Meet the Team
We believe in living a life full of joy and gratitude, and recognizing that every day is a gift. These feelings guide our core teachings at Carpe Diem Fitness, as we focus on helping clients achieve their personal goals with the support of their TEAM and Coach. Our goal is to educate, guide and support our clients in living an extraordinary and healthy life. Fitness is our PASSION, not just our job!
Owner
Rebeca Olender
Rebeca moved to the USA in 2005 from Brazil. At a very young age in Brazil, she played many different sports and knew early on that her deepest passions in life were family, fitness and living life to the fullest. Her inspiring care for others and motivation to help people achieve their goals, led her on a lifelong journey to become the best coach she could possibly be.
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Rebeca studied Physical Education in College, and after that she continued her education by studying anatomy, nutrition and a large variation and styles of fitness programs. In 2016 she started working with Tribe Team Training™ , and this is when she found all she was looking for in one program. She started as a coach and less than 6 months later she was invited to Canada and became a Tribe Master Coach. She currently loves teaching her local Tribe "families", and also has had the opportunity and pleasure to travel around the US and Canada training other coaches, while sharing her knowledge and care for the fitness Industry and meeting amazing people every day.
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Her goal is to make Carpe Diem Fitness everyone's home - a place where members will feel like part of a family, while working hard to achieve their goals.
Coach
Oscar Gonzalez
Oscar has been coaching all his life. He has a very diverse back round, from teaching Zumba everywhere around the globe, to coaching weight-lifting, HIIIT classes and TRIBE. Oscar is always the life of the party - he is not only an amazing coach, but he has a fantastic attitude toward life! He adapts very well depending on his clients goals and personalities.
Coach
Ivette Zamorano
Ivette started her journey in the fitness industry back in 2012 and since then her passion for fitness has not stopped! She is both an educator and TRIBE coach, she currently work at the elementary school as a teachers Aide.
She loves training any age group and all fitness levels, Ivette is well known for her big smile and welcoming personality.
The reason she loves the fitness world so much is because it brings people together, whether it’s for physical or mental health or both.
Her goal as a coach is to provide a safe, healthy and friendly environment for everyone!
Coach
Ryan Dance
Ryan has spent a majority of his life involved in athletic competitions. He grew up in Florida where he trained alongside some of the biggest names in professional sports before playing NCAA lacrosse at Ithaca College. After graduating with a B.S. in communications, he gained his personal training certification from Hofstra University. Shortly after, Ryan co-owned and operated a lacrosse specific gym located in Hauppauge where he had the opportunity to coach numerous professional, collegiate, and high school athletes. He loves to incorporate functional movements into his workout to help strengthen imbalances and protect the skeletal system.
Handyman
Joseph Dezolio
Joey works at King Kullen since 1994. His fitness journey started in 2013 when he took his first Zumba class with his friend and coach Oscar Gonzalez. In 2015 he started taking TRIBE with Rebeca and Oscar at the Southampton Gym and realized that this was going to be his new lifestyle.
Joey joined our Carpe Diem Fitness family as soon as we opened (in 2020) helping with anything needed. From cleaning the studio, greeting clients, set up equipment and of course taking the sessions 😊. He loves the atmosphere, the coaches and the clients – is his home away from home.