For almost as long as there has been a Freestyle Martial Arts, there has been student and instructor Danelle Clarke. She’s one of the handful of instructors playing both sides of the Freestyle field, with a “Head Instructor” business card in her wallet for her role in the adult beginner program on the martial arts […]
It’s a rare situation when our instructors play both sides of Freestyle, but that’s what we have here. Shannon Magee – that’s Miss Shannon to all those martial arts kids – made the leap to fitness instructor last fall, and well, we just don’t know what we ever did without her. First up, her major credentials: She’s […]
She’s a second-degree black belt. A marathoner, trail runner, high school track, cross country and drill team star. She’s the one on the mic making you laugh even as you silently curse, stealing glances at the clock and praying for a break. She’s the one with the crazy high kicks and perfect form, the tireless enthusiasm […]
When your perspective about fitness changes from thinking “I need to go train” (and dreading it) to “I get to go train” (and loving it), that’s a powerful shift. And that’s what happened a few years ago to one of our newest instructors and program coordinator, Jo Harvey. Want to know her secret?
You know those people who really, truly love fitness? The kind who sincerely prefer a run over a nap? That’s our girl Erin Thran in a nutshell. She gracefully juggles a busy almost-three year old, her day job at Lululemon and her kickboxing instructor role here at Freestyle – and she grins through it all.