About
Our Gym
At Survival Fitness in Westfield, IN, we train people of all ages and experience levels to get stronger, move better, and build lasting habits. Whether your goal is fitness, performance, or personal growth, you’ll make progress in a focused, supportive space.
Joshua Kuklak
Founder
He uses his expertise during class to motivate, correct form, and push clients to their next level. He keeps pushing to make each client realize their full potential. Josh has focused on development of exercise programs to target both strength and fat loss with his unique bootcamp-like style and muscle confusion training methods. These have proven extremely effective with adults, teenagers, and sports teams for their conditioning.
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Our Coaching Team
The coaches at Survival Fitness are all about helping you move better, stay consistent, and reach your goals. With expert support and real accountability, you’ll have everything you need to succeed.
Frank Marino
Frank has been a certified personal trainer since 2010. He received his Physical Education and Tourism Management Certificate in Training from IUPUI. Frank specializes in strength training, sports specific training, circuit training, and bootcamp training. Frank is also in his 10th year of coaching varsity football at Scecina Memorial High School. In his spare time, Frank competes in Strongman competitions and duatlhons.
Jeremey Unger
Group Fitness Instructor. As a married father of three girls, Jeremey was like many other parents whose time was consumed with raising their family. He suddenly found himself in his mid-30s and not paying very much attention to his personal health. After an eye-opening routine physical, he realized that he needed to change his sedentary lifestyle to improve his health. For the past decade, he has gotten off of the couch, learned about proper nutrition and used multiple fitness disciplines to improve his quality of life for himself and his family.
Eric Shepard
Eric Sheppard UNAA certified Ninja coach and safety coordinator, USA climbing coach, Physical therapy assistant, and US Army combat Veteran. UNAA and NNL worlds finalist last 5 years and AWG runner up. ANW city finalist 2018. Outdoorsman and nature enthusiast.
Megan Simpson
Just keep moving – that’s the mantra Megan likes to try and live by.
She’s a believer in the power of exerise not only for physical health, but mental health as well.
Megan enjoys running, walking, riding her bike, obstacle races – anything outdoors!
She’s always had a passion for fitness and looks forward to sharing that joy with others.
Kristine
Kristine (Coach G) has been in the fitness industry for over 15 years, helping hundreds of individuals meet their goals. She grew up playing multiple sports, with softball being one of her favorites and winning a world title with Team Toon Squad. Over the past 9 years, she’s had the privilege of coaching multiple college athletes to national titles, conference titles, All Americans, and growing their knowledge of strength training. Some of her passions in fitness are strength training, strength and conditioning, circuit training, and Olympic Lifting. She enjoys helping push people to their limits to show them what they are truly capable of.
Advanced Equipment
At Survival Fitness, we use top-tier equipment including Rogue rigs, barbells, dumbbells, and specialty strength machines, along with Concept2 rowers, SkiErgs, and Echo Bikes for conditioning. Our facility also features sleds, sandbags, battle ropes, and a full ninja obstacle setup for both adults and kids, delivering dynamic, results-driven workouts that build strength, endurance, and athletic performance.
Premium Amenities
Survival Fitness features a spacious, well-equipped facility designed for both strength and high-intensity training. Our layout includes dedicated areas for lifting, conditioning, and functional training, along with a large, ever-evolving ninja obstacle rig used for both adult training and youth programs. With expert coaching, top-tier equipment, and a unique blend of strength, HIIT, and ninja-style training, we deliver a one-of-a-kind fitness experience for all levels.
