Kristina opened Body Tuners July 1, 2016. Her hope was to create a positive healing environment for all ages, all fitness levels and all different types of people.

Kristina has always been passionate about fitness. Kristina has been involved with fitness or sports in one way or another since as far back as she can remember. Kristina has also actively participated in fitness and sports and learned how to leverage that knowledge to improve her fitness. After completing her bachelor of science in kinesiology she felt it was time to take her passion and make it a career.

My name is Gerardo Salas. I am a Holistic Massage Practitioner and Personal Trainer. I have been training in Martial arts for 10 years and have incorporated different kind of weight lifting modalities through out the years. Such as Bodybuilding, Powerlifting and Olympic Weight lifting. I was exposed to massage from a very young age and have been learning more about it. I focus on bringing the body back to maintenance level so that it will function at its best when performing. I use a mix of Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reflexology and Accupressure to relieve pain, improve recovery and circulation throughout the body.

Jenny's fitness journey started at age 36 (she's 54 now!), six years after the birth of her fourth child. She began to realize the importance of taking care of her physical self when the demands of single parenting four children began to feel overwhelming. Physical activity brought balance, self-confidence and, most importantly, good health. Now it is Jenny's passion to share what she has learned over the years about fitness, movement, and self-empowerment with her personal training clients. Jenny has over 15 years experience teaching martial arts and fitness. She has earned two 2nd Degree Black Belts and a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She also has 20 years experience in functional movement training. Jenny specializes in helping people who are new to physical activity get moving while focusing on developing healthy fitness and mobility habits. She also loves teaching fitness kickboxing and self-defense skills!

Francine Appleby is a Certified Personal Trainer through ISSA. She is passionate about health and fitness and is eager to share that passion with her clients. Francine has struggled with her weight and diet for most of her life and could never seem to prioritize her health or get control over her eating habits. With a BA in Psychology and after years of working in the food & beverage industry, Francine knows how to work with people and is very comfortable and confident in her ability to be supportive & compassionate. She believes that our physical, mental and spiritual health are all interconnected and with the help of consistent exercise and a healthy diet, a harmonious balance can be achieved. Throughout her journey at Body Tuners, Francine has undergone her own transformation of mind, body and spirit and she isn't going to stop now. She is eternally grateful for the continuous support and motivation that the community of this gym provides, and couldn't be more excited to pay it forward to her own clients and help them change and better their lives as well!

Jenna Washington grew up participating in a wide variety of sports but as a young adult she let her health and fitness become less of a priority which affected her weight and health. The desire to become a personal trainer came after spending years being that person who wanted to lose weight, get in shape and all around feel better about themselves. Now having emerged on the other side and having achieved most of her goals, she wants to use her skills, experience and own journey to help others. She knows being overweight can affect your whole life and wants to be there for people who want to bring about change in their lives. Jenna understands that life can be hectic and it is often hard to find time and energy to work out. She is here to give support and will be your biggest cheerleader in and out of the gym.

Rihanna is a Certified Personal Trainer & Certified Booty Specialist through ISSA. With an extensive background of 20+ years in the medical field, she has always thrived on helping and healing others and is eager to apply those skills by training clients and pushing them to achieve their goals at Body Tuners. Rihanna has experienced her own struggles regarding weight and maintaining a healthy diet on and off for years, and with the support and encouragement of the BT community, she decided to take her health & fitness to the next level. She is now at a point in her life where her health is a top priority, and she wants to help others along their journey towards bettering themselves and leading a healthier lifestyle.

Kol has a love for life and helping people like no other! He went from being a Soldier in Iraq to a Healer in Humboldt. His love for laughter inspired him to run Humboldt’s Laughter Revolution at HSU while simultaneously earning his Masters Degree in Bio-Psychology and teaching mental/emotional fitness through his PositiVibes Hypnotherapy and NLP practice right here in Arcata. Since then, he’s made a commitment to learn everything there is to know about physical and nutritional fitness, earning his personal training certificate (along with 15 auxiliary certs in all things gym), his Power yoga Certificate, and Wholistic Health Certificate.

Now is the time to KOLtiviate - Motivate, activate, and accelerate - positive growth and powerful life changes permanently! Let’s get at it! 

Edgar Juarez was born in the US and raised in Guatemala. He started playing sports at a very young age, and was especially into soccer. Once back in the states, Edgar began competing with others and earned scholarships to play soccer at college level. He has decided to pursue an education in health and fitness and so far has studied bodybuilding, powerlifting, and nutrition.  He now plans on studying  kinesiology at Humboldt State in order to learn more about movement and the body. Like many athletes, Edgar has sustained several injuries and has learned effective ways to recover and get his body back into shape. He now wants to share what he has learned through his own experience and training over the past several years and help others to reach their fitness goals.