Trainer Bios

Caitlin Arnold

• Education:
  • American Council on Exercise (ACE) Certified Personal Trainer
  • Certified Adult, Child and Infant CPR and First Aid, AED
  • Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Certified Primary
• Specialization:
  • Weight Loss
  • Muscle Strength and Definition
  • Beginner Level
  • Core Strength and Balance
  • Circuit Training
  • Functional Training
  • High Intensity Workouts
• Philosophy: “Exercise does not have to be a chore—
  it can be a lot of fun! If you’re bored or not seeing results, find a new way to workout; there is so much variety and possibility in what the human body can do. Don’t be afraid to ask questions! Personal Training is about learning, growth and gaining confidence.”

Tamilla Averyaskina

• Education:
  • N.A.S.M. Certified
  • A.C.E. Certified
  • Fitness Professional Association – Moscow, Russia
  • State School of Ballet – Professional Folk Dancer
• Specialization:
  • Clinical Exercise Specialist
  • Special Population Needs
• Philosophy: “My programs enable clients to increase strength and improve balance and control. My goal is to inspire my clients to move forward and leave behind their fears.”

Tina Marie Romero Belluomini

• Education:
  • B.S. Kinesiology
  • A.C.E. Certified
  • Mad-Dog Spinning Certificate
• Specialization:
  • Functional Training
  • Weight Loss
  • Triathlon/Athletic Training
• Philosophy: “Perseverance and consistency are essential to reach your goals.”

Jose Caballero

• Education:
  • Personal Trainer Certificate, Foothill College
  • BS Exercise and Science, San Francisco State University (in progress)
• Specialization:
  • 38 years soccer experience and coach
  • US National Soccer B license
  • NSCAA Premier soccer license
  • Physical education teacher
  • Core conditioning
  • Sport-specific training
  • Strength training
• Philosophy: “The key to becoming amasterful coach/personal trainer lies in having the dream, aspiration, and the bone deep commitment tomake a different in the lives of individual, groups, or entire organization.”

David Danker

• Education:
  • B.S. Exercise Science, San Francisco, State University
  • C.P.R Certified
  • A.E.D Certified
• Specialization:
  • Weight Loss
  • Sport–Specific Training
  • Strength Training
• Philosophy: “I’ve learned through experience in training both myself and watching my clients' progress, we only have one body and what one puts in is what one gets out.”

Michael Holland

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• Education:
  • B.S, M.S., Nutrition
  • Certified Personal Trainer - National Strength and Conditioning Association
  • Certified Strength Trainer - California State Hayward
  • Past Olympic Weightlifting Coach - Club Level 1
  • Certified Active Isolated Flexibility Technician
  • Natural Health Educator
  • CPR Adult, Child, Infant, AED Certified
• Specialization:
  • Strength Training and Conditioning for 45 years
  • Personal Trainer for 25 years
  • Sport Specific Coach for 25 years
  • Former Consultant for Flexibility and Nutrition at Stanford University
  • Former Coach for Strength, Speed and Power Summer Camps at Stanford University
  • Past Physical Education Instructor - Elementary School
  • Former Long Jump and Triple Jump Coach - Los Gatos High School
• Philosophy: “Quality and variety of exercise, coupled with patience, mindfulness, and a sense of humor. ”

Chris Luera

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• Education:
  • B.S. Kinesiology – Exercise and Fitness Specialist
  • NSCA (National
    Strength and Conditioning Association) Certified Personal Trainer
  • ACE (American Council on Fitness) Certified Group Fitness Instructor
  • Certified Infant, Child, Adult CPR and AED
  • Emergency Medical
    Technician
  • A.A. Sociology
• Specialization:
  • 20+ Years Martial Arts Experience and Instruction
  • 4th Degree Black Belt Tae Kwon Do
  • Capoeira
  • Jiu-Jitsu
  • Judo
  • Kung-Fu
  • Muy Thai
  • Boxing/Kickboxing
  • Practical Self-Defense including knife and stick
    disarms
  • Stress Management
  • Motivation
  • Body Composition Improvement
• Philosophy: “Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal--a commitment to excellence--that will enable you to attain the success you seek. ”

Michael Marshall

• Education:
  • N.F.P.T. Certified Personal Trainer
  • CPR Adult, Infant, Child, AED Certified
  • Exercise Physiology Degree (in progress)
  • American Boxing Association Certified Fighter/Instructor
• Specialization:
  • Core Performance
  • Weight Management
  • Power Lifting
  • Sports Specific Training
  • Wide Martial Arts Background including: Karate, Tae Kwan Do, American Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Boxing
  • Won 2007 San Francisco Golden Gloves Heavy Weight Division
  • Experience with Rehabilitation
• Philosophy: “If you're not getting your desired results you may not necessarily need to train harder, but train smarter! When it comes to fitness it's definitely quality over quantity!”

Randy Miranda

• Education: B.S. Kinesiology
• Specialization:
  • Balance & Coordination
  • Body Building
  • Core Strengthening
  • Weight Reduction
• Philosophy: “Exercise because you like to exercise, not because you have to exercise. Train hard, but have fun!”

Patrick Moore

• Education:
  • Certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).
• Specialization:
  • Experience in Muscle Activation techniques, as well as total knee and hip replacements.  Extensive martial arts background in a wide range of styles.  Also involved in commercial and industrial art and stuntwork for the movie industry.
• Philosophy: Life is what happens while you are busy making plans.

Cynthia Newman

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• Education:
  • Group Fitness Leader, Calif. State University, Hayward
  • A.C.E. Certified Personal Trainer
  • YMCA Certified Group Fitness Leader & Personal Trainer
  • Jenny Craig: Weight Management Counselor, Group Workshop Facilitator and Certified Nutrition Counselor
  • Instructor Certified: Step Reebok & Cardio–Kick Box
• Specialization:
  • Core Conditioning
  • Peri & Post Menopausal Women
  • Pre & Post Natal Women
  • Weight Management
• Philosophy: “To inspire, motivate and develop strategies for a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition is the framework and key to establishing a healthy attitude towards your well-being. It's all about setting realistic goals and making exercise fun, yet challenging, for all fitness levels!”

Robert Nusbaum

• Education:
  • NCSF Certified Personal Trainer
  • National Academy Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer
  • NASM Sports Fitness Specialist
  • NASM Integrated Flexibility Specialist
  • NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
  • Senior Kinesiology (Exercise Science)
• Specialization:
  • Weight Loss
  • Integrated Flexibility
  • Core Training
  • Performance Enhancement
  • Muscle Gain
  • Rehabilitative Exercise
• Philosophy: “Fitness does not begin or end at the gym.  During the day there are thousands of obstacles and excuses keeping you from getting to where you want to be.  My job is to help develop exercise and life strategies that will get you to your fitness goals as quickly and easily as possible."

Karen Pinckard

• Education:
  • National Certifications: AFAA and NCSF
  • APEX Certification in Nutrition, Pilates Foundation
  • Certified Massage Practitioner CPR/AED
  • National Academy of Sports Medicine
  • Certified Personal Trainer
• Specialization:
  • Core Conditioning
  • Strength and Endurance
  • Marathons
  • Boston Marathoner
  • Swimming
  • Pregnancy
  • Menopause
• Philosophy: “I never quit!”

Justin St. Lawrence

• Education:
  • B.S. in Kinesiology, SFSU
  • I.F.P.A. National Certification
  • A. A., Canada College
• Specialization:
  • Functional Training
  • Posture
  • Weight Loss
  • Martial Arts Training
  • Certified Soccer Coach
• Philosophy: “Make the effort to adopt fitness as a part of your life. Be confident, strong and healthy and everything will fall into place.”
  

Zack Stewart

• Education:
  • N.A.S.M. Certified Personal Trainer
  • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
• Specialization:
  • Core Conditioning
  • Improved Balance & Flexibility
  • Increased Strength & Endurance
  • Weight Loss
• Philosophy: "My goal is to develop a more fun, creative and efficient approach to working out. I’ll design a systematic, progressive routine that allows you to spend your time in the gym more effectively, so you can do more with less. My motto is “Get in, Get out. Get on with your life!”

Donna Tom

• Education:
  • B.A. in Organizational Behavior Psychology
  • Certified Personal Trainer, W.I.T.S. – World Instructor Training Schools, Calif. State University, Hayward
  • Certified Personal Trainer, Health & Fitness Institute
• Specialization:
  • Strength & Fitness Training for the Aging Exerciser
  • Core, Stability, Strength & Conditioning Programs for all Ages
  • Building Cardiovascular Endurance
  • Circuit Training, Boot Camp & Body Sculpting
• Philosophy: “Personal Training is not just for the rich and famous. It’s an innovative and affordable pathway to a results oriented exercise prescription just for you!”

Ginger Watts

• Education:
  • Certified Personal Trainer – Health & Fitness Institute
  • Certified ACSM Group Exercise Leader Courses in Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology
• Specialization:
  • Certified Massage Therapist
  • Over 15 years Experience as a Personal Trainer
  • Rehabilitation Training – Back, Knees, Balance
  • Strength and Endurance Conditioning
  • Weight Reduction
• Philosophy: “With an understanding of fitness and healing as a personal trainer and a massage therapist I will recognize your needs and tailor a program to give you the best possible results, while acknowledging that each person has different goals.”

Chris Wulff

• Education:
  • B.S. Kinesiology (in progress, Notre Dame de Namur University)
  • ISSA Personal Training Certificate
  • A.A. Liberal Studies, College of San Mateo
  • A.S. Fire Technology
  • Emergency Medical Technician
• Specialization:
  • Circuit Training
  • Weight Loss
  • Sports-specific Training/Conditioning
  • Core Strength
• Philosophy: “The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.”