About Us

Joy Southworth, Owner
CSCS, CPT, Prenatal/Postnatal Exercise Specialist, SurfSET Fitness, TRX Suspension Training, 200 HR Yoga, Aerial Yoga, Mad Dogg Spinning, and Balanced Body Barre

Born in Gilford, NH, I graduated from the University of Connecticut in 2005. After playing D-I field hockey for four years, I had an eager passion for health and fitness, and so I went on to study Strength and Conditioning at Florida International University. While in Miami, I became a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified personal trainer, as well as a certified spinning instructor. I worked for a personal training company where we trained our clients right on the sands of South Beach. Since then, I have attained my certifications in, SurfSET Fitness, TRX Suspension Training, Yoga, Aerial Yoga, and Balanced Body Barre.

But I couldn’t forget my roots back home, or my soon-to-be husband. So I brought my love of fitness back to NH. In 2006 I started Body Design by joy, LLC training clients out of their homes. Then in the summer of 2008, I opened the Body Design studio.

In the late fall, my husband and I were blessed with the birth of our beautiful daughter, Grace. Being a new mom is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and it has brought my fitness to a whole new level. I love to workout with my 28 month old! I’ve even designed a workout plan to help new moms get back in to shape while bonding with their new little bundle of joy. And now I’m enjoying the fit pregnancy of my second child! My strong interest in prenatal and postpartum training inspired me to work towards certification. I am now a prenatal/postpartum yogafit certified specialist, and AFPA Pre/Post Natal Exercise Specialist. And I couldn’t help but share the amazing feeling that comes with working out during pregnancy, so I’ve created a prenatal DVD series, Body by Trimester, released in January 2012.

Body Design is based on the belief that my clients’ needs are of the utmost importance and I am committed to meeting those needs.

I would love the opportunity to tailor a training program for you based on your specific needs and goals.

Born in Gilford, NH, Aimee has spent her life growing up in the Lakes Region. Active in sports throughout her school years, her passion for fitness didn’t truly begin until she met Joy. Aimee began working for Joy back in 2011, and since has developed an enthusiasm for a healthy and active lifestyle. Learning and growing under Joy, Aimee pursued her Spin and SurfSET certifications in 2014, and now teaches fun and upbeat classes, putting her own flare and energy for life into her class.

You can catch her riding around town with a permanent grin on with her yellow lab, Marco in the passenger seat.

Lily is a certified Spin and SurfSET Instructor. She is also a Volunteer Director for Timberman and course coordinator for World Triathalon Corporation. Lily has been married for 23 years. She has 3 children: Caitlyn, Chris, and Jack. Lily brings her teaching experience to Joy’s as a triathlete and an avid runner. She has completed the Smuttynose, Marine Corp, and Boston Marathons. Lily joined Joy to share her energy on living a healthy lifestyle.

I strive to provide the best possible massage experience, one that is both relaxing and effective. Clients appreciate my peaceful calming presence, my ability to listen and hear their concerns. With that in mind, each session is tailored to your needs, using a combination of the techniques above. I bring knowledge and experience working with many different issues. I have worked with people of all ages and many different types of pain, from headaches, to plantar fasciitis and everything in between. I have experience working with athletes of all abilities. I have also worked, with great success with clients who are suffering from grief or emotional pain. My goal is to relax you first so you can let all tension release from the body. This will allow us to work at a deep level with less pain and discomfort.

One doesn’t need to wait until they are in pain to get a therapeutic massage. There is tremendous value in checking in with body, becoming aware of where you are holding and how you feel once that tension has been released. My favorite is working with clients who are proactive in health. I believe that massage is vital to everyone’s physical and emotional wellness.

I stand by my work with a 100% guarantee.

Christina Alexa is certified at the 250 hour level in Amrit Yoga and at the 500 hour level within the disciplines of Integrated Yoga Levels I and II, Resonance Yoga and Movement. Christina also holds certification in a 5 year intensive Resonance Healing Therapy program, an immersion in healing and energy medicine, has studied Anatomy and Cranio Sacral work with International Teacher Ellen Heed and attended a 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training with Rolf Gates. She has been influenced by many, many notable teachers as well as countless students through the years.

In 1998 Christina opened The Yoga studio of Manchester, the first in a long line of studios through the years, including The Practice Room Center for Yoga and Healing, Sacred Waters Yoga at Mill Falls and Santosha Yoga and Wellness in Moultonborough. She is a co-founder of the annual Live in Love Retreat, a profound journey into Connection, Listening, Remembrance, Transformation and empowered Manifestation. After only three years the Live in Love Retreat is blooming into ever-expanding outreach to additional locations throughout the up-coming year.
Having recently extinguished the torch of studio ownership Christina now lives outside the box and in the broader container of world community. She looks toward connecting with your heart through her writing, sweat lodges and fire ceremonies, classes, workshops and retreats. She also enjoys connecting with herself through balanced time with her family, gardening, writing, travel and many thrilling adventures.