Ballard Health Club

Matt AndersonMatt has been with Ballard health club since 2001. Matt has a history of playing sports – football, basketball and track in high school, and a couple of years of college football. He got into power lifting to fill a void after he stopped playing football, leading to A.A.U. power lifting events and N.P.C. bodybuilding shows. After reconstructive knee surgery, Matt retired from body building in 2002. Through body building, Matt found he was able to lose a lot of weight he hadn’t realized he had gained since college. He became a personal trainer so that he could help people make their own life changing transformations. When Matt isn’t training at BHC, he loves playing recreational flag football, softball, rock climbing, and motorcycle-riding to name a few.

Jade DahleJade has been with Ballard Health Club since it opened in 1998 as a Personal Trainer, Manager and Fitness Instructor. Starting at a young age, she was involved in organized and personal fitness, including a variety of dance, team and individual sports, martial arts and of course, weight training. Jade believes that lifelong health and fitness needs to fit the individual. With as many ways to achieve optimal fitness as there are people, it is her goal to find that right fit for each person. Members have enjoyed taking Jade’s conditioning classes: AbLab and Butt and Gut for some time, and she has had the pleasure of training members over the years and continues to do so, as her passion never subsides.

Anton du PreezAnton joined Ballard Health Club in February 2012. He grew up playing soccer and baseball, and ran cross country, but his knees gave him constant trouble. Through physical therapy and rehabilitative strength training, he was able to lose the support brace and enjoy fully-functioning knees. 

Matt HackMatt has been with Ballard Health Club since May 2011. After having lost 40 plus pounds, Matt realized that he had a passion for fitness and a strong desire to help others achieve their goals while fulfilling his own. At BHC, Matt looks forward to working with club members while furthering his education in fitness and nutrition.

Aeron HansenAeron joined Ballard Health Club in 2009 as a Group Fitness Instructor. After spending 13 years prior to that in the coffee industry she realized she needed to shift gears – not only to practice a healthier lifestyle, but to be more present and available to her husband and daughter. A combination of being active all her life in sports and group fitness, thriving on the positive energy in group fitness classes, and feeling the joy watching others transform their bodies and outlook on life – Aeron realized fitness is what she wanted to do next! Aeron teaches Total Body Conditioning and Rise & Shine Boot Camp, and recently began fitness training with the intension to help each individual succeed on any level.

Justin McGowanJustin recently became Ballard Health Club’s General Manager, but he has been a fitness trainer with BHC since 2000. Although he’d played sports in school, Justin’s interest in fitness didn’t really take off until 1996, when he tried to quit smoking. He figured that if he worked out and started feeling healthier, it would be easier to quit smoking for good. And it worked. Justin became a fitness trainer for two main reasons. First, in the course of his own training, he had researched and learned so much information that he thought would be very useful to others. And second, he wanted to help people design workouts that would minimize their risk of injury. Justin injured his ankle pretty badly a few years ago, and the long rehabilitative process gave him a new appreciation for injury prevention. When he’s not at the club, Justin writes, produces, and directs independent films. His latest film is currently in international distribution.