About Us

I’m Christina, owner of Rebellion. I wanted to introduce myself and let you know who you’re working with when you decide to walk through our doors!

Before becoming a coach and gym owner, I was a nurse and served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. I thought nursing was going to be my path, but life has a way of leading you where you need to be, and I found my way into strength training and kettlebells. I started coaching and realized pretty quickly how much I loved helping people get stronger.

In January 2020, I took a huge leap and bought the gym where I had been coaching. In March, life decided I really needed to see what I was made of and threw me a few curveballs. There was COVID and everything that came with raising kids and owning a gym through it, some very difficult changes in my personal life, and a breast cancer diagnosis that resulted in three surgeries. Amazingly, I came through all of it stronger and with a much better understanding of who I was.

That period completely changed the way I think about strength. Strength training had already been something I loved, but I came to understand just how valuable being strong really is. Being physically strong helped me recover from surgery and get back to my life much faster than I expected. Mentally, having something I could continue to work at, control, and feel capable doing was incredibly important during a time when so many things felt outside of my control.

That experience has had a huge influence on the way I coach today. I want our members to get stronger, but I also want them to learn how to do it safely. We focus on good technique, appropriate weight selection, smart progression, and meeting people where they are. You don’t have to already be fit or know how to lift before walking through our doors.

I also don’t believe exercise should just be about burning calories or trying to change how you look. I want people to build bodies that are capable. And maybe, even more importantly, I want them to build the physical and mental strength to survive and THRIVE through the hardships that every one of us will inevitably face.

That’s why Strength Changes You means so much to me. Strength can change what you’re physically capable of, but it can also change the way you see yourself and what you believe you can handle.

That’s what I hope people find at Rebellion.