GEORGE ZAKHARY
@gzakhary
George is the owner and founder of Break the Mold Fitness. His fitness journey began years ago at 240 lbs. trying to play catch with his son when he was out of breath and realized he needed to make a change. After several attempts through the beginning of his health and fitness journey he was easily discouraged by the gym environment and often found himself uncomfortable. He continued to push through day after day to be a success for his son. This experience lead him to his passion in both fitness and motivation.
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Here at Break the Mold he aspires to instill a sense of community, positivity, and self-acceptance into not just his members but everyone. As a resident of North Arlington for over 33 years he takes great pride in giving back and hopes to encourage others to do the same.
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During the COVID-19 outbreak he put together a fundraiser, “Breakfast for Heroes”, where he collected donations and united with local small businesses to provide breakfast to the frontline staff at over 34 hospitals. This is just one small example of what Break the Mold is all about and why joining George on his journey here will become more than “just a gym”.
GINA BIELICKA
@g_marie143
Gina is an ACE-certified personal trainer. She has coached people from all types of levels including those just beginning their fitness journey, those who are recovering from injuries, all the way to professional athletes getting ready for the season.
Through high school and college, Gina was an athlete, so since then, Gina has turned to bodybuilding as her sport of choice now. She currently competes in the NPC as a Bikini and Wellness athlete for now but continues to stay focused and hone in on being the best version of herself every day. Her passion is strength training and enjoys proving to people that they are so much stronger than they think. She loves to educate, motivate and inspire every athlete of all levels to be the best version of themselves and to never give up on their personal goals. She is a true believer that anything is possible with hard work and dedication!
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MEGHAN MARMORA
@coach_meg_btm
Meg is a NASM-Certified Personal Trainer. She coaches our adult classes, kids program, and is available for one-on-one private training. In addition to coaching, she has been an elementary school teacher in the Lyndhurst Public School district for over 15 years. She has also worked in both Rutherford Recreation and Ramapo Country Day Camps for a combined 25 years.
She is a long time athlete who lives in the gym or outside on the mountains racing. She has a multi-sport background with a core focus on track and field. She grew up a long distance runner and took that passion into her new focus, which is Spartan racing. She has competed at all levels beginning with the Sprint all the way to the 30 mile Spartan Ultra!
Meg is truly dedicated to helping everyone find their inner passion and bringing it to life. She believes everyone is capable of anything and she leads by example putting herself in uncomfortable positions to grow daily. She will believe you can before you believe you can. You are capable of anything and Meg won't ever let you forget that!
ISA MENDEZ
@isabellouise_
Isa (pronounced E-sa) grew up a multi-sport varsity athlete playing soccer, cheerleading and her passion, softball. She was the starting pitcher for four years in Rutherford High School as well as in college at the University of Scranton.
After graduating, Isa strayed away from fitness and realized after gaining an uncomfortable amount of weight and losing what made her feel like her self, that she was ready to go back to her athletic roots. Isa started going to spin classes and weight training. Putting in the time and changing her body was great but what mattered the most to her growth was the environment she was in. She felt welcome, safe, and pushed positively in a direction to better herself.
She obtained her Spinning Certification in 2017. She found Break the Mold in the summer of 2020 and it felt like home. Her goal as a coach is to make sure people know they belong, that they are worthy of being in the building, of earning their progress and that THEY CAN DO HARD THINGS. Keep showing up, trust the process, and always dance in between sets.
NATHALIE SANTANA
@nsantana1114
Nathalie has been a teacher for 10 years. As a young child, she always knew that when she was older she wanted to make a positive difference and always told her mom that "she wanted to do something to change lives" and she has found that in teaching and coaching. Early in her teenage years she found a passion for exercising and would love to spend hours in the gym. Her passion continued into adulthood and quickly shifted from taking numerous cardio classes to loving lifting weights. Throughout her journey of fitness she has always loved helping, and encouraging others to workout along with her. One of her favorite quotes that she lives by is, "If it doesnt challenge you, it won't change you." She is very excited to be a part of the Break the Mold team and looks forward to helping all the athletes crush their goals!
