Aspire Fitness – Atlantic Highlands – The Best Gym in Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Professional Qualifications and Continuing Education:

Graduated with honors in 2007 with BS in Exercise Physiology from Rutgers Univesity. Certified Functional Strength Coach (CFSC) through world renowned coach Mike Boyle. Advanced Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

Certified Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist (FRC ms)
Crossfit Level One Certified
Precision Nutrition Certified Nutrition Coach
Fat Loss Programming and Coaching under Alwyn Cosgrove and the Results Fitness team.
Co-Author of Amazon Best Selling Book “Get With The Program”

Personal Accomplishments

Two elite totals in Powerlifting in both the 198 and 181lb weight classes
Best lifts include a 725lb Squat; 440 Bench; and 585 Deadlift.
Placed 2nd in the 2013 NorthEast America and Body BodyBuilding Competition.

Brian Bott launched Aspire Fitness over a decade ago with one simple mission: to create a client-first training environment where everyday people could actually reach their goals—without the gimmicks. With nearly 20 years of coaching experience, Brian holds certifications through CFSC, NSCA, and FRC, and graduated with High Honors in Exercise Physiology from Rutgers University.
Brian loves working with clients who are coachable, consistent, and understand that progress doesn’t come from quick fixes. (Beginner clients with no bad habits? Even better.)
Outside the gym, Brian co-authored Get With the Program with Alwyn Cosgrove and Help Best with Chris Cooper. He also mentors over 20 gyms worldwide, helping them implement the same client-first systems that Aspire is known for.
He’s a Phillies superfan, youth baseball coach at Middletown South, and a two-time elite powerlifting total holder. His favorite quote—and the Aspire Fitness motto—is simple: Keep Moving Forward.

Certified Personal Trainer (NASM) | FMS Level 1 | Precision Nutrition Level 1

About Adam

Adam’s life growing up revolved around sports. He still plays baseball and ice hockey in competitive men’s leagues and is the manager of the NJ Aztecs baseball team. Adam also enjoys endurance racing and has completed several half-marathons, sprint triathlons, and Spartan Races. Adam’s interest in fitness came during his offseason training and he decided to turn this passion into a career.

Adam has been coaching since 2017, helping clients build strength, confidence, and the ability to move well in and out of the gym. His own fitness journey started through years of competitive sports, and he still plays ice hockey and baseball in men’s leagues today.

Adam’s goal is to help people use fitness as a tool to live better, more active lives—whether that means keeping up with their kids, excelling in a sport, or simply feeling stronger day to day. Outside the gym, you’ll find him playing sports or enjoying time outdoors with his family.

Growing up the youngest sibling with 2 older brothers (and a dad with a makeshift home gym in the basement), Lauren was raised in a competitive, sports-centered environment where she learned the importance of consistently leading an active, healthy lifestyle from a very early age.

Before becoming manager of Aspire Fitness in 2021, Lauren was actually one of our long-time members while pursuing a career in specialty coffee. Although she didn’t initially plan to pivot into the fitness industry full-time, the opportunity to work alongside Brian, Adam and the rest of the Aspire Fitness team was a no brainer – being surrounded by so many individuals from different walks of life with the common goal of improving their health and fitness has been a constant source of motivation and inspiration to keep her moving forward both mentally and physically.

Outside of Aspire, Lauren is a (crazy) dog mom, mental-health advocate, freelance portrait artist, coffee hobbyist, podcast junkie, dessert enthusiast & lover of the outdoors.
Lauren joined the Aspire Fitness team in 2021 as the full-time admin and social media manager—a role she continues to proudly hold. Since becoming part of the Aspire community, she has fully embraced a health and fitness-centered lifestyle both in and out of the gym, which led her to earn her CFSC coaching certification in 2024.
While she enjoys working with all clients, she especially values being a safe, welcoming presence for women who may feel intimidated by the gym or unsure about starting something new. Whether behind the desk or coaching on the floor, her mission is to ensure every person at Aspire feels seen, supported, and empowered. She genuinely loves making people feel special and important, because they are!
Outside of the gym, she’s a proud morning person who finds peace in nature, joy in time with her beloved dog Wednesday, and creative energy in the kitchen.