Activator, Strategic, Communication, Learner, Woo

Business Experience

As the President and co-owner of Gymnazo, I oversee strategic planning, customer service, company finances, marketing and manage our team of talented trainers and office staff. I’m most passionate about planning Gymnazo’s growth, measuring it and guiding it to be the most effective business model it can be. I enjoy seeing people realize their health and fitness goals and the role we play in their accomplishments. To sustain my passion for entrepreneurship and small businesses, I currently work with several clients as a small business consultant. I work with entrepreneurs and business owners who are seeking to improve and adjust their strategies to position themselves for larger long term growth.

What motivates you in your role at Gymnazo?

My biggest motivation for my role in Gymnazo is finding solutions and seeing results whether it’s growing our talent base to expanding our services to monetizing a large space. Like many of our members, I love setting goals and working hard to achieve them. I’m blessed to work with some of the most amazing innovators in fitness. I’m also thankful my husband and I have the opportunity to grow Gymnazo together and combine our passions.

What activities outside the gym bring you joy in life?

I love anything competitive, from golf to board games to Tough Mudder events. I also love exploring new places and trying new things. I also enjoy traveling, tropical vacations, and coffee dates with good friends.

Favorite exercise at Gymnazo?

Agility exercises specifically with the speed ladder. It reminds me why I loved soccer and dance growing up: foot/eye coordination.

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Belief, Relator, Learner, Input, Command

Education

• B.S. in Kinesiology from California State University, Fresno
• FAFS (Fellow of Applied Functional Science®)
• FMR (Functional Manual Reaction®) Certified
• MDMC (Multidimensional Movement Coach) Certified
• CAFS (Certification in Applied Functional Science®)
• FCR (Female Chain Reaction®) Certified
• 3DMAPS® (3D Movement Analysis & Performance System) Certified
• Massage Practitioner (200 hours)
• Precision Nutrition Coach Level 1
• ISSA Certified Personal Trainer
• Titleist Performance Institute- Golf Fitness Instructor
• Titleist Performance Institute- Junior Golf Coach
• Post Rehab Conditioning Specialist

Coaching Experience

Growing up, I played baseball, football and track and field. I started a physical training regimen in the 7th grade which prompted the development of customized workout programs for friends. I was a certified personal trainer from 2004- 2006 at a corporate gym which enabled me to practically apply my Kinesiology studies. When I moved to SLO, I started working at San Luis Sports Therapy, aiding the in-house therapists while simultaneously training individuals at Athlon Elite, a sport performance training facility, and at Kennedy Club Fitness. In 2009, I supplemented my coaching, working at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy as its fitness director during its inaugural year. While a personal trainer at the Kennedy Club Fitness, I co-founded a group fitness circuit training program which catapulted me into something much bigger! My passionate interest in the fitness benefits of the functional movement style of training led me to the Gray Institute and its Fellowship of Applied Functional Science and I jumped right into its educational program…and Gymnazo was created and formed as a result of it!

What motivates you in your work/role with Gymnazo?

Being blessed with the opportunity to create and build a training environment that encourages transformation in people’s lives! In my previous training roles, when clients would experience pain or movement dysfunction, I desperately wanted to help but couldn’t due to limited knowledge and resources. Because Gymnazo is based on A.F.S. methodology, we now have the tools and the network of resources to not only ease the pain and correct the dysfunction but to significantly enhance physical movement and improve athletic performance.

What activities outside the gym bring you joy in life?

Wakeboarding, snowboarding, trail hiking and golf.

Favorite exercise at Gymnazo?

The Jumping Jack matrices! It’s the ultimate ability to simply and completely challenge the entire body in agility, coordination and skill sequencing.

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