Dr. Ricky Locci, DPT (He/Him)
Founder & Head Coach
Certified Strength and Condition Specialist, NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Precision Nutrition Level 2 Coach
Welcome to Fitting in Fitness! My name is Coach Ricky. I built this program to help reach their fitness in healthy, sustainable, and effective way online.
My journey started when I lost 80 lbs. (click here to see my personal transformation). I felt so much better physically and mentally and had a much better outlook on life. This inspired me to help others accomplish this change in their lives.I learned from my own journey and spent time educating myself to create exercise and nutrition programs to help others lose weight, keep it off, gain muscle and get healthier.
I graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in Chemistry and from Northwestern University with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy and a Masters of Public Health. I am passionate about movement and healthcare. I believe in putting in the work, holding you accountable, and problem solving. Beyond Fitting in Fitness, I work for Neurosport NYC to provide physical therapy to Broadway shows. So far, I’ve worked with Moulin Rouge and MJ: The Musical. In my spare time I love superhero movies, theatre, art, and spending time with family and friends.
Max Kantor (They/Them)
Lead Accountability Coach
NASM-CPT, CFSC L1
After having grown up with their own struggles around health and fitness, Max decided that they wanted to help people develop positive relationships with their nutrition and exercise habits. They have been a group fitness coach in New York City for 5 years, and are currently training folks at Mark Fisher Fitness in Midtown Manhattan.
Tim Canali (He/Him)
Lead Accountability Coach
ACE Certified Personal Trainer
Tim is a multi-hyphenate fitness professional and performing artist who loves connecting with clients to invigorate their relationship with health and wellness. His decade plus experiences in fitness as a personal trainer, athletic performance coach, professional dancer, and circus artist (as well as his own life long fitness journey) gives him a deep interdisciplinary understanding of the incredible wonder that is the human body and all it’s capable of. Having worked with all types of people and lifestyles - from first timers to young athletes to working parents to NFL hopefuls to professional dancers/performing artists - Tim’s holistic approach to training prioritizes the individual to find the most effective way to achieve their goals, and have fun doing it!
Christian Jesús Galvis (He/Him)
Lead Accountability Coach
Personal Training Certification from Lionel University
Christian Jesús Galvis is a New Jersey native and a graduate of Montclair State University. He is currently located in NYC and California, pursing a professional musical theater career, personal training career as well as a modeling career.
Christian’s personal training journey began in college where he fell in love with fitness and learning about the limits of his body. His love for performing has gone hand in hand with his love for training which has helped maintain a well balanced relationship between the two. Performing has taken him all over the world and has allowed him to expand his knowledge of fitness.
Since being physically active has been such a huge part of Christian’s life, he is thrilled to be able to share his love for it with others and help them along their fitness journey. Christian is excited to be working along side such inspiring and awesome groups of individuals in the personal training industry. Christian can be found on instagram at @christiano_jay
Matthew J. Brightbill (He/Him)
Social Media Manager & Executive Assistant
Matthew is an actor originally from Cleveland, OH. He received a BFA in Musical Theatre and Communications Minor (social media focus) from Ohio Northern University. It was during college that he started learning how to work out and began his own fitness journey. After graduating, he has been living his dream and has performed regionally in Ohio, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Illinois! Matthew joined the FIF team in early 2023 and has loved being able to synthesize his loves of social media, creativity/design and fitness while working alongside Coach Ricky!
Matthew can be found on all social media @MJBrightbill and you can check out his actor website at www.matthewjbrightbill.com!
Christopher Mitchell (He/Him)
Lead Sales Representative
Christopher is an actor, dancer and singer originally from Boston, MA. He grew up as a competitive gymnast before finding his way onto the stage. From there, he graduated from the Boston Conservatory at Berklee with his BFA in Musical Theatre with a Minor in Dance.
Fitness has been a part of Christopher’s life since his gymnastics days, and he’s grateful for the opportunity to work alongside such a fierce group of people who have similar goals!
A recent NYC transplant, Christopher currently spends his days dancing, auditioning and working for Equinox. You can find him on all social media platforms @chrismxtchell and you can find his actor profile online at www.christopherjamesmitchell.com!
