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
Shane O'Dwyer – Personal Trainer & Fitness Coach
Shane has worked as a personal trainer and coach for over 8 years, and while his thinking and understanding of the science of exercise and nutrition has changed and refined over the years, his core philosophy has not: treating people with empathy, and recognizing their ability to grow, adapt, and overcome setbacks.
Shane developed this mindset while working as a Mental Health Nurse in his native Ireland, working in a range of challenging yet rewarding settings. After emigrating to the US and changing careers, he has coached a wide variety of individuals in New York City and Philadelphia. During that time, he earned his Masters in Sport Science through American Public University, and became an Openly Accredited Sports Nutritionist with the Sports Nutrition Association.
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.