Aerobic Fitness & Strength Training

Class

Instructors

Our instructors and trainers are the best. For cardio, strength, cycling, circuit, or small group sessions, you will excel, meeting and even surpassing your fitness goals. Let us introduce you to our team.

Peter Bergamo

Peter Bergamo is owner of Litchfield Hills Fitness and is certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine as a personal trainer. He's a corrective exercise specialist and trains seniors for optimum performance. Peter is also a NASM certified weight loss specialist who focuses on clients' specific needs using proper form, intensity, and frequency to help them be the best they can be. He believes that a fit body will perform best and with a reduced risk of injuries.

Marci Vincitorio

Marci Vincitorio is an AFAA certified personal trainer. She has experience creating and implementing individualized training and conditioning plans for all levels of fitness, whether it's one-on-one, group, or a class environment. Her passion for fitness and for sharing her knowledge to inspire and encourage others is outstanding.

Carla Angevine

Carla is an AFAA certified group fitness instructor, with a prestigious ACSM certification in personal training. She also holds certifications and specialized training with spinning, urban rebounding, PiYo, and Zumba.

Kim D'Andrea

Kim D'Andrea is an ACE certified group fitness instructor and has been teaching at Litchfield Hills Fitness for over 20 years. She holds certifications and specialized training with Keiser Power Pacing and Urban Rebounding. Kim has an extensive background in dance and before joining us, she taught dance for 15 years in Litchfield and West Hartford.

Jodi Tenney

Jodi Tenney is a Beachbody certified Turbo Kick instructor. She strives to encourage others to make fitness a part of their lives so that they can be healthy in mind and body. As an instructor who obtained her fitness certification after she turned 40, she wants to inspire others to set goals at every stage of life for personal fulfillment. Jodi's other fitness favorites are Zumba, STEP, and Tabata.

Matthew Brinckerhoff

Matthew Brinckerhoff has been involved in martial arts and self-defense for over 40 years. Along with being a martial arts/self-defense instructor and a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, he holds a master's degree in phycology. He teaches proactive and reactive strategies for safety in any situation. Matt strives to help people feel confident in keeping themselves safe and to make learning fun. Matt is an avid hiker, cyclist, kayaker, and skier.

Matt Pagano

Matt Pagano is a local chiropractor and cycling enthusiast who has been teaching at Litchfield Hills Fitness for 14 years. He enjoys pushing his students to achieve their personal best. Using good motivational music, his classes are more cycling specific with an emphasis on rhythm, pedaling cadence, and power output.

Shelli Rhoads

Shelli Rhoads is a certified spinning instructor and has been teaching indoor cycling for over five years. Fitness has always been an important part of her life, and she loves to inspire and encourage others to make it a priority as well. Shelli is also the Volunteer/Patient Relations Coordinator at The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital. In addition to teaching indoor cycling classes, Shelli enjoys running, hiking, and most outdoor forms of exercise.

Samantha Tilley

Samantha Tilley is a certified Mad Dog Athletics "Johnny G" group spinning instructor. Sam specializes in interval and heart rate training. Sam is also certified in Hatha Yoga through the Yoga Institute of Houston.

Jessica Travelstead

Jessica Travelstead was raised in Litchfield County but moved west to obtain her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder. After college, she and her husband, both avid skiers and outdoor enthusiasts, moved to Taos, New Mexico, and then to Portland, Oregon, where Jessica worked for Nike Golf. After receiving her MBA from the University of Denver, she moved back to the East Coast to continue her career in the sports apparel business in NYC. Years later, she returned to Litchfield to raise her children and joined an active real estate practice with The Matthews Group at William Raveis. Jessica also coaches the Washington Montessori tennis team and plays on a 4.0 USTA team. When a tennis injury briefly kept her from doing high impact athletics, she began spinning and ultimately received her SPIN certification to better understand exercise science and bring high cardio, low impact, and fun cross training into her already active life. Jessica loves music, and she creates class profiles that map cycling routes all over the world: Santa Fe to Taos, New Mexico, the 2016 Olympic race courses in Rio, the Green Mountain Challenge Course, stages of the Tour de France, and even local terrain profiles in our beautiful Litchfield County. She provides riders with ranges of gear levels and RPM instruction, so her riders find the perfect balance of output and heart rate. Her classes are great for newbies as well as seasoned riders who love great music and interesting, varied terrain.