Trainer Bios

Alex

Certified Personal Trainer

Alex, a seasoned personal trainer, specializes in powerlifting, adeptly coaching clients in the Bench, Squat, and Deadlift. As a mother of four and a military veteran, she embodies discipline and commitment. With certifications in nutrition and pre/postnatal fitness, coupled with prior yoga instruction, she emphasizes holistic health, prioritizing mobility and recovery.

Alex's unique perspective as a weightlifting coach for her children's team, focusing on clean and jerk and snatch techniques, adds depth to her training approach. Her passion for fitness, coupled with her diverse expertise, ensures clients receive comprehensive guidance to achieve their strength and wellness goals.

Ambrose

Certified Personal Trainer

Ambrose is a kinesiologist with 8 years of experience. He specializes in helping individuals move and feel better. His areas of expertise include strength and conditioning, sports performance, and corrective exercise. He is B.S., CSCS, FMSC, and CPT certified.

His personal health and fitness experience includes collegiate and professional soccer, long-distance backpacking, and many workouts.

Brooke

Certified Personal Trainer

Before becoming a NASM, certified Personal Trainer, I took on the toughest job in the world, raising 4 kids … I call them my 4 reasons because they made me who I am today, frazzled, again, just partly kidding! I did start regular resistance training after the birth of my second child and first hand experienced the power of building muscle and the resulting change of body composition.

Before then, cardio was king and weights took a back seat. Reason being was it was uncomfortable/intimidating for me to be on the weight floor doing things I wasn’t good at. Well, fast forward many years and countless hours of practice, I am extremely passionate about educating and empowering people to resistance train … pick up heavy things and put them back down (safely of course).

Did I mention I have a Dietetics degree from Arizona State University? Life is too short to be following strict diets, not to mention unrealistic. Prescribing a diet or meal plan is not my deal. What I do is EDUCATE and provide resources so you can find what works for you. Moderation is key especially when it comes to eating habits. Restrict yourself and see what happens, yeah, not good. Small changes over time is where it’s at. Food is fuel not therapy so eat what powers you!

When I’m not training my peeps or myself you might find me enjoying a strong cup of coffee, being “Mom” to my 4 reasons, learning (aka. struggling on the mats) jiu-jitsu at Gracie Barra Encinitas, or hanging around my beautiful town of Encinitas, CA. But seriously, you will most likely find me at the gym or on the mats doing my thing and supporting the ones I care about. Hope I get a chance to meet and learn a little about you because I’m tired of talking about me!

Christian

Certified Personal Trainer

My name is Christian Saldivar. I’m originally from King City, CA in Monterey County but I’ve lived in San Diego for 34 years, so I consider this home. I have a Degree in Kinesiology from San Diego State University, and I’m a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA.

I’ve been in the personal training industry for 25 years and have enjoyed it very much. I specialize in functional, sport specific and strength training, flexibility, mobility, and soft tissue dysfunction, but I pride myself working with anybody who walks through the door. From the Baby Boomer trying to have a better quality of life to the Elite Athlete trying to improve in their sport and everybody in between.

I’ve been fortunate to work alongside excellent trainers that have allowed me to learn and expand my knowledge and skills.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my family, being outdoors, mountain biking, golfing, camping and playing baseball. If you’re interested in getting in better shape, improving the quality of your life or excelling at your sport, feel free to contact me.

Doug

Certified Personal Trainer

My name is Doug McKay Weightlifting Performance Coach certified by the NSPA. I am a strength coach who started lifting weights at age 12 and co-owned a gym at age 27.

My training methodology is based on strength training, calisthenics and the olympic lifts.

Most of my time today is spent outdoors in San Diego “strength training” clients as a Weightlifting Performance Coach certified by the NSPA | National Sports Performance Association.

Jing

Certified Personal Trainer

I am an ACE certified personal trainer and RYT 200 certified yoga teacher with 6 years of dedicated training and education. I’ve worked with many clients over the past years of different ages, races, and genders to help them achieve goals such as overcoming physical limitations, developing stronger cores, gaining muscle, being more functionally fit, and losing weight. Quote from a client, "I give Jing huge credit for helping me make big improvements in my physical health and overall well-being. Quantitatively, I have lost 12 pounds and gotten a lot stronger."

Until my mid-20's, I didn't play any sports, I averaged 15 hours of screen time per day due to work and leisure. I was the least fit among groups of friends when hiking, snowboarding, and doing anything physically active. As a young professional, I was feeling burnt out many times from my 80-hour work weeks while running startup businesses, which eventually resulted in me hitting my rock bottom.

Since 2017, in an attempt to get out of rock bottom and to change my lifestyle, I have tried various sports such as racing on dragon boat teams, boxing, snowboarding, sailing, rock climbing and bouldering. I realized that all of these activities I enjoyed required a certain level of physical fitness and strength, as well as my dream of traveling the world and running more startups in the future. I started to invest in myself, with the first step being investing in my physical fitness. I stepped into a gym for the first time in June 2018, and started strength training regularly since then.

I bring over a decade of experience in education, serving 5000+ students and professionals from 25+ countries. I'm also a certified Crisis Text Line counselor bringing experience in supporting people emotionally; comment from a texter, "You were a gift from heaven". I have a Master's degree in economics and finance, which helps me see the world in the big picture and honed my ability to invest (not only financially!)

I look forward to helping guide you along the way as you invest in yourself to improve your physical fitness and transform your life!

Jordan

Certified Personal Trainer

Jordan Jackson is a personal trainer with 15 years of experience within the health and fitness industry and backed by a BS degree in Kinesiology Exercise and EMT National Certification. Jordan’s passion towards fitness training stems from his innate care of others, and is heighted by his determination of bringing his clients goals to realization.

Body Architect doesn’t only represent the act of training and strength it symbolizes the various stages (IDTDO) to ensure success and longevity of results.

Identification through consultation
Design the strategic roadmap
Train
Develop and build
Occupy the new you

As a dedicated Christian Jordan also devotes his time to supporting the community youth through leadership roles, outreach programs, martial arts and extracurricular sports.

Megan

Certified Personal Trainer

Megan is a Del Mar based Personal Trainer with a passion for building confidence through intuitive exercise and nutrition. Her background of horseback riding combined with her families beach-oriented lifestyle molded Megan into the adventurous and outdoorsy person she is today.

Around 7 years ago, Megan discovered that the gym was a catalyst to growing a foundation for confidence in herself. Flash forward to now, Megans driving force in life is sharing that passion with others and is the blueprint for the creation of Fuel Alive by Megan.

Results oriented, her goal is to transform her clients lives all through her balanced approach with specializations in resistance training, flexibility and mobility, weight loss, injury prevention, and stretching.

She designs efficient, custom workout and nutrition plans, along with home programs.

She hopes to cultivate a positive community, share her knowledge and guide clients to results.

Ryan

Certified Personal Trainer

Ryan Phillips is a certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with 6+ years of experience under his belt. He is a former professional stage performer from NYC. After seeing the world and achieving everything he wanted from the performing world, his focus turned to his other passion: fitness.

He has multiple certifications including NCSF CPT, Pn1, Kettlebell Athletics Lvl 1 & 2, PPSC, pre/post natal fitness, and more. He works with all age ranges, body types, and goals of every sort, and he’s proud to be a trainer at Santé Wellness and Personal Training.

Sammie

Certified Personal Trainer

As a nationally accredited personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist & nutritionist, Sammie is dedicated to helping people live a more healthy & fit lifestyle.

After forgoing a huge body recomposition herself, Sammie understands & acknowledges the challenges that detour people from achieving their health & fitness goals. With a realistic, sustainable & science backed approach to health and wellness, Sammie not only helps her clients reach their goals, but helps them maintain their their body composition for the long run.

Shane

Certified Personal Trainer

Shane has been a trainer since 2002 and developed a full body functional program called No Shane, No Gain, taking pain out of the gain.

The program stretches and strengthens the body to develop better posture. The program is an integrated training philosophy merging all aspects of health and fitness for a total well being. Shane will help you develop muscle strength without experiencing joint pain. Improving your posture NOW will increase your likelihood for a pain free, healthy life.

Following the No Shane No Gain program, you can develop muscle and lose weight. Regardless of your age (clients range from 17 to 86) or some medical conditions such as Thyroid, Metabolic Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Diabetes, Shane and his Program will improve your fitness and help you achieve your goals.

The B. Fit Clinic and The National Academy of Sports Medicine are both dedicated to transforming lives and revolutionizing the health and fitness industry through its unwavering commitment to deliver innovative education, solutions and tools that produce remarkable results.

Wyatt

Certified Personal Trainer

My name is Wyatt Duncan. I am a Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA CPT), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA CSCS), Corrective Exercise Specialist (NASM CES), and Holistic Lifestyle Coach (CHEK HLC). After working with military personnel and athletes at the beginning of my career and finding myself disappointed by the lack of genuine health in people that looked good and performed at the highest level, I changed my approach to training and coaching.

I began working with people to build functional, healthy, bodies with a longevity focus. I take an integrative approach to training, focused on ensuring that a functional, sustainable foundation is established upon which we can build, with the end goal being attaining a high quality of life for as long as possible. In my personal time, I golf, play pickleball, am learning to fly, and cheer on the 49ers.

If my approach resonates with you, I look forward to chatting more with you about how I can be of help to you in your journey.

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Alex

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Ambrose

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Brooke

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Christian

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Doug

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Jing

Certified Personal Trainer

Jordan

Certified Personal Trainer

Megan

Certified Personal Trainer

Ryan

Certified Personal Trainer

Sammie

Certified Personal Trainer

Shane

Certified Personal Trainer

Wyatt

Certified Personal Trainer

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