Tiazza is a certified personal trainer and sports nutritionist with the IFA (International Fitness Association). She has been a fitness and a dance instructor since she was 19 years old.

Tiazza has been the lead trainer at the Ashland Fitness Bootcamp for over 8 years. Boot camp is a challenging, fun and effective fitness program designed to deliver maximum results. We combine activities like push-ups, agility exercises,resistance training, abdominals, power squats, speed drills, obstacle courses and endurance challenges to create a fun and rewarding total body workout.

The Ashland fitness bootcamp will occasionally feature intense kickoxing sessions since Tiazza has been trained and competed as a kickboxer many years ago. She no longer compeets but loves to incorporate the workout and self defense aspects of kickboxing in her workouts.

Tiazza is also a certified sports nutrionist with a big passion for "clean" nutrition for health and weight loss. She loves to create tasty low calorie recipes with fresh and clean ingredients. She consults her clients about many nutrition issues from weight loss to eating disorders. She also teaches a healthy cooking class for weight loss at the Ashland Food Co-op encouraging everyone to learn to cook as a simple enjoyable activity to promote a healthy living. After all, you are what you eat!

Tiazza was named best fitness instructor and best nutritionist in 2012 Healthy Living Magazine Readers' Choice



In her own words:

I have truly found what I love to do for a living. Having the opportunity to help others improve their health and lives through fitness and healthy nutrition is what fires me up and gets me jumping out of bed every morning for those early boot camps. No one love to workout, well maybe very few... but I look at exercise as a preventative medicine. We have to move to keep our bodies healthy just like we have to go to the dentisit. It's not the most fun activity in the world but with a good attitude, we could sure make it fun.

Along with being a fitness trainer, I look at myself as a coach, instructor, motivator, self-esteem builder but most importantly a friend to all my trainees and clients. I try my best to provide fun, safe and effective fitness and nutritional programs to my clients, enabling them to reach their goals and make fitness a more active part of their life. I know that most students won't be taking boot camp or kickboxing classes for the rest of their lives so I always try to give them ideas on how they could workout on their own and make exercise part of their social life rather than just a class or a chore.

My fitness formula is simple and includes the following:

  • Fun, interactive sessions and instruction
  • The five dimensions of fitness: resistance training, cardio training, flexibility and proper nutrition
  • Proper form, technique and Biomechanics of all exercise movements for safe and effective training.
  • Simply put, efficiently working muscle while protecting joints and avoiding unnecessary injuries along the way
There are many fitness theories out there, it's not a matter of what's right or wrong but it's a matter of what works best for us. Here is what I believe when it comes to my fitness philosophy;

  • Fitness is a long term strategy. It's a continuous cycle of training and recovery. One month session won't change your life, it could be a good inspiration to continue with more sessions or an inspiration to workout on your own
  • Diets don't work. Long term healthy eating does. 
  • Weight loss cannot be accomplished by doing one hour a week of pilates. If you have a lot of weight to loose, you must work hard, sweat, be sore, feel the pain, hate the trainer ... and get results
  • Have a goal. Small or big, it will push you and guide you, when you do push ups, decide how many you will do before you start and make yourself go that far and increase the reps as you go. Make it running a marathon or doing a triathlon ...etc. No matter what your goal is, it will guide you, push you and give you a sense of accomplishment.
  • There is a mental element to a fitness regimen that is just as fundamental as sweat time in the gym. I have a few basic principles I follow, and it helps me stay on track: have patience, be committed and have fun.
Sometimes, you don't see immediate results, and frustration can get you off your game if you let it. Patience keeps you focused, and I eventually you will get the results you want.

Always try to improve, whether it's holding a plank for one extra minute or doing one more push up. So ask yourself: What do I need to do today to be better than I was yesterday? What am I going to work on tomorrow to be better than I was today? The key to improvement is to commit to your goal and never quit.

When working out, don't forget to have fun. Mix up your routine to keep your muscles guessing and to keep yourself from getting bored. If you're working with a trainer or exercising with a friend, challenge each other to make things interesting. Or take a break from the gym altogether and do something that you really enjoy. It's nice to get a change of scenery once in awhile and challenge different muscles. And for extra motivation, a good soundtrack can help.

The bottom line is fitness is a personal choice. There isn't a one-size-fits-all way of doing it. Find something that works for you, your body type, your personality, your likes and dislikes and stick with it. You'll build good fitness habits for life and have some fun while you're at it.


P.S. Everyone says I am too tough, my classes are too hard ...., I don't take it easy on those who like to start easy. If you want easy, sit on your couch. I will always give you an easier version of every exercise if you are weak. I don't get down to your level, I push you to become better and stronger, isn't that why you get a trainer after all?

© Tiazza Rose