Meet our highly qualified staff.

Our trained, caring staff will provide the support you need to start making healthy changes in your life. Get a one-hour fitness assessment with a personal trainer when you join. Whether you take a stimulating class or train one-on-one, work with your nutritionist or visit our couselor, our staff will help you reach your personal goals.

Peter and Renee Teller – owners

When Trillium opened in October 1999, Peter and Renee Teller believed a fitness center should be rooted by a single stem of faith with body, mind and spirit intertwined. Trillium is both a mission and passion. Renee's mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and after treatment, was cancer free for ten years. It then returned in the form of kidney cancer. Renee, a CPA who worked in real estate development, was inspired to start Trillium after researching alernatives to degenerative disease. She asked her sister Barb to partner in the endeavor and be the head trainer and director of club operations. Their mother passed away in September 2001, five years after the cancer returned. Trillium Fitness offers people the opportunity to embark on a life changing journey to obtain a better quality of life.

Our Trainers

Barb St. Pierre

Trillium Fitness co-owner, club manager and head personal trainer

Background

Barb graduated with a B.S. from Russell Sage College with a degree in exercise science. Prior to opening Trillium with her sister, Barb spent 12 years based in Saratoga Springs as the Corporate Wellness director at Quad Graphics, Inc. In that role, she operated 8 national fitness facilities. Programs included ergonomics, injury prevention, return to work, fitness testing and evaluation and overall health and wellness assessment. She also has Division III basketball and volleyball coaching experience. Barb works in personal training, class instruction and the Loser Program.

Certifications: Clinical Exercise Specialist; National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM); American Council of Exercise (ACE); CPR/AED

Teacher Certification: Body Pump, RPM and Body Attack
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Adam LaPaglia

Personal and Team Trainer

Background

Adam received his B.S. in Physical Education from St. Bonaventure University where he was a division one athlete on the baseball team; which landed him tryouts with the two major league teams. Adam has been in the personal training business for over ten years. His areas of expertise include: advanced personal training, core training, speed, agility and quickness training, sports injury specialist and functional training. His workouts are fun yet practical, which allows the clients to function in real life scenarios. He also coaches teams in the Trillium Loser Program.

Certifications:National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association (NESTA); Advanced Certified Personal Trainer (ACPT); CPR/AED
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John Timmerman C.S.C.S.

Personal Trainer

Background

John has worked in the fitness and sport performance industry for over six years and has studied fitness for over 9 years. Throughout his diverse career he has trained professional, college and high school athletes, post-rehab clients, top-tier executives, housewives, weightloss clients, and helped hundreds of other fitness clients from all walks of life reach their health and fitness goals.

John recently moved back home to the Syracuse area from Richmond, VA where he owned and operated his own personal training company called The New Fit. The New Fit's main clientele comprised of golf fitness clients, weight loss clients and area executives. Prior to starting The New Fit, John was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at Athletes Complete Training Source in Midlothian, VA. There he trained athletes from youth all the way to elite professional levels, as well as post-rehab clients. Before moving to Virginia, John did a 3 month internship at Mike Boyle's Strength and Conditioning (MBSC), in Boston, one of the nations most highly respected sports performance facilities.

Certifications:National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), one of the most recognized sports performance and fitness certifying bodies in the world, as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He graduated from the State University of New York with a degree in Kinesiology with a concentration in Fitness Development.