Coaching

Group Fitness Instructor | Pilates Instructor

Chablis brings a lifetime of movement, leadership, and passion for fitness to Method Health Club. She grew up in Utah, where she trained and competed in both gymnastics and dance, building the strong technical foundation that continues to influence her coaching style today.

Her love for teaching began early—she started instructing dance classes at just 14 years old and later went on to coach a nationally award-winning high school dance team in Utah. Her ability to inspire, mentor, and develop athletes quickly became one of her greatest strengths.

Over the years, her family lived around the world, and with each move she expanded her expertise in the fitness industry. She became certified in step aerobics and Zumba, and while living in Alaska, and while in Australia she earned her Pilates certification through Studio Pilates and her personal training certification through the Australian Institute of Fitness with a focus on Pre and Postnatal training and rehabilitation. She has recently continued her professional development by pursuing comprehensive Pilates certification through Balanced Body.

Today, Chablis serves as the Group Fitness Director and Pilates Director at Method Health Club. She is passionate about creating empowering, results-driven programs that help members feel strong, confident, and capable at every stage of life, including working with the Special Olympics program and community.

Outside the gym, Chablis enjoys hiking, reading, baking, dancing, and strength training. Above all, she values time with her four children and believes that movement is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves and our families.

Personal Coach | Youth Performance Coach | Golf Performance Coach

MS, CSCS, RSCC, TSAC-F, TPI-2

Chris holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Science with an emphasis on Performance Enhancement and Sports Psychology. He is a Registered Strength and Conditioning Coach (RSCC) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), as well as a Certified Tactical Strength and Conditioning Facilitator (TSAC-F) through the NSCA. In addition, Chris is a Certified Nutrition Coach through Precision Nutrition, a Certified Stretch Coach, and TPI Certified (Level 1 and Level 2 Fitness for Golf) through the Titleist Performance Institute.

Chris Pellegrino is entering his fourth season as the Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Patriot High School boys basketball program, where he has been instrumental in the team’s success—helping lead the program to three regional championships, three district championships, and two state championship appearances.
Before joining Patriot, Chris spent six years at Potomac High School in the same role, contributing to several regional and district titles, including a state championship in 2016.

Dedicated to athlete development and overall performance, Chris combines his technical expertise with a holistic approach that emphasizes strength, recovery, and mental preparation to help athletes perform at their best.

Personal Coach | Small Group Strength Coach | Glute Lab Coach

CPT, CES, SC

Earl grew up in Northern Virginia, where his passion for movement took root at an early age. His summers at Camp Bernie in New Jersey introduced him to fun ways of challenging the mind and body. Activities such as tetherball, swimming, hiking, horseback riding, archery and many more were the gateway into a deep appreciation for fitness and focus. After studying communications at NOVA Community College, Earl combined his approach towards fitness with his growing practice in mindfulness. With over a decade of meditation practice, he’s focused on using strength training, corrective exercise, yoga and much more to help himself and others not only build physical resilience but also to find balance and mental clarity. Earl is a certified personal trainer, strength and conditioning specialist and corrective exercise specialist through the ISSA. His goal is to help others heighten the overall quality of life by means of conditioning the physical and mental.

Fun Fact: He loves eating grapes rolled in organic peanut butter and believes the song Clair de Lune is timeless.

“My aim has always been to provide my entire self into the present moment which lends itself to providing the utmost quality experience between individuals.” -Earl

Personal Coach

CSCS

For more than 30 years, Kevin has helped clients build strength, resilience, and long-term vitality through intelligent, sustainable training.

As a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Kevin blends performance-based strength training with mobility work, athletic recovery, and nervous system regulation. His approach integrates alignment, breathing mechanics, fascia-focused recovery, and functional movement to help clients move better, feel better, and stay active for decades.

Kevin specializes in working with driven adults and recreational athletes who want more than just workouts — they want longevity. His philosophy is simple: training should leave you feeling better than when you started. Sessions are designed to build strength and capacity while reducing stiffness, improving posture, restoring efficient movement, and calming an overstimulated nervous system.

By combining strength, recovery, breath-work, and alignment, Kevin helps clients not just train harder — but train smarter — so they can perform well, recover well, and live well.

Fun fact: being the youngest of 4 boys, I started weight training at 12 yrs old just to keep up with my older brothers.

Outside of work: I’m a total home body! I get all my social energy out at the gym. Nights and weekends I’m chasing my 2 kids and 2 dogs around.

Personal Coach | Women’s Small Group Strength Coach | Youth Performance Coach

Marena grew up in Pennsylvania as a multi-sport athlete, playing softball, soccer, and volleyball. She went on to receive her Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from Penn State Altoona, followed by her Master’s in Exercise Science – Sports Performance from Lebanon Valley College. During her graduate program, she relocated to Chapel Hill to work with the Strength and Conditioning department at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC, Marena served as a Strength & Conditioning intern for 23 Olympic sport teams, with a focus on men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s swimming, and women’s softball.

Marena is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and a Certified Sports Nutrition Coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Most recently, she also spent several semesters as an adjunct professor in kinesiology at George Mason University.

Apart from working at Method, Marena also serves as a Fitness Specialist and Health Coach with the lifestyle medicine practice Nudj Health, where she helps clients build sustainable habits to improve performance, health, and overall quality of life.

Fun fact: Marena has played the guitar and Piano for over 15 years.
Marena originally went to college for music before switching to kinesiology.

Personal Coach | Small Group Strength Coach | Youth Performance Coach

MS, CSCS

Michael is a Chicago-born performance and wellness coach. He got started in the fitness industry as an undergraduate kinesiology student at the University of Illinois, before receiving a masters degree in Exercise Physiology at Southern Illinois at Edwardsville. Michael then became a strength and conditioning coach at Western Michigan University, working with hockey, tennis, track, and basketball followed by a stint at Mercer University in Georgia. While at Mercer, Michael was responsible for the programming of women’s lacrosse while assisting with football and basketball. The following year, Michael went on to work with track and field, volleyball, cross country, softball, and football at Indiana State University while receiving a Masters degree in education with an emphasis in coaching. From there, Michael worked with various sports working in the private sector at one of the top boarding schools in the country, IMG Academy, before moving on to Performance Edge in Ashburn, Virginia. Over the next 5 years Michael became the general manager of Noble Athletics in Purcellville, Virginia focusing on personal training, group class, youth sports, and new client onboarding. From here Michael moved on to Method Gym as performance coach working with various demographics of clients within youth performance, personal training, and group fitness. Michael is an avid weightlifter and runner who enjoys strength training, olympic lifting, functional movement training, and long-distance running.

Fun Fact: This past year Michael completed his first half marathon and full marathon with two more races coming up this year. He is a die hard Chicago and University of Illinois sports fan enjoying baseball, basketball, and football.