About the TogetherWON Team
At TogetherWON, we believe that staying active is about more than fitness — it's about freedom, confidence, and connection. Our programs help adults over 60 strengthen their bodies, brains, and balance so they can keep doing what they love, with the people they love.
Our Mission
To help adults over 60 strengthen their bodies, brains, and balance with personalized in-home training — so they can continue to do what they love.
We work with adults over 60 in their homes and online, including clients before and after joint replacements and those living with arthritis, Parkinson's disease, balance challenges and mild cognitive impairment.
About the Founder
Kristen Nielsen, Founder of TogetherWON
ACE Certified Personal Trainer | Senior Fitness Specialist | Functional Aging Specialist | Parkinson's Disease Specialist | Brain Health Trainer | Corrective Exercise Specialist
Kristen Nielsen believes fitness is freedom. Inspired by her grandparents' vitality later in life and shaped by her experience as a lifelong athlete, Kristen blends personal passion with cutting-edge science to help adults age with strength and purpose.
Through TogetherWON, she's created a holistic approach that helps clients rebuild ability, improve balance and brain function, and rediscover what's possible.
Kristen shares practical tips on strength, balance and brain health every Saturday. Read her letters on the blog.
Kristen and her clients were the January 2025 cover story in BEACON Senior News. Read the magazine feature.
Our Trainers
All of our trainers specialize in exercise for older adults. Each holds a personal training certification, along with additional certifications in their areas of specialty.
Alex Oliver
Trainer
NFPT Certified Personal Trainer
Alex believes that movement is medicine. By strengthening the body, older adults don't just move better—they gain confidence, independence, and a greater enjoyment of life. After discovering resistance training in high school, Alex knew he wanted to use fitness to help others live better.
While working as a caregiver, Alex saw firsthand how loss of strength and mobility limited many older adults in their daily lives. That experience shaped his mission.
Through TogetherWON, Alex combines his education in personal training and health science with experience as a nationally competitive athlete to help older adults stay strong, capable, and confident—so they can keep doing the things they love.
Danielle Smith
Trainer
M.S., Teaching, Learning & Curriculum, Drexel University | NASM Certified Personal Trainer | NASM Certified Group Fitness Instructor | Associate Leadership Coach
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Danielle Smith is a lifelong mover, athlete, and advocate for finding strength in every season of life. As a military spouse and mom of three, she understands that lasting health includes more than exercise—it's about building the strength, confidence, and self-connection to fully participate in your life.
Danielle blends functional strength training and coaching to meet people where they are, help them connect mind to muscle, and pursue sustainable shifts to support active, healthy aging.
Small, intentional changes can shift your trajectory, empowering you to honor your whole self, move with confidence, and keep doing the things you love for years to come.
Our Technology Team
Aaron Nielsen
Lead Developer
Aaron is TogetherWON's Lead Developer and a seasoned software engineer with more than 30 years of experience turning ideas into working solutions. He has built products across a wide range of industries, from agriculture to NASA, and helped multiple startups bring their ideas to life. His greatest strength is software architecture—creating the foundation that allows an idea to become a reliable, useful product.
Aaron is excited to support TogetherWON's mission of helping older adults stay strong, independent, and engaged in life. He enjoys helping businesses turn big ideas into reality, especially when that business belongs to his wife.
Frequently asked questions
Who founded TogetherWON?
Kristen Nielsen founded TogetherWON in 2016, inspired by her grandparents' vitality later in life. She is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer, Senior Fitness Specialist, Functional Aging Specialist, Parkinson's Disease Specialist, Brain Health Trainer and Corrective Exercise Specialist.
Kristen is a University of Central Florida graduate and a former Division I swimmer and track & field athlete, with more than 10 years of experience in functional aging.
What does "Body, Brain, Balance" mean?
It describes the three things every TogetherWON program trains together. Body is strength for everyday life. Brain is memory, focus and reaction time, trained through movement games. Balance is stability and coordination to help prevent falls.
Training all three together helps clients move better, think sharper and stay independent longer.
Do you work with people who have Parkinson's, arthritis or joint replacements?
Yes. We regularly work with clients who have joint replacements, arthritis, Parkinson's disease, balance challenges and mild cognitive impairment. Our trainers specialize in exercise for older adults, and every program is adapted to your health history and abilities.
Training after joint replacementWhat qualifications do your trainers have?
All of our trainers specialize in exercise for older adults. Each holds a personal training certification, along with additional certifications in their areas of specialty.
What is TogetherWON's mission?
Our mission is to help adults over 60 strengthen their bodies, brains and balance with personalized training, so they can keep doing what they love with the people they love.
Let's build your path to continued independence.
Start with a free 1-hour fitness consultation. We'll assess your current abilities and create a personalized plan that honors your goals and respects where you are today.