The Owners

Daniel Lucas, Co-Founder of Nimble Fitness

Daniel Lucas

Co-Founder, Nimble Fitness

Daniel Lucas, co-founder of Nimble Fitness and a highly respected personal trainer, health practitioner, presenter and educator, believes life’s challenges are an opportunity for personal growth.

Keith Paine, Co-Founder of Nimble Fitness

Keith Paine

Co-Founder, Nimble Fitness

Keith Paine is an American health trainer, a co-founder of Nimble Fitness in New York City, a writer and musician, and father of two. Along with his partners, he has worked over two decades to build the Nimble studio into a highly regarded resource for holistic, integrated health & training programs, as well as a thriving community for people from all walks of life.

Jason Pulido, Co-Owner of Nimble Fitness

Jason Pulido

Co-Owner, Nimble Fitness

Jason Pulido, a co-owner of Nimble Fitness in New York City, began working in the fitness industry in 1996 as a Personal Trainer at Crunch Fitness. He quickly developed into one of the top personal trainers in the company, eventually being promoted to Personal Training Manager.

Our Personal Trainers

Ian Kurtz, Personal Trainer

Ian Kurtz

Master Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Ian has been a certified Personal Trainer with the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AAFA) for over fifteen years. He has been a lifelong athlete and currently competes in full contact submission grappling.

Tonya Thornton, Pilates Private Instructor

Tonya Thornton

Master Trainer & Private Pilates Instructor 

With over 25 years in the fitness industry, Tonya’s approach to fitness is focused on building strength from the inside out. She instills a mindset of inner connectedness in all her clients and brings forth the understanding that you cannot build a strong body on a weak foundation.

Chris McCauley, Personal Trainer

Chris McCauley

Master Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Chris McCauley played many sports including soccer, gymnastics and Tae Kwon Do karate; but spent most of his life in the dance studio, attending some of the top ballet schools in America studying the Russian Vaganova technique.
Kaz Qamruddin, Personal Trainer

Kaz Qamruddin

Master Trainer, Nimble Fitness

As a Certified Personal Trainer for 30 years, this fitness industry veteran has a passion for teaching a wide variety of training principles, and applying them in a complete, well-rounded program. Kaz creates customized workouts that leave clients energized, exhilarated and full of vitality.

Luis Cornier, Personal Trainer

Luis Cornier

Master Trainer, Nimble Fitness

With an impactful career that spans over 25 years in the fitness industry, Luis Cornier is a Master Trainer providing individualized programing based on the goals and demands of his client’s lifestyle.

Charlie Jones, Personal Trainer

Charlie Jones

Personal Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Charlie Jones, a NASAM certified trainer since 2017, grew up in Hartford, CT and has always been interested in fitness.

Jeremy Bennett, Personal Trainer

Jeremy Bennett

Personal Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Jeremy is a multidisciplinary movement instructor and trainer who aims to equip you with tools, techniques, and experience you can use at your disposal – in order to further develop a healthy mind-body practice for the long haul.

Danae Ervin, Personal Trainer

Danae Ervin

Personal Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Danae Ervin is an experienced personal trainer based in New York City. She has always viewed herself, and other women, as strong and powerful. At the age of six she told her mom that for Halloween she wanted to be “Tinkerbell…with a sword!” Not much has changed!

Shannon Wagner

Personal Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Shannon Wagner has been working in the fitness industry for over a decade. She got her start as a yoga instructor before going on to become, first, a Personal Trainer and then a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Her work in the field has been recognized on an international level.

Andre Mendoza, Personal Trainer

Andre Mendoza

Personal Trainer, Nimble Fitness

Andre’s Fitness journey began 6 years ago when he started training in mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu jitsu. Andre became interested in staying healthy while maintaining strength and conditioning which led him into the world of personal training with Nimble Fitness.

Management

Celene Lucas

Director of Operations, Nimble Fitness

After spending over twenty years in the luxury Spa, Beauty, and Retail industries, Celene Lucas brings her extensive experience to Nimble Fitness.

She has trained global teams on delivering refined service to a discerning clientele. In her current role as Director of Operations for Nimble, she is constantly finding ways to elevate the client experience while directing day-to-day services and managing the Nimble staff.

Celene is also a certified Wellness Travel Advisor from The Travel Institute, a member of The Wellness Tourism Association and has been a Licensed Esthetician for over twenty years.

An avid spa and wellness enthusiast, Celene has been on both sides of the treatment table and is adept at assessing the luxury client experience.

Please reach out to Celene to learn more about our client experience at Nimble, Independent Training, or for any press or media inquiries.