Before she became the Personal Training Director, Danielle Raesz was a familiar face known around the gym as “The Ninja.” She has been a competitive Ninja athlete for two years (including back-to-back years as state champion) before an injury in late 2021 forced her to take a temporary step back.

She comes to us with not only a ninja background, but an impressive athletic resume as a collegiate soccer player and track runner, and years in the fitness industry as a NASM certified Personal Trainer, which is why she was chosen to be the Level Up Performance Director.

She loves getting to pour into the adults and student athletes in our community through T3he Gym! She is passionate about health because she knows that it is our biggest asset – it is the one thing that we cannot afford to lose if we want to live a purpose-filled, quality life.

She has a built a beautiful life with her health-focused husband Jason, a Chiropractor, and their two amazing daughters, Kaylie and Adalyn. When she’s not in the gym (which is rare) she loves to eat Mexican food, watch sports, and dance to music videos with her girls.