COACHES
KARI MULLEN
OWNER / DIRECTOR / PERSONAL TRAINER / CROSSFIT COACH
Kari lives in Westminster, Colorado with her husband and their three kids. Her family keeps busy with training, hiking, biking, stand-up paddle boarding, traveling, skiing, crossfit, cooking and gardening. Kari has been personal and small group training for 8 years and is currently an owner and director at Impact Fitness. Kari has always been an outdoor and fitness enthusiast. She was a competitive swimmer and runner through high school and college and has since competed and placed in many triathlons and endurance biking and running events. Kari realized that as a triathlete, she had a lot of endurance and stamina but was lacking in some key pieces of fitness. In April of 2017, Kari started CrossFit in order to improve her power, speed, strength, agility and coordination. She fell in love with the CrossFit community within Impact and enjoyed her improvements and gains and how much these components helped her triathlons. It is Kari’s mission to help clients gain strength, flexibility, mobility, and endurance so they are ready and able to compete, play, parent and keep up with life's busy schedules. She specializes in personal and small group training, weight loss, high intensity circuit training, strength training, and general fitness. She is dedicated to energizing, empowering and equipping clients and members for all of their passions and adventures. Kari absolutely loves people and she is all about creating a positive and motivating community that you can call your third home here at Impact!
Education:
University of Colorado, Boulder- Elementary Education and Spanish Language and Literature
Certifications:
ACE Personal Trainer (9 years)
Fitness Nutrition
Sports and Conditioning
CrossFit Level 2 Trainer
CrossFit Spot the Flaw
CrossFit Programming
CrossFit Lesson Planning
CrossFit Judge
CrossFit Gymnastics
720-229-8203
JANAY SIMMONS
CROSSFIT COACH / MAT PILATES COACH
Janay began her health and wellness journey in 2015 falling in love with programs such as, Hot Pilates, Boxing, Kickboxing and Muay Thai. This lifestyle motivated her to then get into nutrition, later receiving her certification as a Holistic Nutritionist from the Energetic Health Institute in February 2020. After preschool teaching for five years she realized her passion really lies within the fitness and wellness field and is now pursuing a certification in Hot Pilates, as well as CrossFit. Janay fell in love with the community of CrossFit and the mental and physical progress and improvements. She loves sharing this passion with others and helping others to reach their goals.
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Education:
Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education
Certifications:
Certified Holistic Nutritionist
Hot Pilates Instructor
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
DAN SHERWOOD
CROSSFIT COACH / WEIGHTLIFTING COACH
Dan lives in Littleton and has been developing his fitness education since high school. Dan is an avid outdoorsman and has played nearly every team sport at a competitive level. He first got his start with coaching and training after joining CrossFit Forest in Southern California, where he developed a love and passion for helping others to pursue their fitness goals. After 2 years of training, Dan attended and passed his CrossFit Level 1 certificate course, and shortly after began coach’s training at his box in Southern CA. After developing cueing, assessment, and class management skills, Dan began to run the Beginner’s Camp program, eventually moving on to coach all class levels on a regular basis. Dan plans to continue his fitness education by completing the CrossFit L2 course, as well as attend multiple athlete seminars.
Education:
California State University Fullerton - Political Science
Certifications:
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Weightlifting
Kris Patel
CROSSFIT COACH
Kris is an avid fitness junkie and stumbled upon the sport of Crossfit in 2014. After spending so much time at the “box” he decided to get his L1 to help others achieve their fitness goals. Looking to improve his coaching and fitness knowledge he received certification as a Certified Functional Strength Coach 2020.
In addition to his coaching duties, Kris is owner/operator of The UnBiased Advisor financial advisory firm and CEO of Portfoliodesigner.com. In his free time, he loves hanging out with his girls and studying human psychology. He is a recent transplant from Indianapolis, IN, and is excited to start a new chapter in Colorado.
Education:
Indiana University - Public Finance
CFA Institute - Chartered Financial Analyst Charterholder
Certifications:
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CFSC - Certified Functional Strength Coach
EMILY COYLE
CROSSFIT COACH
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Emily has lived in 6 different states, but is proud to call Colorado home since moving here with her husband and three children in 2017. Emily has always enjoyed being active and exercising, but discovered CrossFit in 2019 and never looked back to her old fitness routines. Emily fell in love with CrossFit because of the challenging and effective workouts, but also because of the incredible community she has found within CrossFit. She is passionate about CrossFit’s methodology and feels strongly that movement is medicine and that the benefits of CrossFit extend well beyond the hour of the day spent training in the box. She is excited to share this passion with others.
A former elementary school teacher, Emily is thrilled to combine her passion for fitness and a health with her love of working with young kids as a CrossFit Kids coach. If Emily isn’t working out at Coal Creek, chances are she is spending time with her family, petting her dog Steve, or day dreaming about being on a beach.
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Education:
Colby College, BA in Biology and Education
Certifications:
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Kids
NATHALIE FLORES
CROSSFIT / STRENGTH / GYMNASTICS / WEIGHTLIFTING /
PERSONAL TRAINER
Nathalie is from Venezuela and came to the United States in 2021 to continue pursuing her dream of being a CrossFit coach and personal trainer. She moved from Georgia to Colorado in September of 2022 to start working with us!
She was a gymnastics competitor as a kid, then she started to practice and also compete in Karate when she was a teenager. In college, she took up CrossFit as a hobby, but in just a few months, it became everything for her and she ended up being a full- time CrossFit coach and competitor. Within the years, she has worked as a strength and skills coach for top level athletes, and she has gained so much experience and knowledge working with elite trainers in different areas. Now she’s ready to share everything with us and grow together.
Certifications:
CrossFit Trainer Level 1
CrossFit Gymnastics Course
CrossFit Running Course
CrossFit Scaling Course
CrossFit Lesson Planning Course
786-909-8752