about the peapod trainers

Dara Zall Kelly, OWNER/MASTER TRAINER

Dara Zall Kelly is the owner and master trainer of Peapod Fitness. As a 20+ year veteran of the fitness industry, she has worked with clientele ranging from rehab to elite athletes, and for the past ten years has specialized in women's health and perinatal fitness. She is a master trainer and CEC provider for the American College of Sports Medicine, National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, as well as a group fitness instructor through ACE, AFAA, and ACSM. She has spoken extensively on fitness and nutrition, and has been featured numerous times on NBC, CBS, ABC, and CNN networks. Her articles on varying issues in fitness have been published nationally, and she is currently the perinatal fitness expert on the widely viewed DIET.COM. In addition, Dara travels extensively to assist in the creation of safe and effective fitness and wellness programs worldwide.

Her most valued position, however, is that of mother to Jaida Mai, Piper, and newborn Coby Asher. In her spare time, she can be found racing marathons and triathlons, swimming, cycling, rollerblading, and/or trying to keep up with her kids in the park...

Alicia Brickman

Alicia is a longtime participant in the fitness industry. After several years as a cheerleader and dancer for the New England Patriots, she became a professional fitness competitor on the national level. She has been involved in group fitness training for over ten years, and has been an individual fitness trainer for the past seven years. Alicia is certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, AFAA, and in IFT (integrated flexibility training). Alicia deals with a wide range of clientele, from pre/postnatal to post-rehabiliation, agility, strength, and total fitness training. In her spare time, she can be found shaking her booty to the latin beat and taking care of her new baby girl, Siena Laine Brickman.

Ian Kay

Ian Kay is a certified personal trainer (CPT) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Working with professionals, students and stay-at-home mothers since 2005, Ian has established a consistent and efficient training system that strengthens, energizes and achieves positive results.

Ian is a believer in the old saying, “Knowledge is power”, and - in addition to making his clients sweat - strives to educate them on the what’s and the why’s. Says client Rabbi Mayshe Schwartz, “From the second you meet him til your session is over… nothing in the world exists except for you… His knowledge of the body and how it works, on muscle building and the digestive system is extremely advanced.”

 

 

 

 

 

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