Samantha Jo Codario

Connect What fuels your passion for health and fitness?

What fuels my passion is that I wish everyone could understand that staying active is not just about looking good but rather how it makes you feel! When I was younger I may have been more motivated by how it made me look, but now I focus more on how my functional strength and my VO2max will affect how I age. Fitness is how I control anxiety, work through fear…This is why I have always loved group fitness; a room full of people showing up to battle the struggles of everyday life together!

What’s your favorite way to train or stay fit?

My favorite way has always been in a fitness studio, teaching a HIIT, strength or cycle class; nothing beats the kind of atmosphere on the days where everyone shows up to work! You can feel the energy in the room on those days and there’s nothing quite like it! On my own, I have been training for Hyrox races since 2023. My first marriage ended in 2022 and I found myself needing a new focus, I jumped on the Hyrox bandwagon and haven’t been able to jump off! Basically been chasing those run PRs!

What would you do with $20,000?

My husband and I just built a new home at the end of 2025. There is a lot we still have to do to make it a “home” for our five kids! And we really want a garage gym! Even though I work in a gym, my husband works crazy night shift hours and it would be super beneficial for our family life.