About Jillian
Jillian is a full-time fitness instructor, personal trainer, endurance coach and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner in Denver, CO. Alongside co-founding Compass Fitness, a class based studio, Jillian helps one-on-one clients deepen their understanding of holistic nutrition and wellness. Her personal love of triathlon and running evolved into coaching endurance athletes in 2023. Jillian is passionate about the Enneagram and helps professional teams and small groups utilize this multifaceted, self-awareness tool through workshops, both virtual and in-person. She is a lululemon legacy ambassador, has been a 200-hr RYS certified yoga instructor since 2010, is a Level-1 certified USA weightlifting coach, UESCA certified and has her BA in Kinesiology. She has been a yoga and fitness instructor in both Colorado Springs and Denver over the past eighteen years.
Brands Jillian has worked with
Education
Bachelor of Art in Department of Kinesiology Mesa State College
Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certification
UESCA Certified Running Coach
USA Weightlifting Level 1 Coach
Yoga Alliance 200 hr yoga teacher training (CorePower Yoga)
ISSA Personal Training Certification
In early 2018, Jillian was co-producing fitness and yoga events in Denver, dj’ing, teaching small and large scale fitness classes and wondering what was next. She had spent over 12 years in the world of movement and had actually feared owning her own brick and mortar studio after the experiences she had left her wondering if there was a way to own a studio and not run yourself physically and mentally into the ground. Jillian began talking with long-time friend and fellow teacher, Heather Harrington about some possible collaborations and long story short, a physical location on broadway was an opportunity they couldn’t say no to but instead, “Sure we will give it a year, see how it goes, at least to say we tried”. Years and thousands of classes between them got Compass going steady from the start, and then the addition of Tara Laferrara and Taylor Ames as owners brought it to the next level soon after opening. The ideology and name behind Compass Fitness is the belief that there are many ways to move your body and as we age, experience injuries, and discover new fitness expressions, the goal is to keep moving, enjoy doing it and love the people you experience it with.
