Exceed your personal fitness and wellness goals with the guidance of our Personal Trainers. Each has mastered the industry focusing on a unique area of expertise. Odyssey trainers motivate clients by setting goals, providing feedback and holding clients accountable. Our trainers measure their client’s strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments performed before an exercise program is created to ensure safety and progress. Odyssey trainers educate their clients on their individual wellness needs, including general health and nutrition guidelines and exercise routines. Our training staff works with our RN and Hilton Head Physical Therapy team to create a holistic program that is safe and effective for each individual.
Kaitlen Jane Groetzinger
Kaitlen Jan
e Groetzinger is originally from San Fransisco, Ca; she has lived on Hilton Head Island for 18 years. While in high school she became very involved in Martial Arts. She worked her way up and was honored to continue her training in Australia and China with a renowned Chinese doctor and Kung Fu practitioner- Dr. William Chueng. In addition to her martial arts experience, Kaitlen is a certified Pilates Instructor and a certified Yoga Therapist. Kaitlen has worked with people one on one and taught group classes full time for ten years. She has had great success in pain management, postural improvements, surgery prevention, and sports conditioning. In her free time she enjoys golf, tennis, cooking, rollerblading, bellydancing and the beach.
Pete Worthy
A former USC football player and Navy Search and Rescuer (SAR), Pete specializes in athletic sports performance for athletes of all ages, ability, and gender. Pete has an extensive knowledge of island sports including Golf and Tennis, and has trained numerous athletes and celebrities including: Chef Robert Irvine, Actor Tom Berenger, NFL player Chris Gardocki, NASCAR team owner Harry Scott, and NHL star Robert Lang.
Angela Ellis
Angela was born and raised in eastern Kentucky.Jakkie Pidanick NSCA-CSCS, NSCA-CPT, APFA-CPT
As a fitness trainer, I have the ability to have a positive influence on people’s lives. I enjoy shaping my client’s bodies as well as their nutritional habits and seeing these transformations occur right before my eyes. Stronger, healthier people mean happy people…and what could be more rewarding than that!
I entered college in 1998 and declared majors in Exercise Science and Nutritional Science with a concentration in occupational therapy. As my knowledge grew so did my interests and I became a strength coach at St. Bonaventure, The University of Buffalo, and then at Niagara University where I also coached tennis. Along the way I played Division 1 Volleyball, became certified as a water aerobics instructor, danced competitively as a ballroom dancer and celebrated my 10th anniversary as a Personal Trainer. The next phase of my professional development consisted of specialty training to go along with my certifications (NSCA-CSCS, NSCA-CPT, APFA-CPT and Body Balance University Pilate’s Mat Trainer). These specialties included the following: performance enhancement , youth strength development, and special populations. My current goal is to teach and help educate the next generation of trainers.
Diane Fisher-Simmons
A professional Chicago Actor/Writer/Director, Diane Fisher-Simmons is also a certified Group Fitness Instructor who has recently relocated to Hilton Head Island from the Windy City and will be offering a new Mat Pilates Class this November. Diane taught Mat Pilates, Yoga and Total Body Strengthening at LA Fitness in Chicago and she was on Staff at Gold’s gym in Indiana where she trained with competitive body builders for many years. Diane also worked in Physical Therapy in Indiana and Arizona in between film and theatre jobs, working with professional athletes and in geriatrics as well as helping many get back on the golf course.