Our team at swët Fitness is solely here for you! We aim to provide a place for community, lifelong changes in fitness and nutrition, a positive environment where all are welcome, and where our coaches will push every member to exceed their expectations and learn what they can really achieve.
The most challenging part of a workout is showing up.
Through state-of-the-art treadmills, water rowers, weight stations, TRX, turf, and many other types of specialized equipment our dedicated team of coaches will challenge you to dig deep, encourage you to keep going, and celebrate with you when victory is achieved. Our High Intensity Interval Training method challenges your whole body, mental and physical, by moving between high heart rate periods followed by periods of rest. This variation in heart rate will lead to stronger cardiovascular health, increased endurance, and faster recovery times.
Our Trainers
Sarah
swët Programming
Sarah grew up in Northern California and is currently living in Portland, OR. She has a double Bachelors degree in Physiology and Biochemistry, certified nutritionist, NASM certified, CF level 1 and 2 certified, USAWL certified. She owned, managed, and operated two strength and conditioning gyms for 9 years in Northern California. Sarah has been a personal trainer, group instructor, and fitness manager for 13 years. She was a signed professional athlete in the NPGL (National Pro Grid League) on the LA Reign (aired on NBC Sports each season) for all 3 seasons. She qualified as a competitor in the CrossFit Regionals 9 times and the Crossfit games twice. When I’m not coaching, I am an animal shelter manager and extremely passionate about animal welfare. I have a 6 year old rescue dog named Charlene and my husband and I are avid backpackers/outdoor enthusiasts.
Natasha
Head-Trainer
Natasha recently moved to Reno, from Seattle, in April 2023. She started her fitness journey right after college. She completed over 600 hours of apprenticeship and was certified as an Authentic Pilates Instructor. Soon after opened her own studio in Seattle. After having her two children, she decided to close her studio and become a fitness instructor at Harbor Square Athletic Club. Becoming certified in TRX, Barre and Schwinn. Then in 2015, exploring another passion of hers, she enrolled in the Institute of Integrative Nutrition becoming a Health Coach. In her off time, she loves cheering for her two boys in their sports and hiking with her dog, Magic!
Sam
Trainer
Sam has been a part of the Swët family for over two years now.
Fitness has always been a priority in her life, which is what lead her to becoming a coach! Sam is traditionally a middle school teacher, and loves to teach, learn, and grow . She is a mama of to 3 littles ones and hopes that they grow to value and love their health as much as she does! She's excited to start her new journey with such an awesome community of people.
Ralph
Trainer
Ralph Rodriguez has been a Reno resident for the past 25 years, and a proud graduate of Robert McQueen High School. For over a decade, he has turned his passion for health and fitness into a rewarding career as an instructor specializing in personal training, bootcamps, and more. Ralph is the General Manager of Eldo Fit – the wellness program for Caesars Entertainment corporate headquarters as well as an instructor at several other gyms around Reno.
Outside of his passion for helping others achieve their health and fitness goals, he has been a Pop Warner football coach for many years , and is returning to McQueen High School this fall for his third year as a coach for the JV and Varsity football program.
Ralph has a strong bond to his community in which he proudly serves and values the intrinsic reward of mentoring youth and volunteering. His two children are his world, and he constantly finds ways to teach them the importance of volunteerism and giving back as today’s children are tomorrow’s future.
Linnea
Trainer
Linnea is a reno native who started in the fitness industry over 10 years ago teaching a variety of classes, doing personal and small group training as well as macro coaching. She also has a masters in special education and spent several years teaching kids with disabilities.
She’s a former IFBB bikini pro and considers herself a fitness guru that loves all things fitness and nutrition. Linnea also is a mom to her 9 month old baby girl Capri. For fun she loves to spend her time outdoors especially up at Lake Tahoe. She is very excited to start coaching classes again and sharing her love of fitness with others!
Quiana
Trainer
Quiana spent most of her time growing up in Jacksonville, Fl despite living all over the country. She has been in Reno for 6 years years and is currently engaged with a beautiful 3 year old and 2nd baby on the way! She is a certified nutrition coach, CF level 1 and 2 trainer, CF Kids certified and a USAW L1 coach. She has been coaching CrossFit and Weightlifting for over 10 years and loves it teaching people new skills and how to move as exquisitely as possible. She was a signed professional athlete in the NPGL (National Pro Grid League) on the Boston Iron for 2 seasons, was a part of 2 CrossFit regional teams and earned numerous championships at 75 kg weightlifter. When she isn’t coaching, you can find her running after her 3 year old, working out, making a mean Mississippi Pot Roast, taking naps and just enjoying time with her family.
Missy
Trainer
Missy was a tomboy growing up in a small farming town in California when she fell in love with sports. She was often the only girl on the team before all women athletics was even a consideration for some sports. In 1988, she moved away to attend UC Santa Barbara and study Behavioral Psychology while still swimming and coaching a masters team.
After graduation Missy had planned to go to medical school, however, one fateful night she went on a ride along with the local police department. That shift was mostly uneventful until the Northridge earthquake of 1994 hit causing chaos. She knew law enforcement would be where she would use her degree to try to carve out a career. For the next 28 years, Missy was a police officer, motorcycle officer, patrol sergeant, and police lieutenant before retiring in 2020. In retirement she found herself sedentary, obese, and mentally disheartened. She decided to change that by going back to her childhood obsession with swimming and fitness. Missy went to school to study nutrition and eventually lost 70 pounds with a more healthy diet and rededication to weight lifting.
After relocating to Reno, Missy wanted to help other midlife ladies who might also be feeling less than their best. Everyone wants to feel empowered, encouraged, and purposeful in their own life. Missy rekindled her NASM/AAFA certification to help others overcome the barriers that keep them from feeling and looking like the inner beauty they are.
Missy is married to a retired firefighter Battalion Chief of 38 years. They share five adult children and four grandchildren. When she isn’t coaching at Swët Fitness, Missy enjoys hiking, her two French Bulldogs, and motorcycle touring across the United States. This next year she plans to continue advancing in her fitness certifications and nutrition counseling as well as getting better at her newest hobby, fly fishing.
Marcella
Trainer
Marcella loves people! As a busy wife, mom of two, and REALTOR, escaping in the early mornings to coach at swët is a total joy.
Marcella attended Oregon State University and studied Exercise and Sports Science; after college she focused her passion for fitness into personal and small group training while living in Canada. Moving often and starting her family, Marcella took five years away from the workforce to focus on her family, until she moved to Reno (for good) and discovered her years long goal of becoming a REALTOR.
Starting a business in a new town with two small children took up most of her time, but when her dear friend was looking for new coaches at swët Fitness, Marcella saw the best opportunity to make time, again, for helping people with their fitness goals. Since then, she has loved getting to know the amazing members at swët and refocus on a passion that had truly been missing from her life.
Isaac
Trainer
His first coaching job came in 2021 where he helped coach Boys Basketball at Proctor Hug High School (‘22-’23). He’s currently in his first year at McQueen with the Boys Basketball Program (‘23-present).
In Spring of 2022, he returned to McQueen to help coach the Track & Field Throwing Program. He helped McQueen win back to back Boys 5A Regional Championships (‘22,‘23) & a Boys 5A State Championship (‘22). Those teams included back to back Boys 5A Regional Discus Champions (‘22, ’23) and a Girls Discus 5A Regional Champion (‘23). He currently still coaches Throws at McQueen (‘22-present).
Isaac is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and has been in the training/coaching industry for 4 years. He specializes in increasing hypertrophy, strength and power.
He is currently pursuing an Associates in Kinesiology through TMCC. His goal is to become a NASM Master Trainer, receive a Bachelors in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada and help coach McQueen Boys Basketball to their first State Championship.
His coaching highlight came during the 2023 Track season, where McQueen’s boys swept the Discus podium (1st, 2nd & 3rd) and qualified all three of them for State!
Yazmin
Childcare Attendant
Yazmin joins Swët with a background in early childhood education and experience teaching in both private a public childcare centers. She enjoys growing her knowledge in the ECE field by regularly attending education and child safety workshops. Yazmin's a proud mom of two energetic boys who you can often see playing with monster trucks in the KidsZone! She and her husband, Sean, relocated to Reno after years of searching for the right place to grow their family. In addition to enjoying the special events around Reno, they love traveling, camping, live music, and anything served fresh from a food truck. Yazmin believes children learn by experiencing the world around them, which is why she's excited to be part of a fitness community that empowers families to stay healthy together!
Leigh
Trainer
Lacey
Trainer
Peggy
Membership Specialist & Manager
Peggy was born & raised in Northern California where she grew up running the red dirt trails around Nevada County. When she graduated high school she came to Reno in pursuit of a bachelors degree in kinesiology! In 2017 she graduated and began working in a physical therapy office. She soon found herself falling more deeply into the fitness world and it felt like home. Since then she and her husband have started a family, and they have two daughters that are always on the go! Fitness continues to be a passion, as is helping others- which is exactly what led her to our amazing team. 💚
Lacey
Owner - Founder
Sales & Marketing
Lacey started swët Fitness, as a veteran owned company, from the ground up. She flew Blackhawk helicopter combat missions in the Army. Lacey believes healthy lifestyle is the key to a long, fruitful life. With a strong upbringing of honesty, hard work, and compassion, combined with leadership skills she learned in the military, she developed the idea of swët Fitness to thrive through member’s success. Lacey is NASM certified and has a passion for helping people gain health, wellness and confidence through fitness. Her husband Gabe is retired Navy and flew F18s & F5s throughout his career. He's currently flying for FedEx. They have two beautiful children who have also taken to fitness!
