Rachel DEVRIES
Founder, Certified Personal Trainer + NuTRITION COACH
Rachel (Waymire) DeVries is the founder and owner of WAYfit Nashville, (formerly WAYfit Chicago) a personal training, group fitness, nutrition and coaching company that provides results-driven, fun and holistically approached wellness services.
The story began in 2013 when Rachel, a 30 something independent career woman, found herself wanting more. In addition to her full time job, Rachel had a passion for health and fitness and loved nothing more than sharing her ideas and experiences with others. So, after some serious prayer and soul searching, she signed up to be certified in personal training. She quickly built a roster of clients based on referrals alone and began training individuals and groups before and after work. Fast-forward to late 2014, Rachel and her husband, Andrew, both decided to quit their full time jobs and relocate their lives to Nashville. The southern hospitality and charm coupled with the slower pace of life were alluring.
Once settled in Nashville, Rachel snagged a job at lululemon athletica with hopes of making connections in the local health and fitness community. Little did she know, lulu would be the launch pad to her full time training and coaching business as well as the beginning of some incredible friendships! After 6 short months of working at the store, Rachel decided to go ALL-IN with WAYfit. She quit her job (again) and this time put all of her efforts into building up her business.
So, here she is, continuing to grow and build WAYfit Nashville, excited to meet and transform each new client.
Rachel’s charismatic and positive attitude provide a motivational atmosphere that allows clients to push themselves past the “I can’t” attitude that ensues the moment a workout becomes challenging. She is certified by NASM in personal training, Fit For Birth as a pre and postnatal corrective exercise specialist and Lagree Fitness as a megaformer coach. She also has completed the NASM Fitness Nutrition Specialization (FNS). Rachel is also a yoga and pilates enthusiast, paleo and AIP believer and avid holistic health nut. But above all, Rachel lives a life of balance and self-acceptance and works diligently to teach her clients to do the same! (The photos on this site were taken during Rachel’s second pregnancy around 20 weeks!)
KACEY BOWEN
Certified Personal Trainer
Kacey is a Kansas girl through and through who moved to Nashville with her musician husband in 2019. Kacey has worked as a personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and Mat Pilates instructor since 2009. After graduating Kansas State University with a bachelors in Kinesiology and Wichita State with a masters in Exercise Science she worked as an independent personal trainer in the Wichita are a with all levels of fitness. From fitness competitors to seniors looking to keep their balance up and everything in between, she loves helping her clients reach their goals and learn WHY and HOW their eating, lifestyle, and exercise habits work together along the way.
Since moving to Nashville, Kacey and her husband Paul have become parents to two sweet girls. Outside of work they love hiking, camping, cooking, and exploring new places in Nashville.
Annika Fockens
Certified Personal Trainer
Hi! My name is Annika Fockens. I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and moved to the United States in 2008. After moving around from state to state, my husband, 2 kids and I settled in Nashville (Bellevue) in 2019. I have been a certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor for over 20 years and I absolutely love what I do! The thing about it I love most is that I am able share what exercise and movement has done for my health, it's an absolute amazing feeling when the people you work with experience that too. Besides being certified as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor, I am also a certified After Breast Cancer Rehabilitation Specialist and am currently working on my 200 hour yoga certification and Senior Fitness Specialization. My favorite workouts to do myself are yoga (especially hot yoga) and HIIT training (I'm a certified Les Mills Grit coach which is a true HIIT class where you get it all done in 30 minutes, it's awesome!), and I think that the big difference between these workouts keep my training interesting and fun, while tapping into two very different energy systems that are both very important for my body and mind. I can't wait to meet you and to figure out together what kind of schedule and workouts will be most fun and beneficial for you!
