About Us
WE ARE A FULLY EQUIPPED
Health & Wellness Facility
In 2008, two years after opening my doctor’s office inside a large traditional gym, I had the idea to combine a chiropractic and rehab office with a CrossFit gym. After months of research, Premier Health and Rehab Solutions and CrossFit Steele Creek opened for business in May 2010. While many questioned my idea at the time, I thought that having two businesses under one roof to serve the community by providing solutions to improve their health and wellness would work. It has, and grown into something well beyond what I ever imagined.
It’s become the “third place” for many members after their home and work. For some, at times, it’s been their “only place” while they were suffering through some difficult times in life. We wanted to create an environment where the happiest hour of your day is spent in our facility.
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We know that the benefits of such a place can create a better life for the member, their family, and in turn create a small ripple to make the world a better place. Happier and healthier people can accomplish just that!
A lot has changed since 2008 in the health and fitness industry. For starters, it’s confusing out there! Fad diets and exercise routines have come and gone; and will continue to do so. People are bombarded with health information from their friends, doctors and people that play doctors on TV. Many times that information is confusing, and often incorrect. There are new fitness trends and franchises exploding annually! Orange Theory Fitness, Burn Boot Camp, Barry’s Boot Camp, Worlds Best Boot Camp, Iron Tribe Fitness, Fit Body Boot Camp, F45, etc., etc. Let’s also not forget the Thigh Master, Ab Roller, Easy Tone Shoes, 8 Minutes Abs, surgical weight loss procedures and those magic weight loss beans; I mean “diet pills”.
I’m all for the growth and bringing the importance of health and fitness to the forefront in a world where people are getting more overweight and sicker annually. Competition in this space is good for business. Personally, it keeps us on our toes striving to always improve and never get complacent in our product and services we provide.
When we opened in 2010, it was a chiropractic office and CrossFit affiliate that only offered CrossFit group classes. Now, as we enter 2020, it’s become much more! Our chiropractic office added dry needling, massage therapy and additional ways to help people move and feel better. The greatest growth came on the fitness side where we now offer programs including 1 on 1 personal training, CrossFit, SWEAT @ Steele Creek boot camp, Nutrition Coaching, Kid’s Unplugged, Body Composition Testing, Yoga, Corporate Wellness Programs and more.
The decision to rebrand to Live Active Charlotte was an easy one. The goal is to help the most people possible. And to be 100% transparent, the decision was based on the public perception that “CrossFit” is something they can’t do. I feel that we can widen our reach to the public and in the corporate wellness space by creating a brand that offers “CrossFit” as a fitness program, amongst others. It is the expectation that Live Active Charlotte better tells our story and allows more people a chance to hear it.
MEET OUR
Fully Qualified Staff

Dr. Brian Strump
Owner/Coach/Chiropractor
ABOUT DR. BRIAN STRUMP
Founder and owner of Live Active Charlotte (home of both CrossFit Steele Creek and Premier Health & Rehab Solutions). His passion for health and fitness led him to Chiropractic School and later to become certified in CrossFit. Dr. Strump practices full time in the adjoining Premier Health & Rehab Solutions and often will have his patients in the CrossFit facility doing their rehab. Dr. Strump also coaches CrossFit through out the week and has a special interest in the bio-mechanics of proper lifting techniques.
- Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic
- Level 1 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 3 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Pendlay Olympic Lifting Certified
- Level 1 & 2- CrossFit Olympic Lifting Certified
- Attitude Nation Olympic Lifting Certification
- CrossFit Kettlebell Certified
Contributor to:
Muscle and Fitness Magazine
The Box Magazine
The CrossFit Journal
Post Graduate studies in:
Bachelors Degree in Life Science
Exercise Strength and Conditioning
Rehabilitation of the Spine
Clinical Posture Assessment, Therapy and Exercises
Lumbar Differential Diagnosis
Functional Movement Systems Certified (FMS)
Trained in NeuroKinetic Therapy; Level 1 & 2 (http://neurokinetictherapy.com/)
Team chiropractor for Olympic Lifting Team,Team Muscle Driver USA; coached by Glenn Pendlay

Dr. Lisa Strump
Owner/Chiropractor
ABOUT DR. LISA STRUMP
Dr. Lisa Molinaro-Strump
- Licensed Doctor of Chiropractic
- Bachelors Degree in Life Science
- Attitude Nation Olympic Lifting Certification
- Owner of Farm Fresh Carolinas; local organic produce delivery service
Post Graduate studies in:
Exercise Strength and Conditioning
Rehabilitation of the Spine
Clinical Posture Assessment, Therapy and Exercises
Lumbar Differential Diagnosis

Dr. Patrick Klaus
Chiropractor
ABOUT DR. PATRICK KLAUS
Dr. Klaus grew up playing a variety of different sports including hockey, soccer, football, and many others recreationally. He played club soccer at South Carolina United Football Club for most of his childhood into high school where he played Varsity soccer for 4 years. In high school he developed a passion for powerlifting, weightlifting, and bodybuilding and has continued it ever since. Dr. Klaus started out personal training, and then began coaching sports performance where he worked with many high level athletes. Having sustained and treated many different sports and fitness related injuries, and his fascination with the human body and movement, Dr. Klaus developed a strong passion for helping others. His passion led him into Chiropractic and Rehab, injury treatment and prevention, performance, and teaching people how to move better and function at their best (human movement optimization).
Education:
- Winthrop University B.S. Exercise Science Rock Hill, SC (2015)
- Palmer College of Chiropractic D.C. Port Orange, FL (2018)
Continuing Education:
- Certified Functional Range Assessment Specialist (FRAs)
- Certified Functional Range Conditioning Specialist (FRCms)
- Certified Functional Range Release (FR) Provider
- Mike Reinhold and Lenny Macrina’s Evaluation & Treatment of the Knee
- Dr. Mark Charrette Diversified Full Spine and Extremity
Services:
- IASTM (Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization)
- Dry Needling
- Soft Tissue Release Techniques
- Mobility Enhancement Training Sessions
- Comprehensive Spine & Extremity Rehab
- Cupping
- Kinesio-Taping
- Hypervolt

Kristin Moody
CEO (Chief Everything Officer)

Jane Jones
Massage Therapist
ABOUT JANE JONES
- Southeastern School of Neuromuscular and Massage Therapy; graduated 2007
- 200 hour yoga teacher training 2016 – Grace Morales
- 300 hour yoga teacher training 2018 – Mara Healy

Buffy Shoener
Coach/Nutrition
ABOUT BUFFY SHOENER
- Level 1 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- USAW Level 1 Coach
- CrossFit Kids Certified Trainer
- Precision Nutrition Level 1 Certified
- Nutrition Coach (Via Healthy Steps Nutrition)

Burt Nassif
Coach
ABOUT BURT NASSIF
- Level I CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- CrossFit Kettlebell Certified
- CrossFit Movement & Mobility certified
- Attitude Nation Olympic Lifting Certification
- Level I Jeet Kune Do Instructor under Sifu Scott Shields
- Whitewater Kayaking Instructor at USNWC

Jesus “Chuy” Gonzales
Coach
ABOUT JESUS GONZALES
- Level 1 CrossFit certified trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- 1996 Summer Olympian, Swimming (Mexico)

Dawn Burns
Coach
ABOUT DAWN BURNS
- Level I CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- CrossFit Movement & Mobility certified
- Carl Paoli Freestyle Gymnastics certified
- CrossFit Gymnastics certified

Kyra Severson
Coach
ABOUT KYRA SEVERSON
- Level 1 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- CrossFit Movement & Mobility certified
- CrossFit Kids Certified Trainer
- Carl Paoli Freestyle Gymnastics certified
- CrossFit Gymnastics certified
- Attitude Nation Olympic Lifting Certification
- Level 1 & 2 Yoga Fit Certified
- 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher through Queen City Living Yoga
- Bachelors Degree in Health & Exercise Science

Lori Badgley
Coach

Meri Faulkner
Kids Unplugged Coach

Tiara Terra
Coach/Nutrition
ABOUT TIARA TERRA
- Level 1 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- W.I.T.S. Certified Personal Trainer
- CrossFit Gymnastics Certified Trainer
- Nutrition Coach- Healthy Steps Nutrition
- Equestrian Instructor

Whit Sawyer
Coach
ABOUT WHIT SAWYER
- Level 1 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- Level 2 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- CrossFit Movement & Mobility Certified
- CrossFit Gymnastics Certified
- SWEAT @ Steele Creek head coach
- Outlaw Barbell Olympic Lifting Certification

Dan Martinez
Coach

David Bowman
Coach
ABOUT DAVID BOWMAN
- Level 1 CrossFit Certified Trainer
- CrossFit Kettlebell Certified
- Capt. in Charlotte Fire Department
- Top place finisher in the World’s Scott Fire Fighter Combat Challenge