SONNENALP CLUB PERSONAL TRAINERS

Suzanne has been teaching yoga in the Vail Valley for nearly 25 years. She is masterful at functional movement and alignment and brings a healing and therapeutic approach to her teachings; transforming one’s yoga practice with innovative techniques. Suzanne is also a meditation instructor. Her areas of expertise are in alignment based hatha yoga, restorative yoga, meditation guid­ance, joint replacement pre & post op & therapeutic private instruction.

Ryan has been a fitness profes­sional in the Vail Valley for 16+ years. Ryan believes strength training should be simple, and effective. He specializes in corrective exercise strategies, basic barbell and kettlebell training. Ryan is a serial entrepreneur who is the founder of the Bunkhouse, Vail’s first and only hostel, and a licensed real estate broker. 

Chad has over 25 years of experience as an athlete so he looked for alternatives to heal and correct himself leading him to Pilates. He found many of his clients had the same issues and began focusing on helping others. Throughout this time, he has been fortunate enough to work with 2 Olympic athletes in the Pilates studio. He has written 2 books titled:  10 Daily Movements to Save Your Back (2017) and Wake Up & Re-Calibrate Your Mind (2020).

Kirsten has been training for over 20 years. She enjoys inspiring and motivating people to surpass their self-perceived limitations with positive energy and a challenging, creative style. She has firsthand experience of the challenges of injury and recovery; she uses her insights to benefit her clients reaching a pain free life.

Celeste has been a Personal Training for 21 years and has experienced injuries, sickness and weight gain. She weaves her first-hand experiences to help recover from injury, function better while getting stronger in a safe but energized way.

Missy Lacy

Missy believes that through proper stretching techniques and strength building exercises, clients can achieve long and lean muscles. She specializes in Pilates Reformer and Barre.

Ryan believes that keeping your body healthy and strong is important but without the mind the body doesn’t.  Therefore, you must constantly work on improving your attitude to become the strongest, healthiest version of yourself.  You can have excuses or results, not both.  Ryan specializes in fat loss, building muscle, injury prevention and correction, and strength training.

Online misinformation has led people to develop inaccurate notions about the correct approach to exercise and nutrition. Sawyer's goal is to set you on the right path to success. He specializes in fat/weight loss, injury prevention, sports performance, corrective exercise, strength training, flexibility/mobility, and nutrition coaching. With Sawyer's help understanding the human body, you can create a solid foundation for your ultimate goals.