Pasadena : Pasadena
Collin Sam
Collin Sam is a group fitness instructor and personal trainer certified with ACE and AFAA and has nearly 20 years of experience. Collin is one of the few instructors who has a full-time Corporate position and manages to balance 8 classes a week between Equinox Pasadena and Crunch. His specialty classes include: Step, Cycling, Iron Body-Kettlebell, Gravity and Hardbody Meltdown classes. His enthusiasm, boundless energy and comical real-life moments motivate and move large classes. Collin’s motto in life is to continue moving forward in mind and body, which includes building from one’s experiences and maintain a physically fit body in order to work on the challenges that life brings. When Collin began teaching, he was working over 3,000+ hours per year for one of the... Read the profile >>
Jennifer Rubendall
Urban Army Pilates and Bootcamp
After graduating from the University of Southern California, Jennifer entered the field of health and fitness where, twenty years later she achieved a certification to teach in the prestigious Romana's Pilates Method. Today, Jennifer co-owns Urban Army Pilates Studio in La Canada Flintridge, California. Utilizing a complete array of Gratz Pilates equipment, she trains a large client base in this exclusive Pilates method. Along with her business partner, Don Pugsley, Jennifer also operates an early morning exercise boot camp program at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Married and the mother of two boys, Jennifer is very active in the PTA and the La Canada community. Her 'words of wisdom': Live! Love! Laugh! Follow those simple rules and you'll find the balance... Read the profile >>
Jennifer Webster
Mission Street Yoga/Equinox Fitness Pasadena
Jennifer began practicing yoga in New York City in 1996, when a friend dragged her to a yoga class with a dance injury. Within the first five minutes she was hooked! Her injury healed quickly and she found herself in better physical and mental shape than in all her years of dancing. She felt compelled to teach and share her experience with others. In 2001 Jennifer received her first Teacher Certification. Her experience and training includes many styles, although her main focus today is the style of Anusara. She has trained with some of the best including Ross Rayburn, Naime Jezzeny, Noah Maze, Desiree Rimbaugh, and the founder, John Friend. As a teacher Jennifer believes in fun and challenging classes for all levels that focus on the alignment connection to the the body and... Read the profile >>
Mark Frankel
Mission Street Yoga/Equinox Fitness Pasadena
Mark Frankel began practicing yoga in 2002 to improve his posture and breathing. He fell in love with the Practice almost immediately and knew early on that he wanted to teach. Before long, Mark achieved his initial goals and moved into an ever-deepening practice. In 2005 he began teaching, continuing his training with some of the most celebrated teachers in the Anusara community. Always amazed at the power of yoga to improve the quality of life, Mark teaches classes that are fun and challenging, encouraging students to move more deeply into their practice, their lives and their Dharma. He hopes that his Ambassadorship with lululemon will help him to extend the joys of yoga to more people. Join Mark at one of his classes! Mission Street Yoga: Tuesdays/Thursdays 7pm Mixed... Read the profile >>
Mauricio Gonzalez
Mauricio is the owner of Classic Kickboxing. He has been a marital arts instructor and competitor for over 25 years. Mauricio has been sharing his extensive knowledge of kickboxing with his Pasadena students for more than 14 years. His impressive credentials include: 5 time Colombian National Tae Kwon Do Champion 2 time Colombian National Kickboxing Champion South American Open Tournament Champion United States National Kickboxing Champion United States National Muay Thai Champion Read the profile >>
Michelle Dozois
Michelle and her husband Phil Dozois are the owners of Breakthru Fitness, a unique full service fitness experience offering state of the art group fitness classes, personal training, pilates, and the Parisi Speed school for athletes ages 7 and up. Born and raised in South Pasadena, California, Michelle started taking gymnastics and dance at the age of five. After performing and touring nationally, Michelle became involved in the world of fitness and soon after became a National and World Aerobic Champion. This led her to be a sought after international presenter where she spent many years training other fitness instructors on the latest trends in America. Michelle had the privilege of teaching instructors and students in over 20 countries around the world. Michelle loves helping... Read the profile >>
Steve Mackel
Tri This Coaching (Endurance Athlete Training)
Steve graduated from Loyola Marymount University in 1985 with a B.A. in Psychology, then jumped directly into the business world. He managed a small business in Los Angeles before he joined his brothers in opening a Gold’s Gym in Simi Valley, CA. After seven years in the fitness industry he moved into non-profit, raising valuable funds for Muscular Dystrophy patients. In 1997, he joined City of Hope to focus his efforts in raising money to fight cancer and other life-threatening illness. While at City of Hope he organized their national Walk for Hope to Cure Breast Cancer 5k/10k series and created City of Hope’s Marathon Training Program geared towards first time marathoners. Always athletic, Steve was captain of his high school water polo team and a member of the swim team. He... Read the profile >>