The Team
The Hampton Hall Health and Fitness Club is managed by Active Private Country Club, Inc.
Doug and Ali Weary of Active Private Country Club are committed to providing a superior fitness experience for our members.
Active Private Country Club, Inc. was founded as Innova Health in 1994 by current company president and owner, Doug Weary, in Jupiter, Florida. The initial goal was to create a sports rehabilitation and performance enhancement center focused on providing physical therapy in conjunction with golf and fitness training. But as demand for the company’s innovative services increased, so did the need for convenient access, and thus the concept of delivering fitness training, golf performance, and fitness facility management directly within private golf communities was born.
In 2001, Doug formed his new company, Active Private Country Club, Inc., and developed the blueprint for operating fitness centers within elite country clubs throughout South Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
In 2002, Doug took steps to meet the ever-expanding needs of the growing company and brought aboard Derek Lemire, who now serves as vice president. An exercise physiologist originally from Lowell, Massachusetts, Derek started his college studies at the University of Massachusetts and received his master's degree at Mississippi State University in the exercise physiology program. In addition, Doug’s wife Ali joined the team and now serves as director of operations and human resources manager.
Currently, Active operates and manages the Spa and Fitness Center at Berkeley Hall in Bluffton, South Carolina, The Dillard Fitness Center at the Chattooga Club in Cashiers, North Carolina, and the Lake Toxaway Fitness Center at the Lake Toxaway Country Club in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina. They frequently consult for Ruby Tuesday corporate fitness and Clayton Homes corporate fitness, both in Tennessee.
Active’s vision is to enhance the quality of life for its clients through its innovative and comprehensive health programs. Active’s goal is taking pride in honoring commitments and in continually striving towards excellence. Its well-trained and highly educated staff truly is the heartbeat of every facility.
Michelle Calendine
Fitness Facility Manager
- Moved to Hilton Head 5 years ago from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Worked with the Minnesota Timberwolves in corporate sponsorships before taking a job with Adventure Radio Group as the marketing director on Hilton Head.
- AFPA-certified Personal Trainer and Certified Nutrition & Wellness Consultant.
- Recently married to Eric Calendine, an investigator for the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
- Recently qualified at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, with a 3:38 time to run in the 2006 Boston Marathon.
- Will feature new cardio and resistance training classes and offer healthy cooking and nutrition seminars for members and their children. Also looking to start a Hampton Hall Running Club and hopefully building the Hampton Hall 10k run into a half-marathon and possibly full marathon race. Will focus on encouraging Hampton Hall members to use the fitness facility by taking classes or one-on-one personal training and taking part in member group activities.
