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Cameron MacDonald
Cameron MacDonald has been in the health and fitness industry for over 20 years. She became passionate about Pilates in 1995 and received her comprehensive Pilates Certification from The Pilates Center of Boulder, Colorado in 1999. Shortly after, Cameron moved to Maryland and was the first to introduce Pilates to Annapolis. Cameron has operated many studios including her own and in the Fall of 2008 she decided to move her business into her home located in Eastport. She also works as a Peak Trainer for Peak Pilates, the leading manufacturer of Pilates equipment and Pilates education. Since 2004 she has been educating, teaching and certifying others as Pilates instructors. Her passion for the Method is evident. She teaches from the heart with an emphasis on individual needs while... Read the profile >>
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross had 800 pounds of parents and his father’s death at 424 pounds sparked a successful fitness career that has won Jonathan awards in the fitness industry and earned him the trust of the popular media as a source of engaging, honest, and fresh insights to fitness. He is the Fitness Expert for Discovery Health’s National Body Challenge and is featured in Discovery Health’s video series “Everyday Fitness with Jonathan Ross.” He is in high-demand in the popular media where he regularly provides content for Fitness, Oxygen, Shape, Tennis, Women’s Health, and other magazines. Men’s Journal magazine named him one of the “Top 100 Trainers in America,” and he was voted the winner of Exercise TV’s “Top Trainer” contest. His honors include his... Read the profile >>
Kathleen Schuman
A native New Yorker and former gymnast, Kathleen landed in Maryland in 1990 and immediately became involved in the Annapolis fitness community. In 2003, after completing six marathons and discovering her passion for yoga, Kathleen and long time friend and running partner Di Goodman opened Prana Studio. In 2008 Kathleen left her full time job of ten years to pursue her passion. While taking a leap of faith to make her dream come true, she decided to breathe new life into Prana Studio. Since that time she has focused all her time and energy into making Prana Studio the best yoga studio in Annapolis. In the past five years, Kathleen has studied and completed teacher training under world renown yogis Baron Baptiste, Rolf Gates, Gregor Singleton, Coeli Marsh, David Life, Shiva Rae,... Read the profile >>
Katie Carpenter
Katie Carpenter, a graduate of the University of Maryland, also holds a Master's Degree in European Policy and Politics from NYU. Katie is classically trained in ballet, modern, lyrical, jazz, and tap. She has taught dance to and choreographed for students of all ages in studios and schools in the U.S. and in France. Katie has also performed professionally with Collective Dance Company and now dances with the Studio 180 Dance troupe. In September 2008, Katie launched two companies in Annapolis MD. Katie’s dance studio, Studio 180 Dance, Inc., offers dance instruction in the traditional disciplines of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, modern, hip hop, and lyrical as well as aerial dance, for dancers ages 2yrs through adult, with ballroom and zumba coming in Spring 2009. The studio welcomes... Read the profile >>
Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson is an expert in Strength and Conditioning and owner of CrossFit BWI. He is a level II Crossfit Trainer as well as an RKC Certified Kettlebell Trainer. Ryan started out training at your typical, run of the mill "Globo Gym." By chance he found Kettlebells in 2006 and realized that functional training was far more effective. He trained hard and saw dramatic changes in his physique and movement patterns. He completed the Russian Kettlebell Challenge, a grueling course that culminated with seventy-two consecutive Kettlebell Snatches. Ryan was introduced to the methodology of CrossFit while completing his certification. Realizing how true and intelligent its doctrines are, Ryan decided to pursue a CrossFit certification only months later. He is now a head instructor... Read the profile >>