When fitness & healthcare can’t help you… we do.

Elaina Koyl spent over a decade as a middle school teacher before her personal journey into motherhood sparked a calling to help others navigate their own health challenges. After launching her coaching business, she spent five years earning advanced certifications in nutrition, fitness, mindset, and behavior change to build an approach rooted in both science and real-life application.

Her path led her to Active Life, where she eventually closed her business to join their mission of helping people move beyond pain. Now serving as the Location Team Lead in Port Washington, Elaina blends education with empathy to guide clients toward sustainable habits and lasting change that fits their unique lifestyles.

Xenia Escobar is a Computer Engineering graduate who made an unconventional shift into the world of fitness. After earning her degree with a minor in Cyber Security—and receiving opportunities with companies like Google, Amazon, and Walmart—she chose to walk away in pursuit of something deeper.

Fitness had always been her outlet—a space for peace and self-connection. What began as a personal refuge became a calling. During her time in the fitness industry, Xenia considered a return to tech until she discovered Active Life, where she found the purpose she had been searching for: while innovation can change the world, nothing compares to the transformation that happens when someone rebuilds confidence in their bodies and realizes what they’re capable of. Her coaching is rooted in empathy, lived experience, and a commitment to real impact.

Ryan Yusella’s lifelong journey with strength training began at 14, stepping onto the football field and track, leading him to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Biology Pre-PT and a Master’s degree in Exercise Science from East Stroudsburg University. After his athletic career, he became a competitive powerlifter, eventually squatting 700 pounds. This intensity took a toll, resulting in injuries. Navigating the recovery gave him a profound appreciation for the body’s ability to heal and ultimately guided him to Active Life, where he aligns his personal experience with helping others move beyond pain into stronger, more capable lives.

Since moving to New York in 2018, Ryan has worked with various facilities and remote clients across New York and New Jersey. As an Active Life Professional, he is drawn to coaching because success requires hard work, effort, and significant lifestyle change. Ryan maintains that training is only one component of the solution; lasting progress requires honest conversations about life, habits, and the obstacles that must be addressed before real change can begin.

Jamie Dryer is a seasoned movement specialist and Active Life Professional with nearly three decades of experience in fitness and functional longevity. Despite working with thousands of clients over 29 years, his deepest insights arose from his personal battle with chronic pain. Decades of scoliosis-related imbalances caused debilitating pain in his back, knees, and ankles. When he couldn’t even enjoy a daily walk with his wife, this fear spurred his mission to solve the “puzzle of pain”.

Through corrective disciplines, Jamie discovered that pain is an imbalance, not a permanent sentence. He joined Active Life for its commitment to bridging the gap between healthcare and fitness. Today, his coaching blends technical mastery with hard-earned empathy, helping clients reclaim activities they abandoned years ago. Jamie is now a testament to his philosophy, enjoying simple freedoms he once feared were lost, like playing pickleball and training pain-free.