She has always had close ties with Eastern philosophy being raised Buddhist which exposed her to meditation and vegetarianism from a young age. She has taught yoga all over the world on her travels and recently served as Chairman of the Wellness Committee at a local tech company, teaching yoga and meditation to employees as well as facilitating weekly wellness workshops.

We welcome our new friend and Thursday night Yoga Instructor Clementine also known as Jenny to our Snap Family helping our members with their journeys.

Clementine will be taking our new Thursday evening Yoga session between 7.15pm-8.15pm to help you unwind so if your keen to try her class pop in for a FREE trial and we can sort out the rest. To make your booking PM us to secure your spot.

Here for you

With mentor-ship, love and positive lifestyle changes our team is dedicated to helping our community achieve their goals.

So if its new programming if your an existing member or needing a new challenge by joining the 6 week challenge or more of a one on one touch with Personal Training let us know so we can help put a plan in place to help you or a friend out.

For our non-members you know where we are. We are here for you anytime you need a hand on your journey all you have to do is reach out and we'll be there for you.