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First and foremost, at FIT we believe in COMMUNITY! Healthy and happy individuals contribute to a prosperous and supportive community! At FIT our goal is to provide you with a wide variety of group classes offering something for everyone. In addition, we offer personal, individual training.
We want to ensure that all of your fitness goals will be met, regardless of where you are in your fitness routine.
The atmosphere we strive to achieve at FIT is one of positivity, fun, creativity and inclusivity! If you have never worked out, FIT is the perfect environment to start your workout routine! If you are one of our die hard gym members, we will continue to bring you great offerings and scheduled workout times to suit your needs. If you only work out every now and again or are visiting from out of town, don't buy a membership until you are ready - use one of our drop in passes. All are welcome!
MEET THE TEAM
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childhood dancing in his family studio and was working professionally since the age of 15. Christopher has performed around the world with artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Prince, Cirque du Soleil, Paula Abdul and and many others. He has been featured in countless movies, TV shows and commercials.
Christopher has recently jumped into the realm of movie making! With his childhood friend, Jonathan Lawrence, Director and editor extraordinaire, they created a short film last year called “Carnival of Wonders” featuring talent from all around the SF Peninsula. Christopher created, produced and choreographed the film, and went out to the 2020 film festival circuit. The film has won 27 different awards and accolades, Including the OVID award (most interesting and original story), Best Short, Best Costumes, Best Special Effects, Best Young Actress and Best Producer from the Oniros Film Awards, and the Vegas Film Awards.
Chris is also the proud owner of the largest costume shop on the coast!
He is thrilled to be co-owner with his Husband, David!
Class Types: Cardio Dance, Stretch,Splits and Abs & Gender Fluid Heels

David is excited to be the new co-owner with his Husband Christopher!

Staci moved to El Granada in 2004, accepting the chef manager position at The Gymboree Corporation. She assisted Gymboree in building the corporate café, developing menus and managing the team until 2016.
From 2016-2018 she enjoyed working as a personal chef for a few
families up and down the peninsula. In 2018 she began a chef position
with SAGE Dining Service at a private school in San Francisco. That led to Food Service Director for another private school in Palo Alto from 2021- 2023.
During this time and always dancer at heart, Staci returned to Marie Stinnett’s Studio, this time as an instructor. She loved the four years she spent teaching adults beginning and intermediate jazz.
Happy that Chris returned to teaching, Staci enjoys attending his classes.
She is thrilled to be managing the studio, working for Chris and
David and being a part of entire the Fit Studio team. Staci is excited to meet you and help you start your new journey with this fantastic team of instructors and trainers here at FIT Studio!

Class Types: Bodypump, Spin, Personal Training

Class Types: Spin, Bootcamp, Butts & Gutts

Class Types: Butts & Gutts, Bootcamp Cardio

Class Types: Silver Seniors & Zumba

Class Types: Spin

Class Types: Hula, Rise & Shine

With her dance, and yogic background, she has served the Coastside, with Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga with Infant Massage, Yoga for Everyone, and BirthDance™ classes, for a
dozen years-to balance the need for appropriate movement for all.
As a woman, mother, health practitioner, and lifelong dancer, Samantha found yoga to be the ‘glue’ that has held her together on Spiritual, Emotional, and Physical levels throughout her life.
She began her yoga practice 26 years ago, inspired by Rodney Yee, Kripalu Yoga, and continued to earn her certification with Pete Guinosso-Lighting the Path Yoga, and Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, with Jane Austin-Mama Tree Yoga, in 2014.
Samantha is an Integrative Health Practitioner for ALL
HUMANS. She strives to support, educate and empower those who seek to improve their own health stories, well being and thrive within our world.
Class Types: Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Everyone

I have been focusing more on tradition through Ashtanga yoga, working on the primary series and delving into the philosophy of yoga. Recently I have expanded my practice to include warm vinyasa, and the Hatha Primary Series as well. What I can offer is a comfortable, safe space for you to practice and experience that magic that Yoga offers us in promoting a healthy, joyful life in love and gratitude.
Class Types: Go with the Flow, Core Essentials

and jazz under Sabina and Soozi Childers at the Foster City Dance Theatre School. She has continued her
training under the guidance of tap virtuoso Sam Weber, as well as attending tap festivals and workshops
with a variety of tap masters including Mark Mendonca, Michelle Dorrance, Terry Brock, and Dianne Walker. She has taught for several studios across the Bay Area and specializes in teaching teens and adults. Melissa is also a performer and choreographer with Tap Explosion, a tap dance company based out of San Jose.
Class Types: Tap for beginners & Tap - beyond beginners

Class Types: Gentle Yoga

teaching high intensity pilates in a group setting. In 2016 she opened a fitness studio
specializing in HIT and Pilates. Lindsy currently teaches at Orangetheory Fitness and holds
many certifications including NASM- Certified personal trainer. Lindsy loves coaching group
fitness and works to ensure each person feels welcome and included in all aspects of a group
class. Lindsy lives coastside with her husband, two middle school aged boys, and three rescue
pups. Lindsy enjoys daily workouts especially in strength and running, playing card games with
her husband, and getting outside with the whole crew.
Class Types: Full Body Strength

Class Types: Spin

Foundations Training and was a Lululemon Ambassador for four years. She has been living and teaching yoga for thirteen years in the bay area, twelve of which have been full time.
Amber is married and has two fur babies. She considers travel her part time hobby and has been all over the world. She recharges by being outside, hanging with friends, working out or cooking and sharing meals with loved ones.
Before becoming a yoga teacher Amber studied Nutrition. She received her Associates degree at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz and went on to study Dietetics at Cal State Long Beach.
In 2006 she left Cal State and moved back to Santa Cruz where she attended Bauman College and took a more holistic approach to nutrition.
Amber has a vivacious love of life, humans and food. She is deeply committed to education and learning as well as awareness and connection to ourselves and to each other.
Currently Amber is working full time as a Nutrition Coach.
Class Types: Foundation Training

Katie's experience as a dancer and certified fitness instructor, combined with a passion for expression, shine through her teaching.
Katie is extremely excited to have joined the FIT lineup!
Class Types: Mobility & Stretch

Charity uses a balance of circuit and interval training, strength conditioning, with a focus on functional movement, balance, flexibility and mobility. Specialty areas include breast cancer recovery, senior fitness, and endurance training. She shares a healthy dose of nutrition tips, mindset and emotional wellness tools to help clients break out of old stuck patterns and create new healthy habits. She enjoys working with clients of all ages and levels with a desire to uplevel their fitness and health.
Charity has given back to her coastal community over the years providing outdoor group workouts along our beautiful coast.
Class Types - Personal Training

childhood dancing in his family studio and was working professionally since the age of 15. Christopher has performed around the world with artists such as Michael Jackson, Madonna, Whitney Houston, Prince, Cirque du Soleil, Paula Abdul and and many others. He has been featured in countless movies, TV shows and commercials.
Christopher has recently jumped into the realm of movie making! With his childhood friend, Jonathan Lawrence, Director and editor extraordinaire, they created a short film last year called “Carnival of Wonders” featuring talent from all around the SF Peninsula. Christopher created, produced and choreographed the film, and went out to the 2020 film festival circuit. The film has won 27 different awards and accolades, Including the OVID award (most interesting and original story), Best Short, Best Costumes, Best Special Effects, Best Young Actress and Best Producer from the Oniros Film Awards, and the Vegas Film Awards.
Chris is also the proud owner of the largest costume shop on the coast!
He is thrilled to be co-owner with his Husband, David!
Class Types: Cardio Dance, Stretch,Splits and Abs & Gender Fluid Heels

David is excited to be the new co-owner with his Husband Christopher!

Staci moved to El Granada in 2004, accepting the chef manager position at The Gymboree Corporation. She assisted Gymboree in building the corporate café, developing menus and managing the team until 2016.
From 2016-2018 she enjoyed working as a personal chef for a few
families up and down the peninsula. In 2018 she began a chef position
with SAGE Dining Service at a private school in San Francisco. That led to Food Service Director for another private school in Palo Alto from 2021- 2023.
During this time and always dancer at heart, Staci returned to Marie Stinnett’s Studio, this time as an instructor. She loved the four years she spent teaching adults beginning and intermediate jazz.
Happy that Chris returned to teaching, Staci enjoys attending his classes.
She is thrilled to be managing the studio, working for Chris and
David and being a part of entire the Fit Studio team. Staci is excited to meet you and help you start your new journey with this fantastic team of instructors and trainers here at FIT Studio!

Class Types: Bodypump, Spin, Personal Training

Class Types: Spin, Bootcamp, Butts & Gutts

Class Types: Butts & Gutts, Bootcamp Cardio

Class Types: Silver Seniors & Zumba

Class Types: Spin

Class Types: Hula, Rise & Shine

With her dance, and yogic background, she has served the Coastside, with Prenatal & Postpartum Yoga with Infant Massage, Yoga for Everyone, and BirthDance™ classes, for a
dozen years-to balance the need for appropriate movement for all.
As a woman, mother, health practitioner, and lifelong dancer, Samantha found yoga to be the ‘glue’ that has held her together on Spiritual, Emotional, and Physical levels throughout her life.
She began her yoga practice 26 years ago, inspired by Rodney Yee, Kripalu Yoga, and continued to earn her certification with Pete Guinosso-Lighting the Path Yoga, and Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga, with Jane Austin-Mama Tree Yoga, in 2014.
Samantha is an Integrative Health Practitioner for ALL
HUMANS. She strives to support, educate and empower those who seek to improve their own health stories, well being and thrive within our world.
Class Types: Pre/Postnatal Yoga, Yoga for Everyone

I have been focusing more on tradition through Ashtanga yoga, working on the primary series and delving into the philosophy of yoga. Recently I have expanded my practice to include warm vinyasa, and the Hatha Primary Series as well. What I can offer is a comfortable, safe space for you to practice and experience that magic that Yoga offers us in promoting a healthy, joyful life in love and gratitude.
Class Types: Go with the Flow, Core Essentials

and jazz under Sabina and Soozi Childers at the Foster City Dance Theatre School. She has continued her
training under the guidance of tap virtuoso Sam Weber, as well as attending tap festivals and workshops
with a variety of tap masters including Mark Mendonca, Michelle Dorrance, Terry Brock, and Dianne Walker. She has taught for several studios across the Bay Area and specializes in teaching teens and adults. Melissa is also a performer and choreographer with Tap Explosion, a tap dance company based out of San Jose.
Class Types: Tap for beginners & Tap - beyond beginners

Class Types: Gentle Yoga

teaching high intensity pilates in a group setting. In 2016 she opened a fitness studio
specializing in HIT and Pilates. Lindsy currently teaches at Orangetheory Fitness and holds
many certifications including NASM- Certified personal trainer. Lindsy loves coaching group
fitness and works to ensure each person feels welcome and included in all aspects of a group
class. Lindsy lives coastside with her husband, two middle school aged boys, and three rescue
pups. Lindsy enjoys daily workouts especially in strength and running, playing card games with
her husband, and getting outside with the whole crew.
Class Types: Full Body Strength

Class Types: Spin

Foundations Training and was a Lululemon Ambassador for four years. She has been living and teaching yoga for thirteen years in the bay area, twelve of which have been full time.
Amber is married and has two fur babies. She considers travel her part time hobby and has been all over the world. She recharges by being outside, hanging with friends, working out or cooking and sharing meals with loved ones.
Before becoming a yoga teacher Amber studied Nutrition. She received her Associates degree at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz and went on to study Dietetics at Cal State Long Beach.
In 2006 she left Cal State and moved back to Santa Cruz where she attended Bauman College and took a more holistic approach to nutrition.
Amber has a vivacious love of life, humans and food. She is deeply committed to education and learning as well as awareness and connection to ourselves and to each other.
Currently Amber is working full time as a Nutrition Coach.
Class Types: Foundation Training

Katie's experience as a dancer and certified fitness instructor, combined with a passion for expression, shine through her teaching.
Katie is extremely excited to have joined the FIT lineup!
Class Types: Mobility & Stretch

Charity uses a balance of circuit and interval training, strength conditioning, with a focus on functional movement, balance, flexibility and mobility. Specialty areas include breast cancer recovery, senior fitness, and endurance training. She shares a healthy dose of nutrition tips, mindset and emotional wellness tools to help clients break out of old stuck patterns and create new healthy habits. She enjoys working with clients of all ages and levels with a desire to uplevel their fitness and health.
Charity has given back to her coastal community over the years providing outdoor group workouts along our beautiful coast.
Class Types - Personal Training
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