Strong on Center
Train Flow Evolve
Gary Smith-Owner/Trainer
About Us
Gary Smith
Jiu-jitsu is my true passion. The discipline, the patience, the respect for technique over ego, and it’s the heart of Ground Control, the class I built around it. Fitness has always been part of my life, and I’ve come to believe one thing above all: you have to move well before you can train hard, and you have to train hard to keep evolving. That’s the philosophy behind every class I teach at Strong On Center.
I bring Flow through mobility and flexibility work that keeps the body resilient. I bring Train through strength and conditioning that builds real, lasting capacity, and through Ground Control, the martial arts discipline that sharpens both body and mind. And I coach people of all ages - adults, kids, and young athletes in and off-season toward their evolution: getting better, on the mat and off it, with no finish line in sight.
I teach private and group classes, and I love it because I get to watch people become stronger, more capable versions of themselves — and feel great doing it. That’s why I show up every day.
Kristen McGovern
Since early on, I've dedicated my life to health and wellness — always trying to understand the root cause of injuries and how to prevent them. As a hypermobile individual who's collected my share of small injuries along the way, I've always been drawn to the same questions: How do I move with proper alignment? How do I build mobility without losing stability? How do I get stronger exactly where I'm weak?
Yoga and meditation are my true passion, and in each class I bring aspects of those practices in by focusing on breathwork and intention. I also believe nutrition is integral to feeling good — what you put into your body matters just as much as how you move it, which is why I work as a certified health coach alongside my teaching.
Strength training, yoga, barre, and Pilates became the antidote to my own injuries. I build real strength through Train, exactly where you need it most. I find alignment, breath, and mobility through Flow, which keeps the body resilient. And I believe in Evolve — not chasing a finish line, but continually getting stronger and more in tune with your own body, the way I've had to learn to do with mine.
That process of self-discovery is what I now share with my clients — helping them find their own weak spots and build strength there, so they can keep coming back stronger, again and again, no matter what injuries or limitations they're working around.
Today, I bring all of it together — group classes, private sessions, and working with young athletes — to help people move better, feel stronger, and keep evolving.