Kaitlin Walling | Instructor

Kaitlin is an army wife and mom to three children named Harper, Emmalyn, and Oliver. She joined SLAM on day one that Fort Drum SLAM opened when Emmalyn was just 6 months old. After 2 years as a member she joined the team as a coach when her third was about 6 months old. SLAM is a place where she found a community of other women growing through motherhood, army life, and postpartum. She came for the fitness, but stayed for the people. Kaitlin holds her group fitness certification through ACE and is CPR/First Aid certified. She is completing her Bachelor of Science in May of 2024 with a major in Nutrition and minor in Kinesiology from Kansas State University. She is passionate about fueling the body well and educating other mothers and kids on how to do the same. Her family moved to Hohenfels, Germany in July in 2022 and when Chrissy opened SLAM Graf she knew she wanted to be a part of  it somehow. Kaitlin loves a good functional fitness workout, but is always up for any dance-style workout she can get in. She is excited to bring SLAM the Alarm to the members who aren’t always to be present in class.

Lauren Roark | Instructor

Lauren is a wife, mother of six, and a retired Army Officer. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from University of Houston, and has her Master’s degree in clinical counseling. After retiring from the army in 2019, Lauren began attending S.L.A.M classes in Quantico, VA when her daughter was just six weeks old. After finding her tribe with these sweatin’ moms, Lauren decided to pursue fitness instruction. She is a certified AAFA group fitness instructor with certificates in CPR/AED, Nutrition Strategies for Women, Cardio for Performance, Cardio for Fitness, Group Resistance Training, and many more. Lauren was so excited to hear that Chrissy would be opening a S.L.A.M. in Grafenwöhr and is looking forward to being a part of the team! Her favorite ways to sweat are through speed and agility classes, HIIT, and weight training with progressive overload strategies!

Chrissy Gibbs | Owner & Instructor 

Chrissy is an Army wife, mom of four wild boys (Dekker, Rowan, Kallum & Maddox), and current USAG-Bavaria’s Military Spouse of the Year (2023). She has been involved in SLAM for 2 years, and wishes she had joined sooner. She was introduced to SLAM in Leavenworth, KS by a close friend that was coaching. At first she didn’t join because of the “cold weather,” but once she did, there was no turning back. When she moved to Germany, she continued SLAMing through the virtual community, and knew that the Bavaria region needed the amazing benefits that SLAM could bring to the community. She holds a Group Fitness Instructor Certificate from American Council on Exercise, and CPR/First Aid/AED certifications from the American Red Cross. Her favorite ways to sweat are HIIT style workouts, group dances, yoga, and anything with good music.