WHY I BECAME A TRAINER AT FIT BUDDHA:
Lagree method was a game changer for me. A 40-minute full body workout that delivered results.
3 THINGS CLIENTS CAN EXPECT IN MY CLASS:
I do my best to keep smooth transitions between moves
I stay true to the Lagree method
I provide variations for different strength levels
MY MOTTO IN LIFE:
Thoughts become things, choose the good ones.
MY FAVORITE MEGA-MOVE:
Catfish!
FAVORITE SONG TO WORK OUT TO:
That changes on the daily
WHY I BECAME A TRAINER AT FIT BUDDHA:
I was in my early 60’s, completely out of shape, 30 pounds heavier and heading into what looked like an encroaching old age…
Fit Buddha saved my life in so many ways. The stronger I became, the more I realized that the weight and mindset that brought me to Fit Buddha plagued many women my age…and younger. I determined that I would take the message to others and share the joy of a strong middle to old age.
3 THINGS CLIENTS CAN EXPECT IN MY CLASS:
Attention to correct form with a complete full-body workout
Personal attention and direction for each client
Encouragement combined with warmth, humor and laughter
MY MOTTO IN LIFE:
Do the next right thing
MY FAVORITE MEGA-MOVE:
Anything “Spider”
FAVORITE SONG TO WORK OUT TO:
Disco – Donna Summer is my favorite
As a third generation Californian, Marcus naturally grew up with a love of the ocean and the outdoors. He combines his love for fitness with a deep faith and caring for all of humanity. He believes that we can all thrive and live a life of abundance and health. Marcus brings to his training a focus on joy! His goal is to enliven the room with his passion for life and to inspire Fit Buddha clients with a sense of how working out on the Megaformer can help you achieve your fitness goals and a greater sense of peace and symmetry for your body, mind, and spirit.
Marcus has done many things in his life. With a love for athletics, he was a national collegiate athlete on the Crew Team at USC and he’s competed as a triathlete and Master Swimmer. During his many years as a Lagree Fitness Megaformer Trainer and advocate, he has seen the positive results of consistent training to be healthy and whole.
After college, Marcus lived in Washington DC where he worked for a national trade association. He later moved to New York City to work for an international monetary bank. While in New York, he became a holistic psychotherapist, actor, and producer before moving back to his native California with his wife, Eva. Together, Marcus and Eva have a beautiful daughter named Shanti and the family resides in Ojai, CA.
“Living in Ojai allows me the space to breathe and recharge so that every class and private session I teach is vibrant, fun, and a creative endeavor.” — Marcus Kettles
WHY I BECAME A FOUNDER AT FIT BUDDHA:
Throughout my life, my fitness and spiritual life have always been important to me. As an NCAA College athlete and Triathlete, I always enjoyed the challenge of performing at a high level. When I first got on the Megaformer, it kicked my butt and I was hooked. At the time, I was working for my family’s business in sales, but I was looking for more. I was used to doing my own thing, having created a production company in NYC, producing theater and special events, in addition to being an actor and singer.
Fit Buddha allows me to combine my passions and talents and brings me great joy. I wanted to share the love I have for the Megaformer with my community. We named our business, Fit Buddha because we believe that the world is ready to be filled with spiritually conscious, compassionate people, who ALSO have a rocking, fit body.
3 THINGS CLIENTS CAN EXPECT IN MY CLASS:
I bring a sense of excitement to my teaching, as I believe so much in this workout. My creativity, my humor, and sense of fun are evident in the routines I create. I am fully present when I am teaching, because of my commitment and desire to help people evolve and transform their body, mind, and spirit.
You will have fun.
You will sweat.
You will succeed.
MY MOTTO IN LIFE:
Love Life. Be Passionate. Care. Let Go and Let God.
MY FAVORITE MEGA-MOVE:
I love the Spoon. It can be done on either side of the Megaformer. I love it because it engages the upper and lower body and the core and can be completed by doing a move I call the Floating Buddha, where you are on top of the handles with legs folded in a lotus position seemingly floating in mid-air.
FAVORITE SONG TO WORK OUT TO:
Music is a huge part of the workout for me. Every year I have new favorites, but the enduring most favorite song would have to be: Disco Inferno. (always gets me going!) . Burn baby burn…..
Eva has always been a lover of a vital body and subjects of spiritual nature. Born and raised in Germany, Eva finished Business School in Switzerland before becoming a Holistic Medicine Practitioner with Naturopath. She ran several successful holistic practices in Munich, Germany and Lucerne, Switzerland offering a wide variety of alternative therapy disciplines and specialized in Bio-Photonic Light Therapy (by Darbic, Dr. Acquillera, France), Frequency/ Electrotherapy (megawatt 150), Color acupuncture, Regenaplex Cellular Therapy (Switzerland), Karma work, Hypnosis and Forgiveness work.
Eva has traveled all over the world and also lived in Greece before her journey across the Atlantic Ocean to California. “Living in such a beautiful sunny country warms my heart,” says Eva. “I enjoy the ease of communication here and love America wholeheartedly. I feel very blessed to live here and to be able to take my passion for fitness and evolution with Fit Buddha to a whole new level. Fit Buddha is not only serving our clients as a transformational platform, but it also serves me and my husband, Marcus, to evolve daily into a bigger concept of deepening our understanding of who we are and who we can be.”
To learn more about Eva’s other services, please visit https://www.divinealchemy.co
WHY I BECAME A FOUNDER AT FIT BUDDHA:
I am dedicated to transformation on all levels and Fit Buddha allows me to implement my gifts and share them. I couldn’t be more honored to serve the evolution of the individual journeys our clients are on. I thank each and everyone for your trust and love towards me and Fit Buddha.
3 THINGS CLIENTS CAN EXPECT IN MY CLASS:
Precise alignment in each and every move – with deep intervals
Fast transitions with routines that are crackin’ and reshaping your body from within
Reminders to embody our true selves and love the here and NOW.
MY MOTTO IN LIFE:
Hugs Heal – Smiles lighten the load and a compliment changes how we feel!
MY FAVORITE MEGA-MOVE:
Heavy squats with standing outer thigh pulses mixed to the gazoo
FAVORITE SONG TO WORK OUT TO:
Shakira: Try Everything
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