Home State: Wisconsin
Adopted Habitat: Los Angeles
Proudest Accomplishment: Pursuing my dreams of moving to LA
Favorite Food: Tacos (and overnight oats)
Favorite Music: Pop, folk-pop, country, house
Manta/Favorite Quotes: Discomfort is necessary but always temporary
Other Fun Facts: I'm a sports dietitian, ran the 2023 LA marathon, and am an overnight oats connoisseur
Training & Certifications: NASM-CPT, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Home State: Colorado
Forever State: Florida
Favorite State: Post Workout Zen.
Training: Yoga Workshop Applied Anatomy, Y7 Teacher Training, Stages Cycling, Bachelors in Political Science and Urban Development.
Food Kryptonite: Broth Noodles from Republic in NYC (CARBS!)
Mantra/Favorite Quote: "I don't think any of us are normal people." - Wes Anderson
Home State: CALIFORNIA
Adopted Habitat: Los Angeles
Proudest Accomplishment: Raising my kids (a never ending process LOL)
Strangest Accomplishment: Teaching Sex Ed for 4 years to middle schoolers
Favorite Food: Anything with kabobs and hummus!!
Favorite Music: 90s hip hop and R&B
Manta/Favorite Quotes: Best ME EVER and Last Set, Best Set
Other Fun Facts: I'm allergic to chlorine, I love to cook, I taught Cardio Funk classes in college.
Training & Certifications: NASM CPT, AFAA Group Fitness
Home State: Florida (305-Miami)
Adopted Habitat: LA
Proudest Accomplishment: Marrying the love of my life.
Strangest Accomplishment: Having over 50+ shoes (sneaker head).
Favorite Food: Deep dish pizza.
Favorite Music: Hip-Hop/Rap.
Manta/Favorite Quotes: Be the best of the best- From my Dad.
Other Fun Facts: Huge baseball fan… go Yankees!
Training & Certifications: Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science/NASM CPT-PES-CES-GPTS
Home State: I am 100% pure Texan beef
Adopted Habitat: The Campgrounds tbh
Proudest Accomplishment: Honestly, I’m super thankful just being able to wake up and move my body on my own!
Strangest Accomplishment: Photobombing Leslie Jones at the “Ghostbusters” premiere
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Music: I’m a punk at heart, but because I listen to everything, I can’t choose just one!
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: “Everyone deserves love”
Other Fun Facts: Got to Host “Batman Science Lab” on YouTube for DC Kids
Training & Certifications: ACE Certified GFI
Home State: Florida
Adopted Habitat: Los Angeles
Proudest Accomplishment: Never settling
Strangest Accomplishment: Being chosen to painting a flamingo in a Santa suit on a Carrabba’s window after winning an elementary school art competition
Favorite Food: Any type of potato - fried, mashed, baked, sweet, hash (don’t tempt me)
Favorite Music: Hip hop, alt R&B, pop punk
Manta/Favorite Quotes: “Inhale peace, exhale presence “
Other Fun Facts: I was a CAMPR in Tampa before moving to LA
Training & Certifications: NASM-CPT
What do you instruct?: Sculpt!
Home State: I-O-W-A, go hawks!
Adopted Habitat: beachside in Santa Monica
Proudest Accomplishment: making program history representing the University of Iowa Dance Team on ESPN at College Nationals
Strangest Accomplishment: Hula hoop record holder at my high school
Favorite Food: Margarita..s (the pizza of course hehe)
Favorite Music: Anything I can dance to🕺🏻
Manta/Favorite Quotes: “There is no passion to be found in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living” - Nelson Mandela
Other Fun Facts: Moved to LA on a whim 3 years ago and haven’t looked back since! I now work full time in sports medicine and choreograph for dance teams across the Midwest.
Training & Certifications: B.S. in Biology, NASM Certified personal trainer and currently taking courses through Stanford to become a nutritionist with a specialization in weight loss!
Home State: Guam
Adopted Habitat: LA babyyyy
Proudest Accomplishment: I would say my proudest accomplishment is truly just how far I've come, coming from Guam. Everything I have set my mind to do I have done. And the best part is that everything that I have done has been what I am passionate about!
Strangest Accomplishment: I learned how to fill the air in my tires using a portable air machine. Back story: I am NOT a car guru...
Favorite Food: A good steak!
Favorite Music: so many thingssss....but I will always listen to 90's RnB
Manta/Favorite Quotes: I aim to live my life, not just survive it
Other Fun Facts: I am a boxer pursuing her amateur debut, I LOVE getting on TV show binges (give me all the recs), my favorite Selena song is Amor Prohibido
Training & Certifications: Boxing, Strength, Dance, ACE Group (pursuing NASM PT)
Home State: MA
Adopted Habitat: LA
Proudest Accomplishment: moving across the country to pursue my career!
Strangest Accomplishment: can still tumble !
Favorite Food: Italian
Favorite Music: depends on the day/mood
Manta/Favorite Quotes: small but mighty!
Other Fun Facts: Cancer sun Leo moon & rising
Training & Certifications: BFA in commercial dance at Pace University / 200hr yoga teacher certification
Home State: California
Adopted Habitat: Tried to leave the Golden State, but I mean it just doesn't get much better than this
Proudest Accomplishment: Following through on my dreams
Strangest Accomplishment: Making up my own pattern to knit toe socks in second grade and then making them!
Favorite Food: Burritos, all the kinds
Favorite Music: Don't make me choose. Afrobeats, House, Hip Hop, Rap, Classical Cello
Manta/Favorite Quotes: "Never try, never know" also, "don't talk about it, be about it"
Other Fun Facts: Favorite mode of transportation is my motorcycle or walking
Training & Certifications: classical pilates training Studio Elevate
Home State: California
Adopted Habitat: any tropical beach
Proudest Accomplishment: living a meaningful and fulfilling life!
Strangest Accomplishment: successfully living in countries all over the world!
Favorite Food: pancakes & bacon!
Favorite Music: anything soulful
Manta/Favorite Quotes: “How you do one thing is how you do all things.”
Other Fun Facts: speaks 3 languages, loves long hugs, is an artist, has a cutie pup named Bodhi!
Training & Certifications: YTT 200 + 500hr, 1 Giant Mind Meditation Certification, Reiki Level 1 Certification, Animal Flow Certification, Ashtanga + Rocket Immersion
Home State: Rhode Island
Adopted Habitat: Los Angeles
Proudest Accomplishment: Quitting my job in news, circumnavigating the globe, and solo-roadtripping out to California in 2020 to start new
Strangest Accomplishment: Graduating from Wake Forest with a politics degree (lol)
Favorite Food: Peanut butter
Favorite Music: I'm one for the nostalgia -- 70s rock and 90s-early 2000s alt rock; big Eminem and Dido fan
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: "Stay gold, Ponyboy" - from the Outsiders and "Don't let the bitterness steal your sweetness" - Kurt Vonnegut
Other Fun Facts: I’m an actor/model in LA, I'm a pescetarian, I have no body piercings, and I play the piano!
Training & Certifications: NASM CPT, barre fitness certification, indoor cycling certification; 7 years of training in barre and mat Pilates, 3 years in HIIT/strength training and conditioning
Home State: California
Adopted Habitat: the beach
Proudest Accomplishment: having my daughter
Strangest Accomplishment: winning SF’s hottest trainer…
Favorite Food: Noodles (sounds vague, but literally a different adventure for every noodle type!)
Favorite Music: Dance pop (Gaga is queen)
Manta/Favorite Quotes: What other people think about me is none of my business
Other Fun Facts: I’ve lived in CA my entire life, been a vegetarian for almost 20 years
Training & Certifications: NASM Personal training, ACE group training, AFPA pre/postnatal training
Home State: New Jersey
Adopted Habitat: The Mountains in the summer
Proudest Accomplishment: Choosing to consistently improve and do better
Strangest Accomplishment: Successfully opened the First of its kind full-service Cannabis Cafe/Restaurant
Favorite Food: Filipino cuisine
Favorite Music: Slow & Reverbed
Manta/Favorite Quotes:
The qualities of the solitary bird are five:
The first, that it flies to the highest point;
The second, that it does not suffer company, not even of its own kind;
The third, that it holds its beak windward;
The fourth, that it has no specific color;
The fifth, that it sings ever so gently.
Other Fun Facts: Photography and writing are my past times
Home State: Boogie Down BX
Adopted Habitat: Traded hustling NYC streets for West Side beaches!
Proudest Accomplishment: The grit I've built to persevere
Strangest Accomplishment: Being cast to body double Milla Jovovich on a shoot. She's a baddie!
Favorite Food: Tacos & Morning pastries!! I'm a sucker for a good almond croissant
Favorite Music: I can't pick just one! My mood dictates my daily genre
Manta/Favorite Quotes: Living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear
Other Fun Facts: Proud rider of a 2018 matted out Bonnie T100! Freedom on 2 wheels :)
Training & Certifications: NASM CPT
Home State: Georgia
Adopted Habitat: Westwood
Proudest Accomplishment: Playing in Carnegie Hall
Strangest Accomplishment: Successfully memorized the entire Gettysburg Address in 2 hours
Favorite Food: Donuts
Favorite Music: Hip Hop, Pop, EDM, and Classical
Manta/Favorite Quotes: “Never stop learning. Never stop grinding. Never stop loving every single moment of your life.”
Other Fun Facts: Real Housewives addict (Potomac and Bev Hills are current favorites)
Training & Certifications: NCSF, Precision Nutrition Level 1, CPR/AED
Home State: Montana
Adopted Habitat: Mar Vista, Los Angeles, CA
Proudest Accomplishment: Eight years sober and no longer needing to count ;)
Strangest Accomplishment: The 25 year old version of me is quite confused that he's now a yoga teacher.
Favorite Food: I'm a glutton. I could probably live off of fruit with a side of cashew butter ;)
Favorite Music: Wake me up with some ambient psych. Get me moving with some driving instrumentals. Live through devotion with Mantra. Dance to some rock. Wind down with modern classical. Repeat 🔁
Mantra/Favorite Quotes: "It is only when the mind is free from the old that it meets everything anew and in that there is joy." - J. Krishnamurti "Wholeness is not achieved by cutting off a portion of one's being, but by integration of the contraries." - Carl Jung "The Truth does not require your participation in order to exist. Bullshit does." - Terrence McKenna
Other Fun Facts: I've made it this far and I look forward to going further.
Training & Certifications: 200 HR Holistic Yoga Flow / 50 HR Breathwork Facilitator Training with Ally Maz and George Ramsay / 50 HR Inner Dimension Academy Yin and Restorative Training / 30 Hour Inner Dimension Academy Yoga Asana Advancement Training
Home State: CA
Adopted Habitat: Westside
Proudest Accomplishment: My family
Strangest Accomplishment: Learned to fly
Favorite Music: Depends on the vibe, generally like to move
Manta/Favorite Quotes: "Do your practice and all is coming.” “Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory” - K. Pattabhi Jois
Training & Certifications: E-RYT 500
Home State: Anchorage, Alaska
Adopted Habitat: San Francisco & Los Angeles California
Proudest Accomplishment: Graduating with a B.S. Degree in Exercise & Sports Science
Strangest Accomplishment: When i was 13 years old i quit eating candy, chocolate, sweets, soda etc. for 7 years (weird decision to make as a kid but very proud of my disciplined mindset)
Favorite Food: Sushi and Burgers
Favorite Music: Hip-hop and House
Manta/Favorite Quotes: "It's another beautiful day to have a beautiful day and live your best life" "There is no losing, only learning. No failure, only opportunities and no problems only solutions."
Other Fun Facts: I lived in Venezuela for 18 months when I was in middle school. Played college soccer at Oregon State. I have a pomeranian named Zimba.
Training & Certifications: B.S. EXSS ; NASM CPT, TRX and Trigger Point Therapy certified ; Seven years in the industry
What do you instruct? Dad Jokes
Home State: Wisconsin
Adopted Habitat: Currently residing in Culver City, CA. Basically a suburb in the middle of Los Angeles. It’s chill.
Proudest Accomplishment: I ran a marathon in 2016. I still haven’t fully recovered.
Strangest Accomplishment: Becoming a quarantine cat dad. Her name is Gigi. Seeing me asleep is triggering for her. It’s odd.
Favorite Food: I’m a really big fan of most things that are edible. I’m like, really into portion sizes. Black licorice is pure evil.
Favorite Music: Outkast, Kanye, Ashlee Simpson, and that song “Papi’s Home” by Drake. Nothing else.
Manta/Favorite Quotes: "VICTORY!!!!” - Johnny Drama, Entourage
Other Fun Facts: I’m a stand-up comedian. The best Celsius flavor is Cola. In 5th grade I was cast in a TV show called “After We Eat” that only lasted 3 episodes. My character’s name was Astro Turf. Truly the peak of my entertainment career.
