Meet The Team

MISTY JAYMES

ACE / CETI Personal Trainer & Cancer Exercise Specialist

IAPRC Certified Life Coach and Recovery Coach

Featured in Emerge Magazine 2019, 2021

I have been passionate about health, fitness, and strength my entire life. I believe that overall well-being extends beyond muscle definition and outward appearance. Being strong internally is imperative. This industry is in my heart, and I  have dedicated  my life to helping my clients achieve their goals.

I've been involved in the  fitness industry for over 25 years.  I initially became certified in personal training to train clients part time, while my full time job was an Account Executive in the stressful sales/marketing environment.  I've always been an avid runner, weight trainer, and mixed martial arts enthusiast.  Exercise made me feel strong, healthy and peaceful, but I had never thought to pursue it as a full time career.

When my mom passed away from complications with Diabetes, I re-evaluated my own life and turned my passion for health and fitness into a career that awarded me the opportunity to make a difference in someone's life.  I knew it was in my heart to help people get healthy, stay motivated, and turn their lifestyles around so they felt better overall - inside and out. I went back to school and studied Exercise Physiology which included Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2, Psychology, Nutrition and completed additional personal training certifications.  It was then, I started my own training company - Misty Jaymes Fitness.   My logo, the dragonfly, is in honor of my mother. She loved their grace and they signify "transformation".  My last name is in honor of my father. My parents mean so much to me and have taught me to follow my dreams with integrity and passion, and they are a part of what I strive to accomplish every day.

It takes an enormous amount of discipline and determination to transform your life, and you, as a client, have to be just as responsible and committed as I am in achieving the results you desire. I do not believe in fad or crash diets or what I call "drive thru personal training". I firmly believe that programs must be personalized and changed often in order to keep motivation levels high.  My priority is that your exercise program will not only strengthen you physically, but also how you feel inside emotionally and mentally. With outer strength, many things are possible.  With inner strength, ANYTHING is possible.

In 2020, after an already unforgettable year for everyone, I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Hearing “You have cancer” was lifechanging news, but I knew I had to fight. I had a lumpectomy, 21 rounds of radiation, and hormone therapy. Cancer treatment is no joke. Staying positive, working out regularly and keeping perspective can be very challenging. I fell into a depression that was very unfamiliar to me. There were days I had to be a trainer to MYSELF, and coach myself the same way I do my clients. I know, for a fact, that forcing myself to exercise even when I felt I couldn’t, gave me the tenacity to dig my way back to finding the positive in an unfair situation. In March of 2021, I earned my certification as a Cancer Exercise Specialist, and in May, my Advanced Cancer Exercise Specialist certification.

Things we can’t control will get thrown at us. What we CAN control is how we react. Exercise is as much of an immensely powerful tool for your emotional health as it is for your physical health. Making time for yourself and making exercise a priority are the greatest gifts.

Certified through ACE/CETI

Fully Insured/CPR Certified
Best Personal Fitness Trainer, The Morning Call Reader's Choice. Featured in Emerge Women Magazine 2019 and 2021. Expansion Article/Interview The Patch, December 2013. Several appearances on WFMZ Morning Show.

MARY WILLIAMS

I took my first yoga class many years ago when a friend of mine asked me to go with her. I had no idea how stiff my body was! Just sitting on the floor was extremely uncomfortable. I decided, then, that instead of going to a class, being sore for a few days, and repeating that each week, wasn’t going to work for me. I started practicing yoga every day and began to see results very soon. Each week, I got more limber and had less muscle soreness. I have always been an avid walker so including a daily yoga practice was highly beneficial to my overall wellness. The stretching and breath work combined with the spiritual aspects of yoga truly enhanced my life.

When my yoga teacher stopped having classes, I entered a Yoga Teacher Training program. In 2006, I completed my 200-hour teacher training and became certified as a Registered Yoga Teacher. I continued my education with specialized instruction in yoga for scoliosis. I was teaching two classes a week until my husband was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2014.

Dusty’s diagnosis was terminal at the onset, with a prognosis of less than one year to live. I stopped teaching yoga so that I could spend more time with him. Not only had I become a full-time caregiver during his 3 year illness, I was still managing a church office full time. It was incredibly stressful.

It is amazing the difference a day can make. One day, Dusty was healthy and happy, and the next day, terminally ill. When hearing a diagnosis of cancer, the shock alone can be overwhelming to not only the patient, but the rest of the family. The information that was being given to us regarding treatments, the life and death decisions we had to make together (sometimes on an hourly basis), and managing the effects of chemotherapy, was extremely difficult for the both of us.

I realized that what I held dear to me up to that point in my life - my abiding faith in God, my yoga practice, my friends and family - had all prepared me to deal with this unexpected stress. Drawing from all that I had learned and experienced helped motivate me to stay strong and peaceful during the most difficult moments.

Managing a church office for over 25 years has given me the unique opportunity to help so many people through their own life changing events. This same family of believers, in turn, helped me to deal with MY most life changing event. We must all learn to be gracious givers and enthusiastic receivers.

The ups and downs of grief are ever-changing. Being the “other person” in a cancer diagnosis and surviving the death of a spouse gives me a unique insight into helping others manage their own grief and loss. I have a compassionate and straight forward approach to helping others stay motivated to live a happy, healthy life.