Serious Coaching
Real Care. Lasting Change.
Vantage Fitness NYC was built to provide a more personal, intentional and results-driven coaching experience.
The Vantage Fitness Studio
Vantage Fitness NYC was built out of a simple frustration — that serious people couldn’t find serious coaching in a space that actually matched their standards.
We spent years training clients out of borrowed gym space, building a roster through referral alone, and refining what great coaching actually looks like. No marketing budget. No gimmicks. Just results and word of mouth.
The studio at 16 E 52nd St is the next chapter — a permanent home built around the same principles that got us here. Private, intentional, and designed for people who take their development seriously.
Alex Rios – Personal Trainer & Co-Founder
Alex came up through one of New York City’s most demanding training environments. That’s where his standard was set, and it hasn’t moved since.
His coaching is built on three things: accountability, structure, and genuine investment in the person in front of him. He builds every program around who you are and where you’re going — combining individualized programming, progressive overload, and strategic habit-building into a plan that actually sticks.
Currently pursuing a degree in psychology, Alex brings an understanding of motivation and behavior change to every session. He doesn’t just write programs — he understands why people quit, and coaches around it.
NASM Mentored · Psychology (In Progress)
Bogdan Bolea – Fitness Coach & Co-Founder
Bogdan has spent over a decade building a reputation as the trainer busy professionals actually trust. As founder of AktiveFit.Inc, he built his practice the hard way — one client at a time, on results alone.
Currently studying Psychology, Bogdan combines fitness expertise with insights into human behavior and motivation, helping clients achieve lasting results through sustainable habits.
His approach is holistic and precise: evidence-based nutrition combined with programming that accounts for stress, schedule, and the realities of a demanding NYC lifestyle. He doesn’t hand you a generic plan. He builds one around your life.
Bogdans clients have been with him for 4-11 years. That kind of retention doesn’t come from marketing, it comes from understanding people, building trust, and consistently delivering results.
ACE Certified · 300hr FPTI Master’s Program · Strength & Conditioning · Orthopedic Training & Functional Movement · Founder, AktiveFit.Inc
Nikki Finn – Personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach
Nikki combines science-backed coaching with firsthand experience overcoming the health challenges many of her clients face. She holds a B.A. with distinction in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience from the University of Michigan and is both a NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and Certified Nutrition Coach (CNC). She is currently pursuing board certification as an Integrative and Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner.
Her passion for coaching was shaped by her own health journey. Like many other women, Nikki gained the freshman 15 in college (okay, okay, maybe more) and struggled with restrictive eating habits, leaving her feeling frustrated, inflamed, and disconnected from her health. Later, while navigating the demands of a fast-paced career in New York City, she spent years relying on intense cardio classes and an “always on” mindset, only to find herself burned out, frequently sick, and eventually diagnosed with pre diabetes. That experience became a turning point, leading her to transform her health through sustainable nutrition, strength training, and lifestyle changes—and ultimately reverse her prediabetes.
Today, Nikki helps beginners and busy professionals build strength, improve body composition, and create healthier lives without extreme diets or unrealistic expectations. Her coaching blends evidence-based training, practical nutrition strategies, and behavior change principles to create plans that fit real-world schedules. With a particular interest in women’s health and long-term wellness, Nikki believes that health is one of the greatest investments a person can make, and that lasting results come from building sustainable habits that support both performance and quality of life.
Our Coaching Philosophy
We believe most people don’t fail at fitness because they’re lazy. They fail because nobody took the time to actually understand them — their goals, their limits, what’s kept them stuck, and what they’re really capable of.
That’s the gap we built Vantage to fill.
Every client gets a coach who listens before they program. Every session has a purpose. And every plan gets adjusted as you grow — because good coaching isn’t static.
We’re not here to put you through a workout. We’re here to change the way you think about what you’re capable of.