Team

Bios
Learn about the team behind Gorilla Strong Fitness.

Mark Martell
Co-Founder
For nearly 30 years, Mark has been an expert in the fitness and health field. He has inspired and motivated thousands of others to live a higher quality of life through his unique coaching techniques and following a plant-based and active lifestyle. At the age of 36, Mark made the decision to transform his life from the typical Standard American Diet to a plant-based one. With this decision, he altered his physique and greatly improved his health. He continues to thrive as a vegan athlete and is living his passion of helping others to do the same while residing in Hawaii with his business partner and wife Jennifer.
Mark Martell
Co-Founder
For nearly 30 years, Mark has been an expert in the fitness and health field. He has inspired and motivated thousands of others to live a higher quality of life through his unique coaching techniques and following a plant-based and active lifestyle. At the age of 36, Mark made the decision to transform his life from the typical Standard American Diet to a plant-based one. With this decision, he altered his physique and greatly improved his health. He continues to thrive as a vegan athlete and is living his passion of helping others to do the same while residing in Hawaii with his business partner and wife Jennifer.


Jennifer Martell
Co-Founder
Jennifer lives a very active and healthy lifestyle. She stays grounded through her yoga practice, keeps fit by weight training and her TRX and calisthenic workouts. She enjoys spending time outside paddle-boarding, ocean swimming, hiking and most of all practicing acro-yoga with her husband, Mark. Currently, they are training to compete and conquer America Ninja Warrior together!
Jennifer has been an educator for almost 20 years and uses her knowledge and experience in nutrition and exercise to help others. She passionately helps others see through the many misleading diet fads and misconceptions that are found online and advertised in the media. Her passion is teaching others the positive effects that proper plant-based nutrition and physical fitness can have on their bodies and overall lives.
Gorilla Strong Fitness
Stronger Together
Mark and Jennifer continuously increase their knowledge and reinforce their beliefs in living an active plant-based lifestyle.
Together they have acquired the following certifications:
AFPA Certified Holistic Nutritionist
E-Cornell Plant-Based Certification
Matthew Kenney Raw Food Culinary Academy
Trigger Point Therapy
Myofascial Compression Technique
NASM
TFW (Training for Warriors)
TRX Certified
200 Hour Yoga Certification


Gorilla Strong Fitness
Stronger Together
Mark and Jennifer continuously increase their knowledge and reinforce their beliefs in living an active plant-based lifestyle.
Together they have acquired the following certifications:
AFPA Certified Holistic Nutritionist
E-Cornell Plant-Based Certification
Matthew Kenney Raw Food Culinary Academy
Trigger Point Therapy
Myofascial Compression Technique
NASM
TFW (Training for Warriors)
TRX Certified
200 Hour Yoga Certification