The Coaches
Amber
Amber is our owner and boss babe. She originally comes to us from MN, but has called Knoxville home for the past 7 years. She has a 20 year background in reformer pilates, a degree in Marketing and Communications; and also wears the hat of wife and mom to three littles. Her passion for Lagree, and dedication to our studios keep our Core Change Community stronger than ever!
Melissa
Melissa is a coach and our studio manager—call her for all your social media, plumber, tech, and costume needs. In a former life she was a high school special education teacher and cheerleading coach. Now she spends her days chasing her 8yr, 4yr, and 7 month old littles! Melissa loves that this method meets you wherever you may be on your fitness journey!
Emily
From ballerina to boot camp instructor, Emily became a certified personal trainer in 2009 and yoga instructor in 2011. She implements the mind body connection into all of her classes. This mom of two is a multiple sclerosis solider and sees her diagnosis as a gift to empathize with other people with disabilities and chronic illness.
Michaela
From client to coach, Michaela has been at Core Change since opening day. As a former collegiate athlete who's battled back from numerous injuries, she has a passion for supporting beginner to OG clients- ensuring form and technique is the CORE focus on the Mega. In studio, expect a class that is built upon the foundational pillars of Lagree, silky smooth transitions, hip-hop & heavy beats, and opportunities to stretch past where you think your abilities stop.
Patty Lauren
Patty Lauren Seger is a Certified Personal Trainer, Pre/Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist, Menopause Coach, and Lagree Instructor. She’s the owner of FitStyle, a fitness and lifestyle brand, and has been coaching at Core Change since 2020. Her favorite Lagree move is Mega Twister!
In her free time, she loves fashion, old music, and traveling with her husband, Brandon, and their 12 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Grace Kelly. She’s a proud bibliophile and read 150 books last year #booknerd.
She’s passionate about movement changing your life and pursuing an unconventional way of living through holistic wellness. You can follow her @fitstyleknox!
Sarah
Sarah is an HR professional and loves spending time with her fur child, Lucy and her new little niece! She’s been a lagree fan for years and has loved being able to teach the method thats transformed her from the inside out!
Caitlyn
With a business management/nutrition degree from Kennesaw State, she is merging her love for health, wellness, and entrepreneurship together! In her free time Caitlyn enjoys a good adventure around town, cooking, practicing yoga, and working out. She loves the intense, fun, and low impact aspects of Lagree. Caitlyn says she is most looking forward to sharing her passion for the method and encouraging others!
Taylor
When she’s not at the studio, Taylor is working from home as a technology consultant, while sneaking in some cuddles with her 6 month old little boy between meetings. Taylor is just one half of the husband + wife coaching duo with her husband Brandon — you can catch her taking his classes with their son Asher in tow! She loves how you can fully make the lagree method your own at any fitness level, modifying it to what your body needs from week to week. She takes great pride in her playlists, so get ready for a fun and upbeat 45 minutes!
Carrie
Bio coming soon!
Morgan
Morgan is a Knoxville native and UT Grad with a Masters degree in Marketing. She loves to travel, spend time with friends and family, shopping, and all types of fitness classes. I love that the Lagree method challenges me to stay slow, focus on my form, and most of all share my love for fitness with others.
Olivia
A Maryland native and University of TN grad, Olivia was introduced to the lagree method during the Sorority Spring Break Challenge in 2019. Since then, she’s been hooked! She loves the low impact but high intensity burn that every class brings, the ability to modify to every fitness level, and that it never gets any easier. She began coaching in July 2023 and recently became Lagree Level 1 Certified in April 2024. In her free time, find her on the Mega taking a class, cheering on the Vols at a football game, or hanging with her pup and hubby!
Alyce
Alyce is originally from Kingsport and graduated from the University of TN in Knoxville. She obtained her Lagree certification in 2018 and has been teaching ever since! She then got her Lagree level 2 certification in 2022. She lives in TN for half of the year with her husband and 3 kiddos and the other half of the year she’s wherever the NFL world takes her family. You’ll find Alyce’s classes to be high energy and fun music!
Andrea
Bio coming soon!
Meghan
Meghan McKinney is a junior at the University of Tennessee, she is majoring in Supply Chain Management and minoring in Event Planning and Design! Meghan is from Nashville where she originally fell in love with Lagree and found Core Change as soon as she came to college!
Caroline
Bio coming soon!