Meet the Team

Alex's journey from professional dancer to passionate fitness expert is rooted in the philosophy: "If you don't move it, you lose it!" 

Specializing in kettlebells, barbells, and overall strength & mobility training, Alex designs programs for resilience and mind-body connection, ensuring the Strength City community not only moves, but moves well. Being a mom (of two littles) has deepened her personal drive for strength and inspires her mission to create a community of unstoppable humans. 

Outside of the gym, she's usually out and about in LIC (or maybe Brooklyn), eating something delicious, chasing after her toddler, and always trying to encourage others to come join the truly inspiring community at Strength City!

Dean, aka Dean-Fitmachine, is a personal trainer and group fitness instructor and makes up the other half of the Strength City founding team. Originally from Texas, Dean was lucky enough to tour the world as a dancer and performing artist. His athletic lifestyle and competitive spirit led him to the fitness industry, finding his true passion in motivating people to be their personal best. Now, with certifications in barbells, calisthenics, MMA, kettlebells, lol-ing, and sports nutrition, he firmly believes that anything is achievable through consistency, dedication, and a really dope playlist.

First and foremost, Bryan's fitness philosophy is to keep it fun! He started his fitness career in 2014 studying Exercise Science at Queens College and became a certified personal trainer under the National Academy of Sports Science (NASM).  He has experience competing and training in powerlifting and MMA (Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling) and training clients of all skill levels who are looking to feel good and get stronger. 

In Bryan's classes you can expect to learn something new, to gain a better understanding of your body, and to have fun (of course)! Fitness is definitely Bryan's passion, and he's an invaluable member of our Strength City team.

Keven is a certified trainer and boxing coach with over a decade of experience. He has worked all over NYC both managing gyms and training all kinds of amazing humans. He is also an amateur fighter, and in 2019 was named 3rd best American Kickboxer in the World by World Karate & Kickboxing Commission. 

His mission is to help people improve their lives through mind and body movement. Through perseverance, patience, and development of skill, Keven believes any goal can be reached.

Benjamin Wegman is a trainer, life coach and writer based in Long Island City. He has been a professional dancer and choreographer with Trisha Brown and Liz Lerman, a professor of dance at Indiana University, a founding trainer at Fhitting Room and ClassPass Live and a croissant connoisseur throughout his life. When not working you can find him in the bathtub with a book, tending to his hundreds of house plants, or snuggled up with his cats.

Daniel is a Power Pilates Teacher Trainer, Studio Manager, and Lead Trainer at PilatesWorks in Long Island City. He has had the opportunity to teach pilates all over the world, and since recognizing the importance of building strength and lifting heavier, has branched out into strength training. Daniel's extensive knowledge in pilates has helped him become an incredible strength coach, always attentive to form and intentional movement. You can catch him in class, lifting alongside you, or in his Thursday night full body muscle classes.