Manuela Schraner

Manuela was born and raised in Switzerland and has been teaching pilates since 1999. She has been actively and passionately been involved in the fitness industry for over 30 years teaching everything from Spinning to core classes, Les Mills Body pump, mat Pilates and got her reformer training certification through Stott Pilates.
Her love and passion for making people feel good and challenging her clientele with a fun and challenging workout – keeps her moving and always tries to find new way to get you sore.
Recently, Manuela has completed her National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer. When Manuela is not making her clients sore she is loves to be with her family, hiking and travelling the world.
FITNESS PHILOSOPHY
Let me help you to start a change/ inspire you to try Pilates to bring joy to your life when you see the changes in your body and in your daily life. 
SPECIALIZATION
Pilates
CLASSES TAUGHT
20/20/20, Core Stability, Pilates Power Hour
EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer

Nahid Mohammadifar

Nahid loves teaching Zumba classes, and her reason is simple: Every class feels like a party! Her Zumba workouts blend great music and fun choreographies to help clients burn calories and build stamina.  Nahid stresses, “You don’t even have to know how to dance… just move your body and follow the lead.  It’s easy!”

Classes taught: Zumba

Email: nahid_m_far@hotmail.com

Education: Medical Doctor

Sandie Omar-Amrani

Classes taught: Dance

Levi Ben-Shmuel

For more than thirty years, Levi (“Lay-vee”) has been inspiring people to live healthier and more joyful lives through his teaching, speaking, and music.

Tai Chi is renowned for helping people find greater balance through practicing its slow and graceful movements. Known as a “meditation in motion,” you can get stronger mentally and physically in just a few minutes of gentle practice each day.

Levi studied Yang-style Tai Chi under Grandmaster Gin Soon Chu and his son, Master Vincent Chu. He is a certified Chopra Health Instructor in Ayurveda

Bobbi Grimm

Bobbi’s classes challenge each participant to intensify their effort a bit more each week as they are pushed in a safe way according to their own body. These classes use a variety of disciplines including cardio, kick boxing, weights, matwork (chair in Silver) and a rotation of resistance bands, stability ball (in LnS) and small ball. Bobbi has two years of experience at BCHD and her classes are never quite sure of what to expect except a challenge and a fun workout. When not at CHF, Bobbi is a Team Leader at Love on 4 Paws, where with her therapy Australian Labradoodle, Ozzie they go to hospitals, assisted living homes, cerebral palsy facilities as Ozzie works with patients.. She is leader of Puppets of Hope at Hope Chapel, a team of puppeteers performing monthly and for special events. Bobbi and her husband enjoy being Homestay Hosts to students from other countries and also love traveling. Education: Associate of Applied Arts degree, Marketing. State University of New York, Farmingdale, NY

Jonathan Michaels

Jon’s been active his whole life. Seeing how being sedentary affected his parents and sister, he went gonzo in the other direction. Tennis, racquetball, triathlon, running and cycling, Jon’s been active in all. He’s been training triathletes and athletes since 2007, when he realized exercise is the key to better health, and better health is the key to a higher quality of life.
One of Jon’s greatest loves is to ride a bike up a hill and fly down the other side, his long hair flowing out behind him in the breeze.

Classes taught: Indoor Cycling, Circuit Training, Bootcamp, Small Group Training

Education and certifications: BA in Kinesiology, Arizona State University, National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer, ACE certified Cancer Exercise Specialist, Athletics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) certifications for Group Exercise Instructor and Indoor Cycling Instructor, and Crank It Sports Suspension Training Instructor Certified
Specialization: Mobility and Agility, Functional Exercise, Strength

Judy Rae

Judy Rae, born and raised in El Segundo, California, never thought she needed to join a gym. She lived by the beach, and there was running, stair climbing, walking and bike riding right outside her front door. Then she was given a free gym membership. In the 10 years since, the gym has become her happy place. 
Cycling, in particular, hooked Judy from the start. She started cycling twice a week, then upped it to four times a week to round out a regimen of circuit training and body sculpting. Eventually, a friend saw her enthusiasm for cycling, and encouraged her to share her passion with others. She signed up with Mad Dogg Athletics to become a Certified Cycling Instructor in March 2018, and in 2019, she was hired by Beach Cities Health District’s Center for Health & Fitness. Among her favorite parts of working at CHF is making new playlists, and cycling to all kinds of music genres. 
“It’s so fun!” she says. “The people keep me coming back. They inspire me and I push them so they can achieve their fitness goals.” 
Judy works full time as an administrator at the Easy Reader Newspaper. Multi-tasking and dealing with clients is what she really enjoys.
“I like talking to the people,” she said. 
In her free time, Judy loves to take walks on the beach and look for sea glass and shells. She also makes her own jewelry, and works seasonally for a jewelry designer. She enjoys bike rides on The Strand, and being with her husband, Christopher.
Classes taught: Indoor Cycling

Krista Allen

Class taught: Zumba

Chris Bentajado

Chris is a movement enthusiast that is passionate about helping individuals move PUROPSEFUL, INTENTIONAL, and PAIN FREE. His main goal it to educate clients and to help enhance their awareness to the infinite potential that they have within them, as well as empower them with tools to fully thrive in life. He likes to coach clients on being persistent, helping them to develop fortitude and confidence, as well as providing them with motivation and accountability. His hope is to have his clients realize that they are much stronger than they ever knew they could be, and that they are capable of creating what they want in their life if they are willing to work for it and never give up.

On his down time, he enjoys short walks to the fridge and appropriately long naps. But on the flip side, he enjoys hiking, working out, dancing like a complete fool, doing yoga, traveling, finding new great mouthwatering recipes to cook up in the kitchen, and making sure each day is filled with laughter. Chris is keen on creating meaningful connections with his clients and wants the successes they experience with their health and wellbeing to influence other aspects of their lives.

FITNESS PHILOSOPHY
Exercise is medicine, but exercise and fitness are so much more than hard work and sweat. It is a catalyst for positive change, and it affects all other facets of your life.

SPECIALIZATION
Movement training, functional training, resistance training, athletic-specific training, balance and mobility training, medical exercise education and exercise intervention for individuals with chronic health considerations.

CLASSES TAUGHT
Chris teaches Medical Exercise Classes (Total Joint Replacement & Arthritis and Women’s Fitness & Skeletal Health). Also Chris teaches Balance classes and workshops, as well as Small Group Training.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS
Chris earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Kinesiology at California State University, Long Beach and is certified as a Medical Exercise Specialist (MES) through the American Council on Exercise (ACE), as well as a certified personal trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).