MONIQUE WATERS

OWNER AND MANAGER

Monique found the fitness world while in college, she immediately fell in love with helping others pursue their physical potential and all the different methods to doing so. She has been working in the industry ever since and helped hundreds of people feel better, look better and perform better in their lives.

EDUCATION

  • Certified CrossFit Level 3 Trainer

  • Aerobic Capacity Course

  • CrossFit Kids and Teens Course

  • CrossFit Gymnastics Course

  • CrossFit Weightlifting Course

  • CrossFit Scaling Course

  • CrossFit Judges Course

  • Fitness Specialist Certified

  • TRX Group & Personal Training

  • Gravity Group & Personal Training

  • Physical Education AA

EXPERIENCE

  • 17 years as a Personal Trainer

  • 2 years Collegiate Cross Country Coach

  • 1 year Collegiate Track and Field Coach

  • 10 years CrossFit Coaching

  • 12 Years of CrossFit Training

STAFF BIOS

LUIS DIAZ

COACH / PERSONAL TRAINER

Luis grew up playing soccer and found Olympic Weightlifting through CrossFit in 2012. He quickly fell in love with the lifting side of CrossFit and competed in several USA Weightlifting competitions. To help others find the same enjoyment and feeling of accomplishment, he become a USA Weightlifting Coach.

EDUCATION

  • USA Weightlifting Level 1

EXPERIENCE

  • Years of Olympic Lifting Coaching

  • 11 years of CrossFit training

ALEX HAYFORD

Alex, a former IT auditor and business development specialist decided to diversify his career path in light of the pandemic two years ago, has been participating in CrossFit for roughly ten years now. The sport changed his life in many ways and led to him acquiring his CrossFit Level 1 in 2021. In that same year, He moved from Ghana back to Sacramento, where he was raised. He is now looking to expand his career in fitness into personal training and has the lofty goal of someday opening his own affiliate back in Ghana.

EDUCATION

  • Certified CrossFit Level 2 Trainer

EXPERIENCE

  • 11 years of CrossFit training

COACH / PERSONAL TRAINER

LAURA DENNIS

Laura has always been interested in fitness, from gymnastics as a child to diving in college and an avid gym-goer as an adult. It wasn’t until her 40’s (in 2011) that a friend introduced her to CrossFit and she has never looked back. Laura’s interest in nutrition started in her late teens while attending American River College and she went on to become a registered dietitian in 1995. CrossFit brings together both fitness and nutrition in a way that inspires Laura to support others in their journey.

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Nutrition Science - University of California, Davis

  • Masters of Advanced Study in Maternal and Child Nutrition - University of California, Davis

  • Certified CrossFit Level 2 Trainer

EXPERIENCE

  • 25+ years as a registered dietitian

  • 13 years of CrossFit training

  • Multiple CrossFit competitions

COACH / REGISTERED DIETICIAN