Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Josh Christopher
Trainer Name | Josh Christopher
Josh Christopher is a certified fitness trainer with fitness industry leaders ISSA and NASM as well as a licensed Medical and Swedish massage therapist. Josh has been living and teaching a life of fitness for over a decade and continues to push the limits of his self and his clients. He trains clients of all ages, levels, and from all fitness backgrounds, as well as those with injuries, physical challenges, and other special conditions. Josh has expertise in weight training, flexibility training, power training, bootcamp instruction, class instruction as well as diet, and nutritional supplementation. He pays special attention to training form and program design in order to maximize results and avoid injury. He continues to further his own education in the field of fitness evolution. For the safety and well-being of his clients, he is cpr/aed and first aid certified.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Elaine Williams
Trainer Name | Elaine Williams
Elaine’s Mission
“To be a practitioner of health & fitness, empower others with the connection of mind, body & spirit to achieve optimal health and well-being, and giving to our community everywhere possible.”
Philosophy
I strive to bring awareness of tried and true techniques, coaching unique individuals to achieve realistic-holistic health & fitness goals. Elaine inspires through encouragement, compassion, and commitment.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Cody Fielding
Trainer Name | Cody Fielding
Qualifications
Cody is a 26-year veteran of the gym, a full-time athlete, coach, trainer and educator – he runs his private fitness studio in San Francisco, California where he works with athletes of all levels. All of Cody’s work is custom designed to enhance the health and functional ability for his client’s chosen sports/activities and to make them capable, long-lived, vital people.
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Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Billy Polson
Trainer Name | Billy Polson
Billy is the founder and co-owner of DIAKADI. He was recently named by Men’s Journal Magazine as one of the Top 100 Trainers in America, as well as one of the Top 10 Trainers in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Chronicle. Peers and other fitness professionals look to Billy as he is the fitness advisor to several national health organizations. All with good reason – Billy devotes his own life and energy towards helping others learn how to live the strong, healthy, comfortable and happy life they were meant to live.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Lynne Speckman
Trainer Name | Lynne Speckman
Lynne has been involved in fitness and athletics her whole life. She is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and actively participates in weight training, core and stability training, running, endurance cycling, snowboarding and hiking. She’s completed marathons, triathlons and endurance cycling events. Her years of experience have given her the knowledge to instruct and the understanding of the work and dedication it takes to achieve health and fitness goals. She brings this knowledge and understanding to her workout sessions to help clients achieve their goals.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Mike LaSala
Trainer Name | Mike LaSala
Michael’s cutting edge training philosophies are shaped by the physical and mental challenges he creates for himself through his passion for sports. His experience covers a range as wide as the needs of his clients. He grew up playing competitive tennis, competed in Maui Thai kickboxing tournaments and spent a summer training in France with a member of the French national windsurfing team. From as early as high school he taught athletes in freestyle in-line skating, snowboarding, windsurfing and tennis.
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Shawn Neal
Trainer Name | Shawn Neal
My name is Shawn Neal and I’m an A.C.E. certified personal trainer. I have the knowledge to help you turn your fitness goals into reality. Whether you¹re trying to lose those few pounds you picked up over the winter or simply firm up your current body I can help make it happen.
9 Tips for a Healthy, Joyful and Fitness Filled New Year!
Author | DIAKADI Trainer, Polina Smith
The New Year is often a time when we make health and fitness resolutions, with the number of people hitting the gym in January exponentially increasing. But as so many of us know all too well, the truth is that by February, most of us have lost sight of our goals, with our New Years’ intentions never realized.
“Your Questions Part I”
Commit to Fit | Week 41
Author: Commit to Fit 2011 Winner, Dave McKew
What is the most surprising thing about your weight loss?
My increased sex drive. Good Lord, I’m 38 going on 25. It’s insane.
Another thing, perhaps less predictable: my concept of how much space my body takes up has NOT adjusted to my decreased size. I keep saying “excuse me” to people who I *think* need to move to get out of my way, but it turns out I don’t need them to move. This happens almost every day, in the aisle at a store, on while standing on public transportation…everywhere. When I’m about to sit down between two people on the bus, I’m convinced I’m going to brush against and disturb both of them, and now I can sit between two people without even touching them. I am just so used to needing extra space that apparently I don’t need any more. What a relief!
Featured DIAKADI Trainer | Jator Pierre
Trainer Name | Jator Pierre
Jator (Jah-tour) has been working as a corrective holistic exercise practitioner since 1998.
Beginning his health/wellness path in an attempt to further his ice hockey career, Jator discovered his true passion and purpose.