Our Team Kelly Barnes Kelly was raised in Chateaugay, NY where she excelled at soccer, basketball, and softball. She played Division I NJCAA soccer and basketball at Mater Dei College and finished her collegiate basketball career at SUNY Utica. She worked for several years as an Adventure Based Counselor, utilizing team building skills and high and low ropes courses with at-risk adolescents. That experience sparked her interest in Sports Psychology connecting her therapy experience with her love of sports.   Kelly came to Arizona to pursue her graduate degree at ASU in Kinesiology/Sports Psychology. She was introduced to exercise physiology while interning at the Kronos Institute of Longevity and found that her passion for exercise physiology is the perfect blend with sports psychology. Kelly has an extensive clinical background. She has completed research on how exercise affects cognitive function across the lifespan, published research on combating obesity and diabetes with exercise in children on the Gila Indian Reservation and has spent three years as the executive director and exercise physiologist at an elite training facility. Kelly currently teaches Sport Psychology at Arizona State University in the Professional Golf Management Program and is the founder and owner of Tri 2 B Fit.  From teaching to coaching elite athletes and working with clients to break through that next weight loss plateau, Kelly's methods have brought significant success for her students and clients. She believes that addressing the psychological component coupled with helping people set proper goals moves people to success. Kelly completed Ironman Lake Placid and Ironman Arizona. She is also learning to play the ukulele in her spare time. Ben Hook Ben Hook was born in Indianapolis, Indiana but has lived in Arizona for 12 years. He is currently attending the Barett Honors College at ASU Majoring in Biomedical Engineering. When he's not studying, Ben enjoys playing volleyball, ultimate frisbee, longboarding, and singing. In high school, Ben ran Cross-Country for 4 years and Played Volleyball for 3 years winning a State Championship in Volleyball his Senior year. He is excited about joining the Tri2BFit team and looking forward to all of the opportunities to help people achieve their goals.   Ben has aspirations to become a Pediatric Cardiologist and enjoys studying anything that involves Biology or Health Sciences. Steve Cassingham Steve Cassingham is from Santa Cruz, California and is attending the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. While being co-captain of the ASU Sailing Team, he also is a member of the Triathlon Club at ASU. Steve also enjoys waterskiing, surfing, reading, and searching out those local "hole in the wall" coffee shops. In high school, Steve was a member of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps, played for the golf team, and swam for the swim team. He is very excited to dive into training the Tri2BFit family and help people surpass their goals.  Steve wants to pursue a career in either the technology industry in marketing or the fitness world with companies such as Polar. "It is not about thinking. It is about knowing." © 2013 Tri 2 B Fit, LLC Call Us: 480.606.8462                        625 S Smith Road #12 Tempe, AZ 85281  Email us: kelly@tri2bfitaz.com     Blog Fitness Classes Corrective Exercise Home Weight Loss & Fitness Contact Us Sport Specific Training Our Team Sport Psychology