TEAM JOURNEYFIT
Victoria - Owner and Founder of JOURNEYFIT
Over 15 years of experience in changing lives Victoria Thomas is founder if the triple location JOURNEYFIT trailblazing studio in Dallas. As a previous lawyer she is not new to hard work. Victoria started JOURNEYFIT in a little studio renting a 200 square foot corner. Now as the owner of the multi location gym her goal is to continue to change lives through nutrition and fitness.
What to expect in class: A heathy push,
Specialty: Changing Lives
Favorite Fitness Quote::Your body can do anything. It’s your mind that you have to convince. Focus your on consistency. It’s the only thing keeping you from you goals,
Rashad - Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor
Rashad is a ACE & NASM fitness-certified Personal Trainer, with a sub-specialty in both diet and nutrition. He completed a dual bachelors in Psychology & Kinesiolgy from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Rashad prides himself in inspiring and motivating others through my enthusiasm and passion in health and wellness.
What to expect in my class: HIIT Cardio, Resistance Training, Functional Training.
Specialty: Muscle Building, Fat Loss training.
Go to fitness tip: Trust the Process!
Jalen - Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor
Jalen started working out with his dad at the age of 12 as he prepared for the JFL in Peoria, IL and now has been training for 15 years. He loves fitness and it is something that he is very passionate about. Being an outgoing person, training allows him to meet and help new people. He also believes that everyone has unlocked potential within them and takes pride in being able to help each individual unleash it out of them!
What to expect in class: Hard working BUT fun
Specialty: Weight training and form
Go To Fitness
Go to tip:: In the world of fitness, there are no limits. Always set out to challenge yourself to be better and improve each and every day
Sabrina - Studio Coordinator
Before joining the JOURNEYFIT Studios team, Sabrina was in the hospitality industry! She is currently studying Nutrition at Texas Woman’s University. She has a passion for helping people and being a part of someone's fitness journey is to her the most rewarding experience. Her life-changing fitness journey started 4 years ago. After continuously starting and quitting her fitness journey, she realized the only thing that was holding her back from achieving her fitness goals was herself! What she loves the most about JOURNEYFIT is that it’s not the gym that makes JOURNEYFIT special, it’s the members. Everyone has a fitness goal and our members work TOGETHER to achieve it!
Fitness quote: “You only fail when you stop trying.”
Elisha Davis - Studio Manager
Elisha climbed the ranks in the insurance industry for 11 years before joining the JOURNEYFIT team. After becoming a mom, made her health a priority by working out and going against the standard American diet. Always looking for a new fitness adventure she attended the grand opening of JOURNEYFIT and never looked back. The incredible energy and fun vibe captured her right away enough for her to pursue her passion for fitness and helping others through JOURNEYFIT. She later transitioned out of the insurance industry and into JOURNEYFIT operations, management and training. Elisha loves to challenge everyone at the gym and on the team push their limits and loves to motivates people on different levels.
Favorite Fitness Quote “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things that you once thought you couldn’t”
Kennis - Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor
Exercising has been apart of Kennis’s life since the age of 7. After his senior year of football, he began to take training to the next level when he had the privilege of working with the strength and conditioning coach at his university for a semester. He taught him how to improve physically and work hands on with other while learning the same information in the classroom. Kennis has been a certified personal trainer for 6 years.
What to expect in class: Functional strength building
Specialty: Improving strength and athleticism
Go to Fitness tip: Take your time.
Keon - Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor
Keon started weight training at the age of 15 to put on size and strength for football and wrestling. Later in college he became involved in collegiate cheer. Keon received his bachelor's and master's degree in human performance/exercise science. After completing college, he became very passionate about improving the body's physical potential through training and became a certified personal trainer and exercise coach. Keon has now been actively training for 16 years.
What you can expect from in class: Giving your best and pushing you to your physical and mental boundaries.
Specialty: Technique on compound and Olympic movements.
Go-to fitness tip: Quality over quantity (reps)
Eliska - Studio Coordinator
Eliska started her fitness journey in 2013 after gaining the infamous freshman fifteen. Months later she started getting great results and wanted to help others achieve their fitness goals and became a health and wellness coach. She knew she wanted to use her skills, experience and her own journey to help others.
The moment she walked into the JOURNEYFIT Studio she felt an amazing presence - a presence of positive energetic individuals. Eliska loves working at JOURNEYFIT because she fells there is nothing more important than helping somebody go through an experience that makes them happy, confident and strong. Eliska’s goal is to guide others and help them discover the benefits of training that have helped her become the person she is today!
Fitness quote: “You should never stay at the same level. Always push yourself to the next.” – Marnelli Dimzon
Brielle - Studio Manager
Brielle has been a fitness professionally for 4 years, but her JOURNEY started in early childhood. She started running track and cheerleading when she was 5 and continued up until her sophomore year in college until she suffered a career ending injury. Through these circumstance Brielle’s love for fitness only grew stronger. Shortly after her recovery she began performance training with local up and coming track athletes. Helping these athletes helped her realize what is her calling is at this time. Brielle says she couldn’t imagine doing anything else other than helping individuals achieve their fitness goals.
Favorite Fitness Quote “ I believe in the impossible because no one else does, and that gives me an excellent chance at accomplishing it! “ - Florence Griffith Joyner
Uti - Group Class Instructor
Uti has been a lifelong athlete and sports enthusiast with a degree in Sports Marketing from the University of Oregon! Shortly after she decided to turned her love for fitness into a career 12 years ago and became a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor. Uti is passionate about helping people reach their fitness goals and become a better and more confident version of themselves.
What to expect in class: High Energy with intensity.
Specialty: weightloss and toning
Go to Fitness tip: The secret to getting ahead is getting started!
LD - Personal Trainer and Group Class Instructor
As a former baseball player, LD has always had a love for fitness. Growing up he knew that there were a lot of people battling with underlining medical conditions like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes etc. LD became a ISSA Certified personal trainer and knew that it was his duty to help and encourage others to seek fitness so that we can control those health problems together! He has now been training for 3 years now.
What you can expect from in class: High intensity, fun active workout.
Specialty: Functional movement and improving athleticism
Go to fitness tip: STAY MOTIVATED - Fitness is like relationships, you can’t cheat and expect it to work!
Jillie - Studio Coordinator
Before joining the JOURNEYFIT studios staff, Jillie had really been invested in giving back to young volleyball players. She has been club coach for almost four years. She dove heavily into fitness after an injury in college that resulted in multiple surgeries. She knew she was going to have dedicate herself to recover and turned to coach Victoria for guidance and training. Jillie says as a mentor Victoria helped her fall in love with taking car of her body.
Jillie’s favorite thing about working at JOURNEYFIT is that it’s not just a place you come to workout at. You become a family, friends, & you build relationships with people you didn’t know you needed in your life!
Fitness Quote: “The only way you see results is if you stay consistent”