Meet our team

The people who make you belong

A premium experience takes knowledgeable, dedicated people. Our certified personal trainers are highly qualified, independent and bring years of experience to every session.

Our team

Certified, independent and experienced: matched to your goals, at the location where they train.

Anka Urbahn

Personal Trainer

Potrero Hill

With a lifelong background in competitive gymnastics, speed skating, martial arts, bodybuilding, and fitness training, Anka brings a uniquely diverse and experienced approach to personal training. Her methodology goes beyond quick fixes and restrictive programs, combining personalized strength training, nutrition coaching, and sustainable lifestyle strategies to help women build stronger, healthier, more confident bodies. Drawing on her extensive athletic experience and deep understanding of women’s health and fitness, Anka creates thoughtful, individualized programs designed to eliminate frustration, cut through fitness misinformation, and empower each client to reach her full potential. Her coaching is about more than changing how you look—it’s about developing strength, confidence, and resilience so you can feel powerful, capable, and fearless in every area of life.

Chris Arriola

Operations Manager / Personal Trainer

Mission

Chris has been working in the fitness industry since 2015, specializing in strength training, corrective exercise, and weight loss. As an NCSF Certified Personal Trainer and NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist, Chris helps clients feel comfortable and confident in the gym while teaching them to train safely and effectively. His approach combines personalized fitness instruction with growing expertise in nutrition and dietetics, emphasizing sustainable, healthy habits.

Christine Stokes

Personal Trainer

Mission

As a former Division II college athlete, Stokes combines firsthand experience with sports injuries and performance training to develop programs focused on biomechanics, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and athletic performance. Their methodology emphasizes understanding how the body moves, using progressive performance loading and rehabilitation principles to improve strength, function, and overall well-being. They are passionate about educating clients and helping them build a deeper connection with their bodies while achieving their individual goals.

Donnovan Jiles

Personal Trainer / Stretch Therapist

Potrero Hill

Donnovan is a certified personal trainer and stretch therapist specializing in Pre/Post-Natal training, Kettlebell (Levels 1–3), and Trigger Point Therapy. He helps clients improve mobility, build strength, and relieve pain through targeted assisted stretching, guiding lasting physical transformation for anyone ready to move and feel better.

Evian Carla

Personal Trainer

Potrero Hill

Gina Guaiumi

Personal Trainer

Mission

Gina Guaiumi has been a fitness professional and personal trainer for over 20 years, with a background in gymnastics, dance, and exercise instruction. She has trained at prominent San Francisco gyms, led group classes, and worked with private clients since 2015. Today, she offers virtual and in-person training at Trainability in the Mission District, helping clients build strength and healthier lifestyles in a private, supportive setting.

Glenn Pineda

Owner / Personal Trainer

Mission · Potrero Hill

Glenn applies a systems-based approach to personal training, using his background in computer science to understand the body as a complex system and develop efficient, personalized fitness solutions. His methodology focuses on creating structured training programs that improve strength, movement, conditioning, and overall physical performance. Drawing on a lifelong commitment to exercise and healthy living, he helps clients better understand their bodies and build sustainable habits that support long-term health and fitness.

Hassan Shabber

Personal Trainer

Mission · Potrero Hill

With over 10 years of experience working with athletes, rehabilitation clients, and the general population, Hassan provides comprehensive fitness services in mobile, in-home, facility, and corporate wellness settings. Their versatile training approach accommodates all fitness levels and includes TRX, bootcamp, core training, HIIT, and back-focused classes. Specialties include athletic performance, muscle development, weight loss, and rehabilitation, with a focus on creating effective, accessible programs for every client.

Mark Mian

Potrero Hill

Rachael Alvarado

Personal Trainer

Mission

Rachael brings a strong background in kickboxing and weightlifting to her personal training. She specializes in strength training, circuit training, HIIT, and weight loss, combining challenging, efficient workouts with practical guidance to help clients build strength, improve fitness, and reach their individual goals.

Renee Penaloza

Personal Trainer

Potrero Hill

Renée helps you move toward your goals from wherever you’re starting, with a plan that’s realistic, personal and built to last. Her specialty is strength training, mobility and body-weight work, with a focus on form and long-term joint health. She trains people of all ages and fitness levels, including women in their 40s and beyond, prenatal and postpartum clients, and people working around back or knee concerns. Her clients range from 14 to 89, including mother–daughter pairs who train together. Clients describe her as patient, knowledgeable and non-judgmental.

Todd Templin

Personal Trainer

Mission

Todd specializes in personalized, goal-oriented fitness programs designed around each client’s needs and abilities. He addresses muscle imbalances while helping clients improve strength, mobility, fitness, and body composition. His training style emphasizes efficient circuit and interval workouts to maximize results, adapting programs for a wide range of fitness levels and individual goals.

Fuad Al Qudsi

Registered Dietitian Nutritionist · FuadFit

Fuad, RDN, CPT, partners with Trainability on nutrition. He specializes in adult and older adult weight management, sports nutrition, and conditions linked to body weight, such as pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Trainability members get a complimentary 30-minute consultation.

Nutrition guidance

Our staff

The people who keep every visit seamless and personal.

Derek Cosby

Customer Service Representative

Emely Torres-Hernandez

Customer Service Representative

Jeff Darger

Business Development

Max Alviz

Customer Service Representative

Thea Villar

Customer Service Representative

Everyone knows your name

We partner with Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Fuad Al Qudsi of FuadFit for nutrition support, and our front desk team is there to make every visit seamless and personal.

We're a diverse and inclusive group of people who believe everyone should feel welcome and valued. We like to think of our gyms as a place where everyone knows your name and you're part of our family.

We have zero tolerance for hate, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, racism, ableism, fatphobia and xenophobia. Our goal is a safe, respectful and supportive space for all.

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Potrero Hill

Your first day is on us

A day pass lets you try the open gym at Potrero Hill and everything it has to offer. It's usually $30; your first one is free.

No need to book: just come in during opening hours and our front desk staff will get you all set up.

Mon–Fri
6 AM – 9 PM
Sat–Sun
8 AM – 6 PM
180 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA 94107

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