Janice
Alden, D.C., C.C.S.P. is the owner of Alden Chiropractic,
Inc. She co-founded The Working Body in June of 2000 as a way
to provide the best available integrated health, fitness, and
physical rehabilitation care in the bay area. She is a Certified
Chiropractic Sports Physician, Applied Kinesiologist, and Graston
Technique and Craniosacral Practitioner.
She has been in private
practice since 1985. Her love of dance, her fascination with
anatomy and movement, and her sincere interest and talent in
helping others through problem-solving is what brought her to
chiropractic and continues to motivate her today.
Dr. Alden uses a team
approach with the patient in providing care. Patient education
is essential in solving problems and getting people better.
The more you know what caused the injury and how to correct
or strengthen the area, the faster the healing rate tends to
be. She sees her role as an investigator of problems, a provider
of care, and as an educator. Your role is taking responsibility
in your own health care by following recommendations and making
necessary changes to encourage maximum healing rates or minimizing
further injury. When she finds your needs are best served by
other practitioners, appropriate referrals are made.
Over the course of
her career Dr. Alden has acquired extensive experience and education
in sports chiropractic, ergonomics and injury prevention, exercise
rehabilitation, biomechanical assessment, and worker’s
compensation issues. She works with the UC-Berkeley Women’s
Tennis Team and with various individual athletes who are referred
to her from the Cal athletic department. She has treated professional
athletes at the 2000 US Olympic Trials, the 2001 USA Indoor
Track and Field Championships, and the 2001 IAAF World Indoor
Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. In the past she served as
a state appointed Qualified Medical Evaluator for the worker’s
compensation Industrial Medical Council. As an Injury Prevention
Specialist for over ten years, both independently and with Future
Industrial Technologies, she has trained thousands of employees
in a wide variety of job activities on how to performs their
jobs more safely.
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Jörg
Chabowski, ACSM, is originally from Germany, where
he earned his Nursing degree in 1984 from the Wilhelms University
in Muenster. He holds certifications in the Pilates Method from
the Physical Mind Institute; Health and Fitness Health Instruction
by the American College of Sports Medicine; Active Isolated
Stretching Technique from M.P.I. New York; Spinning Instruction
from Mad Dog; and VO2 Max Testing from Saul Blau, M.S. &
Herman Falsetti, M.D.
Jörg's professional
experience extends into many areas. In addition to his work
as a Pilates instructor and personal trainer, he has danced
professionally, worked as a nurse in Germany and Switzerland,
and has served as A.I. Stretching Technician for the 2000 Olympic
Trials. Jörg’s specialty is sports conditioning.
He has worked with many professional athletes including Olympic
boxing gold medalist Andre Ward, three-time track and field
Olympian Regina Jacobs, NFL kicker Doug Briond, aerial dance
pioneer Terry Sendgraff, and U.S. junior champion figure skater
Justin Dillon.
Jörg is the founder
of Pro-Function, a company specializing in Pilates and strength
and conditioning coaching. He is co-founder of The Working Body
and is a co-founder of Integrated Teacher Training, a Pilates
certification and continuing-education program.
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Don
Lawson, CSCS is a native of the Bay Area. His athletic
achievements include National and International competition
in Team Handball and as a decathlete in Track and Field. He
has been working in the fitness industry since 1988 as a personal
trainer and Fitness Director. He began his career at Cal State
University Hayward where he received a Bachelor's Degree in
Clinical Exercise Physiology and Athletic Training. He has recently
completed over 200 hours of training in Applied Kinesiology
concepts.
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Celina
Atkinson
Education:
B.S. Mechanical
Engineering, UC Berkeley
Certifications:
- Certified in the Ron Fletcher Method of Body Contrology,
1999.
- Certified Pilates Instructor
- Certified as Sivananda Yoga instructor, 1990.
- “Movement Medicine” course completed May2002.
This 6-month training in pilates-based techniques for injury
rehabilitation was given by Nora St. John at Turning Point
Studios, Walnut Creek.
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Verna Carter
brings extensive experience and a lifelong love of movement
to her work as a Gyrotonic® and Pilates Instructor. Verna
was introduced to Pilates following knee surgery and found Yoga
and Gyrotonic® rehabilitating from a repetitive back injury.
She is passionate about sharing the healing and empowering benefits
of exercise and seeks to provide her clients with as many tools
as necessary to accomplish their goals.
vernatcarter@yahoo.com
Education:
B. A., St. Mary’s College L.E.A.P program 2006
Certifications:
Gyrotonic®, Foundation training
Pilates Certification, Turning Point Studio
NASM Certified Personal Trainer
Professional Experience:
Gyrotonic®, currently pursuing certification
4yrs Pilates Instructor, The Sports Club L.A., SF
6yrs CPT
16yrs Professional Dance Experience-
Teaching Staff- Eugene Ballet (OR), Berkeley Ballet School
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Brian
Leung
Brian is a Level 2
Certified Poliquin Strength and Conditioning Coach, a Biosignature
Practitioner, (http://charlespoliquin.com/Health/bio-sig-mod.php),
a Level 2 CHEK Practitioner and holds an NASM Personal Trainer
Certification.
He has practical knowledge
on Fat Loss, lean mass gain, optimizing body composition, nutritional
evaluation and supplementation, Strongman Training, Athletic
training as well as increasing strength and flexibility.
Brian continues his
education yearly by attending courses around the country, learning
the newest research and techniques on training and nutrition.
He believes that to be the best, you have to learn from the
best and apply that knowledge.
He is passionate about
helping change the lives of others through fitness and nutrition
and loves working with people of all ages and abilities. He
enjoys snowboarding, wake boarding and extreme sports.
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Barbara
Lytle has been working as a massage therapist for the
last sixteen years in Oakland and Alameda. She received her
training at the National Holistic Institute in Emeryville and
specializes in senior citizens as she has been trained to go
into senior residence home to help people.
Lytle uses three methods
of massage, Swedish, Shiatsu and Reflexology. She has a massage
chair that she can take out into offices to relieve stress in
the workplace and uses a botanical based massage lotion that
is unscented and absorbs very well into the skin.
Lytle is affiliated
with the American Specialties Health Networks, which provides
a 25% discount to people who have signed up with an adjunct
of their health insurance called "Alternative Health Plan".
Many of the major health companies are included in this program.
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Khalid Chaney
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Curtis
Cramblett, PT, CSCS
www.revolutionsinfitness.com
Specialties:
Post rehab, cycling,
coaching – cycling, running, triathlons, bike fitting,
sports performance conditioning, health and wellness aging adult
and youth
Education:
Bachelors in exercise
Physiology and Physical therapy
Certification:
- Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- Spinning Instructor
- Master Personal Fitness Trainer
- Certified Weight Trainer
Experience:
10 years as a PT,
15 years cycling, 20 years weight training including power
lifting, and wresting, and recovery from various disc injuries
Testimonial:
It is with great
pleasure that I write this letter regarding my personal trainer,
Curtis Cramblett.
I am a retired fire
fighter and professional motivational speaker. I left the
fire service five years ago after an injury from an automobile
accident left me unable to walk for over a year. After a great
deal of treatment, I had rehabilitated to a point that doctors
felt was acceptable. However, I did not find it acceptable.
I could not walk without pain, could not stand straight, and
had a very weak neck and shoulders. I couldn't run or bike,
and sitting, driving or standing for periods of time left
me in greater pain.
I spent my entire
career in top physical condition, and knew that it was possible
to return to a better condition than I was. So I started asking
around if there were any personal trainers that could work
miracles. And then I found Curtis.
Curtis' professional
manner and his personal interest in my success gave me the
confidence to believe that I could improve. His attention
to my condition and knowledge of exactly the correct motions,
exercises, stretches, diet, therapies, equipment and treatments
made a program that I could follow and see results.
I've had many people
over the years try to "'tailor make" a program for
me, but they still gave me the template exercises that could
be found in any book. Curtis demonstrates that he understands
what is right for me, and created a program that really is
right for me.
Now I am running,
biking, hiking, snowshoeing, sledding, skiing, able to drive,
sit and stand for hours without abnormal discomfort, and feeling
and looking great (especially for an old woman!) In fact,
sometimes I think my husband appreciates Curtis even more!
Curtis has my utmost
respect and highest regard as a professional, and absolutely
has my recommendation as the best. Please feel free to contact
me if you'd like to hear more about my personal trainer.
WENDE
SCHALLMAN
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Kelly Dacey
Kelly attended the
Hawaiian Islands School of Body Therapies where she studied
medically-based massage techniques including Lomi Lomi, Myofascial
Release, CranioSacral Therapy (Level 1), Reflexology, Thai,
pregnancy massage, Swedish, Lymphatic, and deep tissue sports
techniques.
Kelly brings an intuitive
sense of touch to her massage sessions. She often uses Lomi
Lomi massage (loosely translated from the Hawaiians as “loving
hands massage”) with gentle, continuous, flowing strokes
to nurture the body and increase vitality. These long, continuous
strokes all flow toward the heart, opening the heart center.
According to traditional Hawaiian beliefs, Lomi Lomi massage
works on many levels, enabling healing to occur spiritually,
mentally, and emotionally.
Since 2003, Kelly
has been practicing massage therapy. Her clients range
from people just wanting to maintain health, to clients seeking
postsurgical care, and to athletes. In particular, anyone
seeking stress management for auto-immune diseases, cancer,
and even weight loss.
Massage can facilitate
transformation of the body, mind, and spirit by releasing old
habits/toxins, balancing the endocrine system, and easing the
nervous system and muscles.
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Leonore
Deaton has had a Private Pilates practice at The Working
Body for 6 years. She also is a Shiatsu Massage Practitioner.
Leonore has extensive experience with Modern dance/Performance
as well as Yoga. She works to encourage others to live in their
bodies in a conscious, loving and playful way!
Specialties:
Helping client to
increase awareness, strengthen core muscles, gain ease and enjoyment
of movement, become more flexible and have relief from pain
and tension.
Experience:
- Pilates Instructor: The Working Body and Ellie Herman Studios
- Dance Performance and Choreography experience in Colorado
and the bay area
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Mario Gaytan
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Teresina
Goheen,brings extensive experience in Gyrotonic®
instruction and professional ballet to her work with clients.
She founded Balance of Fitness, a personal training company
focusing on Gyrotonic, in 2006 and currently teaches in San
Francisco and the East Bay. She is passionate about sharing
the many benefits of Gyrotonic with clients at all fitness levels,
from those seeking to become more comfortable in their bodies
to professional athletes and dancers.
Phone: 415-531-3353,
Email:teresina@comcast.net
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Lila
Heller
zengila@yahoo.com
Lila's extensive
background in yoga and dance and her global travels (Africa,
Brazil,) in search of a “movement language” have
inspired her to teach and share her love of body-mind connection
through the Joseph Pilates method of conditioning. She believes
that inner “core” strength is the key to achieving
physical goals and that through the philosophy of Pilates; concentration,
breathing, centering, precision, efficiency and the fluid control
of movement, a more satisfied life within the body (and world)
can be reached. She is also a certified Personal Trainer.
Specialties
- Injury prevention
- Program design to meet clients individual needs
- Recovery from chronic pain
- PNF stretching
- Flexibility and core specific
- Holistic Approach
- Strength Training
- Pre/post natal
- Body rolling
- Muscle Energy Technique
- Nutrition
Education
- BA in Anthropology/Sociology with a minor in Dance;
Mills College 2002
- ITT (Integrated Teacher Training) Master workshops
Certifications
- Pilates Internationally certified and trained in Salvador,
Brazil
- National Academy of Sports Medicine CPT (certified personal
trainer)
- Silvestre Technique dance conditioning January 2003
Brazil
Experience
- 7yrs Pilates Instructor
- 2yrs CPT
- Dance Background Bay Area, Brazil, Oregon
- 4yrs dance and Pilates instructor, Berkeley School District
- 7yrs group class instructor
Lila Heller- Souza
was Pilates certified and internationally trained in Salvador,
Brazil under the tutelage of Jacqueline Borges. Lila graduated
from Mills College in 2002 with a BA in Anthropology, Sociology
and Dance.
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Lenora
Lemke, is extremely successful at helping people increase
their fitness levels, gain energy, lose weight, and especially
good in helping them overcome their chronic health problems
and to eliminate the need for medications. Lenora believes that
there is never one right training method that will work for
everybody. She thinks that each individual has his/her own unique,
specific challenges and needs. She takes a broad, holistic approach
in her evaluation and is careful to include all the things that
may influence a person’s health and wellness (nutrition,
sleeping patterns, stress levels, psychology, etc.) and is excellent
at identifying the roadblocks in order to help her clients prioritize
their goals for success.
Lenora has gained
a reputation for successfully helping those with pain who feel
that they have already tried everything (orthopedists, chiropractors,
acupuncturists, etc.). Her focus is on finding the root
cause of the pain/injury instead of just treating
the symptoms. She is trained and experienced in restoring posture
to relieve muscle tension and joint pain, and in finding a person’s
unique, individual nutritional needs.
See www.HolisticPersonalTraining.net
for more information,
or call 510-809-5594
Education
and Certifications:
- Master’s Degree in Kinesiology, Univ. of MN
- B.S., University of Minnesota
- CHEK Practitioner
- CHEK Certified Holistic Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach
- Postural Restoration Practitioner - completed 80
hours of physical therapy courses from the Postural Restoration
Institute: Myokinomatics, Postural Respiration, and
Advanced Integration (see www.posturalrestoration.com).
- NASM Certified Personal Trainer
- ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
Specialties:
- Chronic pain and injury rehabilitation
- Posture and muscle imbalance correction
- Holistic Lifestyle Coaching
- Holistic Nutrition
- Healing for Chronic Disease and Depression
Professional
Experience:
- 10 years experience as Certified Personal Trainer
- 32 hours of postural restoration courses
- Anatomy, Physiology, and Nutrition Instructor
- High School Basketball Coach
- Collegiate Athlete (volleyball, softball)
- Currently teaches several holistic nutrition and stress
management seminars
- Currently writing a book on postural restoration, and a
cookbook for beginners who want to eat healthy, whole foods
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Bambi
Nguyen
Specialties:
Working to improve
fitness at all levels by combining different aspects of strength
training, daily functions, flexibility, and cardiovascular fitness.
Education
B.S., M.S., San
Jose State University
Certification:
- Pilates Certification through Turning Points Studios, Walnut
Creek
- A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
- Apex Training Systems: Weight Training and Nutrition
- Reebok Core Training
Experience:
Personal training,
rehabilitation, nutrition, functional training and pilates.
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Emily
G. Park was introduced to Pilates in 1998 as a tool
for injury prevention during her professional training as a
circus aerialist and acrobat. It remains the foundation for
her ongoing physical endeavors that have included performing
and teaching in the Bay Area since 2001. She was inspired to
share with a wider public the benefits of this gentle, yet effective
method of physical conditioning after she re-encountered Pilates
as part of her physical therapy from a serious car accident.
She was first a client, then a student trainer prior to joining
the team in 2005 as a fully certified instructor at The Working
Body. She is proud to be part of this community of health and
fitness professionals and values the daily opportunity to work
with and learn from her exceptional colleagues, in-house mentors
and a diverse range of clients.
Emily
actively seeks to increase her working knowledge of anatomy
and kinesiology, musculo-skeletal dysfunction and rehabilitation,
strength and flexibility training and whole food nutrition by
participating in professional development workshops with various
leaders in the field. She is a personable and sensitive trainer
whose mission is to facilitate people of all ages and abilities
to experience better health and fitness through improved body
awareness, greater ease and enjoyment in their daily activities,
as well as optimal function and higher achievements in their
athletic pursuits.
Education:
- BA,
Hampshire College (Humanities: Dance & Theater) 1995
- Cert.
HE, Circus Space/Central School of Speech and Drama (UK) 1999
Certifications:
- Pilates
Mat Instructor, PhysicalMind Institute, 2005
- Pilates
Personal Trainer, ITT Pilates (apparatus & mat certified)
2005
Continuing
Education:
- ITT
Pilates, Master Level Workshops (Assessment, Lower Quarter,
Pelvis & Sacrum)
- Weight
Training and Stretching Techniques with Jörg Chabowski
- Advanced
Pilates Mat with Ashley Beldon
- The
Anatomy Institute (The Changing Language of Anatomy, Seminar
on Scoliosis)
- Workshop
with Jean-Claude West & Gina Giammanco (The Spine: Neck
to Waist)
- Standard
Process & Heel Product Education Seminars
- Performance
Matrix/Performance Stability Workshops with Mark J. Comerford
-
Fitness Training, Muscle Testing and Whole Food Nutrition
with Don Lawson
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Marisa
Pugliano is a yoga practitioner, personal trainer and
group instructor of the Pilates Method. She has been a resident
instructor at The Working Body in Oakland since 2000. Her teaching
and self-practice are most influenced by her two longtime teachers,
Don Law- son and JinSung. She is a native of Pittsburgh, PA
and is proud to call Oakland, CA her home.
Specialties:
- Chronic Pain Issues including R.S.I., myofascial, low back
and joint pain
- Neuromuscular Re-Education for dancers and other highly
mobile persons
- Stress Reduction
- Injury Prevention
- Flexibility Training
Education:
- Physical Rehabilitation, Neuromuscular Re-Education
- Cardiovascular Training, Weight Training
- Nutrition
- A-I Stretching
Certification:
- Pilates certification through the Ellie Herman Studios,
San Francisco.
- Post-Rehabilitation Protocols
Experience:
- Pilates Instructor: Ellie Herman Studios and The Working
Body
- Rehabilitation Specialist: The Working Body, since October
2000
- Extensive Dance performance and Choreographic experience:
Pittsburgh,Toronto and throughout the Bay Area
Other:
- B.A. University Of Pittsburgh
- Extensive Classical Ballet and Modern Dance Training
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Natalie
Rael began studying Pilates to compliment her own dance training
and has had the honor of teaching movement from ages 3
to 90 years old. She received her BA from San Francisco State
University in Sociology and her Pilates certification and Movement
Medicine certification from Turning Point Studios in 2004. She
specializes in rehabilitation and post-rehabilitation work with
clients as well as performance conditioning, injury prevention,
and pain management. Her goal is to help clients increase
postural awareness, alignment , core stability/strength, flexibility,
physical coordination, and shift old movement patterns
that no longer serve them.
Natalie has been fascinated
by the study of movement since she was five years old, when
she took her first ballet class. She danced for 25 years, throughout
the Bay Area and New York. In this time she has trained,
performed professionally, as well as taught modern dance, ballet,
and creative movement.. Although she has stopped dancing, Natalie
continues to study the human body beyond the muscular
skeletal and is currently working toward a Masters in Nursing.
When not doing or teaching Pilates, Natalie enjoys playing in
the kitchen with new recipes, yoga, and playing with her dogs.
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Alison
Roessler, Urban Wild Fitness Owner, Personal Trainer,
and Instuctor
www.urbanwildfitness.com
510-918-4280
Competitive, determined,
intelligent, driven, focused, funny, energetic, outgoing, strong,
motivated.....
Those are some of
the ways people describe Alison in all aspects of her life...Born
and raised in Eugene, Oregon, she grew up running through the
woods, waterskiing, playing soccer, softball, basketbal, and
other organized sports. When she was 8 she began running local
5k road races, but it wasn't until high school that she found
her true love and passion in track and field. Alison ran the
800 meters in 2:06 and pole-valulted 12'6 for her high school
and on the Junior Olympic level, solidifyling herself as one
of the top female athletes in her region. Growing up in Track
Town USA, Alison dreamed of running track for the University
of Oregon and her hometown crowd. Unfortunatley, Alison broke
her back while pole-vaulting, ending her track and field career
her freshman year in college. It was this event that led Alison
to where she is today. She began training other athletes, helping
them prepare for all levels of competition from middle school
to professional athletics; giving them guidance with nutrition,
cardiovascular, and strength training. While her passion will
always be in athletics, she wanted to touch the lives of more
people and began training more of the general population; helping
people lose weight/gain weight, rehabilitate from injuries,
overcome eating disorders through excercise, ensure healthy
pregnancies, combat osteoporosis and other age related issues,
and general health and fitness. Alison believes everyone is
an athlete on some level and infuses her many years of training
as an elite athlete into each and every workout.
When Alison is not
training both athletes and the general population clientele
through private sessions, body sculpting classes, and her boot
camp in the San Francisco bay area, Alison volunteers her time
at local middle schools and high schools as a track ad field/cross
country coach. In addition to this Alison founded a non-profit
in Cost Rica. She trains a group of 35 aspiring young athletes
ages 5-16 in a small rural town on the Caribbean coast of Cost
Rica.
Specialties:
Sports Specific Training
and Programming
Cardiovascular Training
Strength Training
Injury Rehabilitation
Injury Prevention
Chronic Pain Management
and Relief
Nutrition
PNF Stretching
Myo-Facial Release
through Rolling
Pre/Post natal
Youth and Older Populations
Education:
BA University of Oregon,
Romance Languages 2005
Certifications:
American Council on
Excercise (ACE) Certified
CPR Certified
USA Track & Field
Coach
Experience
6 yrs Athlete Strength
and Conditioning Specialist
4 yrs General population
Personal Training
4 yrs Group Fitness
Instructor
10 yrs Track &
Field Coach
3 yrs Cross Country
Coach
5 yrs Youth Soccer
Coach
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Judy Simons - Pilates Trainer
Remaining loyal to
her dance teachers in San Francisco for 28 years, Judy has solid
dance experience in the style of modern jazz blues. She also
practices yoga regularly. Her formal education is in psychology
and educational psychology (B.A. UC Berkeley, M.A. CSUH). Judy
also studied and worked in the field of Dance/Movement Therapy
in the early 1980s. During her time working as a student counselor
at UC Berkeley, Judy started taking on-campus Pilates mat classes
in the 1990s and fell in love with the Pilates method of exercise.
She became a regular in the class for years, and occasionally
had private sessions with the instructor. Upon the instructors
retirement from the university Pilates classes, fellow students
and classmates of hers encouraged her to begin teaching so she
decided to get her Pilates Mat certification. Judy received
her Pilates mat certification through ITT Pilates and has been
teaching the class twice weekly for the past five years. She
has continued training through ITT, and became a certified Pilates
personal trainer a couple of years ago. During her training,
she did most of her observation, practice teaching & personal
practice hours at The Working Body. In 2007 Judy joined TWB
staff part-time. From her first visit to the studio, Judy was
drawn into the warm, respectful & collaborative culture
of The Working Body community. She continues to be impressed
by the high standards and talent of all the trainers & practitioners
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Em
Squires, MPT, CFMT
Physical Therapist
& Pilates Instructor
286-8100 ext 7#
emsquires@comcast.net
Em Squires earned
a Masters degree in physical therapy in 1998. She received her
pilates certification in 2003. Em has a background in dance
and continues to be an active runner and swimmer. She is a manual
therapist with an emphasis on restoring functional mobility
and neuromuscular control. She received her certification in
functional manual therapy from The Institute of Physical Art
in 2008.
Areas of Practice:
- Pelvic Dysfunction: Specializing in treatment
of both male and female pelvic pain, incontinence, and post-operative
care
- Prenatal and Post-Partum: Preventative
and restorative exercise and manual therapy
- General Orthopedics: Manual therapeutic
and exercise rehabilitation approaches from head to toe
- Sports & Dance Medicine: Functional,
preventative, and rehabilitation programs
- Repetitive Strain Injury: Self-directed
and holistic approaches
- Pilates Conditioning & Rehabilitation: Matwork
and apparatus based exercise and re-education programs
Education:
- Master of Physical Therapy; Samuel Merritt College: March
1999
- Certification in the Method Pilates; Physicalmind Institute:
May 2003
- Level I Chinese Medicine and Shi’Atsu; The Shi’Atsu
Institute: January 1996
- Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education; San Francisco State
University: May 1995
- Certification in functional manual therapy; The Institute
of Physical Art: 2008.
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Diego
Schmunis
Personal Trainer
510.332.1272
diego@trainerdiego.com
http://www.trainerdiego.com
Diego’s
training methodology:
Diego’s training
methodology is based on my “PER-FORM” approach to
training. He emphasizes PERFECT FORM (i.e. quality) over endless
sets (i.e. quantity). Having perfect form when lifting weights
is important for two reasons: 1) If you don’t do the exercises
with the correct movements or technique then you won’t
be able to stress the muscle in the most efficient way to induce
a positive physical adaptation. 2) Sooner or later you will
get injured.
Diego’s
teaching approach:
He has been teaching
and instructing a variety of subjects for most of my life. In
this time, he came to learn and understand that not everyone
learns the same way. As a teacher, one can not teach in the
way that one wants to teach, but we have to do it in a way that's
best for our students to learn from. As such, he combines all
the different learning styles (by doing, by watching, by listening
or a mix of these three) and find creative ways with which best
teach you the fundamentals of weight training and how to lead
a more balanced, fit and healthy life.
Certification:
- N.E.S.T.A. Personal Training Certification
- N.E.S.T.A. Advance Personal Training Certification
- TRX Suspension Training® Certification
- CrossFit Level I Certification
- YMCA Personal Training Instructor Certification
- YMCA Principles of Health and Fitness Certification
- YMCA Group Fitness Instructor Certification
- Mad Dogg Certified Spinning Program Instructor Certification
- American Heart Association CPR Certification
- A.C.E. Personal Training Certification (pending)
- American Canoeing Association - Open Coast Instructor Certification
- American Canoeing Association - Surf Zone Endorsement Certification
- Black Belts: Judo, Taekwon-Do, Ninjutsu
Dare to be
Fit with Diego!
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Alex
Schoenfield
Alex is certified
with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (N.A.S.M.). He
has been training for five years with a focus on strength training
and a combination of agility and balance to provide a challenging
workout.
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Paula
Stanfield, Personal Trainer/Coach
Paula Stanfield, MSW,is
a Certified Personal Trainer and Life Coach (Certified Integrative
Coach Professional).
The journey of overcoming
her own challenges with food and exercise addictions, and body
image distortions, led her to study the psychological, physical,
spiritual and nutritional aspects of health and wellness.
Paulahas a MSW from
University of California, Berkeley; BS in Social Science from
Cal Poly State Univerisity, San Luis Obispo; a certificate in
Integrative Coaching from JFK University; and a certification
in personal training from the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
She is also a certified Intuitive Eating Coach.
Paula has worked with
hundreds of people inspiring them to live their best life. She
is an avid athlete who has competed in figure competitions,
triathlons, cross country cycling tours, and soccer. Paula got
in the best shape of her life in her 40's.
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William Ware
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Patty Torza,
MA, CPT, NC
Personal
Trainer
healthworks5@aol.com
510.835.2745
Specialties:
Functional training
for all fitness levels, Post Rehab, Flexibility, Cardiovascular,
and Muscle Strength & Endurance training
Education:
Bachelors degree (BS)
in Health & Physical Education
Masters degree (MA) in Kinesiology
Certifications:
- Personal Trainer – certified through
the National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM)
- Certified Spinning Instructor
- Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist –
certified through the American Academy of Health & Fitness
Professionals
- Nutrition Consultant – certified
through Bauman College, school of Holistic Nutrition
Experience:
12 years as a Personal
Trainer, 9 years as a Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist, 8
years as a Spinning Instructor, and 2 years as a certified Nutrition
Consultant
Bio:
Patty Torza has been
involved in the Fitness business since 1973, and has been counseling
people in the Nutrition business since 1998. Her approach
to fitness is client goal-oriented, motivating, fun, and focuses
on functional training (teaching people how to move as they
do in every day life). Her clients see results!
Posture assessment and attention to this important piece of
fitness is emphasized. In 2002, Patty began her formal
education at Bauman College for Holistic Nutrition. She
graduated in 2004 with a certification as a Nutrition Consultant
and has been counseling clients ever since. Her approach
to nutrition is through whole foods, those foods found ‘just
as they are’ in nature. Refined and processed foods
have led us to the many degenerative diseases that we are seeing
today, especially refined carbohydrates. She designs customized
nutrition programs that support her client’s goals as
well as their unique and individual needs. She also does
group lectures on various nutrition topics.
Testimonial:
Patty Torza has been
my personal trainer for over two years, and as such, she has
made herself an indispensable part of my life. As a teacher
and coach, Patty intuitively knows how to strike a balance between
being tough and being nurturing; she has inspired me to work
toward goals that for many years lay dormant. She is comfortable
with herself and clear in her communication with me. While
very focused and serious about our sessions, she also has a
wonderful sense of humor that makes me laugh even in the middle
of a “crunch”!
Although I didn’t
know Patty during her years of formal study, I have seen how
her intellectual curiosity leads her to read widely and conduct
research in the areas of greatest interest. Over these
past years, she has been sharing with me information she has
learned in the field of nutrition, about which she is passionate.
She is highly self-motivated, and an excellent student
of fitness and nutrition.
The best teachers
teach by example , and Patty exemplifies this maxim. She
lives her life in a way that supports her beliefs and the principles
that she upholds. She strives for an integrated, holistic
lifestyle in which body, mind and spirit are intertwined and
exercised. She participated in the 2002 AIDS/Lifecycle
bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a testament
to her physical strength and the generosity of her spirit.
Whether training at the gym, biking, or preparing whole foods
meals, Patty treats her body with the respect of the true athlete.
Patty was born to
be in the fitness and nutrition fields and is a natural in helping
others achieve their goals.
Laura Russell, CMT
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Katie
Ybarra
Specialties:
Flexibility training
(AI stretching), core strengthening and postural/body awareness.
Programs can be designed to meet a client’s specific needs
(i.e. overcoming chronic pain or injury) or an overall workout
combining strength, flexibility, and body awareness can be designed.
Home programs can also be created incorporating mat work, physioballs
and foam rollers.
Education:
B.A. in Environmental
Science, UCLA 1992
Certification:
Pilates Certification
through Stacy Donnelly Studio in SF.
Ron Fletcher Technique
Experience:
- 4 years of Pilates instruction; experience teaching mat
classes, reformer classes, and private sessions.
- Experience teaching modern dance at SFDC and San Francisco
Ballet School.
Dance Performance
Experience:
Robert Moses’
KIN Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, and other Bay Area Choreographers.
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