Meet Your Coaches

About Coach Jonathan

Jonathan Roche is an Award-Winning Fitness Expert, Best-Selling Author, a 24-time Boston Marathon Finisher (running 23 of them to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) and a 12-time Ironman Triathlon Finisher.

UPDATE: Jonathan is on break from doing the Live Workouts until 4/30/20. But you have access to hundreds of his Recorded Workouts.

Jonathan is the Founder and CEO of Breakthrough Health, Inc. and the creator of Energy UP. His first book (“The No Excuses Diet”, which is an Anti-Diet book) hit #3 on the Amazon Best Seller List and was featured on The Today Show. He is currently finalizing his second book titled “The 12 Key Habits to Permanent Weight Loss!” that will be released in April of 2019.

In 1995 Jonathan weighed 224 pounds and was wearing size 38 pants when his Dad (who was obese) died suddenly of Cardiac Arrest. After losing his Dad, he went on to drop 44 pounds using Interval Training (which is at the core of the Energy UP program) and has kept it off for 23 years.

Jonathan started creating personalized interval training plans for people trying to get fit and lose weight in 1998. He has now been awarded two “Interval Fitness Training” patents (Patent # 7,641,592 and Patent #7,981,002) that are at the core of Breakthrough Health’s proprietary software (www.BootCampHub.com) that personalizes an individual’s interval workouts based on their health status, goals and schedule. Jonathan currently has a third patent that is pending for the “Wellness Optimization System” which is a machine learning software platform.

Breakthrough Health’s mission is to positively transform 100 million lives by 2025!

About Coach Alison

Alison is a certified group exercise instructor and is working on renewing her personal training certification with NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine). She and her husband Nick welcomed their baby boy, Luca into the world in June of 2018, so Alison is thrilled to be jumping back into the world of fitness after taking a break.

Alison is currently taking a much-deserved break from doing her Live Workouts for the month of December and she will be back on 1/4/21.

Alison’s passion in life is supporting others in realizing their potential and achieving their health and fitness goals - especially her fellow mamas! She understands the struggle to prioritize your own health while taking care of a family, but wants to make sure that you take care of yourself so you can be an even better and healthier version of yourself!

Alison believes that the quote “Comparison is the thief of joy.” by Theodore Roosevelt is an important reminder in everyday life, but specifically when it comes to health and fitness!. Everyone’s path and story is different, and that’s a beautiful thing! Embrace it and be proud of where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going!

Alison is really looking forward to exercising with you!!!

About Coach Ashley

Ashley is a Certified Exercise Physiologist® and has a degree in Kinesiology. She is Functional Movement Screen Level 1 Certified and is credentialed to teach K-12 Health and Physical Education.
With over fifteen years of experience providing coaching, group exercise, personal training and health education, Ashley has helped thousands of people make healthier choices, become more active and reach their fitness goals. She has worked in corporate wellness, schools, and communities.
After having her daughter in 2015 and experiencing the lack of pre/post-natal exercise guidance and resources, Ashley established Active Mom Fitness. She now primarily works with moms to safely stay active during pregnancy; strengthen the core and return to exercise after baby; and to achieve fitness goals while balancing the demands of family life throughout all stages of motherhood.
Ashley leads by example and loves including her daughter in physical activities, such as hiking, running, home interval workouts and exploring new parks around Philadelphia, PA. She looks forward to leading you (whether you’re a Mom or not) in enjoying fun workouts and chasing down your best you!

About Coach Jon L.

Jon has been a wellness professional working with individuals and organizations for almost 20 years. Practicing martial arts since age nine, seeking to understand health and resiliency through mind body practices has become a way of life.
As a passionate coach he is at his best when partnering with busy people to develop programs they can do on their own with limited time.
A Certified Personal Trainer and Fitness Nutrition Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Jon focuses heavily on integrated movement and real food.
While attending college at the University of Maine at Farmington where he received his degree in Psychology with a focus in Exercise Science, Jon took an interest in resiliency based health from an interdisciplinary perspective. This led him on a student exchange to Cal. State University where he completed a research assistantship in health psychology. During this time Jon was also able to train at the Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy headquarters, and became one of the early practitioners to bring Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to Maine.
In 2001 Jon co-founded The Foundry Jiu Jitsu team which now includes a network of instructors, grappling and MMA competitors throughout the Northeast. Recently he developed a mindful based fitness program that blends strength, mobility, conditioning and diet with warrior based philosophy and he is now the official jiu-jitsu / defensive tactics instructor for Maine Game Wardens.

About Coach Caitlin

Caitlin is a Registered Dietitian and received her B.S. in Health Science Nutrition and recently completed a Masters in Health Education. She is a Personal Trainer, Spinning Instructor, Registered Yoga Teacher, and lover of creating the life of her dreams, one moment at a time. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband, Jeff, and their dog, Yogi.

She believes there is no one-size-fits all approach to exercise or nutrition, and that believing in yourself is the #1 way to achieve any goal you have in your life. Caitlin's workouts are full of energy, laughter, empowering messages to help you fall back in love with you, safe and effective exercises, and maybe a dance party-just for good measure.

She can't wait to workout with you and add positivity to your day!

About Coach Allie

Allie has been a group fitness instructor for eight years. She is certified in Spinning, Les Mills Grit, Les Mills BodyFlow, Piyo, Turbo Kick, and has her AFAA certification in Yoga.

Allie started teaching classes as a volunteer for a church outreach and never stopped teaching from there. She has spent time teaching yoga at her local jail as well as the local battered women’s shelter. She believes fitness can be the beginning of change in every aspect of life.

Allie is a mom to her three-year old daughter and one-year old son and is happily married to her husband Josh. For fun, Allie just wants to be with people! She is so excited to be a part of the EnergyUP Team and cannot wait to get to know you!

About Coach Danea

Danea has a B.S. Degree in Kinesiology from University of Northwestern. The reason she studied exercise science is because she grew up completely insecure, of how she looked and who she was. After a traumatic accident and struggling with depression she found that exercise became her vehicle to self-confidence, self-empowerment and self-love. She found that she loved exercise not for what it made her look like but for the person she became because of it.

Through years of being a personal trainer, group fitness instructor and teaching wellness seminars, Danea has found a huge heart and passion for people not only achieving physical transformations but experiencing mental and emotional transformations. Her expertise within exercise programming is in body weight workouts, interval training and strength training. She also loves snowboarding, running, rock climbing and dirt biking.

Additionally, she has a huge passion to serve at-risk teens by running support groups and mentoring programs. She loves meeting new people, hearing their story and making sure everyone feels lovable, capable, worthwhile and not alone.

About Coach Dawn

Dawn graduated from Baylor University with a BS in Dietetics and brings with her over nineteen years of leadership experience in the fields of corporate fitness, wellness, and recreation. She holds certifications with ACE, Precision Nutrition, Mad Dogg Spinning, Elite Life Coach and Les Mills and is versed in health and wellness promotion, education, personal training, nutrition coaching and group fitness instruction. Dawn currently manages two corporate fitness sites with Plus One Health Management, including group fitness class instruction, S.M.A.R.T. Path, and personal training.

Prior to joining Breakthrough, Dawn held the Lead Trainer role with My House Fitness and had the opportunity to showcase MHF on live TV with Fox 31, “The Everyday Show” and Channel 2, “Colorado’s Best”.

Dawn is a passionate advocate for a balanced approach to optimal health and believes that balance is the key to living a rewarding, F!T life that you love!

When she’s not busy coaching and training, she enjoys living and playing in beautiful Colorado!