Instructors - Los Gatos Swim and Racquet Club

Patty McNulty

Group Exercise Director

Patty has always had a passion for staying active. She started swimming competitively at the age of 6 and joined her first cycling club at the age of 10. Patty began her fitness career in 1982. She started her own corporate fitness company ‘The Balanced Body’ in 1988 which provided corporate onsite fitness classes at various corporate locations. Read More

Dolores Montenegro (Dee)

Certified Personal Fitness Trainer

Dolores was encouraged to become a certified personal fitness trainer after surgery to replace a torn ACL and repair a torn meniscus and while undertaking her own rehabilitation. Dolores took that advice and received her personal trainer certification from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and then became … Read More

Makiko Niwa

Fitness Instructor

Makiko loves sharing her passion for yoga as a way to build a healthy community. Not only does yoga help build a healthier body, but it cultivates senses such as love, compassion, and peace not only toward others but toward yourself, which are both vital to maintaining your health and well-being in a collective way.
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Ann Weismann

Fitness Coach

Ann’s passion for movement began in the dance world with an extensive background in classical ballet and Modern dance. She is a certified Pilates Mat instructor through the Physical Mind Institute and a certified Pilates Apparatus trainer by nationally recognized instructor and bodyworker, Madeline Black. Ann has taught Pilates
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Rachel Young

Exercise Instructor

Rachel is a clinical psychologist turned exercise instructor and has been teaching group fitness since 2001. She continues to teach multiple formats, has a small private practice and runs weight loss groups. Rachel believes group exercise is hugely important for both mental and physical health. Communities and personal well-being
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Vesna Mardesic

Fitness Instructor

Vesna has a B.S. in Nutrition, a minor in Psychology and more than 20 years of training experience. She has helped many clients lose more than 50 pounds, helped collegiate athletes improve their speed and agility and even helped people alleviate back pain through core strength and flexibility training. She holds NASM
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Stacy Dunnett

Group Fitness Professional

Stacy Dunnett is an accredited Group Fitness professional who has been in the industry for 30 years. She is the creator of the drum fitness craze “Beats n Feet”. A lifelong dancer, she received a ballet scholarship at The American Ballet Theatre where she danced with Baryshnikov. Stacy trained with Beto, the creator of Zumba, and then became one of the
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Heather Estrada

Exercise Instructor

Heather has 17 years of teaching and is committed to offering yoga for everybody. Each class is well-rounded, addressing head-to-toe. Access our innate sense of freedom. Reduce stress. Optimize physical health. Heather offers yoga postures for all levels of mobility making class accessible to everybody. Breathing techniques, physical & …
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Lisa Roper

Fitness Instructor

At the age of 4, Lisa began training in classical ballet and continued for 30 years, eventually transitioning her passion into the world of fitness and nutrition. In 1995 she started Physiofit, serving the corporate South Bay, and in 2017 she left the corporate world to work with private clients and teach classes locally. She also gave up 15 hours of commuting to be closer to work and …
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Sam Cooke

Exercise Instructor

Sam has been sharing her fitness knowledge since 2021 by strength-training with seniors and began teaching yoga in 2023. She believes that movement and relaxation have a reciprocal relationship linked by the breath, flexible muscles need to be strong muscles too, and that you should be able to laugh in a yoga class! Sam is creative, passionate, and thoughtful (and cat-mom to a .…
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Kristy Aguirre

Zumba Dance Instructor

Kristy Aguirre began her dance career in Fresno, CA in 2006 under the instruction of Ely Buffin of the Anaka Dance Company. Ely Buffin specialized in traditional dances of Morrocco, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia, often incorporating a theatrical presentation. In 2009, Kristy began studying American Cabaret Belly Dance with legendary Belly Dancer “Cory Zamora. As a “Zamora Dancer,” Read More

Shannon Larson

Fitness Instructor

Shannon has worked as a personal trainer for the last 14 years and has such a passion to help people find strength and see their true potential within themselves. She found her passion for teaching group classes about 12 years ago, and absolutely LOVES building community. After having her second baby, she launched her own HIIT program and format known as Bikini Bod Squad to help moms & women feel bikini confident in all stages of life. She has utilized this format to teach other HIIT classes and loves … Read More

Lance Waldsmith

Yoga Instructor

Lance Waldsmith focuses his classes on increasing strength within a wider range of motion. As a career Physical Education Teacher and 8 years experienced Yoga Instructor, Lance brings a depth of knowledge. Lance also has decades of experience in martial arts, weightlifting, and sports. Come for a challenge, and leave feeling relaxed.
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