Free Session With A Trainer Who's Been Where You Are

Tina grew up in the Middle East, in a culture where body image wasn't subtle — how you looked was tangled up in how people treated you, what they expected from you, how they measured your worth. She absorbed all of it, and spent years trying to get the perfect body the way she'd been told to. Counting, restricting, obsessing. Doing everything "right" and watching none of it work. Her obsession worsened, but ultimately Tina got tired of fighting a war against her own body.

So she tried something different. She started lifting.

A New Body Built in Her Image

And it worked — not in the way she'd been chasing for years, but in a way that actually mattered. She started feeling good, not because she hit some number, but because her body felt like it belonged to her. Strong, capable, and more powerful than she had ever known. 

That shift is the whole reason Tina became a trainer — not the certification (though she has that, ISSA certified for over a year), but the feeling itself. She wanted other people to have access to the thing she almost missed because she was too busy punishing herself on a scale.

First, A Member

Tina's been in the U.S. for 17 years, in Portland for 7, and in St. Johns for 3. She found West Coast Fitness as a member — this was her spot, her escape, the place where she could just exist and move and not perform for anyone.

She liked the vibe, she liked the people, and she liked that nobody was trying too hard to be anything. Working here was a natural next step, and she's been training clients on the floor for the past few months, helping people get in touch with their best version of themselves.

A Background In Connection

Tina's also a yoga instructor with a practice that goes back about ten years, on and off. It's her way of staying connected to herself. That background means she brings a mobility and body-awareness perspective that most trainers don't have, which is especially useful for the clients she connects with best: women over 40 and older adults navigating a changing world in a changing body.

She's a woman over 40 herself, which means she's not coaching from theory. She's coaching from the middle of it — the hormonal shifts, the recovery changes, daily curveballs that keep things interesting. She gets it because she's getting it, right alongside you.

A Paddle Board and a Pup

Tina's a summer person ☀️ Paddle boarding, hiking, and cooking — she's built her body brick by brick on a colorful plant based diet for over 10 years. 🌱 She jogs, she trains with friends, and she has a pitbull named Simran, which means "gift of God" and "meditation." A name that is either beautifully appropriate or deeply ironic, depending on the day 🐕

Her Words of Wisdom

There are a lot of people walking around this gym — and a lot more not walking into it — who are stuck in the same loop Tina was in. Chasing a number, measuring themselves against an image, feeling like they're failing at something they were never supposed to succeed at in the first place. Tina wants to help you build a body that feels good to live in.

"There is no “right” age or time to start changing your body or beginning your fitness journey.

Mental strength is what drives us to grow, face daily challenges, and show up for ourselves. And working out is one of the ways we build that strength and confidence not just physically, but mentally too. And I’ll be happy to help people connect with that.

Society may try to tell us when and how we should or shouldn’t do certain things… but the truth is, we can start whenever we decide and be whoever we choose to be."

Come meet her. She's offering a free one-hour demo session for new clients — stop by the front desk or say hi to her on the floor. She's just as curious about you as you are about her.

Our best is yet to come,
Your West Coast Fitness Family

Easter Hours are regular hours, but the noon hot sculpt fusion class is canceled.

P.S. Simran does not offer personal training sessions, despite what her energy level suggests. Please direct all fitness inquiries to Tina 🐾