Every body is different, and most people aren’t going to have great results if they just go straight to the gym and begin pumping iron. A personal trainer can help you learn what’s best for you and help prevent — or recovery from — any injuries. The 2023 readers’ choice Best of the County winner is Heather Leigh Fit For Life (pictured above). For the rest of the Marin Magazine‘s Best of Marin County Personal Trainer picks see below.
Our 2023 Fitness & Sports category sponsor is The Club at Harbor Point.
We’ve broken it down by region: Southern Marin, Central Marin and mobile.
Southern | Central | Mobile
Southern Marin
Christine Waldron, Endurance
Mill Valley
As a licensed physical therapist, Christine Waldron brings her knowledge and orthopedic speciality to Endurance in Mill Valley. Though she’s here to help clients with different fitness goals, she remains focused on building strength as a form of injury prevention, making her the perfect fit for someone with weak knees or a history of back pain.
8 Madrona St., Mill Valley
Jake and JT Peterson
Mill Valley
Brothers Jake and JT Peterson founded their fitness studio in 2014 to provide athlete-style fitness training with a fun and relaxed atmosphere, offering support to prevent injury and a workout experience designed to motivate.
247 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley
Jeff Marth, Club Evexia
Mill Valley
Since high school, Jeff Marth has known he wants to be a coach. Now with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and over 20 years of experience, he’s living his own dream while helping others achieve theirs.
100 Shoreline Hwy., Suite 100, Bldg A, Mill Valley
Jordan Assadi, Club Evexia
Mill Valley
Jordan’s method is building a custom program for your body and your schedule, using his experience as a Master Personal Trainer and Certified TRX trainer to create something tailored for your lifestyle that will lift you up to achieve your goals.
100 Shoreline Hwy., Suite 100, Bldg A, Mill Valley
Kat Blair, Club Evexia
Mill Valley
This NASM certified personal trainer has also completed a Corrective Exercise Specialization, and if that weren’t impressive enough, she’s also a Bay Area native. She has personal experience with a hypermobility disorder and endeavors to provide creative solutions to clients’ issues.
100 Shoreline Hwy., Suite 100, Bldg A, Mill Valley
Central Marin
Marie Holman, Fitness SF
Corte Madera
Marie Holman believes that health is the foundation for all of life’s successes, and she’s ready to help everyone unlock that potential. At Fitness SF, she’s in an ideal place to achieve that, with the gym’s convenient location and comfortable atmosphere, complete with an outdoor gym for those that crave the fresh air.
10 Fifer Ave., Corte Madera, 415.348.6377
Sarah Hester, The Studio
San Rafael
Born in Sonoma County, Sarah Hester has taught all over New York in classical pilates studios and now returns to her NorCal home to bring her love of pilates to The Studio in Marin. In terms of who she can help, she’s done it all; major surgery recovery, pre and post natal, cancer patients, athletes, models, and entertainers.
1800 4th St., San Rafael, 415.785.3019
Heather Leigh Fit For Life
San Rafael
With over 25 years of coaching and training experience, Heather Leigh has led fitness and yoga retreats around the world while continually taking classes and trainings to evolve her training and improve her understanding of the body and mind. She recently opened her own studio and teaches a variety of fitness methods, including power yoga, hot yoga, HIIT, pilates, yoga sculpt and more.
777 Grand Ave., Suite 104B, San Rafael
Mobile
Kyle Mastropole, The Bay Fitness
Multiple locations
The Bay Fitness brings the experience of the gym to you, providing the full gym setup with an inventory customized to fit your space, with a certified professional to implement your tailored workout program. They set all the equipment up, coach you through your workout, then get all the equipment right back out of the way after you’re done.
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The Club at Harbor Point: 2023 Best of the County Fitness & Sports
