Ryan is openly endorsed as the “go to fitness expert” in San Luis Obispo County. He has been sought after to present his innovative fitness, wellness, and rehabilitation topics to many large organizations in San Luis Obispo County, like PG&E, Morris & Garritano, The Family Care Network, French Hospital, Cal Trans, The Department of Social Services, Exchange Club, Rotary Club and Kiwana’s.

Ryan’s client list reads as a “Who’s-Who” of leading local as well as professional athletes, leading business professionals, and good ol’ “regular Joe’s” (like he claims to be himself). And since starting his career in 1996 and launching Athlon in 2003 one could easily say that Ryan’s fitness and performance services has improved the lives of literally thousands of San Luis Obispo County residents.

Ryan started Athlon because it was the obvious progression of his passion to help people look, feel, and perform at their best. A black-belt in Karate, he competed as a kickboxer achieving a ranking of #3 in North America by the International Kickboxing Federation. He’s always loved competing and maintaining optimum fitness levels and loves helping others achieve their “elite” self too.

He was raised on a farm here in California where the hard physical labor made him strong and athletic, and the typically long, farmer-life days developed his “hard-headed” work ethic. He is a “never-say-die” kind of person and you’ll often find him working hard here at Athlon (either in the facility with a client or construction project, or in his office researching new fitness programs). He endeavors to be an innovator in the fitness and performance industry and make an impact on the lives of San Luis Obispo County residents.

Bottom line: he’s helped thousands of people improve their lives through better fitness and performance – and he can help you too.

Andy is a San Luis Obispo native and was a dual sport athlete in Football and Track and Field at SLO High School. His career in both sports continued at Cal Poly, where he also earned a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biology. Andy finished his collegiate career as a 4-year starter at defensive end for the football team. He also finished as a school record holder in both the shot put and the discus, earning All-American status and 9th place finish in the shot put at the NCAA Championships in 1999.

After graduating from Cal Poly in 2000, Andy’s passion for sports and helping others led him to a career in personal training in Los Angeles. While there, he took up cycling and triathlon training, eventually competing in both half and full Ironman distance triathlons (Wildflower Half Ironman 2006 + 2011, Ironman New Zealand 2007).

In 2009, he returned to Cal Poly to pursue a Masters degree in Kinesiology and to coach collegiate athletes. He worked as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in the Cal Poly weight room as well as an assistant coach for the track and field team for 6 years. He also spent 6 years coaching football at Mission Prep High School.

Andy has a passion for coaching human athletic movement and enjoys seeing his athletes achieve their goals. He has a diverse background as a competitor and coach in multiple sports, including football, track and field, cycling, triathlons, and backcountry skiing. He believes in educating his clients on how to train effectively and safely so that they have the physical tools for a lifetime of health and performance.

Jasmine was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Urbana, Ohio. Sports and fitness have been a part of her life from a very young age. At the age of two, her mother placed her in gymnastics after observing her doing a perfect cartwheel to pick up her toys. Jasmine pursued a gymnastics career for over fourteen years competing all over the country.

Along with gymnastics, Jasmine was also very active in the sport of track and field. During her sophomore year of high school, she decided to make track and field her sport of choice and retired her gymnastics leotard. Jasmine competed as a long jumper/triple jumper and sprinter while in high school. During her high school career, she became the long jump state champion as well as the school record holder in the long jump. Her senior year she was approached by Cal Poly’s track and field program. Jasmine received a full scholarship to Cal Poly in 2007 where she competed on its division 1 track and field team. She earned the title of 2-time All-American in the triple jump throughout her time at Cal Poly. Jasmine has continued pursuing her triple jump career as a post collegiate athlete, and trained with her college coach for the 2016 summer Olympic games as an American triple jumper in Brazil.

During her time at Cal Poly, Jasmine majored in Kinesiology. She loved the kinesiology department and was able to relate so much of what she learned in the class room to her everyday life, especially her athletic side. She planned to go to Physician Assistant school after graduating Cal Poly, however, after working in a physical therapy clinic for a while her plans changed. It was there in the physical therapy environment that Jasmine found a love for physical therapy and personal training. The idea of taking an individual who was injured or had been injured and providing them with an exercise program that allowed them to get back to their activity of choice really resignated with her. She became certified as a strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association in hopes of training individuals using many of the injury prevention and rehabilitation methods in physical therapy.

In 2016, Jasmine became a member of the Athlon Elite personal training family. Jasmine is very excited to be a part of the Athlon team. She looks forward to working with her clients each day and helping them reach the goals they have set for themselves. Jasmine strives to get to know every person she trains and works hard to create an atmosphere where each individual feels safe and encouraged. When Jasmine isn’t training at Athlon, she loves to spend her time writing and playing music and of course riding her unicycle! Ask her about the “power of the one wheel”!

Kyle is originally from Sacramento, CA. He completed his undergraduate degree in Biology with a concentration in Anatomy and Physiology. Kyle has been into sports and fitness for as long as he can remember, playing just about every sport growing up. His interest in the gym became more serious when he started powerlifting in high school to improve his football. He quickly fell in love with powerlifting, competing and joining the 1200 lb. club, (total of bench press, back squat, and deadlift).

In college he worked at San Luis Sports Therapy (next to Athlon), and became more interested in well-rounded health and fitness. Always eager to pick the brains of physical therapists and the Athlon trainers, it was clear that Kyle was destined for a career in coaching. He is fascinated with learning better ways to coach for improved functional movement and strength. He is excited to join the Athlon team because that’s what we do, day in and day out!

Like most of us Personal Trainers, Kat has always had a love of fitness, from cheerleading to dance to running  marathons.  For her entire life, exercise has felt more like a passion than a chore.  She’s fascinated by the body and what it’s capable of when the mind is focused on a goal.

She grew up in California, but her quest for adventure took her to Hawaii for a few years to live and work.  While there, she decided she would pursue her passion for heath and fitness and try to turn it into a career.  She volunteered at Iron Man and the Lava Man Triathlons, and at surf competitions to completely immerse into fitness culture and learn the industry and how it works.  Being surrounded by so many fitness gurus inspired her to become a Personal Trainer and return to California for a formal education in fitness.

After completing the Fitness Specialist Program at San Diego Mesa College, she moved back to her hometown of San Luis Obispo and started her personal training journey. Which, lucky for us, brought her to Athlon to help motivate and encourage our members to push beyond their limits, overcome obstacles, and achieve big goals!