Meet Stephanie

Strength, Conditioning and Nutrition and Lifestyle Expert

Stephanie is a former 16 year ballerina and recreational triathlete who has always understood the demands of training, and the importance of body maintenance and mobility. She began teaching yoga full time in 2012 at YogaFlow SF and Planet Granite in San Francisco, CA. During that time, she also created Endure Yoga, a movement method for recovery and athletic resilience. With a focus on athletes and her own fitness journey, she found CrossFit in 2015, and began coaching at CrossFit Marin. During that time, she also coached kids gymnastics for ages 6months to 12 years...

After moving back to her hometown of San Diego, she began working with private clients and as a gymnastics coach at SD United, both as a coach for the recreational athletes and the gymnastics team. She then joined the CrossFit Humanity team and in March of 2020, she became the General Manager, through Covid openings and closings, ownership changes, 100+ person events, community gatherings and much more.

Over the years, she’s also continued to be a student and in December of 2021, passed the CrossFit Level 3 Certification exam to become a Certified CrossFit Coach. And this past April, she passed the NSCA-Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach (CSCS) test.

Now, after two amazing years as the Manager and then Head Coach at Stay Classy CrossFit, she is now back at CrossFit Humanity (San Diego, CA)!

Coaching full time and head of the Hyrox and CrossFit Kids program, she continues to works with athletes of all types from kids and teens, to adults interested in strength, conditioning and gymnastics training, as well as mobility and recovery, nutrition, and lifestyle support.

During the 2024 - 2025 academic school year, she joined the Empower Language Academy, a charter elementary school in San Diego, as the CrossFit Coach. Twice a week she was on campus and coached the kids (aged 4-10) through fun warmups and games, learning functional movements like squats, lunges, pushups and other bodyweight movements. Along with skills like throwing, catching, jumping and sprinting.

Along with coaching, Stephanie has written and published e-books, and developed online programs for yoga, strength and post-workout recovery. She has also written over 50+ articles for fitness publications including Oxygen Magazine, Muscle and Performance, Bodybuilding.com, SweatRX and Active.com.

And these days, you can catch Stephanie on her off days, taking long walks by the beach with her trusty pitbull Mylo, spending hours gardening or lounging around cuddling with her animals, and enjoying outings with friends and family (nieces pictured).

She also continues to train like an athlete 4x+ a week, and works each day to check off the healthy habits boxes that are necessary towards improving her strength, recovery and overall performance.

Walk 10,000 steps or more, everyday.

Be in nature and get sunlight regularly.

Get consistent and adequate sleep.

Exercise with intent 4+ a week.

Eat nutritious whole foods to fuel your body.

Spend quality time with family and friends.

Learn and expand your mind.

Manage and limit digital influence and consumption.

Want to train with Coach Steph? Check out CrossFit Humanity or for neighbors (92111), Side Yard Athletics (her garage gym) is great for locals looking for convenient and affordable training that is closer to home.