Abby Bales has been a certified personal trainer for nine years here in NYC and taught group fitness classes in college before that. She has incorporated her love of sports, dance, yoga and running into her training to create unique, specialized workouts for each of her clients. As a runner for over 20 years and a 9-time (and counting!) marathon finisher, Abby knows what it takes to get across finish lines of all kind. These days, when not at lululemon E. 66th St.'s Run Club, trying out the latest fitness craze in the city or blogging about it all on http://runstrongereveryday.com, you'll find Abby down at NYU pursuing her doctorate in Physical Therapy. Got questions about your body, fitness, running or how to get started on a healthier track? Contact Abby at... Read the profile >>
Aleah is an elite fitness professional raised in Pittsburgh, PA. She developed a love for sports as a child, playing everything from volleyball to flag football. At the end of high school, Aleah discovered weight training and went on to train college athletes at Penn State University. While completing her degree in Kinesiology, she became a group exercise instructor, and successfully mentored many younger instructors and trainers. Aleah now utilizes her experience and education to design challenging indoor cycling classes at Flywheel Sports in New York City. She looks at the entire ride as a whole to create a calorie-burning, entertaining, and inspiring ride from start to finish. With certifications with ACSM, AFAA, and Schwinn, Aleah is now responsible for recruiting, training, and... Read the profile >>
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Alicia received her early dance training from Central PA Youth Ballet, VA School of the Arts, Ballet Met, and the American Academy of Ballet. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA from Marymount Manhattan College in Dance Performance and Choreography, and a minor in Arts Management. Alicia dances for a variety of ballet and modern choreographers and has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet and the NY Grand Opera. She was the dance captain and a solo vocalist in the Paris-based musical, Le Sel et le Miel, and was featured in a variety of stage, film, television, and fashion shows while living in London. Alicia has taught ballet and modern dance and has assisted and demonstrated for the director of the American Academy of Ballet. She is AFAA certified and has a specialist... Read the profile >>
I grew up in a rural town outside Savannah, GA. The warm climate and open spaces provided a great environment to play many sports, including bike riding, and running. I played recreational and church league basketball, baseball and track. In high school I played football and I learned the importance of a year-round strength and conditioning program. Now I compete in triathlons, on and off road, which requires a year-round commitment to fitness and healthy lifestyle choices Besides receiving a personal trainer certification, attending classes, and reading books relating to my new career, I also learned from a mentor who encouraged exploring how the body functions. This exploration led to training for several 300+ mile bike tours and eventually triathlons. I even convinced my wife to... Read the profile >>
Brooke Marrone Fitness
Brooke’s personal training strategy is to stick to the basics while always trying to incorporate something new and unique into each workout. Brooke’s goal is not only to train you, but also to teach you how to make your body work for you and how to tailor your workouts for your specific body type. She integrates her personal training and Pilates knowledge to make each workout safe, creative and challenging. Brooke strongly believes that exercise is an amazing medium for realizing ones individual potential for strength, flexibility, alignment and mind/body awareness. Most importantly, Brooke likes to keep it light and have a good time while working hard, insisting that a little laughter is present in each session. Read the profile >>
TEAM Training C.A.M.P., Equinox
Originally from Huntington, Long Island, Curtis attended the University of Maryland, College Park where he played football on a full athletic scholarship. Upon graduating in 2005 he signed a free agent deal to the Baltimore Ravens. A year later he was then signed to the New York Giants. Since leaving the game of football Curtis has used his experiences and incorporates a number of different functional movements and techniques into his innovative and energy-packed training sessions. He has been nationally certified by N.A.S.M-CPT, I.S.C.A Kickboxing, and has been a fitness professional since 2007. Curtis currently spends his time working at various upscale gyms, private training studios, and sports facilities throughout Manhattan as both a fitness instructor and personal trainer. ... Read the profile >>
Earth Yoga, PURE Yoga
Halle has been a yoga practitioner for over 13 years and sites her influences as Shiva Rea, John Friend, Isauro Fernandez, Loren Basset, Sandra Loring, and most importantly her guru- Sponge Bob Squarepants. She has run yoga retreats around the world and is delighted to be back teaching in the most beautiful studio in New York City! Remember life is no dress rehearsal so let's rock! See you on the mat. Halle Becker mixes a strong dose of music, spiritual message, and humor with an intense vinyasa flow in her class called "sweat and surrender". Read the profile >>
Earth Yoga, PURE Yoga
At the age of 6, Isauro began studying the martial arts and holds black belts in Judo and Tae Kwon Do. He competes in national and international Judo Master Tournaments. Certified in vinyasa by Power Yoga Works, an affliated Baron Baptiste studio, Isauro is registered with the Yoga Alliance as a power vinyasa teacher. Through his innovative flow, Isauro seeks to connect students with their ki – their life force, authentic self and essential energies. Ki power vinyasa yoga practitioners hone their spiritual alignment as well as their physical. Ki power vinyasa yoga™ and ki power bootcamp ™ are a powerful and purposeful blend of strength, sweat and spirit. Read the profile >>
Equinox, Pure Yoga, Dance New Amsterdam
Lara Benusis is a Manhattan based Yoga and Pilates Instructor with E-RYT 500, RCYT, RPYT, Pilates Certified, and Anusara ® Inspired credentials. Lara has been a certified yoga teacher since 1996 and has taught over 18,000 hours. She trained intensively as a competitive Ice skater and dancer; performing as a soloist in several major dance companies in Europe and New York before transitioning to teach full time. She has served on The Yoga Journal Conference, Omega Institute, New York City's BOE, Children's Aid Society, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, NYU's Stern, Law & Medical Schools, SVA, Pure Yoga as the founder and director of Namasteens and Youth Programing, The Kripalu Center’s Teacher Trainings and has led and written original curriculum for over 10 Teacher Trainings in the US and... Read the profile >>
Team Lipstick Founder/CEO, Triathlete
From teamlipstick.com: In 2008 I became a triathlon coach and business owner when I started “Team Lipstick”. I have the best job in the entire world and it just keeps getting better! My goal was to provide a safe, supportive environment for women to excel and thrive as athletes. At the end of 2009, I became Athletic Director for the CNN Triathlon Challenge, responsible for training Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a handful of his staff, and 6 viewers from across the country for the NYC Triathlon. In July of 2010 they all crossed their first triathlon finish line. Team Lipstick has had many write-ups and appearances since it's inception in 2008, including Triathlete Magazine, Competitor Magazine, CNN's American Morning show, the Sanjay Gupta, MD show, Vital Juice, bizMe, etc.. We've even had... Read the profile >>
Molly Lehman teaches yoga privately and to groups all over the Upper East Side. Her many years of experience teaching kinetic therapy heavily influences her ability to tailor to the individual. She is certified at the 600hr level through Sri Dharma Mittra, which heavily inspires her Vinyasa teaching style. Molly continues to reflect back on the wisdom gathered from her years of Iyengar yoga and dancing, infusing her classes with precise alignment and creative sequencing. Molly believes that in the process of opening the body, yoga practioners will open their hearts, finding compassion for themselves and for all others. Read the profile >>
PURE Yoga, Earth Yoga
Yogi Charu left his native Belize and for seven years, he split his time between Los Angeles and India. In 1995 he was initiated into the Bhrama Madhva Guadiya Sampradaya (lineage) by His Holiness Bhakti Charu Swami. He soon settled in India, where he migrated to the Himalayas to deepen his studies of Tantra, Kriya, and Yoga. After spending time traveling between India, Hong Kong, and San Francisco, Yogi Charu settled in Hong Kong in 2002 and began to give teacher training courses in Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and China. In 2006 he moved to Sydney, Australia where he became an initiated disciple of Swami Anandakapila Saraswati a direct disciple of Swami Satyananda. Swami Satyananda initiated Yogi Charu into the 6 traditional Bengali Kriyas as well as in Angk Jotish (Vedic... Read the profile >>
