Patrick Lyden
FitCamp Founder/Instructor
Quotes:
“Programs and Diets Don’t Work, People Do” – Personal
“Life is an occasion, rise to it!” – Dustin Hoffman in “Mr. Magorium’s Magic Emporium”
Favorite Exercise/Workout: “Fran” - when you come that close to death, everything else is just great!
Least Favorite Exercise: “Static Wall Squats” - They make me want to cry.
Favorite Movie and Why: I have two. My first is “Braveheart”. Who doesn’t like a classic medieval love story. My second is “It’s a Wonderful Life”. It reminds me how to appreciate the important things in life that can get lost in the mix sometimes.
#1 Food Vice: Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream – Yum!
Favorite Color: FitCamp Blue (of course)
Date of Birth: August 10, 1976
Education / Certification:
B.S – Microbiology – Umass Amherst 1999
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Crossfit Level 1 Certified Trainer
CPR/AED Certified
Athletic Accomplishments:
Half Ironman – 2003
2003 Greenway Challenge – 5th Place
2005 Lake Auburn RR – 3rd Place
Fitchburg Longsjo – 2005, 2006
1st Muscle Up – July 19, 2009 (still working on #2 
)
Nutrition/Fitness Philosophy: Almost everyone knows how to get their heart rate up and body moving, most even know how to choose healthy foods and eat right, but only a handful actually have the discipline, mindset and training to do both.
Hobbies: Cycling, Hiking, Reading, Kayaking, Watching Epic Movies, Playing Chess, Reading Stories to my Daughter Emma and trying to beat Nick (at something!).
Best Day of my Life: It’s a tie between 9/3/2005 (the day I married the woman of my dreams) and 10/13/2007 (the day my heart melted when I looked into the eyes of my baby girl Emma).
Nick Normandin
Certified Personal Trainer/FitCamp Instructor
Quote:
“As you think, so you are, as you thought” – unknown
Favorite Exercise: Anything with Pull-Ups, for some reason, I tend to be good at them, and others are not….advantage Nick. My favorite workout is Annie, once again, because I am o.k. with Double-Unders.
Least Favorite Exercise: Anything involving squats. Least favorite workout is Fran, because you know what kind of pain you are about to be in before the workout starts!
Favorite Movie and Why: Any movie with Bruce Lee, brings back childhood memories!
#1 Food Vice: Organic Wheat Germ…yum, yum. Junk Food is ice cream
Favorite Color: Red and Black (my 6:30 PM class know that all too well)
Date of Birth: December 17, 1985
Education / Certification:
BS Exercise and Sport Science
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Crossfit Level 1 Certified
Crossfit Level 1 Running and Endurance Certified
Body Training Systems Group Power Certified
CPR / AED Certified
Athletic Accomplishments:
College Baseball
5K Races – 13
5 Mile Races – 12
Half Marathon distance or greater – 3
Marathon – 1
Sprint Triathlons –Duathlons – 26
Olympic Distance Triathlons – 15
Aquabikes – 4
Half Ironman – 1
Longsjo Bike Race – 1.5 times (crashed the 2nd year and could not finish)
1 hour Postal Swim – 4
Nutrition / Fitness Philosophy: Sacrifice and discipline at the beginning is worth ten-fold in the end, when you know how great it feels to reach your goal. No short term fix can replace the way you look in the mirror and perform in your sport of choice!
Hobbies: Triathlons, road races, cycling, Mt. biking, snowboarding, rock climbing, laying around at the beach, and hanging out with my family.
Best Day of my Life: The day I proposed to Tiffany. It was literally a day after I crashed my bike at the Longsjo and ended up with an ambulance ride to the hospital, ended up with a ton of road rash / bruises. I was very lucky overall, walking out of the hospital the same afternoon. I was surrounded by 85 of my closest family members and friends at my proposal, and we’re glad that they could all be there to share the moment with Tiffany and I.
Tiffany Thibodeau
Certified Personal Trainer
Quote:
“Everything happened for a reason”
“You only are what you make of yourself”
Favorite Exercise: Pull-ups & Thrusters B/C I can beat Nick in them :)
Least Favorite Exercise: PB leg curls…I just cringe when I think of them..ughh
Favorite Movie and Why: “You’ve got mail”- I’m just a sucker for chick flicks!
#1 Food Vice: Ice cream & Nachos!
Favorite Colors: Red and Orange
Date of Birth: September 19, 1986
Education / Certification:
BS Business Management FSC 08
Group Power BTS
CPR, First AID & AED
ACE Personal Training
Accomplishments (Athletics):
12 Years: Cheerleader, dance and Gymnastics
2004’-05’ Cheer & Gymnastics Coach for Ages 3-18
Half Marathon
Half Ironman
Multiple Olympic and Sprint distance Triathlons
Nutrition / Fitness Philosophy: Taking responsibility for your own personal health is number one on the priority list to being fit. If you let loose you might even find yourself looking forward to the time you set aside to focusing on improving your body’s engine! Educating yourself on health and nutrition will allow you to rub off on your loved ones in your life, hopefully improving the quality of their lives as well as your own.
Hobbies: Cycling, Triathlons, Cooking, Rock Climbing, Cake baking (Ironic I know right?!), Spending time with friends and family, especially at the beach!
Best Day of your Life: So far, the day I got engaged! How could I say no to Nick’s little bandages and black and blue eye, It was very sweet! Im looking forward to my wedding day 6/11/11. It will be just what I dreamed of as a little girl!
Dawn Malone
Studio Operations Manager
Quote:
“Don’t Count the days, make them Count.”
Favorite Exercise: Triple threat on the physioball. This exercise is really hard but once you have finished, you know you have worked hard because you cannot move your legs.
Least Favorite Exercise: “Murph” because is it ridiculously difficult!
Favorite Movie and Why: “Rudy “because it is such a great example of how the underdog can rise to the top.
#1 Food Vice: Definitely anything with peanut butter and chocolate…..protein intake, of course!
Favorite Quote/Words to Live by: “When one door closes another opens. But often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us”
Favorite Color: Purple
Date of Birth: October 31st…..don’t quite remember the year?!
Education/Certification: BA in Psychology and Elementary Education from Assumption College
Hobbies: Spending time with my family at the beach, hiking, attending my children’s games, PTO
Best Day of your Life: Swimming with the dolphins in Florida with my family for my birthday. Even my children kept it a surprise from me! We all had such an incredible time!!
