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Desireé Bartlett

Desirée Bartlett M.S., CPT, has been teaching health & fitness for 15 years. Originally from Chicago, she has her degree in Kinesiology, a minor in dance and her Master's degree in Corporate Fitness. Desiree holds advanced certifications in Yoga, Personal Training, and Group Fitness.
Desirée is a continuing education provider through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, the International Sports Sciences Association and the National Council for Certified Personal Trainers. Additionally, she has taught training programs for Yoga 123, a national Yoga program for at risk youth.
Desirée’s classes have been featured on ABC, Univision and Lifetime. Desirée opened Equinox Fitness in Santa Monica as Group Fitness Manager and was a 2005 ambassador for Lululemon Athletica. In early 2006 she was a presenter for Nike Fitness Academy at the University of Southern California. Desirée is now the product director of fitness for Gaiam and taught ‘Yoga Dance Fusion,’ at Gaiam’s 10th annual LOHAS conference.

Professional Experience
Gaiam, Los Angeles, NYC, and Denver, November 2005-Current
Product Director of Fitness and Yoga. Responsible for identifying viable fitness and Yoga talent and products. Also responsible for certain media, fitness products and kits.

Equinox Fitness, Santa Monica, November 2004-November 2005
Group Fitness Manager. Responsible for designing a schedule of 83 classes, including Yoga, Spinning, Kickboxing, Dance, Pilates, Martial Arts and Body Sculpt.
Managing a staff of 50 group fitness instructors, as well as teaching classes.

Sports Center Fitness, Redondo Beach June 2002-October 2004
Personal Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor, Spinning Instructor, and Yoga Teacher. Responsible for program design for individual clients based on personal model of fitness, including resistance training, core training, flexibility, and nutritional counseling. Also, group fitness classes, including yoga, core board, sculpting, and indoor cycling.

In-Home Personal Training, Chicago, Cabo San Lucas, L.A. August 1995 to the present.
Development of strength training for individuals at home incorporating resistance training, cardiovascular training, flexibility and nutritional counseling. Also private Vinyasa Flow Yoga instruction specifically tailored to individual needs of clients .

Cabo Health & Fitness, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, January 1997-January 2000
Owner/operator, responsible for all operational duties, including exercise programming, personal training, aerobics classes, Vinyasa flow yoga classes as well as employee management.

Education
Master of Science in Corporate Fitness - University of Illinois at Chicago
Masters Thesis: Development of a personal training manual for undergraduate students
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology - University of Illinois at Chicago

Skills & Certifications
Spanish speaking
NCCPT and ACE personal training certifications
NCCPT., NASM, ISSA and ACE continuing educaton provider
AFAA certified Aerobics Instructor and CEU provider for ‘An Introduction to Yoga for Personal Trainers’
Spinning certified Johnny G/Madd Dogg Athletics
Planet Yoga teacher training, Advanced Yoga teacher training with Shiva Rea

Special Appearances, & Highlights
Video- Destino Fitness (Yoga Host), Appeared in Life Fitness Cycling Video, Guthy Renker’s Kor Flex Yoga and Pilates DVD’s

Television- Worst Case Scenario, Feel Good Farm, Perfect Partners, KTLA morning news, Univison Primer Impacto, ABC Vista LA , Lifetime’s ‘Speaking of Women’s Health,’ Fit TV

Magazines-Published in Yoga Illustrated, Los Cabos News, Baja Sun, and Great Life also featured in Latina, Latina Style, Brentwood Magazine, FIT, and Shape

National Fitness Presenter at LOHAS and ECA, advisory panel for Inner IDEA
Guest Instructor at East Bank Club, Rancho la Puerta , Pueblo Bonito, Mattell, Spectrum Club, Redondo Beach Public School System, the U.S. Navy, Lululemon Athletica Ambassador.

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