Ash, our favorite Canadian, has a long professional track record in the Strength and Conditioning Industry. Her credentials and experience are extensive.
She has a master’s degree in Human/Clinical Nutrition through The University of Bridgeport, is a Certified Sports Nutritionist through The International Society of Sports Nutrition (CISSN), in addition to being one of the few CSCSs in Florida (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist). She is also a Certified Clinical Nutritionist (CCN), and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS).
Ashleigh graduated from the University of Victoria, British Columbia, in 2003. Here, she earned a BSc, studying kinesiology, exercise physiology, and psychology. Ashleigh is also a graduate of the Canadian National Coaching Institute, having completed extensive sports science modules in the long-term physical preparation of the elite athlete.
Her resume is 2 feet long and packed full of real-world experience, dozens of CEU courses ranging from lower extremity training, shoulder prehab/rehab training and everything in between. She’s been coaching, training and studying for 24 years. Similar to one of her colleagues, known as “KneesOverToesGuy”, Ash also had to experience significant injuries & surgery over many years to really put missing pieces together. Check out part of her story here.
Ash & Jim now own and operate MOVE Gymnastics Inspired Strength Training. Classes specialize in body-weight strength training, flexibility, joint mobility, movement, and gymnastics strength training. Ashleigh and several key coaches deliver fundamentals beginner programs, class training, private training, and specialty programs on a regular basis.
In late 2019, MOVE jumped into the online space. Programs include:
On the side, she has an active Real Estate License, is a competitive shooter (3-gun and pistol) with state D & G armed security licenses. She’s been blessed beyond measure to train and learn from many tactical badasses.
Jason is a teacher of physical development and movement practitioner. He earned his B.S. from the University of South Florida in Exercise Science and is currently pursuing a masters degree in Nutrition.
From a young age,Jason took interest in many sports which kept perpetually moving. Just as the body craves a wide variety of nutrients from food it also craves a wide variety of movements for optimal function.
His training system is one of a generalist background, taking aspects of various specialized disciplines such as martial arts, gymnastics, calisthenics, strength training, and dance to provide clients with the essential tools to build a strong, resilient and bendy body.
He believes, and implements well, in taking a playful yet focused approach to fitness. Physical play is something as adults we loose touch with, come. A well rounded training regiment should include a synergistic balance of play and structure.
Chase has been a competitive cheerleader for seven years, and has now been coaching for nine years. He is the current Allstar Tumbling Director at The Stingray Allstars Tampa.
In 2021, Chase helped coach the elite level 1 team to the gym’s first ever Summit National Championship following an undefeated season. He has also won multiple Jamfest, UCA, and Cheersport national championships over the past 4 years with Stingrays!
He specializes in teaching hardcore basics of athleticism, flexibility, and body awareness to athletes of all ages. Chase coaches all tumbling skills and levels including handstands, walkovers, as well as aerial twisting and flipping skills.
Chase is a Personal Trainer who incorporates gymnastics style training systems with traditional strength training to build extreme ranges of motion and improve athletes’ functional capacity. He is great at identifying weaknesses and training them to become strengths. His coaching style focuses on improving thoracic mobility and fascial network training to prevent lumbar pain and dysfunction in young athletes and adults.
Jorge is THE Gymnastics and Calisthenics strength coach from the South Bronx. He fell in love with gymnastics because to him, it seemed like one of the very few sports where you need to be just as flexible as you are strong.
Although he loves teaching all aspects of gymnastics, his favorite areas are rings, parallel bars, and levers! Jorge states that these skills redefine what the human body is capable of. For these skills, your flexibility and strength must go hand in hand to perform both safely and effectively.
Jorge actually started gymnastics as an adult! Because of this, he loves coaching adults to show them that they too can achieve anything – at any age – with proper guidance and patience.
One of his core beliefs as a coach is that you should be able to effectively move your own body weight before adding weights. You don’t build a house on a weak foundation, so if you can’t move your own weight, what makes you think you can move better with more weight?
Checko’s athletic journey began at five years old on the soccer field here in Clearwater, starting with minimal skills but with hard work and perseverance he grew his skill set allowing him to reach one of the highest levels of soccer. Checko’s soccer career came to an end at the age of 18 after his back got injured from muscle imbalances, which caused the discs in his lower back to herniate. While away from the soccer field due to his injury, Checko received a call that his coach had passed away from a heart attack. After hearing this news Checko decided to take time off and focus on healing his body.
Taking matters into his own hands, Checko started working out at the gym trying to fix his back. During this time he discovered gymnastic based strength training and muscle corrective exercises which not only healed his back but changed his life. Learning to heal his own body has fueled Checko’s passion to help others do the same.
Checko has now been training at the gym for the last six years and has also taught jiu jitsu for two years. He is certified as a personal trainer through ISSA, and he has two Postural Restoration Institute certifications! While obtaining his Postural Restoration Institute certification (PRI,) Checko learned how to correct the body’s painful compensation patterns.
Checko specializes in strength, mobility, and muscle corrective drills. So far he has helped 50 of his clients graduate the fundamentals program at MOVE. Checko’s mission is to help his clients alleviate their pain through corrective exercises and then strengthen their body with gymnastics based strength training. Checko is here to provide his best work at MOVE GST.
Anika has over 13 years of gymnastics experience, beginning at age 9 when her mother enrolled her in Kaneohe Bay Gymnastics Academy.
Quickly excelling, gymnastics became the key to improving her attitude, grades, and academic performance. Despite struggles with wrist and ankle injuries, Anika’s determination and physical therapy allowed her to return to the sport, reinforcing her belief in the body’s resilience.
Now in her senior year of a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies, with minors in Biology and Spanish, Anika credits gymnastics for her success. She is passionate about helping others develop their mind-body connection, focusing on form, consistency, and safe practice over achieving a “perfect” physique.
Coach Gabbi grew up in the performative power sport of competitive figure skating while living in Michigan. When moving to Florida, she hung up the skates after over a decade and picked up the weights!
Growing up in a bodybuilding family (with her first ever weight training sessions at 10 years old being at a Power House Gym,) it was no shock her fitness journey began with bodybuilding and powerlifting (non competitively). In college, she had picked up all the weights and put them back down and in tandem started distance running.
After kids, she did the same, but with training in mainly one plane of motion, injuries started arising and her PT recommended training at MOVE. With the goal of pain free movement and wanting to be a superhero (she’s an actress), her journey of calisthenics and acro skills began!
Getting her NASM Cert along the way, she learned to combine traditional strength and calisthenics for the best outcome. Now, with a combined 10 years of coaching strength and over 15 years of knowledge in her back pocket, she’s ready to make you stronger, more mobile, and as gritty as gravel.
Mateo, born and raised in Tampa Bay, is a total fitness enthusiast!
His background in tae-kwon-do and competitive basketball instilled a strong work ethic and sense of discipline. Since shifting his focus to weight training, Mateo has spent five years honing his expertise.
Weight training introduced Mateo to the practice of calisthenics and he then began the integration of it to his own splits until it became his main focal point!
Now, he combines both as he aims to empower others to reach their fitness goals, fostering both physical and mental growth through his guidance.
