Meet the Trainers

Danielle Chance

Danielle Chance

Head Coach at CrossFit Punta Gorda

Coach Danielle is head Coach at CrossFit Punta Gorda and has been a competitive swimmer all of her life. She currently holds 30+ All-American individual and relay honors, including a world record. She is also ranked in both the USMS and FINA World Masters Top 10.

Danielle is quite the athlete and a fantastic fitness coach! She will be your coach throughout SWEAT bootcamp and will support you on your fitness and nutrition journey.

John Shepard

John Shepard

Trainer, CF-L2

John’s love of sports and fitness training has spanned more than twenty years. John is one of Florida’s most experienced CrossFit coaches, having trained at the world’s first CrossFit gym, CrossFit Headquarters in Santa Cruz, California. John was fortunate to begin his CrossFit coaching career under his good friend and mentor, Greg Amundson at CrossFit Amundson, in Santa Cruz. John’s vision for CrossFit Punta Gorda, is to provide an encouraging environment to all people who are ready to discover the lifestyle of fitness and he is excited to bring his fun approach to fitness to SWEAT Bootcamp.

Coach John developed the SWEAT Bootcamp programming (the workouts and movements that you learn each class) and supports the Bootcamp staff and participants in person and through our online Facebook group.