SPINNING, BARRE, ZUMBA, PILATES, COREALIGN, AERIAL YOGA,  POWERSTRIKE & BOXING, P90X CERTIFIED. ALSO TEACHES ZONE,  ZUMBA STEP, & ZUMBATOMIC

 

Brenda Elko is AFAA certified & has over 20 years experience in the fitness industry managing & instructing group fitness programs in Milwaukee, Connecticut, & locally from Great Valley & Paoli Health Clubs, The Edge in Frazer & Exton, Volant in Downingtown, & most recently Fairmount Athletic Club.

As a competitive swimmer in high school in Rio de Janeiro, Brenda has always loved athletics, but coincidentally began her passion for fitness classes at Suzanne Olson's studio in Washington, DC. Upon moving away from the DC area, she managed several group fitness programs in the Milwaukee area while obtaining a master's degree in Human Resources from Marquette University & a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University.

Brenda holds certifications in: Pilates Full Equipment & Mat, Zumba programs, Bokwa Dance Fitness, PowerStrike Kickboxing, Atletica, Barre Fitness, Yogafit, Crossfit, Spin Star 3, Aerial Yoga, Core Align, Aerial Yoga, Body Pump & has developed many other programs throughout the years.

Her previous career of 15 years was with the Central Intelligence Agency where she worked for Ben Affleck's character in the movie Argo. She was undercover traveling to many parts of the world during most of her Agency career until her last assignment in Human Resources where she managed the diversity program.

Brenda has been married for 31 years & enjoys traveling & the outdoors with her husband. 

YOGA INSTRUCTOR

 

Since beginning her first yoga teacher training in 2004, Sarah has been bringing yoga to everyone from the Beginner Student to the Advanced Practitioner. One of her gifts is for making the heavy, esoteric yoga philosophy understandable by creatively weaving the teachings of the Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita into her classes. Sarah teaches Meditation as wells as Vinyasa, Restorative, and Prenatal Yoga styles, but she also has fun teaching an invigorating and challenging Spin and Barre Fitness class too.

When Sarah isn't teaching yoga, she loves walking her dog Charlie in the afternoon, doing Mommy-and-Me Yoga with her daughter and laughing with her husband and little girl in the evening. If you don't find her with her head down in a down dog, you'll find her nose up in a good book. Her hope for all her yoga students and beings everywhere is that they will experience their light in this lifetime and shine brightly.