
Owner & Founder
Ryan Joiner MS, CSCS
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 Kiwanis…
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General Manager & Coach – Paso Robles
Andy Sverchek MS, CSCS
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…
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Coach – San Luis Obispo
Octavio “Oak” Guerrero BS, NASM-CPT
Octavio, aka “Oak,” grew up in Santa Maria very active in sports and fitness. As a boy, he played soccer (his first love), ran track & field, and ran cross-country. In high school, he added football and wrestling to his sports repertoire, but still excelled in track & field. He qualified for CIF championships running the 400-meter race and ultimately finished 2nd in the league.
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Coach – San Luis Obispo
Taylor Rogers, CPT, PN1
Taylor grew up skiing and hiking the beautiful mountains of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Since age 5 she competed as a gymnast and competed in the Junior Olympics as a Level 9. Unfortunately, her 14-year career in gymnastics ended due to the accumulation of injuries. Though she still had a passion for gymnastics, she just couldn’t
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Coach – Paso Robles
Jesus Reynoso, CPT-NASM
Jesus grew up just around the corner from Athlon in San Miguel. Like many of us he had an active youth: volleyball, football, basketball, etc. But he also had a strong drive for helping others. He volunteered in many community-based charity organizations such as: after school programs, the food bank, park and beach clean-ups, and
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Coach – Paso Robles
Andrew DeSesa
Andrew was born in San Mateo, CA, then migrated to the beautiful Central Coast in 2005, settling in Paso Robles. In high school he played football, baseball, and track and field, (and began his journey into fitness and performance here at Athlon as youth athlete in our programs!). After a couple years, he put his focus on football, which led to a collegiate football career at Brown University.
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Office Manager
Kathy Horlings
Kathy has been helping Athlon run efficiently since 2010. She brings many years of business experience as well as a love of fitness and nutrition to Athlon, (and the ability to get sh@# done!…) Shortly after moving to Paso Robles to start a new business with her husband, Kathy became a Private Training client at Athlon. When the position for an Administrative Assistant became available Kathy immediately…
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Since 2003 the Athlon team has helped over 10,000 central coast residents find the best version of themselves, in our fun and supportive community environment. We’re endorsed by local medical experts and trusted by many high-profile athletes from Major League Baseball, the NCAA, NFL, UFC, and PGA tour.
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