Happiness and health together lead to a fit lifestyle. And fortunately, a fit lifestyle is within your control. B-Fit Lifestyle classes are fun, diverse, and challenging with a positive community. What are you waiting for!
At B-Fit Lifestyle our coaches prioritize technique, motivation, and accountability.
Coach Brando
Founder and CEO, CPT, USAW-L1, SFG-II
Strength & Conditioning
Brian, known as “Coach Brando”, is a lifelong athlete and officially started in as a Certified Personal Trainer in 2015. Brian believes in making fitness simple through well-rounded, effective, and fun workouts. Brian is encouraging and adaptive as he works with people new to fitness and the fittest. While coaching, Brian’s favorite tool is the kettlebell because of it’s ability to strengthen, condition and mobilize the entire body. In Brian is an Eagle Scout and in his free time he practices BJJ, or you’ll find him spending time with his wife, their dog, and friends and family.
Erin
Co-Founder, LMT, NASM-CPT
Muscle Recovery, Massage Therapy
Erin is co-founder of B-Fit LIfestyle and Licensed Massage Therapist, graduated from Fortis Institute in 2011. She is incredibly passionate about helping others live their best lives. Erin approaches each massage with a compassionate and analytical mind to problem-solve muscular patterns and ultimately alleviate subtle yet annoying aches and areas of discomfort felt in the body. Erin coaches muscle recovery to teach you how to recover muscles throughout the body. In Erin’s free time, she will more than likely be outdoors spending time with her husband and their dog, Lucy.
Laurie
Human Resources Representative
Laurie is an experienced Human Resources professional and mother of two little boys. She is a lifelong athlete and natural leader, and was born and raised in Baltimore. Laurie has been training with Brian since 2016 and enjoys the challenge, skill, and teamwork aspects of fitness. Outside of the gym, you’ll find Laurie and her husband keeping their boys busy, and spending time with family and friends.
Coach Nick
Head Coach, CSCS, CES
Strength & Conditioning
Nick completed his Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science from Salisbury University and is a NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES). Nick coaches to share his passion and give back to the community. He believes that fitness is the pathway to discover your physical potential, live without pain, and confidently tackle daily obstacles. His favorite movement is the Turkish get up due to its versatility and functional application. Outside of the gym, Nick likes to play fetch with his dog, Frank, and dominate in Spike Ball with friends.
Reach out to Nick about Private Coaching so that you can crush your goals! [email protected]
Dr. Marks
DPT, OCS, CSCS, C-PS, SFG-I
Clinical Director, Physical Therapist
Dylan is a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), Champion Performance Specialist (C-PS), and a Strong First Girya Level 1 (SFG-I). He is a lifelong athlete and has suffered several injuries, the care he received ultimately led him to pursue a career in physical therapy. He loves eradicating or controlling pain that has been limiting people from doing the activities they love, and he loves helping people achieve goals they once thought were out of reach. To Dylan, fitness is being able to move in your body, the way you want, pain-free. The kettlebell swing is his favorite movement because of its challenge, reward, and adaptability to various fitness levels. Outside of work you can catch Dylan watching a Baltimore or University of Maryland sports game, or smoking meat.
Emma
E-RYT-200, PRYT-85, Yoga Sculpt
Yoga Sculpt
Emma is a yoga instructor of 1000+ hours with certifications in Prenatal Yoga, Power Yoga and Yoga Sculpt. Emma discovered yoga in middle school and became a full time instructor shortly after moving to Baltimore in 2016. Emma is sure to make you feel accepted in your practice and stronger than when you walked in. In Emma’s free time she likes discovering new music and spending time outdoors.
Tyler
NASM-CPT
Accountability Coach
Tyler is a NASM certified personal trainer that loves talking about working out almost as much as working out. His passion for fitness started after college and as he learned more about living a fit lifestyle his excitement grew. Tyler coaches because he wants to help people reach their full potential in their personal fitness journeys. He enjoys educating people on habit-building to reach goals and ultimately shift their mindset on what it means to “do fit things.” When Tyler isn’t coaching, you can find him on the Flag Football field or enjoying a walk around Patterson Park.
Dr.Wallender
DPT, CSCS, SFG-I, USAW-L1
Jon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Certified Personal Trainer, and USA Olympic Weightlifting coach. With a deep understanding of the body’s capability, Jon’s programming is strategic and empowers optimal function and movement. Jon is focused and determined to help people move their best.
Emmanuel
Intern
Emmanuel is studying Kinesiology at CCBC and serves in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. Emmanuel is interested in the fitness industry because he wants to play a part in helping people live longer and healthier lives. Fitness to him is where he feels happiest, he is able to relax and think on the fitness floor and he loves making progress. Emmanuel’s favorite movement is the Barbell Power Clean because it is a hard, flashy, full-body movement. In his free time, you will find him on the basketball court or playing Skyrim with friends.
Joe
Accountability Coach
Joe is a government employee, and a member of the B-Fit 1,000 Kettlebell Swing Club two years running. He started his fitness journey in 2013. Since then he lost 80 pounds, twice, and has found his long-term solution to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Joe believes fitness is taking care of the body, mind, and spirit to ensure balance with self, others, and life’s responsibilities. His favorite exercises are the kettlebell swing and Turkish Getup because of their scalability and full-body effects. He loves spending quality time with his wife and their dog, anything involving food (from grocery shopping to trying new recipes & restaurants), and putting in work at the gym of course.
Nyah
Intern
Lucy
“The Boss”
Lucy is a certified Emotional Support Animal. She is a 100% good girl and a mix of awesome. To Lucy, the gym is fun and exciting. She loves following mom around, greeting people at the door and watching the courtyard. The best part about the gym is getting all of the love and attention, and chasing tennis balls indoors is pretty fun, too. Outside of the gym you’ll catch Lucy checking the perimeter around the yard, chewing the bark off of sticks, or playing with her cousins. Lucy is 6 years young, and after the third try, she found her forever home with The Brando’s.
I’ve been training with Coach Brando for 4 years. I came to him with almost no understanding about how to properly train my body to get the results I wanted. I was doing all cardio and no weight training. Since working with Brian I’ve lost 5% body fat, and because of the muscles I’ve gained I’ve been able to increase my caloric intake by over 400 calories a day. As my physical goals change Brian works with me to craft a program to achieve the results I am looking for. He constantly pushes me out of my comfort zone and I still surprise myself with how strong I have become!
Kerianne K.
The close personal attention that coaches give us during group classes (is the best part about B-Fit Lifestyle). The strong emphasis on proper form has allowed me to gain strength and increase my lifts in a pretty short amount of time. I’m definitely more energized throughout the day, especially since I do my workouts in the morning. Unwind has been a pretty big change in my routine which has been huge for muscle recovery. It’s something that I had been neglecting for the most part before B-Fit, because I didn’t have any sort of knowledge base about it. But it’s been really helpful so far and an awesome addition to my fitness routine.
Jake G.
Brian takes the time to focus on everyone’s skills individually, no matter how big the class size. He doesn’t pressure you to do more than you can handle, but he helps you discover how strong you actually are. I’ve become more confident with kettlebell training and increasing weight, and I’ve learned how to push my body to do more. The B-Fit crew has become a family that motivates and cheers each other on, and that’s all because of Brian! He rocks!
Leslie B.
1 N. Haven St. Suite 1
Baltimore, MD 21224
When you pull into 1 N Haven look to your right, B-Fit is behind the fountain. We are in the same community as Monument City Brewery and Urban Axes.