Mark has been a personal trainer and studio co-owner in the Sewickley area since the early 1990's after graduation from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Exercise Science. He also has a degree in computer programming. His hobbies include 7 years of combined training in Karate/Taekwondoe. He also participates in adventure racing, mountain biking, roller hockey and golf. He has competed in the Rachel Carson Trail and 24 Hours of Canaan Mountain Biking Weekend and various other sporting events. He has received 1st place finishes from sparring in Karate and Taekwondoe tournaments and roller hockey. Placed top ten out of 186 participants in the ½ Rachael Carson Challenge. Being active gives him an advantage as he is not just giving the client textbook guidelines, he experiences many of their sports. The father of a 15 and 9 year old he is involved with Cub Scouts, softball and Little League. His next step is to obtain his black belt from the Sewickley Martial Arts Academy (ATA) and still competes at high level.

He believes in the benefits of exercise, diet and health because it is the way he lives. He insists on eating "clean" which includes lean meats, veggies, fruits and whole grains. His clients know he is not just giving them guidelines from a textbook diet regimen, but from his daily life experience. He would like to stress that fitness is for everyone, it is not just for the young, athletes, or injury rehabilitation. Mark has trained state champion basketball and hockey players, nationally ranked athletes in tennis and squash and Stanley Cup champions. Mark teaches his clients to set realistic goals and to work hard away from Forma on the diet and healthy lifestyle issues: sleep, stress and all the important cardiovascular fitness. He has worked with several corporations on "biggest loser" events to promote corporate fitness. Whether training clients or challenging himself, he has one firm goal, to drive hard to achieve results. Babe Ruth said, "Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." You too can excel and achieve tasks and get results you never thought possible at Forma, with Mark as the coach.

Karen has been involved in the fitness industry for over 15 years, and is co-owner of Forma Personal Training. She is nationally certified through ISSA, and is a certified Specialist in Performance Nutrition. Her competition background includes First Place in the 2003 OCB Masters Figure Competition, and Third Place in the Open Figure class. She currently holds a position on the OCB (Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders) panel as a Figure and Bodybuilding judge, representing drug-free competitions. Having trained throughout her pregnancy, Karen is living proof that pregnancy weight gain is not permanent. Her specialties include emphasis on body fat reduction, adding lean muscle, nutrition counseling, and post pregnancy weight loss, for total body transformation and wellness. If you are looking for a personalized program for any age or experience level, with an emphasis on nutrition and proper resistance training, or a permanent lifestyle change, call Forma now.

Bob has been a personal trainer for 7 years and is ACE and NASM certified personal trainer and group instructor. Bob's passion for fitness and wellness has been a lifelong affair, including three sports per year as a youth. This has brought a level of discipline which has proven to be beneficial as a fitness professional. He has created an exercise boot camp to inspire clients to meet their fitness goals. His experience includes post therapy rehab, Silver Sneakers classes for seniors, and designing and implementing exercise programs for North Hills High School 1996 and 1997 football teams, as well as the 2003-2004 Gateway High School Varsity hockey team. One of Bob's most rewarding experiences was his involvement in helping to create and facilitate an eating disorder seminar series in 2004. Bob competed in his first bodybuilding competition in September 2009 at the OCB Natural Steel City competition. He placed 3rd in Men’s Masters 40+ and 4th in Men's Novice Tall. Bob's nutritional background includes 60 credits in nutrition from Penn State University and Youngstown State University. This helps Bob incorporate the nutritional aspect into his fitness programs. Bob's philosophy towards wellness and fitness revolves around two very simple principles. "There are no short cuts to a leaner, healthier body", and "the amount of time and energy you invest into your exercise and nutrition is directly proportionate to the results you will achieve."

Cory graduated from Slippery Rock University with a B.S. in Exercise Science and a minor in Gerontology, is NSCA certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist and has been a personal trainer for 5 years. He has worked with ages ranging from 12 years old to the 90+ populations. Cory's involvement with the youth program at Aebersold Recreation Center at Slippery Rock University helped kids to be more active and showed them the benefits of exercise. In 2005, he designed an off-season training program for a youth football program. He also taught Silver Sneaker classes at Passavant Retirement Community. He is currently the Health Club Director at Dick's Sporting Goods Health Club. Cory also is an E-Force endorsed racquetball player and competed at the 2007 State Doubles tournament. His competition background also includes, competing nationally as a coed cheerleader for 3 years at Slippery Rock University and competed in numerous Strongman Competitions, including Strongest Man in Pittsburgh and Strongest Man in Pennsylvania placing 7th, 5th, 4th & 3rd in those competitions. Cory's greatest accomplishments come when his clients reach a goal that they set out to achieve. "I strive to help people realize that fitness is not just a hobby but a lifestyle". "To get where you want to be, sometimes you have to leave where you are".

Dena Daman

Dena has been in the fitness industry for over 6 years.  She graduated from Slippery Rock University with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and a minor in Gerontology in 2003. She worked as a Fitness Director at Nova Chemicals Fitness Center for four years and worked as a fitness director training a variety of individuals ranging in ages from 13 years old to 70+ to meet and exceed personal goals. She also instructed seated aerobic class/therapy for 50+ Parkinson Disease Patients at St. Stephens Church in Sewickley. She developed a strength and conditioning program at the Beaver County YMCA Track Club for 13 to 16 year olds. To expand her passion to educate individuals, Dena attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania to obtain her Masters in Education in Health and Physical Education in which she graduated in December 2009. While a student in graduate school, she became a Physical Conditioning and Defense Tactics instructor training the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police Academy. Currently she is the Physical Conditioning and Defense Tactics Instructor at the Community College of Beaver County Police Academy. In addition, she teaches an 8week Fitness and Nutrition Saturday course in the fall semesters at CCBC.  She truly enjoys personal training while educating her clients. Let Dena make your personal goal a reality!

Vince actually started training at Forma with Mark Burke when he realized the toll that the corporate lifestyle was taking on his body. Long days behind a desk and evenings spent with clients at dinners or sporting events complete with giant size nachos and beer were beginning to make him feel heavy and unhealthy. He decided to make some serious lifestyle changes. He gained strength, flexibility and cardiovascular endurance with Mark at Forma as well as some small diet and lifestyle changes, he was pleased to not only feel great, but see the results of his efforts. He was so impressed with the improvement in his own fitness level and quality of life that he decided he would like to help others to improve their health and achieve the results they desired. He completed his ACE training and obtained certification in 2007 and now enjoys sharing with his clients how fitness training improved his life and will improve anyone's quality of life.