Meet Our Team in Glen Cove, New York

Loucas Lianos, Creator, Owner, & Operator of Core Fitness Studios, since 2011, has been a passionate fitness professional for over 25 years. He is certified through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) as a personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, and performance enhancement specialist, as well as a TRX® certified trainer. Loucas has the ability to help improve the mobility, strength, flexibility, and performance of individuals at all levels. His passion for fitness is evident to everyone around him. He is extremely motivating, knowledgeable, and supportive. Loucas has worked with a variety of athletes at all different training levels.

Audra Lianos, Creator, Owner, and Operator of Core Fitness Studios developed a love of fitness 25 years ago, after a long struggle with her weight. She is a National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist. Audra's passion for food and fitness inspire her to change lives in dramatic ways. She is high energy, extremely motivating, supportive, and loads of fun! Don't mistake her size for how hard she will make you work!

Alex is a licensed Physical Therapist who graduated with his doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Scranton. His clinical focus lies in orthopaedics, and joint replacement rehabilitation. Alex is a certified full body provider of the Active Release Technique (ART). ART is used to restore motion and function of soft tissue and to treat problems that develop with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and nerves. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, as well as a member of the APTA’s Sports Physical Therapy Section, and the Orthopaedic Section.

Brian McCormack is an ACE and PPSC certified personal trainer from Queens, NY. He specializes in helping clients build strength using the major lifts. Having worked with a wide variety of clientele, Brian is ready to design a program that matches your abilities, fitness level, and goals. Outside of the gym, Brian is also an actor pursuing a career in theater, film, and TV. 

Hannah Callahan is a NSCA Certified Personal Trainer. Growing up as a gymnast and dancer, Hannah’s passion for fitness started early on which encouraged her to pursue a career in this field. She recently graduated from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Dance. She is currently working towards her Master’s degree in Sports Science with a dual concentration in Strength and Conditioning and Exercise Physiology.

Mel Granados got her start in athletics through CrossFit in her Junior year of High School. This led to continuously finding new ways of pushing her physical and mental limits, including martial arts, endurance events lasting longer than 24 hours, to heavy strength training, to CrossFit competitions. After a few years of gravitating towards heavy lifting, she took the plunge into competitive Powerlifting. She is currently a certified personal trainer, certified Krav Maga instructor, and a Nationally Ranked lifter in both the 181 and 165 weight classes, in both raw and equipped divisions. She has trained clients as young as 4 and as old at 76 with backgrounds ranging from national level fencers, to stay at home moms, to corporate professionals, to CrossFit Games athletes, and helped them reach their goals with a program customized to their goals and needs.