Meet the Team

  • A headshot of Live Fit trainer, Bernadette in gray athletic jacket at gym with kettlebells and fitness equipment in background.

    Bernadette Benda

    -American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer

    -National Association of Sports Medicine Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist

    -ARC CPR and First Aid/AED Certified

    -Professional Dancer, and Dance Instructor

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  • A personal trainer assists a woman with a seated shoulder press exercise using dumbbells in a training studio. The trainer stands behind her, guiding the workout session.

    Tom Schulien

    Graduate of the National Personal Training Institute

    - Certified Personal Trainer from The National Strength and Conditioning Association

    -CPR/ AED certified.

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  • Trainer and co-owner, Laura, headshot from the training studio in Westlake.

    Laura Polgar

    Minority Partner

    American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer

    -National Association of Sports Medicine Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist

    -Power Pilates Mat I Certified

    -ARC CPR and First Aid/AED Certified

    -Professional Ballet Dancer, and Dance Instructor

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  • Mark, a trainer and dietitian for Live Fit headshot. Personal training studio in the background.

    Mark Hedegore RD, LD, CSCS

    Majority Partner

    -Registered Dietitian

    -National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

    -Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Golf Fitness 2 certified

    -TPI Certified Golf 2 certified

    -National Association of Sports Medicine Corrective Exercise Specialist

    -ARC CPR and First Aid/AED Certified

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Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working

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Inspiration does exist, but it must find you working ☆

A client posing for a photo with his personal trainer after finishing a stair climbing charity competition.
A personal trainer helping a young man who plays football develop power for blocking at Live Fit Personal Training in Westlake, Ohio.
A woman is using an elliptical machine in a gym, speaking to a trainer who is standing beside her, guiding her through a cardio interval. The gym is a personal training studio in Westlake, Ohio.
A personal trainer assisting a woman during a seated Russian twist exercise with a medicine ball on a gym floor, with another person doing a dumbbell overhead press in the background with his personal trainer.