San Francisco : Union Street - Cow Hollow/Marina
Amanda Lewis
Infusion Pilates, Crunch Fitness
Amanda Lewis has had a love for dance all of her life. She received her BA in Psychology and Dance from the University of California at San Diego in 1995. While at UCSD, Amanda received an award for choreography as well as The Stewart Award in Theater Dance. During her 10 years in San Diego she performed with many local dance companies as well as many independent choreographers. During her many years as a dancer, Amanda began to develop a passion for Pilates. Since moving to San Francisco in 2001, Amanda has continued her love of dance and performing by becoming a member of many various dance companies and local choreographers. Today, she continues to perform and travel as a member and rehearsal director of STRONG CURRENT Dance Company. In 2006 Amanda decided to pursue her... Read the profile >>
Amber Taylor
GGRC
Amber has been running since the age of eight, when she started playing softball simply because she liked running the bases. She joined the cross country team in junior high school, and in high school she competed both on the cross country team and the track team. In college, Amber branched out to lacrosse, scuba diving, yoga, and entered the occasional race for fun--Bay to Breakers in San Francisco and the Bend Marathon in Bend Oregon. In 2004, Amber moved to San Francisco and "found her running legs" again and began running for fun and fitness. A New Year's resolution in 2008 prompted her to join the Golden Gate Running club, which ultimately inspired her to take on trail races and half and full marathons on a regular basis. Amber has run numerous trail races with PCTR and... Read the profile >>
Kelly Starrett
CrossFit SF
Coach Kelly Starrett founded San Francisco CrossFit with his wife and fellow athlete Juliet. Since opening its doors in 2005 as one of the first fifty CrossFit Affiliates, this athletic training center has become the prime coaching resource for reigning Olympians, national and world champions, tri-athletes, runners, and recreational athletes alike. Kelly's focused coaching and warm personality brings his professional training as a strength coach and a doctor of physical therapy to life for brilliant coaching in a positive environment. Kelly is an inspiration to nearly everyone he meets, causing even superior athletes to re-examine their physical capacities and reach higher levels, and motivating beginners to believe in their natural ability to excel. Kelly received his Doctor of... Read the profile >>
Kerri Kelly
Yoga Tree, Aha Yoga, Yoga For Runners
Kerri was drawn to the grace and compassion of yoga in 1999 after suffering many physical injuries from a lifetime of sports and exercise. Since then, her personal and professional practice has evolved to embrace yoga as a method of self-regulation and transformation. Kerri has been teaching yoga for six years and continues to explore many styles of yoga to ensure creativity and balance in her classes. She has been greatly influenced and inspired by teachers such as Janet Stone, Seane Corn, Desiree Rumbaugh, Ana Forrest, Dharma Mittra and Rusty Wells. Kerri’s classes are known to be challenging but playful, as she strives to help her students develop a strong body, a content mind, and a healthy spirit. She has developed a Yoga for Runners program and teaches cross-training... Read the profile >>
Lauren Slater
Lauren has been a practitioner of yoga since 1998, and continues her studies with Arkady Shirin in the Krishnamacharya lineage. Past teachers include Jennifer Morrice and Stephanie Snyder in Restorative and Vinyasa styles, as well as Ashtanga and Iyengar lineages with teachers throughout California. Lauren teaches an array of classes at Yoga Tree including Vinyasa, Hatha Flow, and Restorative yoga. Additionally, Lauren is a trained Classical dancer since childhood and continues to dance professionally with the San Francisco modern dance company, LEVYdance (www.levydance.org). Read the profile >>
Lisa Corsello
Lisa, a Certified Personal Trainer and owner of Equilibrium Personal Training, teaches her clients that “Challenging yourself physically can lead to stress reduction, better sleep, and a better outlook on life.” The company's name derives from her belief in the necessity of having balance in ones life; that fitness, health and happiness are all about finding this equilibrium. No one can, or should, be striving for perfection- it’s an impossible goal, and it’s pretty boring! Life is all about enjoying yourself and looking good while doing it! Lisa promotes the idea that being strong, fit, and feeling good about yourself when you enter a room is possible, and can actually co-exist with a social life that includes all of the good food San Francisco has to offer—its all about... Read the profile >>
Pete Guinosso
Pete Guinosso brings over 30 years of fitness experience to his yoga teaching. He graduated from the Forrest Yoga Teacher Training and is continuously inspired by his studies with Rodney Yee, Rusty Wells, Max Strom, Sean Corn, Janet Stone, and the teachings of Vipassana (Insight) Meditation. Pete's classes are a journey towards connecting the body, mind, and spirit by practicing a vigorous asana while integrating breath work and awareness. His joyful energy, sense of humor, and spiritual insight create an environment for his students to uncover the deeper benefits of the yoga practice. Read the profile >>
Sandy Liaw
Sandy moved to the Bay area in 1999 and has worked in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry all of her career managing clinical trials for new drugs. However, she firmly believes work with no play is not a balanced lifestyle. That being said, she started running marathons to achieve that balance, and from 1997 onward she started competing in triathlons. Even as a child, Sandy was active playing softball and tennis whenever she could. As an adult, she has been involved in myriad of sports-everything from rock climbing to ice hockey to adventure racing. But in triathlon, Sandy has found the commuity, competition and drive to fit her style. Sandy even competed in one of the first reality sports shows on Outdoor Life Network (now Versus) in which 5 people out of 50 around the country... Read the profile >>