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."
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