Meet Our Ignite Team

  • AJ Vander Waal

    Gym Owner & Arm Farm Host

    Favorite Part of Ignite: building relationships with members and getting to know who they are outside the gym

    Favorite Food: prime rib

    Favorite Supplement: preworkout

    Job outside Ignite: founding Grabbrr a delivery service app

  • Shanae Vander Waal

    Gym Owner & Group Fitness Owner/Instructor

    Favorite Class: bootcamp or sculpt

    Favorite Part of Ignite: making workouts more fun and building community with events like Suicide Saturday and Bands and Brews

    Favorite Food: cottage cheese

    Favorite Supplement: pre workout and sea moss gel

    Job outside of Ignite: stay at home mom of two toddlers

  • Allie Van Kley

    Group Fitness Owner/Instructor

    Favorite class: steps

    Favorite part of Ignite: witnessing the strength women continue to build every day not only physically, but mentally as well

    Favorite Food: medium rare ribeye

    Favorite Supplement: creatine and electrolytes

    Job outside Ignite: mental health nurse

  • Shelly van Otterloo

    Group Fitness Instructor

    Favorite Class: Build

    Favorite Part of Ignite: the amazing community feel

    Favorite Food: breakfast or burger bowls and the occasional bowl of Tillamook :)

    Favorite Supplement: pre workout mixed with creatine! I crave it when I wake up, it gets me going and the creatine has been a great addition in reducing soreness and muscle fatigue!

    Job outside Ignite: slinging teas and shakes at Anew

  • Allison Feenstra

    Group Fitness Instructor

    Favorite Class: Build

    Favorite Part of Ignite: the community and being able to push each other to do hard things together

    Favorite Food: yogurt bowls

    Favorite Supplement: protein powder or creatine

    Job outside Ignite: elementary school teacher

  • Alexis Van Middendorp

    Group Fitness Instructor

    Favorite class: build

    Favorite part of Ignite: the community, they say you are who you surround yourself with

    Favorite Food: stir fry

    Favorite Supplement: cotton candy Alani or tea from Anew

    Job outside Ignite: mom of 3 little girls and hairdresser

  • Payton Oostenink

    Group Fitness Instructor

    Favorite class: Zumba

    Favorite part of Ignite: seeing new and familiar faces at the gym & in classes and building friendships with everyone

    Favorite Food: sushi

    Favorite Supplement: nello supercalm or colostrum

    Job outside Ignite: admissions at Dordt

  • Jena Dykstra

    Group Fitness Instructor

    Favorite Class: Build

    Favorite Part of Ignite: community and the drive it creates in me to work harder

    Favorite Food: chips and guac

    Favorite Supplement: pre workout

    Job outside Ignite: mom, teacher, assistant volleyball coach at Western

  • Jonah Hofer

    Arm Farm Host & Youth Trainer

    Favorite Part of Ignite: the community

    Favorite Food: steak

    Favorite Supplement: electrolytes

    Job outside Ignite: grad schooling for physical therapist

  • Jonathan Heitritter

    Suicide Saturday Host & Personal Trainer

    Suicide Saturday

    Favorite Part of Ignite: the community

    Favorite Food: pancakes or poke

    Favorite Supplement: preworkout

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