JIM
O'BRIEN
Fitness Coach
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
- Maya Angelou
I am passionate about helping people and love to work with everyone and anyone that’s looking for help around their health and wellness. Growing up in a family that prioritized athletics and academics, I found my place in the world marrying those two, coaching people through their health and fitness journeys.
A Boston native, I studied economics and criminal justice at Stonehill College and entered the working world at a Fortune 500 bank. While performing this daily 9 to 5 grind as a desk jockey, I knew I wanted more out of my career. I knew I wanted to help people and I knew the best way to this was by sharing my fitness knowledge as well as leaning on my life experiences. With the support of my wife, I went “all in” and began working at a local gym helping as many people as I could, working as a personal trainer and a group fitness instructor. In an effort to reach as many people as possible, I started working at what is now the world’s largest fitness company as a group fitness coach. In my career, I have grown from personal trainer and group fitness instructor to a regional fitness educator for Massachusetts, Rhode Island and NYC, coaching and assisting professional coaches. I was even recognized as a top three finalist for Regional Fitness Educator at Orangetheory Fitness in 2022.
I have been blessed to work with a wide variety of people helping them to hit their goals, but also empower them through exercise. My “North Star” is helping people get all that they can from their daily lives, moving better, feeling stronger and being more confident. And my compass keeps bringing me back there.
CERTIFICATIONS, SPECIALTIES AND PASSIONS
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ACE Personal Trainer
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ACE Group Fitness Instructor
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Precision Nutrition Level 1
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TRX Qualification
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Orangetheory Fitness Regional Educator
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BS: Economics, Minor: Criminal Justice – Stonehill College