NWFA Founders: Nick Freese and Danna Snow

Nick Freese has over 10 years of experience in the fitness industry. As a collegiate athlete in the sport of Football, Nick first experienced the drastic and positive body transformation benefits that can be achieved through a comprehensive fitness program that includes resistance training, cardiovascular exercise and a balanced nutritional plan. After a devastating knee injury ended Nick’s football career, it was only through weight training and exercise where Nick was able to refocus his energy to achieve a full recovery. Nick is now an accomplished road race runner and is looking to take yet another leap into the world of multi-sports an aspiring amateur Tri-Athlete.

 As a fitness instructor, Nick has worked with individual clients, group fitness clients and along the way he has used his training expertise to train several family members and friends. Nick enjoys and excels at the business side of the fitness industry and the art of fitness marketing and promotions.  Nick is a graduate of Eastern Washington University, where he earned both a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Business Administration. Nick spent several years in the healthcare/medical sales industry before coming to the realization that his passion and true calling was in the field of personal health and fitness.

Nick is not currently training individual clients, as he has turned his efforts to the building of both the NWFA and to the operation of the first of three local Fitness facilities. Nick and his father, John, have partnered with the Snap Fitness franchise and have plans to open at least three Snap Fitness locations in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area.

Nick is still very active in the personal training and group instruction community as owner and founder of Fitness Force Northwest, a local personal training and group fitness company specializing in Mobile/In-home personal training and Outdoor Group Fitness, for clients with busy life schedules and for clients who want to experience outdoor adventure through group fitness.

Nick’s passion is in bringing fitness to all. He believes that fitness and exercise should be a part of everyone’s daily routine. Nick’s personal goal is to make fitness fun, convenient and affordable for every member of the community. Nick believes that although we are given only one life and one body we should use it for all that its worth. The body is the one tool we all have that can be used to achieve the impossible; be it the mind, the arm, the leg, the hand or the foot, there is greatness somewhere in all of us!!!

Danna Snow is a Certified Fitness Trainer (ISSA) and Licensed Massage Therapist in Spokane, WA. She has experience working with women, men and children and fitness for 19 years. She has taught classes in swimming, track and field, sport specific training, cross training for sport, weight loss, bodybuilding, powerlifting, postural correction, low back health, bootcamps and general fitness.

 Danna also has a thriving massage practice (the Body Clinic, LLC) located inside Gold's Gym on the south hill. She specializes in deep tissue/injury and sports massage. Most insurance‘s are accepted. You can view her schedule and schedule your own appointment online at www.thebodyclinicspokane.com . Don’t be alarmed when it looks like she isn’t working, her schedule books full about four weeks out!

Danna is the Owner/Founder/Director of Adventure Fitness Studio (not a franchise), Fit-In-6-Running Camp for Women, Spokane’s Adventure Boot Camp for Women, Womengetactive.com and Strength By Snow.

In college, Danna participated in Club Rugby for WSU until she was recruited to play for Portland Women’s Rugby. Her Rugby career ended after a severe neck injury resulting in a cervical neck fusion. This injury led to a change in fitness passions. During her healing process, Danna became involved in recreational weightlifting. After she was completely healed, Danna went on to begin a competitive career in Powerlifting. She now competes in world federations and holds several state records.

Danna’s passion in life is to inspire the world to be active, experience new adventures and to step out of their comfort zones and really live life.