Our Team
ASHLEY HOWARD
Fitness expert, gratitude promoter and celebrity trainer Ashley Howard, is the Founder and CEO of Grit & Gratitude.
Born and raised in the Santa Clarita Valley, Ashley knows the importance of community. Her hometown has now become the home for her own children and the home of her dream studio, Grit + Gratitude.
Ashley studied nutrition in college, but it was her love of fitness that led her to becoming a Certified Personal Trainer, Wellness Coach, and Yoga and Pilates Instructor. For the past 15 years she has trained hundreds of athletes, celebrities and fitness fanatics. Her fitness methodology incorporates all of her education, knowledge and expertise into a unique full body workout that addresses the mind, body and soul.
Ashley creates exercises and builds sequences that elongate the body while building strength. Her focus on movement guided by the breath helps to center and energize her clients, while also cultivating a spiritual connection that awakens the mind and soul. This unique methodology has her clients transforming from the inside out, finding new levels of love, compassion and gratitude for themselves and others.
Ashley’s grit has not only led to her success as a fitness expert but also as an influential and committed member of her community. She strongly believes that we are meant to live life to the fullest; embracing our strengths, fostering self-awareness, cultivating connectivity, and manifesting gratitude. Grit + Gratitude is where purpose meets passion and where the community will change, grow and transform together in the name of Gratitude.
AMANDA
DAWNA
PAOLA
LEANNE
TAWNYA
AMBER