About & Reviews

I’m not here to be a blueprint for perfection.

As a fitness coach based in Niskayuna, NY I am not here to be a blueprint for perfection. For a long time I thought health was a destination — a perfect number on a scale or a flawless yoga pose. But life is not flawless. And neither am I.

Watching my parents struggle with health issues that felt like a glimpse into my own future changed everything. Years of fighting my own battles with self-image and a metabolism that felt completely broken taught me what powerless actually feels like. And I know what it is like to feel like your own body is working against you.

I work with men and women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s who feel exactly the same way. People who have tried before, fallen off, and wondered if something was wrong with them. Nothing is wrong with them. They just had the wrong program — one that was built for someone else’s life, not theirs.

Vitality Transformations grew out of one of the hardest seasons of my life. Losing both parents to health issues I believed could have been prevented or managed with the right knowledge changed everything for me. I did not want that to be anyone else’s story. So I built something to help people fight back.

Fitness has to fit your real life or it will never last. Rigid schedules fail. Someone else’s program was never built for your body. One-size-fits-all plans fall apart the moment life gets busy. What actually works is something built around your actual body, your actual schedule, and what you actually want — in this season of your life.

I also believe transformation is not a straight line. Life changes. Goals shift. Some seasons call for pushing hard and some call for simply maintaining what you have built. And sometimes life gets in the way and you need a reset. That is not failure. That is just real life. I meet my clients wherever they are — in every phase, every season, every fresh start.

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 Beth MacIntyre 
 
 
 
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I've been working with Rebecca for more than a year, and I couldn't be happier with the experience. She is always quick to respond to any questions or concerns and makes me feel supported throughout my training. What I appreciate most is how she adapts my plan when needed to fit my abilities and limitations. She takes the time to understand what works best for me while still challenging me to improve. Rebecca’s knowledge, flexibility, and personal attention have made a big difference in my progress. I highly recommend her!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Caitlyn Lane 
 
 
 
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I’m so lucky to have found Rebecca! I’ve never really taken my physical health seriously and I was super intimidated to start exercising. Rebecca is so knowledgeable, sweet, and encouraging! She has met me where I’m at and helped me set stretch goals and make modifications, rather than making big sweeping unsustainable changes all at once. With her help, I feel better than I ever have and I’m really proud of the progress that I’m making! I’m so grateful and look forward to continuing our work together
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Phil Arony 
 
 
 
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Rebecca has set up programs for me and my wife which have worked well for us. She explains things well and is very observant of our individual needs. Like that she checks in remotely between personal sessions. Very pleased.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Donald Shaw 
 
 
 
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I'd taken Rebecca's yoga class for several years and knew of her many certifications and personal training.  After 4 months of radiation and chemo, I had lost much of my muscle mass and strength.  I asked Rebecca to design a program to gain back my strength, muscle mass, stability and balance. Rebecca is flexible with training, able to recognize limitations, knowledgeable and creative in improving my weaknesses and savvy enough to modify/tweak exercises for maximum benefit. I'm pleased to see my core strength, flexibility and stability is vastly improved to the point I can restart my triathlon training. Thank you Rebecca for building me back stronger than I was before.
  
 
  
 
 
 
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I first met Rebecca after my children gave me a gift card fir the Y for Xmas . Starting in Jan of 23 she put me through an orientation program which at 70 yrs young introduced me for the first time in my life to the gym/fitness environment. Though I had a very active younger life, arthritis and nerve damage had settled into my lower back some 10 yrs prior effectively turning me into a couch potato for fear of ever again tweaking the nerve which caused debilitating pain. After several weeks of dipping my toes in the experience and then a careful evaluation of my then quite diminished physical capabilities, Rebecca welcomed me as a new client and the real work started. She began designing workouts for me that focused on my core and my back. I in turn took up the challenge and went to work. The results have been "transformative" Pursuing a regimen of three full body workouts a week and literally stepping up my game in the walking department, now averaging 6+ miles a day, I started to lose weight, gain strength, build stamina, regain flexibility and balance and quite frankly get myself back in the game of enjoying life. I've taken up pickleball and I'm back on the golf course. The list of capabilities keeps growing. Rebecca continually changes my workout routines to keep me making progress. it's hard work but worth every bit of the effort. Though I have concentrated on rebuilding my physical capabilities, Rebecca is well trained and well educated to help you improve in many ways. So, if you are looking for a trainer/fitness instructor who will guide and teach you how to improve your own wellbeing, look no further. Denny Blasch
  
 
  
 
 
 
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Rebecca’s expertise and knowledge in physical fitness and nutrition has been instrumental in my journey to making lifestyle changes. Rebecca customizes your workouts based on your fitness level and goals. She is wonderful to work with. Thank you Rebecca!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Margie Coats 
 
 
 
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I have worked with Rebecca for over two years for all aspects of wellness and training for strength and endurance!! I could not have asked for a better personal trainer. I have gained confidence in my abilities. I have learned cardio, self care and nutrition. I have been able to lose weight for the first time in years!!
  
 
  
 
 
 
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 Margoth 
 
 
 
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My Story

I have been a fitness coach in Niskayuna, coaching and teaching fitness since 2013. Vitality Transformations launched in 2021 — born out of the pandemic and out of losing both parents within a short time of each other. What started as a way to offer fitness while the world was shut down became something much more personal and purposeful.

Today Vitality Transformations is a private personal training practice in Niskayuna, NY serving clients in person and online across the US. Every client goes through the Real Life Training Program — a five step process built around their body, their goals, and the season of life they are actually in.

My path to health was not a straight line. It was a series of lessons learned the hard way.

My mother introduced me to yoga as a child but it took years of struggling with self-image, disordered eating habits, and a metabolism that felt completely broken for me to truly understand what my body needed. The frustration of feeling like your own biology is working against you is something I know intimately. Starting over more times than I can count — that has been my story too.

That is not ancient history for me. At 48 years old, teaching fifteen or more fitness classes a week while running a business and a home, there are still days when fitting in my own workout feels impossible. This is not me standing outside your struggle looking in. It is me standing right there with you.

In 2013 I returned to my yoga mat and began building the expertise I have today — not to collect credentials but to make sure that no matter where you are starting from I have the tools to help you move forward. I wrote Transformational Habits to put everything I have learned into a framework anyone can use. The fully revised edition publishes November 2026.

Niskayuna Fitness Coach — My Credentials

• NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
• ACE Certified Personal Trainer
• ACE Fitness Nutrition Specialist
• AFAA Certified Group Fitness Instructor
• ACE Senior Fitness Specialist
• 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Certification
• Ayurveda Nutritionist
• Silver Sneakers Classic Certification
• LIVESTRONG at the YMCA Certification

If any of this sounds familiar — if you are tired of starting over, tired of programs that do not fit your life, or just ready to finally feel like yourself again — I would love to talk. Learn more about the Real Life Training Program and how it works — then come back and book your call when you are ready.

It starts with a free 30-minute Clarity Call. By phone, Zoom, or in person in Niskayuna. You will leave with clarity on what has been getting in your way and what a realistic path forward looks like — whether you work with me or not. No pressure. No pitch. Just a real conversation.