About Us

Leah continually deepens her understanding of the human body and its ability to seek efficient movement strategies and alignment. Through her work with movement and various body therapies she has come to realize that what we eat can also play a huge role in how we move, feel and think. Leah is a graduate of the Living Light Culinary Arts Institute, where she received her certification as a Raw Culinary Arts Associate Chef and Instructor. She teaches raw culinary arts classes and is passionate about sharing the living foods lifestyle with others.

When Leah is not training or preparing living foods you will find her up in the mountains enjoying life, skiing, hiking, boating or just relaxing with her two twin boys, husband and dog. Her mission is to help others achieve optimal health and vitality so that they can enjoy ease and comfort in everyday activities and life.

Nancy Keith Kelly has been practicing Pilates since 1992 and became a certified instructor at Spring Training in 2006.

An avid sports nut, she enjoys running, cycling, and yoga and always prefers doing all with friends.

Her lifetime goal is visit and explore 100 countries and is nearly halfway to her goal. When she's not teaching, playing sports or traveling, she can be found working in high tech marketing.

Leah Putnam, owner of Spring Training®, has been in the health and fitness industry for over 30 years. Through her education and experience, she has a unique ability to create and adapt movement to meet the needs of each individuals fitness goals.

Leah has earned certifications from Long Beach Dance Conditioning, the Physical Mind Institute and the American College of Sports Medicine. She is a certified Level 2 and GYROKINESE® trainer of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEMS® as well as being certified in the Hendrickson Method® of Orthopedic Massage.

Leah is a GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer and has been certifying teacher trainer in the Pilates Method influenceing instructors through out the world.  She has been a presenter at fitness conferences, apppeared on television programs and quoted in numerous articles.

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Kristin Torok is a GYROTONIC® certified trainer in Level 1 and Level 2 and in GYROTONIC® specialized equipment such as the Ladder, the Jumping Stretching Board, the Leg Extension Unit, and the Gyrotoner.  She is also certified in GYROKINESIS® and has completed workshops in GYROTONIC®for Golfers and GYROTONIC® for herniated discs.  Her other movement training includes a BFA degree in dance from Cornish College of the Arts, certifications in Laban and Bartenieff Movement Analysis, Aston Techniques 1 and 2 of the Aston Patterning System, and the Bill Evans Modern Dance Technique.

Kristin's background in modern dance has led her to a lifelong commitment in the study of movement.  She continues to find ways to refine her teaching skill and techniques to aid and improve her clients strength, flexibility and body awareness and enhance and   empower them with healthy and efficient movement patterns.  Kristin has found teaching to be both satisfying and rewarding and passes her knowledge, enjoyment and  passion for moving, conditioning, and personal improvement onto her clients.

Peta Barrett A graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Peta's training also took her to Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet and the Hungarian National Ballet in Budapest. Her teaching career began in Pennsylvania with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Youth Ballet and Point Park University.

A avid lover of all forms of movement, Peta found GYROTONIC® Excercise in 1999 at San Francisco GYROTONIC®  while dancing professionally in the city. Her journey with Gyrotonic exercise has taken her to Portland, New York City, San Francisco and Miami to study under some of the most influential trainers in the industry. Peta is thrilled to be working with fellow dancers, athletes and "non-movers" alike!

When not dancing, teaching or spiraling, Peta can be found walking her dogs on the beach, dinning with her husband or snowboarding the Sierras.

Kesha Fikes has trained in the Danis Bois Method (DBM) with Dr. Danis Bois and his research team in Portugal and in France since 2002.  She is one of the few practitioners in the US and the sole practitioner on the west coast.  Her bodywork background is complemented by training in Embodied Anatomy and Yoga from Body-Mind Centering® (BMC), as well as nearly a decade of teaching experience in a form of yoga called GYROKINESIS® from the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®.   Kesha has also written a preface for Bois’ first work translated into English, The Wild Region of Lived Experience (2009), North Atlantic Press.  She holds a doctorate degree in socio-cultural anthropology.

Kesha’s classes are focused and uplifting.  She cultivates an empathetic learning environment and she enjoys supporting individuals of all ages and abilities in their quests for wellbeing.

Jen Hughes was first introduced to Pilates at the age of sixteen from a background in dance. She began her formal Pilates certification training with Ellie Herman and later studied rehabilitation through movement under Nora St. John to further understand the anatomical body mechanics behind the repertoire.

In 2007, Jen continued her movement education by undergoing GYROTONIC®  Level 1 training with Master Trainer Nora Heiber. After experiencing firsthand the remarkable improvement in her neck pain through this method, she pursued a secondary certification on the GYROTONER® with Master Trainer Lisa-Marie Goodwin.

In 2009, Jen completed her Foundation training in Svaroopa®, a non-active form of yoga. Using props to support the body into specific angles, the poses release spinal tension to create more movement and ease through the body and joints. Drawing from all of her movement therapy expertise, Jen focuses with her clients on optimal posture alignment, ease in movement and breath, and improving overall body awareness in order to carry out their favorite activities pain-free.