Daniel Wu is the Head Coach of CrossFit Code 3 with years of experience in the health and wellness industry. He is a passionate, highly educated strength & conditioning coach who specializes in group training and Olympic Weightlifting. He holds certifications from CrossFit and USA Weightlifting and Bachelors degrees in Biology & Psychology from UC San Diego. In his spare time, he enjoys getting away from the fast paced life in LA and off-roading in his Jeep, hiking and camping. He is currently studying for and pursuing a career as a firefighter. Read the profile >>
A love of movement (from the time she was a baby) drew DeDe into the fitness industry, where she has taught movement and worked one-on-one with clients for over two-and-a-half decades. DeDe’s clients have included celebrities, professional athletes, weekend warriors, physicians, dentists, moms, dads, kids, seniors, and just about everyone. While leading teacher training courses, workshops, lectures and master classes, DeDe has had the privilege of educating thousands of fitness professionals and yoga teachers in 9 different countries. Continuing education is one of DeDe’s passions, which allows her to stay current with the latest research and techniques. Now that she has taken a break from leading her own continuing education workshops, she annually attends four or more... Read the profile >>
green yogi, yoga vista, 24 hour fitness
Heather is a native Californian; growing up in Manhattan Beach, she was always active as a child with dance, volleyball, swimming, and those monthly family surf trips. Camping up and down the coast, she was most comfortable in these natural settings, just going with the flow. Her parents encouraged her free spirit. After college, she pursued a creative career in the fashion industry. In 2006, after 4-years at the helm, she found herself yearning to get back to her roots and gain an outlet from her fast pace life. That's when a friend suggested yoga. A year of yoga practice, and Heather had once again found her flow The positive physical, mental, and spiritual effects of her practice lead her to becoming a teacher. The gift of self awareness that her teachers shared is the... Read the profile >>
Living life to its fullest and helping others do the same is Heidi's intention in life. Sharing her love for physical, mental, and spiritual health while inspiring others to develop a positive and happy outlook is just part of her passion. Heidi is a California native born in the South Bay. She is the oldest of 5, with 4 younger brothers. She has always had a love for fitness, but found her calling when she started teaching Pilates over 5 years ago. She then went through Bar Method training about 4 years ago and recently did her 200 hour certification with Core Power Yoga last year. Her love for overall physical, mental & spiritual awareness grows each day since the discovery of how fulfilled it makes her life. Heidi wants to share her gift with everyone who chooses to take... Read the profile >>
Jen is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota where she completed her 200 hour Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher training certification through CorePower Yoga in 2008. She then received her Hot/Hot Power Fusion Yoga 200 hour certification in 2009. After managing studios and leading programs for CorePower Yoga in Minneapolis, Jen moved to Redondo Beach in 2011 and currently teaches C1, C1.5, C2 and Hot Power Fusion classes and leads the Teacher Training program at the CorePower Yoga in Torrance. Prior to discovering yoga, Jen worked as a Civil Litigation Paralegal for seven years and although she enjoyed her job, she realized it was not the path for her. After sustaining a neck injury in a car accident, Jen found that yoga was the only thing that made her feel better. Jen found a passion and... Read the profile >>
-Why do you do what you do? I teach yoga for the balance and stability that it has brought to my life. I love people and love that anyone can do yoga! -3 things you love to do? I love to sweat, eat and hang out with my family. -if not teaching-what other activities do you love to sweat? Running, Martial Arts (Krav Maga, Kickboxing) Working out with Meredith at Level 10, and swimming -if you had a million dollars what would you do first? Hmmm, money is definitely not my drive but if I had a million dollars I would take my parents to Lebanon to reconnect to my families roots. I would donate a large percentage of it to finding more clean water resources for underprivileged countries and I would taking a cooking class in Italy, stay for a while and learn the culture. -favorite... Read the profile >>
Celebrating almost a decade in the Fitness Industry, I truly have grown to love my job more each day! As a collegiate athlete I spent my early mornings rowing on the Grand River in Grand Rapids, MI with a crew of amazing women, and my afternoons studying Exercise Science. Just for fun I got into Cardio Kickboxing and fell in love with TurboKick! This is where I started to have more fun working out than I every would have imagined! Making fitness fun is a huge priority of mine, which is why I started teaching Fitness Classes and Personal Training. One of my fitness heroes, Chalene Johnson (creator of Turbokick), once said that the best gift you can give someone is a compliment....so to further explain a little bit about myself, you’ve got to hear about the people who surround me... Read the profile >>
Yoga Loft, Yoga Works
Shelley has been an active student, practitioner, and teacher of mindful movement in the south bay community for over 12 years. She discovered her love of movement, however, long before that as a competitive teen gymnast, which then opened the door to the world of contemporary dance and professional modern dance performance. In 1996, Shelley was fortunate to find yoga and pilates as a healing addition and alternative to the rigors of training and performance. Since then, yoga has provided her with more than a moving expression of meditation; it has become a way of life. Her passion for learning, experiencing, and teaching yoga and pilates grew into a successful boutique neighborhood studio, The Pilates Room & Yoga Lounge in Hermosa Beach, which Shelley co-owned and operated for 7... Read the profile >>
Health and fitness has always been a lifelong passion of mine and the choices I have made along the way have led me to where I am today, an endurance athlete with a strong desire to support others in reaching their ‘Level 10’ health and fitness goals. I found my passion for running while in high school being a part of the Track & Field and Cross Country Team. Ever since then I have been competing in local 5K and 10K races and building up to half and full marathons. Over the past 5 years I have taken my fitness and nutrition regime to a whole new level, pushing my athletic abilities beyond what I thought imaginable including my most recent accomplishment of running the 2011 Boston Marathon in under 4 hours, just 16 days after competing in one of the country’s hardest... Read the profile >>
Yoga Loft
Suzy Nece brings playful humor to her athletic yoga classes, which challenge your body, open your mind, and uplift your spirit. Suzy is one of the original Yoga Loft teachers and has been teaching yoga in the South Bay for nearly a decade. Recently, she was the Group Fitness Manager of Equinox Fitness Club in Palos Verdes, where she had the privilege of teaching all levels & styles of yoga, mentoring a staff of over 30 talented teachers and creating signature programming. Influenced by years of dancing, as well as Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Kundalini, and Restorative yoga--and most recently her Yoga Tune Up training with Jill Miller-- her classes offer a uniquely light hearted & inspiring path to wellness for all levels. She explored many movement therapies, including... Read the profile >>
