Burlingame : Burlingame
Angie Mercado
Pacific Athletic Club/ Golds Gym Redwood City
“I was born to move… you would not see me sitting still for very long. Give me a bumping song, a class with my favorite students, and plenty of water. That is a bliss! Being an instructor is like being the Pied Piper. You actually see you creativity played out in the most fun and rewarding way. I love to get people excited about fitness. Aside from good nutrition, what better gift can you give your body?” Angie Mercado Angie spent the first half of her life in South San Francisco where it became apparent at an early age that dance and athletics would follow her through life. A vivid memory that prompted Angie’s obsession for music and dance was watching “Soul Train” on Saturday mornings while doing housework. Angie’s family relocated to Pleasant Hill where... Read the profile >>
Brien Shamp
Optimal Fitness Center
Brien Shamp FOUNDER & CEO BS, CSCS, CMT, CHEK NLC II The Optimal Fitness Lifestyle Center was born from Brien’s desire to integrate Eastern and Western philosophies in the realm of health and fitness. Brien holds a B.S. in Exercise Science with an emphasis in Biomechanics from U.C. Davis and completed extensive graduate studies in the field of Exercise Physiology and Adapted Physical Education at SF State University. He is a Level II Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, Level II Metabolic Typing Consultant and NRT (Nutrition Response Testing) Practioner. Brien is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the NSCA and has been a Certified Personal Trainer through numerous organizations since 1990. Brien is also a Certified Medical Massage Therapist, Acupressurist, Acu-Yoga... Read the profile >>
Dan McDonogh
Fitness Anywhere & Gold's Gym San Mateo
Dan’s passion and advocacy for fitness began in 1995. This passion and advocacy had taken him around the globe delivering classes, programs, workshops and seminars for thousands of fitness professionals, educators and enthusiasts. Since 1995 Dan has founded two successful Health and Fitness businesses – Fit4Play Fitness Inc. and Inner Chi Personal Training Studios. In 2008, Dan was recognized as one of Canada’s Top 15 Most Influential Personal Trainers. Currently, Dan is an Ambassador for Lululemon Athletica and has been a spokesperson for Nike, EAS and Fitter International. Since 2005 he has played several key roles for world leaders in group fitness formula’s Les Mills International. These roles include Program Director, Program Coach and International Master Trainer/ Presenter... Read the profile >>
Julie Bolanos
Born and raised in Palo Alto, Julie attended UCLA as an undergraduate where she briefly studied music, before graduating with a degree in graphic design. Shortly after college, Julie decided to become a physical therapist, a profession that combined her interest in fitness and her desire to help injured people recover health and function. Julie quickly completed a second undergraduate curriculum in the sciences, and eventually received her Masters in Physical Therapy from UCSF. She then worked as a staff physical therapist at Stanford Outpatient Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine. Julie discovered the Bar Method in San Francisco in 2001, and immediately deemed it the best workout she had ever experienced. Julie's teaching at the Bar Method allows her to join her commitment to health... Read the profile >>
Marly Cardozo
Marly has been teaching Yoga since 2000. While first attracted to Yoga for its many physiological benefits, Marly made it her passion once she realized its healing and transformative effect on the mind and spirit. Marly is a certified Yoga teacher by Ganga White and Tracey Rich, founders of the White Lotus Foundation, and by Tias Little, founder of Prajna Yoga, whom she has assisted at the Yoga Journal Conference and other workshops. She studied Yoga therapy and the Yoga Sutras with TKV Desikachar, and she is currently training under the guidance of Kofi Busia; in addition, she has trained extensively in bio-energetic healing. Marly’s teaching encourages conscious awareness, skillful alignment, a strong stable core, and fluid movement. Her classes are attentive, well... Read the profile >>
Wendy Klein
Wendy has been practicing yoga for over 14 years under numerous disciplines and teaching for several years. She was certified by It’s Yoga in Ashtanga and Rusty Wells in Bhakti Flow and has also studied with Dharma Mittra and Sarah Wells. Wendy lives by the philosophy of “practice what you teach and teach what you practice” and is on her mat every day breathing and playing. Read the profile >>