727-612-2883
Laura@LauraForteFitness.com
Our Core Values:
- Continuous Never-Ending Improvement
- Vitamin “E” = Elevate, enthuse, empower, and exceed expectations
- Create a sanctuary of encouragement, healthy competition, and over-abundant value. Be that 3rd place beyond work and home.
- Inspire positive action
Laura Forte Gaspar: Owner of Bay View Boot Camp, Personal Trainer, Boot Camp Coach, TRX Certified, USA Weightlifting Level 1
Hi! I’m Laura Forte Gaspar and I am a fitness professional lucky to live in the beautiful downtown St. Petersburg area. I graduated with a degree in Exercise Sports Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was a personal trainer through college, and then entered into the pharmaceutical industry for a few years.
Eight years ago, in August 2011, I finally to the leap of faith and quit the corporate world to start my own brick and mortar fitness business and pursue my passion.
I couldn’t come more full circle! I’ve helped take people off of the very same cholesterol medicationI sold 8 years ago!!
Our Bay View Boot Camp coaches and myself are passionate about health and fitness, but that’s not all. We are also passionate about people and helping people realize their full potential.
We enjoy training clients both in a group setting and 1 on 1 personal training environments. The atmosphere of our Bay View Boot Camp program is similar to being on a team sport – every workout is fun, challenging, and different!
At Laura Forte Fitness, we strive for excellence with our boot camp program, personal training services, and transformation programs to be the very BEST fitness program in St. Pete!
Please contact me by phone at (727) 612-2883 or by email at laura@laurafortefitness.com.
Gail McClure: Personal Trainer, Boot Camp Coach, TRX Certified
Hi!! I’m Gail McClure. I am a wife and mother of two, and I have spent most of my life taking care of others. I finally realized I needed to take care of myself in order to be my best for everyone else. I decided that getting my body in shape was the first step to better health. To my delight, along with that came a better mind set. I felt so amazing, that I decided I wanted to become a trainer so I could help others feel and look their best.
Bay View Boot Camp changed my life by showing me how many wonderful things come from being fit, and watching the trainers make such a positive impact on so many lives made me decide I wanted to do the same. It is so fulfilling to share in the joy when someone reaches that next fitness goal or loses that unwanted weight!!
I would love to share your fitness journey with you, and help you succeed in whatever goals you may have. Personally, I want to stay healthy so I can enjoy all that this life has to offer. Each day if a gift, and appreciating it is so much easier when you feel good!!
Tara Muench: Personal Trainer, Boot Camp Instructor
Hi! My name is Tara and I’m very excited to be a part of the Bay View Boot Camp team. I’ve always been focused on health & wellness and I can honestly say that I enjoy working out. I’m especially passionate about running, cycling and swimming and I’ve found it very beneficial to mix in strength training with these activities. After moving to St Petersburg in 2017, I discovered Bay View Boot Camp while out running by North Shore Park and it looked like the group was having so much fun while working out near the waterfront – what more could you possibly ask for?
I decided to join in the fun and it was truly life changing. I saw immediate results and felt stronger and more fit than ever while developing friendships within the Bay View Boot Camp family. I loved that the trainers pushed me to reach new levels of fitness in such an encouraging and positive way. I decided to get certified as a Group Fitness Instructor so I could help others in the same way. My goal as an instructor is to empower others be the best possible version of themselves.
Caris Alan: Personal Trainer, Boot Camp Instructor
Hi, I’m Caris! Being a trainer for Bay View Boot Camp is a true blessing. I’ve had a few major sport injuries, so I am able to scale movements and modify for others as I’ve done for myself! I have a sports background, playing basketball and softball all 4 years in college. Agility, speed and power were my focus. Since then, I have added strength building, recovery techniques and compound exercises to my repertoire.
I spent the first decade of my professional career as a High School PE Teacher and Basketball Coach in Kenosha, WI. In 2020, I moved to Florida to thaw out and was looking for a new path. I wanted to get out of the classroom setting. A friend introduced me to Bay View Boot Camp and after the first group class, I knew this was “home.” Now, as a Certified Personal Trainer, I love working in the fresh air, at the best location possible, helping dedicated members better themselves! I had my dream job in Kenosha, I have my dream job in St. Petersburg.
From a young age it has been my goal to become the best version of me I can be. I want to inspire others to do the same.
