Welcome to Body Space Fitness, a NYC training facility like no other. In a newly renovated space near Union Square, we offer a range of fitness options from private training to sports conditioning, educational and innovative workshops to nutritional consulting. Our unique semi-private option allows your coaches to tap into training styles that will motivate and inspire your most attractive, capable, functional physique
Assessing Your Goals
During your first visit, you’ll receive an assessment. Are you looking to build lean body mass, and/or increase your strength? Do you want to perfect your posture, and/or clean up your diet? Would you like more flexibility, better cardiovascular health, or something else? All of these can be measured. We’ll find out where you are now…and then work to get you to the next league.
Semi-Private Training
Our signature offering is semi-private training. We design the program you need based on your goals—and then train you alongside 1, 2, or 3 others.
- As with private training, every client does what’s right for him/her.
- But it’s more fun—because you’re not doing it alone.
- It’s also more affordable than one-on-one training, with a similar focus on your body, and your goals.
Semi-private training is a plus for everyone. Our clients thrive, and our coaches can cultivate fun and dynamic workouts that emphasize teamwork and cooperation.
Meet our coaches/trainers.
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Kelvin Gary
Owner, Body Space Fitness, Coach
"Life has a purpose. Find yours, and live it." Kelvin Gary |
Some people just need to move.
After graduate school (MBA, NYU-Stern; B.S. Engineering, University of Miami-Florida) and the corporate life, Kelvin Gary saw a better way for himself—and his eventual clients. So the positive-minded fitness guru traded in his dress slacks for gym shorts, and didn’t look back.
In creating Body Space Fitness, Kelvin addressed a population whose needs were not being met. They were stuck between private training and group fitness, wanting programs specific to their goals, but not necessarily being able to afford the one-on-one service. In 2012, Kelvin founded the first Body Space Fitness in New York City.
Specialties: performance enhancement, kettlebells, cycling
Certifications: NASM-CPT; Precision Nutrition Coach; Kettlebell Athletics (Levels I and II); Functional Movement Specialist; Pre- and Post-Natal, CPR/AED.
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Katherine (Kado) Simmons
BSF Coach
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Kado comes from an athletic background, serving as a four-year starter, two-time captain, and All-American, All-Ivy, and Academic All-Ivy honoree for Cornell Women’s lacrosse (’05-’08). After coaching high school soccer, ice hockey, and lacrosse for two years, Kado pursued a certification in Personal Training through NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicin). Her first training experience was in an elite New York City gym. Here she was exposed to some of the most well respected trainers and teachers in the field; within four months, Kado became a top-tier trainer with an extensive and varied client-base.
Kado has taken every opportunity to enhance her knowledge as a trainer, pursuing certifications and attending workshops for functional movement, kettlebells, sports nutrition, corrective exercise, and program design. She embodies a holistic approach to training, which emphasizes mindful movement, balance, and plenty of hard work.
Kado has run the NYC Marathon and ½ Marathon, placed 7th in her age group in the '11 NYC Triathlon, loves to practice yoga, and gets her competitive fill as a wide receiver for her Zog football team.
Specialties: Movement prep and alignment, cross-training for endurance athletes, body fat loss, kettlebells
Certifications: NASM-CPT, Kettlebell Athletics (Level I), Precision Nutrition Coach, Pre- & Post-Natal, CPR/AED.
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Jeni Livingston
BSF Coach
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Jeni began her love of fitness through the sport of Muay Thai Kickboxing that grew into a passion towards strength and conditioning, and more recently, into the art of Yoga.
Jeni comes to Body Space with over a decade of experience in the fitness industry, most recently of note as a top-level trainer at an elite gym in New York City. Utilizing a variety of innovative training styles, Jeni is both fresh and progressive, making her a highly versatile trainer.
Her safe and effective methods have provided excellent results especially when working with clients who are pre- and post-rehab. She is extremely attentive and has a keen eye for keeping principals of alignment in mind. Jeni's approach is always supportive and encouraging, urging her clients to meet their goals.
Specialties: Yoga, postural alignment
Certifications: NSCA-CPT, Certified Natural Trainer (Monkey Bar Gym), Dynamic Variable Resistance Training, Kettlebell Athletics (Level I), Pre- and Post-Natal, OM Vinyasa Yoga, Pranayama (Breathing) Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, Eischen's Yoga, CPR/AED.
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Joanna Castro
BSF Coach
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Like many food lovers, Joanna needed to balance out her love of good meals and cooking. So as a teenager, she started working out. Her friends noticed a change in Joanna, and immediately asked that she train them too. The more Joanna trained, the more she realized how intuitively the craft came to her, and she has been helping others transform their own lives ever since.
Joanna believes that training is a fun and effective way to stay healthy. She encourages her clients to prioritize their health and their happiness every day. Joanna’s energy is contagious, as is her laugh, and seeing her clients work hard with a smile on their faces brightens the entire gym.
Specialties: Total body integration, Pre & Post Natal, Kettlebells
Certifications: NSCF – CPT, Kettlebell Athletics (Level I), Pre- and Post-Natal, future B.S. Exercise Science, Lehmen College
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