Anna Carlson

Anna Carlson arrives at Priority Fitness with one of the most distinctive backgrounds on the team. As an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and USAT Associate Coach, she bridges the worlds of strength programming and endurance coaching with 30 years of personal experience in both.

At Davidson College, Anna competed as an NCAA Division I athlete, eventually captaining both the track and cross country teams. Since then she has competed in triathlon, tower running, obstacle course racing, and road cycling, accumulating the kind of broad athletic perspective that makes her an unusually versatile coach. She knows what it takes to train smart across disciplines, and she builds that into every program she designs.

Her coaching experience spans post-partum fitness, HIIT, youth triathlon, indoor cycling, and run training. She works comfortably with athletes across the full spectrum, from total beginners to experienced competitors chasing new performance goals. What stays consistent is her approach: practical, empathetic, and focused on building the resilience and strength that supports long-term health rather than short-term results.

Before coaching full-time, Anna spent years as a NYC public school teacher and an oncology nurse practitioner. Both careers reinforced the same conviction: lasting change requires meeting people where they are and building something they can actually sustain. She brings that same whole-person thinking to every session.

Anna lives in Windsor Terrace with her husband and two children, and spends as much time as possible in Prospect Park.