Kendra has spent her career providing wellness, fitness and recreation programs to corporations such as Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Applied Materials, Johnson & Johnson, etc. She is currently a Fitness & Wellness Manager at UC Davis and is a graduate from Ohio State University with a degree in Recreation & Fitness Management. With 25 years as a fitness professional, she specializes in outdoor group exercise. An outdoor athlete, she enjoys snowboarding, hiking and is a certified inline skating instructor. Kendra is a NORDIC WALK NOW and LEKI USA top-level Team Trainer, traveling the United States to teach Nordic walking to fitness professionals. But, she is as busy in her own back yard spreading the healthful word about Nordic walking, providing weekly classes to a variety of populations. Her perspective is that the outdoors is the healthiest place to exercise, that fresh air renews the mind, and that Nordic walking renews the nervous system to improve every function of the human body!

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Alexandra Jurasin has been in the health, fitness, and wellness field for over 13 years and is a national lead instructor trainer for Nordic Walk Now, teaching instructors and classes at conferences throughout the United States. Jurasin has designed and managed fitness and wellness programs for more than 50 corporations and police and fire departments throughout California, and she has been a guest speaker at national and international conferences. She has served on the faculty in the health science and kinesiology departments at California State University at Fullerton and Santa Ana College in Southern California and was recently the general manager of the Google G-Fit Fitness Centers. Currently Jurasin is the account executive for Amgen's national fitness and wellness programs for Plus One Health Management, and she is a contributing author to the American College of Sports Medicine text for personal training.

Jurasin received a bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from the University of San Francisco and a master’s degree in kinesiology from California State University at Fullerton. She holds multiple health and fitness certifications, including recognition as an ACE Academy instructor.

Alexandra loves the outdoors. In addition to Nordic walking, she enjoys cycling, hiking, camping, and any new life adventure.

My prize achievement while serving? I earned the title of Iron Soldier in February 2004 at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo, TX.

Finally, my chance to do fitness full-time! In July 2004 I opened Torty's Fitness Resort in San Antonio, TX.

I'm a certified Biomechanics Specialist, a Sport Yoga and Spencer Pilates certified instructor, and a Turbokick, PiYo and Precision Cycling group fitness instructor. In March 2005, I achieved my license as a Shiatsu and Reflexology Practitioner from the National College of Holistic Medicine in England. My Pre/Postnatal yoga certification is through AURA. In June 2006 I became a LEKI Nordic Walking Instructor and in April 2007 became a LEKI Team Trainer.

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Christine represents the new face of active aging. As a sports model and fitness educator, her 50-something year young body is proof that activity works to help people age gracefully and healthfully. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Health and Physical Education from Slippery Rock State College, Pennsylvania, she is a top-level Team Trainer for NORDIC WALK NOW and LEKI USA. As a spokesperson on behalf of Nordic walking education, she is a popular guest and expert locally, regionally and nationally on television, in magazines and newspapers, and at conferences throughout the world. Her gracious, relaxed and caring teaching style has earned her the nickname, Christine “the Queen”, as the matriarch of our 25-person team of high end educators fitness educators!

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