The Team

Owner

Jeff Bristol

Jeff Bristol is an ACE certified personal trainer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, co-owner and general manager of Fitness Quest 10.  Fitness Quest 10, originally founded by Todd Durkin, offers personal training,  pilates, athletic training, classes, massage and other body work, nutrition counseling, chiropractic, and physical therapy.

Raised in Temecula Valley, CA, Jeff played soccer, football, baseball and excelled in wrestling. In high school, he was named an All-American wrestler and went on to wrestle at the University of Davis where he placed in the Pac 10 Conference and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Organizational Studies.

The importance of being physically fit was second nature to Jeff until he lost his bearings – despite being raised in a loving and stable family — and unexpectedly wound up in a many-years long battle with chemical dependency. As he struggled to turn things around, he met and connected with the woman who became his wife, and a significant source of support, Samantha Wilson. They now have a 5 year old son, Knox. 

Jeff relocated to San Diego in 2010, and as fate would have it, he discovered Fitness Quest 10 right up the street from his house. In 2011, eager to reconnect with his HS and college love of physical fitness, Jeff applied to work the front desk as a Director of First Impressions. Joining the team at FQ10, and being surrounded by a positive community and embedded in a culture of growth and acceptance, was a life changer for Jeff. Shortly after joining the team, he knew he had found his purpose and became an ACE certified personal trainer. Jeff quickly became the busiest trainer at the gym and began wanting to also grow into a leadership role on staff. 

In 2018 Jeff transitioned into the General Manager role which led him to partnering with Todd and becoming the co-owner of Fitness Quest 10 in 2021, tough years to take over a fitness business during the lengthy COVID 19 pandemic. Over this time, Jeff’s entrepreneurial approach identified opportunities to strengthen the culture and retention of the staff team as well as strengthen the gym’s relationships with clients and the larger SD community.  

Jeff spearheaded the revamping of FQ 10’s facilities (fresh paint, new equipment, motivational wall quotations) and client programs (athletic camps for students, a wide range of sports training age 9 thru college, personal training including by zoom during the pandemic, pilates mat and reformer individual and small group options) and more. 

In 2019 Jeff seized an opportunity brought to him by clients and the E.D. of the non-profit SD Senior Games to create a Masters 50+ Fitness Competition, open to anyone, as part of the annual CA Senior Games hosted in SD each year. Sept 25, 2022 will be the third year of this very successful new program celebrating the importance of maintaining fitness in the 50+ years.

Jeff’s B.A. degree in Organizational Studies helps inform his commitment to leading the FQ10 team by growing and cultivating its one-of-a-kind culture at Fitness Quest 10. He regularly supports leadership team bonding opportunities including monthly meetings as well as team attendance at professional sporting events. 

In 2021-22 Jeff seized opportunities brought to him by clients to sponsor community blood drives and to participate in the Padres Pedal the Cause fundraiser for cancer, as well as opportunities to co-host or sponsor social events with local businesses.

Jeff’s personal history with overcoming chemical dependency has led him to create and support sobriety groups meeting at the gym, and Jeff is often invited to speak to high school students and other groups to share his story as a cautionary but eventually inspirational one. 

Jeff’s ability to connect deeply with his teammates and community has helped Fitness Quest 10 to not only survive the pandemic years but to rebound and thrive. 

Jeff is dedicated to Fitness Quest 10’s mission to change lives and seeks to help everyone get the most out of their health and fitness journey.

Owner & Founder

Todd Durkin

Todd Durkin is a strength, speed, & conditioning coach, personal trainer, bodyworker and motivational speaker/coach.  He is the 2004 IDEA and 2005 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year.  Men’s Journal has named Todd one of the top 100 trainers in the United States and top 5 in Southern California.  Todd owns and directs Fitness Quest 10, a premier, cutting-edge center for health & human performance in San Diego, CA, that focuses on personal training, strength & conditioning, therapeutic massage & bodywork, Pilates, yoga, nutrition, and Success Coaching.  He works with a high-profile athlete clientele of elite professional athletes from both the NFL and Major League Baseball as well as the normal, everyday population that is looking to improve their health and fitness.  Todd is the author of 27 DVD’s on strength & conditioning, functional fitness, massage/bodywork, and business/personal growth.  He is the Head of the Under Armour Performance Training Council and has appeared in a national commercial with Under Armour/Sports Authority featuring some of his performance techniques.

Todd’s degrees and certifications are numerous, but it is his passion, focus, commitment, leadership, and experience that allow him to get the most out of people.  As a football quarterback and athlete his entire life, he captained the football squad at The College of William & Mary and later went on to play in NFL Europe.  It is there that he suffered a serious back injury that ended his playing career.  He took a proactive role in his recovery, beginning a long journey that eventually led him to earn his Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine/ Biomechanics from San Diego State University.  He than fulfilled his dream by creating a center that combines elite athlete performance training, personal training, and massage & bodywork under one roof. His philosophy incorporates a holistic approach to performance.  He believes one must be aligned physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually to maximize full potential.  Todd is a master trainer and coach that incorporates all of these facets into his work.  His staff of 33 employees assist in the mission to offer cutting-edge, personalized health & fitness programs designed to positively impact the lives of people around the world.  Through commitment, connecting, and conditioning, Todd and his staff empower clients to transform their lives and achieve great results.

Todd Durkin is often recognized as promoting one’s physical conditioning through his functional fitness approach that he now uses and teaches internationally.  It is here that he trains his athletes and clients to be strong, powerful, fast, flexible, and balanced.  He is strongly respected in the NFL community where he works with over 30 superstars, such as the likes of 2006 NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers, Kellen Winslow, and a host of other professional athletes, including 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist snowboarder, Shaun White.  He has worked with thousands of other professional, collegiate, high school, and youth athletes.  He has been called a “guru” for his eclectic approach and his ability to get the most out of his clients.  Additionally, Todd created Optimal Performance Bodywork (OPB), a powerful hands-on technique that incorporates several flexibility approaches, structural bodywork, along with myofascial release techniques, to maximize improvements in one’s elasticity, fascial length, and overall flexibility.

Through Todd Durkin Enterprises, a corporate spin-off of Fitness Quest 10, Todd and his team of instructors travel the world delivering motivational speeches and programs to teams, companies, and conferences. Whether it is speaking on balance in one’s life, Optimal Performance, stress reduction, personal growth, wellness, or fitness, Todd Durkin is determined to motivate people to healthier living and reaching a more abundant life through stress reduction and an active lifestyle.  Some of the companies he has worked with include The Ken Blanchard Companies, Wells Fargo, Bath & Body Works, MPI, UBS Warburg, Behr Paints, Kaiser Permanente, Torrey Pines Bank, Administrative Professionals, Life Care Solutions, and the San Diego Chargers, to name just a few.  Todd travels the world delivering motivational talks on human performance, leadership, and success.

Todd earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from The College of William and Mary in Virginia. He continued his education earning a Master’s degree in Exercise and Nutritional Science with a specialty in biomechanics/sports medicine from San Diego State University.  He has certifications as a strength and conditioning specialist, personal trainer, massage therapist, neuromuscular therapist, and has his teaching credential in health and physical education.

Todd has been featured on 60 Minutes, has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, The Sporting News, ESPN The Magazine, BusinessWeek magazine, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Stack Magazine, appeared on ESPN, The NFL Network, MSNBC.com and is a contributor to Fitness magazine, Shape magazine, and Self magazines.  He has been featured on Fox Morning News, CBS’ Exercise and Nutrition Special Report, ABC’s Being Healthy Report, NBC’s Friday Morning News, KUSI Morning News, and several other local morning news programs.  He is a spokesperson for Under Armour, the American Council on Exercise, IDEA, Perform Better, EFI Sports Medicine, Fitness Anywhere (TRX), and serves on the board for the Titleist Performance Institute.  Todd has been published in many magazines and journals, and presents at fitness conferences internationally.

Director of Operations

Brooke Mills

Brooke Mills is the Director of Operations at Fitness Quest 10, San Diego’s Premiere Health & Human Performance Center. With over 3 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, and 8 years of operations experience Brooke has a passion for helping people achieve their fitness goals and live healthy lifestyles. As the Director of Operations, Brooke is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the facility. She takes pride in creating a welcoming and motivating environment for all members, and is always available to answer questions and concerns they may have. Born and raised in San Diego, she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and running with her dogs. Brooke is currently working on a Bachelor Degree in Criminology and Forensic Psychology.

Director of Marketing

Matt Perez

Matt Perez is a San Diego native and has been part of the FQ10 family since he was 8 years old. He played baseball growing up and throughout high school at Scripps Ranch. He graduated from Washington State University in 2021 with a degree in Sport Management and minors in Business and Communications. While a student at WSU, he worked as a student manager with the WSU baseball program. Assisting in practices, games and everything in between. Matt served multiple internships with Fitness Quest 10, starting in 2019 and as recently as 2021. Matt also serves as the marketing assistant, working on social media, newsletters and other media outlets affiliated with FQ10. In his spare time, you can find Matt at Petco Park watching the Padres, golfing or rooting on his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys.

Director of Sales

Teddy Bristol

Director of Education

Ryan Rogers

Ryan Rogers, MS, CSCS, FST I, BICP 1
Director of Education

Ryan Rogers is a strength and conditioning specialist from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Colorado State University and went on to earn a master’s degree in biomechanics with an emphasis in sports performance from Ball State University. Ryan is currently certified through the NSCA as a strength and conditioning specialist, the Stretch to Win Institute as a Frederick Stretch Therapist, and through the BICP as a ride leader and level 1 mountain bike skills coach.

While at Ball State University, Ryan conducted performance research with the men’s and women’s volleyball teams, looking at ballistic training to improve explosive power production. This research was the area he focused on for his thesis. He also completed a three-month internship at The Riekes Center for Human Enhancement in the Bay Area, where he worked with athletes from the junior level up to the professional level on aspects of speed and agility enhancement, strength and power training, and injury rehabilitation and prevention.

Since moving to San Diego in 2001, Ryan has worked at Fitness Quest 10 helping all of his clients achieve a high level of fitness and performance, whether it happens on the athletic field, in the office, or in the home. His workouts combine functional movement in ways that are challenging, exciting, and enjoyable. He believes the human body is an amazing gift and wants everyone he works with to be able to maximize this gift for their benefit.

He has competed in tennis, pickleball, ice hockey, mountain biking, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, and obstacle course competitions. His current passion is mountain biking and mountain bike skills coaching. When he isn’t training clients at Fitness Quest 10, he can be found riding the local trails around Scripps Ranch and Rancho Penasquitos, or helping others learn the skills to enjoy riding the trails themselves.

Director of Sports Performance

Jeff King

Jeff King has been a strength and conditioning coach for the past 9 years. Jeff graduated from Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California where he was a three-year Varsity letterman in basketball and led his team to the CIF title in 2001. Upon graduating from high school, Jeff enrolled at the University of California Davis. During his four years at Davis, Jeff completed a grueling internship as a student athletic trainer. Some of Jeff’s responsibilities included learning and applying the principles of injury prevention and sports rehabilitation with all the student athletes. While interning, Jeff was assigned as the head athletic trainer for the men’s water polo team. Jeff remained active while in college participating in intramural basketball and football. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Biology with an emphasis in Athletic Training in the summer of 2005.

In the spring of 2007, Jeff continued his educational journey by enrolling at San Diego State University to pursue a Master of Art degree in Kinesiology. While attending San Diego State, Jeff completed a manuscript study entitled “Comparing Preseason Frontal and Sagittal Plane Plyometric Programs on Vertical Jump Height in High School Basketball Players.” Not only was this study accepted as Jeff’s final project for graduation at San Diego State, but was also accepted for publication byThe Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, the official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Educators from the United States and Europe have since requested the study. Jeff completed his graduate studies and received his Master of Arts degree in May of 2009.

In the winter of 2013, after gaining thousands of hours of training youth athletes, Jeff co-authored the e-book entitled: Pigskin Prep: The Definitive Youth Football Training Program. The book is a comprehensive guide on how to properly prepare the youth football player for the physical and mental demand of the sport and how it can and should be a positive experience for all parties involved.

Currently, Jeff is the Director of Athletics at Fitness Quest 10 where he has worked for the past seven years. He oversees all athletic programs and individuals. Jeff specializes in long-term athletic development with kids ranging from pre-adolescence to high school. He has worked with many athletes at a variety of levels from grade school to professional. Additionally, he has created strength and conditioning programs for sports ranging from basketball to field hockey. Although Jeff specializes in working with athletes, Jeff also trains the general population. Jeff’s main goal in life is to educate, motivate, and inspire people of all ages about the importance of exercise and nutrition. His desire and enthusiasm to make an impact on peoples’ lives makes Jeff King a special trainer and someone who seeks to become better everyday.

Director of Fitness

Janet Bertrand

Janet Bertrand is a certified personal fitness trainer with the American Council on Exercise. She received her training certificate through San Diego State University in 2003 and began interning at Fitness Quest 10 that same year.

Janet’s passion for health and wellness started while she was still in high school and grew stronger as she started a family. Janet believes that finding time for exercise and incorporating a healthy lifestyle is important as a trainer, mother, grandmother, wife, friend and mentor. Janet understands the demands of today’s stress-filled schedules but thrives on encouraging people to find balance and create healthy lifelong habits.

Janet runs seasonal specialty boot camp programs at Fitness Quest 10 in addition to personal strength and functional fitness training.  Her boot camps include “Bikini Boot Camp” and “Little Black Dress Boot Camp,” which are both four to six weeks long.  These programs include cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, Pilates and nutrition.

Janet believes the power to reach your goals is already inside you. Every day is a new opportunity to embrace change and challenge yourself.

Director of First Impressions

Lisa Evanovich

Lisa was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area. After going to college and working in the printing ink industry, Lisa quit work to raise her two boys Daniel and Nick. While raising her two boys, Lisa went back to school and received her certificate as an ACE Certified Personal Trainer. After 20 years of marriage, raising two boys, taking care of 3 dogs, going to school and running a household, Lisa is proud to be a member of the Fitness Quest 10 family.

Director of Operations

Brooke Mills

Brooke Mills is the Director of Operations at Fitness Quest 10, San Diego’s Premiere Health & Human Performance Center. With over 3 years of experience in the health and wellness industry, and 8 years of operations experience Brooke has a passion for helping people achieve their fitness goals and live healthy lifestyles. As the Director of Operations, Brooke is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the facility. She takes pride in creating a welcoming and motivating environment for all members, and is always available to answer questions and concerns they may have. Born and raised in San Diego, she enjoys spending time outdoors hiking and running with her dogs. Brooke is currently working on a Bachelor Degree in Criminology and Forensic Psychology.

Director of Marketing

Matt Perez

Matt Perez is a San Diego native and has been part of the FQ10 family since he was 8 years old. He played baseball growing up and throughout high school at Scripps Ranch. He graduated from Washington State University in 2021 with a degree in Sport Management and minors in Business and Communications. While a student at WSU, he worked as a student manager with the WSU baseball program. Assisting in practices, games and everything in between. Matt served multiple internships with Fitness Quest 10, starting in 2019 and as recently as 2021. Matt also serves as the marketing assistant, working on social media, newsletters and other media outlets affiliated with FQ10. In his spare time, you can find Matt at Petco Park watching the Padres, golfing or rooting on his favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys.

Owner

Jeff Bristol

Jeff Bristol is an ACE certified personal trainer, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, co-owner and general manager of Fitness Quest 10.  Fitness Quest 10, originally founded by Todd Durkin, offers personal training,  pilates, athletic training, classes, massage and other body work, nutrition counseling, chiropractic, and physical therapy.

Raised in Temecula Valley, CA, Jeff played soccer, football, baseball and excelled in wrestling. In high school, he was named an All-American wrestler and went on to wrestle at the University of Davis where he placed in the Pac 10 Conference and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Organizational Studies.

The importance of being physically fit was second nature to Jeff until he lost his bearings – despite being raised in a loving and stable family — and unexpectedly wound up in a many-years long battle with chemical dependency. As he struggled to turn things around, he met and connected with the woman who became his wife, and a significant source of support, Samantha Wilson. They now have a 5 year old son, Knox. 

Jeff relocated to San Diego in 2010, and as fate would have it, he discovered Fitness Quest 10 right up the street from his house. In 2011, eager to reconnect with his HS and college love of physical fitness, Jeff applied to work the front desk as a Director of First Impressions. Joining the team at FQ10, and being surrounded by a positive community and embedded in a culture of growth and acceptance, was a life changer for Jeff. Shortly after joining the team, he knew he had found his purpose and became an ACE certified personal trainer. Jeff quickly became the busiest trainer at the gym and began wanting to also grow into a leadership role on staff. 

In 2018 Jeff transitioned into the General Manager role which led him to partnering with Todd and becoming the co-owner of Fitness Quest 10 in 2021, tough years to take over a fitness business during the lengthy COVID 19 pandemic. Over this time, Jeff’s entrepreneurial approach identified opportunities to strengthen the culture and retention of the staff team as well as strengthen the gym’s relationships with clients and the larger SD community.  

Jeff spearheaded the revamping of FQ 10’s facilities (fresh paint, new equipment, motivational wall quotations) and client programs (athletic camps for students, a wide range of sports training age 9 thru college, personal training including by zoom during the pandemic, pilates mat and reformer individual and small group options) and more. 

In 2019 Jeff seized an opportunity brought to him by clients and the E.D. of the non-profit SD Senior Games to create a Masters 50+ Fitness Competition, open to anyone, as part of the annual CA Senior Games hosted in SD each year. Sept 25, 2022 will be the third year of this very successful new program celebrating the importance of maintaining fitness in the 50+ years.

Jeff’s B.A. degree in Organizational Studies helps inform his commitment to leading the FQ10 team by growing and cultivating its one-of-a-kind culture at Fitness Quest 10. He regularly supports leadership team bonding opportunities including monthly meetings as well as team attendance at professional sporting events. 

In 2021-22 Jeff seized opportunities brought to him by clients to sponsor community blood drives and to participate in the Padres Pedal the Cause fundraiser for cancer, as well as opportunities to co-host or sponsor social events with local businesses.

Jeff’s personal history with overcoming chemical dependency has led him to create and support sobriety groups meeting at the gym, and Jeff is often invited to speak to high school students and other groups to share his story as a cautionary but eventually inspirational one. 

Jeff’s ability to connect deeply with his teammates and community has helped Fitness Quest 10 to not only survive the pandemic years but to rebound and thrive. 

Jeff is dedicated to Fitness Quest 10’s mission to change lives and seeks to help everyone get the most out of their health and fitness journey.

Personal Trainer, MA, CSCS

Craig Valency

Craig Valency is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). Craig earned his bachelor degree from UCLA and Master’s Degree in Kinesiology from San Diego State University.

Craig is a contributing author to the 2017 edition of the textbook of the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) for certified personal training, as well as the co-author of Powerful Play: The Ultimate Guide to the Foundations of Youth Fitness and Physical Literacy (2016). He has also published articles and numerous instructional YouTube videos on functional training. 

Craig has been involved in strength training since the age of 12. He has also been a lifelong Tennis player, competing at the Varsity high school level, World Team Tennis and USTA sanctioned tournaments. 

Besides helping the general population work towards fitness, health, and weight loss goals, Craig also works extensively with the senior population to improve mobility, balance, reaction, and functional strength. Craig has completed a physical therapy internship and uses developmental and corrective exercises to help improve functional outcomes and reduce pain in common trouble spots such as the back and shoulders.

Craig also specializes in youth strength and conditioning programs that promote physical literacy, injury prevention, and optimal performance. Craig works with some of the top junior tennis players in the world as well as players at the collegiate and professional level. The training focus is on injury prevention, mobility, agility and explosive power to maximize their potential and longevity on the court. 

Craig takes pride in developing holistic training programs promoting lifestyle change to achieve permanent results for a diverse client population. He works to help clients reach their goals to feel better, look better, and function better. He integrates his knowledge of nutrition and exercise to develop individualized programs for maximal long-term results.

Director of Sales

Teddy Bristol

Director of Education

Ryan Rogers

Ryan Rogers, MS, CSCS, FST I, BICP 1
Director of Education

Ryan Rogers is a strength and conditioning specialist from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Colorado State University and went on to earn a master’s degree in biomechanics with an emphasis in sports performance from Ball State University. Ryan is currently certified through the NSCA as a strength and conditioning specialist, the Stretch to Win Institute as a Frederick Stretch Therapist, and through the BICP as a ride leader and level 1 mountain bike skills coach.

While at Ball State University, Ryan conducted performance research with the men’s and women’s volleyball teams, looking at ballistic training to improve explosive power production. This research was the area he focused on for his thesis. He also completed a three-month internship at The Riekes Center for Human Enhancement in the Bay Area, where he worked with athletes from the junior level up to the professional level on aspects of speed and agility enhancement, strength and power training, and injury rehabilitation and prevention.

Since moving to San Diego in 2001, Ryan has worked at Fitness Quest 10 helping all of his clients achieve a high level of fitness and performance, whether it happens on the athletic field, in the office, or in the home. His workouts combine functional movement in ways that are challenging, exciting, and enjoyable. He believes the human body is an amazing gift and wants everyone he works with to be able to maximize this gift for their benefit.

He has competed in tennis, pickleball, ice hockey, mountain biking, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, and obstacle course competitions. His current passion is mountain biking and mountain bike skills coaching. When he isn’t training clients at Fitness Quest 10, he can be found riding the local trails around Scripps Ranch and Rancho Penasquitos, or helping others learn the skills to enjoy riding the trails themselves.

Personal Trainer

Pat Jak

Active his entire life, Pat has played baseball, soccer, basketball, hockey, golf, tennis, and competed in fencing. In college, he raced for Miami University’s (Ohio) cycling team and continued to race as an amateur in regional and national road and track events until 2006.

After acting as eBusiness manager for Anthem, he switched careers to be a full-time coach and has been a wellness professional and trainer for nearly two decades. Pat earned his Masters degree in Exercise Science with a concentration in Sport Psychology. During his studies, he wrote a mental skills manual for cyclists and a research study on the effects of music on sport performance.

Pat has worked with professional, collegiate, and high school athletes and teams as well as fitness focused individuals from all walks of life. He brings a balanced mix of methodologies including functional, balance, resistance, and strength training, Olympic weightlifting, speed and agility work and utilizes kettlebells, steel maces, Indian clubs, and hammers to focus on hip and shoulder strength and mobility. Additionally, Pat utilizes fitness technology – activity trackers and metabolic rate profiles – to ensure proper intensity levels, nutrition, and recovery are met for best results.

Pat’s workouts have been featured in Bicycling Magazine and he has written articles for the IDEA Health and Fitness Journal. He is a subject matter expert as well as lecturer for IDEA, American Council on Exercise, and several companies and organizations throughout Southern California. Pat is an adjunct professor at Miramar College and was head coach of the UC San Diego Cycling Team between 2010 and 2022, leading the Tritons to four national titles. In his spare time, he currently volunteers with San Diego Special Hockey and the San Diego Junior Gulls hockey programs.

Pat’s goal is to inspire health conscious individuals and competitive professional athletes to be mindful of physical and nutritional choices and how they affect one’s ability to achieve optimal performance and desired lifelong health and wellness goals.

Licenses and Certifications:

USA Hockey Level 2 Coach, Goalie Development, Disabled Hockey

Kettlebell Training Specialist

Hockey Conditioning Specialist

Baseball Conditioning Specialist

Dance Kinesiology Specialist

Exercise Endocrinology Specialist

Speed and Power Specialist

Strength and Conditioning Specialist

CPR, AED, and First Aid

Professional, Academy for Healthcare Management

Director of Sports Performance

Jeff King

Jeff King has been a strength and conditioning coach for the past 9 years. Jeff graduated from Eastlake High School in Chula Vista, California where he was a three-year Varsity letterman in basketball and led his team to the CIF title in 2001. Upon graduating from high school, Jeff enrolled at the University of California Davis. During his four years at Davis, Jeff completed a grueling internship as a student athletic trainer. Some of Jeff’s responsibilities included learning and applying the principles of injury prevention and sports rehabilitation with all the student athletes. While interning, Jeff was assigned as the head athletic trainer for the men’s water polo team. Jeff remained active while in college participating in intramural basketball and football. He received his Bachelors of Science degree in Exercise Biology with an emphasis in Athletic Training in the summer of 2005.

In the spring of 2007, Jeff continued his educational journey by enrolling at San Diego State University to pursue a Master of Art degree in Kinesiology. While attending San Diego State, Jeff completed a manuscript study entitled “Comparing Preseason Frontal and Sagittal Plane Plyometric Programs on Vertical Jump Height in High School Basketball Players.” Not only was this study accepted as Jeff’s final project for graduation at San Diego State, but was also accepted for publication byThe Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, the official research journal of the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Educators from the United States and Europe have since requested the study. Jeff completed his graduate studies and received his Master of Arts degree in May of 2009.

In the winter of 2013, after gaining thousands of hours of training youth athletes, Jeff co-authored the e-book entitled: Pigskin Prep: The Definitive Youth Football Training Program. The book is a comprehensive guide on how to properly prepare the youth football player for the physical and mental demand of the sport and how it can and should be a positive experience for all parties involved.

Currently, Jeff is the Director of Athletics at Fitness Quest 10 where he has worked for the past seven years. He oversees all athletic programs and individuals. Jeff specializes in long-term athletic development with kids ranging from pre-adolescence to high school. He has worked with many athletes at a variety of levels from grade school to professional. Additionally, he has created strength and conditioning programs for sports ranging from basketball to field hockey. Although Jeff specializes in working with athletes, Jeff also trains the general population. Jeff’s main goal in life is to educate, motivate, and inspire people of all ages about the importance of exercise and nutrition. His desire and enthusiasm to make an impact on peoples’ lives makes Jeff King a special trainer and someone who seeks to become better everyday.

Personal Trainer

Jesse Dietrick

Jesse is a sports performance coach from Pittsburgh, PA, and an exercise science graduate from John Carroll University (’13) in Cleveland, OH. While at John Carroll, Jesse was a four year member and two year captain of the school’s ACHA Men’s D1 Hockey Team, leading them to their first ever national tournament appearance in his senior year. While in college, Jesse completed an internship directing “Results Hockey Training” at The Training Centre in Pittsburgh. 

After graduating in May of 2013, Jesse completed a three-month intensive summer internship here at Fitness Quest 10. After completing the internship, Jesse returned to Pittsburgh where he worked for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as a strength and conditioning coach and was also a personal trainer at The Training Centre. Having committed himself to athletics and fitness since an early age, Jesse’s mission is to share his passion for fitness with athletes, and non-athletes alike. He is dedicated to motivating others to achieve their athletic goals, live a healthy lifestyle and to recognize all the rewards that it brings.

Director of Fitness

Janet Bertrand

Janet Bertrand is a certified personal fitness trainer with the American Council on Exercise. She received her training certificate through San Diego State University in 2003 and began interning at Fitness Quest 10 that same year.

Janet’s passion for health and wellness started while she was still in high school and grew stronger as she started a family. Janet believes that finding time for exercise and incorporating a healthy lifestyle is important as a trainer, mother, grandmother, wife, friend and mentor. Janet understands the demands of today’s stress-filled schedules but thrives on encouraging people to find balance and create healthy lifelong habits.

Janet runs seasonal specialty boot camp programs at Fitness Quest 10 in addition to personal strength and functional fitness training.  Her boot camps include “Bikini Boot Camp” and “Little Black Dress Boot Camp,” which are both four to six weeks long.  These programs include cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, Pilates and nutrition.

Janet believes the power to reach your goals is already inside you. Every day is a new opportunity to embrace change and challenge yourself.

Personal Trainer

Brett Klika

Brett Klika C.S.C.S., Director of Athletics at Fitness Quest 10, is a human performance specialist, motivator and educator. A graduate from Oregon State University, Brett has directed sport camps all over the nation. While in college, amidst playing club soccer and lacrosse, Brett worked with the strength and conditioning department for 3 years. A yearlong resident sports performance internship at the Olympic Training Center brought Brett to San Diego. Brett’s work with the Olympic athletes, as well as local high school athletes, nurtured a passion for creating excellence in individuals.

Brett joined forces with Todd in 2000, helping create the athlete performance program at Fitness Quest 10. Since then, Brett has worked with thousands of athletes, corporate executives and everyday people helping them not only improve themselves physically, but to foster greatness in all aspects of their lives. Brett provides motivational speaking internally with Todd Durkin Enterprises, and has produced and co-produced DVD’s on sport performance and executive fitness.

Personal Trainer

Alex Escobar

Alexandria (Alex) Escobar grew up in Turlock, California, about 8 hours north of San Diego. Her background in sports began when she started taekwondo at the age of 10, which sparked her love for fitness and activity. She achieved her first black belt at the age of 13 and most recently earned the ranking of 4th degree black belt in April of 2021, and has traveled to South Korea twice. She began working out in a gym at age 16, initially bodybuilding. She decided to pursue a degree in Kinesiology at San Diego State University (with a minor in Spanish) to expand her knowledge on exercise and on the human body. In 2018, she began powerlifting and has competed in two meets since then. During her most recent meet, she qualified for Collegiate Nationals and Raw Nationals.

You may recognize Alex from when she completed her internship with us in Fall of 2021. During her internship, she realized that the environment at FQ10 was one she thrived in and she made the most of her internship. She made sure to reach out to Jeff Bristol and express interest in joining the team. After achieving her degree in December 2021, and a CSCS certification in 2022, she was invited to be on the FQ10 team and take over Fierce Bootcamp from Teddy Bristol. She is really eager to build her client base as a new member of the team. She would like to personal train primarily, emphasizing powerlifting in her sessions, but she has constantly expressed that she is willing to work with any individual. Her main goal in working in fitness is to help people of all populations to find their favorite way to maintain an active lifestyle. She is so excited to work with everyone on the FQ10 team and to get to know all of the clients!

Personal Trainer

Carl Jubran

Carl, a San Diego native, grew up in Scripps Ranch and was excessively involved in sports. As an adolescent, Carl played soccer, baseball, lacrosse, and football, but bodybuilding is where he really shined and found his passion. Throughout high school, Carl trained at Fitness Quest 10 with various trainers and eventually got a membership to use the facility on his own. Carl is currently enrolled in Northern Arizona University Online and will receive a Bachelor of Arts – Communication studies and Health Science in Spring of 2023.

After 2 internships in Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 Carl got hired as a Director of First Impressions. On November 15th 2021, Carl received his ACE CPT certificate. Ultimately, Carl’s goals consist of building up his clientele and eventually training professional athletes.

Personal Trainer

Jack Bailey

Chek Integrated Movement Science level 1

Holistic Lifestyle coach level 2

NASM Certified

Jack, born and raised in San Diego, California, graduated from Torrey Pines High school where he played football and basketball. Jack went on to accept a full football scholarship to San Diego State University, and play wide receiver. Jack also prepared for football at SDSU, with the help of a few trainers at Fitness Quest 10, specifically the incredible trainer Laurence Ng. Unfortunately, due to injuries, had to stop playing football, and quickly jumped right into baseball. Where he spent two years at Riverside City College, studying kinesiology and playing center field. After graduating from RCC, Jack attended Point Loma Nazarene, where he studied kinesiology, specifically exercise science. While in school, Jack began to train local high school and college football and soccer athletes, specifically for speed and agility. Having a background in speed work from playing days, thanks to the incredible knowledge from super bowl champion and San Diego native, Brett Swain. After one year, Jack made a decision to leave PLNU and enroll in the Chek Academy. The Chek Institute was founded by world renowned Holistic health practitioner and performance guru Paul Chek. Jack immediately fell in love with Cheks’ teaching and dove head first and has not looked back. Currently Jack holds certifications in Integrated movement science level one (Chek level 1), and Holistic lifestyle coach level 2 and is continuing throughout the entire academy. In a time of immense uncertainty, Paul Chek changed Jacks life, and Jack hopes he can change and impact as many lives as Paul has.

Jack has been training athletes for 5 years, starting his own business during the pandemic in 2019. Where he would travel with equipment and train clients in the comfort of their own homes. After a few years of independent training, Jack reconnected with Jeff Bristol, owner of FQ10 and took the opportunity to participate in Fitness Quest internship program, ran by the legend Ryan Rogers. After the internship finished, everything came full circle when Jeff offered Jack a position to be a trainer on the FQ10 team. Jack is now apart of the fitness quest 10 team and is enjoying training anyone from local high school coaches, to the next athlete to gain a scholarship.

Personal Trainer

Ray Hrenko

Ray Hrenko
ACE Personal Training
ACE Senior Fitness Specialist & Brain Health
FAI Functional Aging Specialist

Ray Hrenko is an American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified personal trainer (2021), ACE certified Senior Fitness and Brain Health Specialist (2022), and a Functional Aging Institute certified Functional Aging Specialist (2023).

Born and raised in Williamsport, PA, home of Little League Baseball, Ray participated in all sports growing up. He attended and graduated with an environmental sciences degree from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. He worked as an environmental consultant in San Diego for the past 38 years before retiring in 2018. He volunteered for many years at Sharp Memorial Hospital and Rady’s Childrens Hospital prior to COVID.

He has been a client of Fitness Quest 10 from 2002 to 2022. He got his personal trainer certification in 2021, completed the Fitness Quest 10 internship in the fall of 2022, and was hired as a trainer in 2022. As a long-time client, he brings a client’s perspective to fitness training. He has a passion for training maturing adults to regain, maintain, or improve function, balance, strength, and power to prolong their independence.

He competed in the 2019 and 2021 California Senior Games competition at Fitness Quest 10. He runs the Fitness Quest 10 Ultimate Play workout (formerly boot camp) on Saturday mornings.

Personal Trainer

Jack Sullivan

Jack Sullivan is a College Graduate, Personal Trainer, and Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He holds two Personal Training Certifications, from ISSA and NESTA. In addition, he has earned a Strength and Conditioning Certification from ISSA. He lives in Claremont, California, where he grew up playing both basketball and baseball. He graduated from San Diego State University in 2023 with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. He was a Personal Trainer at EoS Fitness for two years, where he gained valuable skills, knowledge, and experience being a professional leader for all types of clients. Jack’s client base spanned from young aspiring athletes, to aging adults. Jack emphasizes functional training with all of his clients, empowering them to move efficiently, look good, and enjoy the process of transforming their mind, body, and spirit.

During his final semester at SDSU, he participated in an 8 week internship at FQ10, learning valuable lessons from Ryan Rogers, Jeff Bristol, and the other trainers. After completing his internship, Jack was offered an opportunity by Jeff Bristol to join the team, which Jack was eager and excited to take. He will be predominately doing one-on-one training, and running TD Fit classes. Jack is very happy to join the team at FQ10, and hopes to continue to change lives, day-in day-out.

Personal Trainer

Julia Kallen

Julia grew up here in Scripps Ranch, training at Fitness Quest 10 as an athlete since she was a freshman in high school. She played at Wave Volleyball Club and graduated from Rancho Bernardo in 2018. She earned a full scholarship to play D1 indoor volleyball at Fairfield University, graduating with degrees in Communication and Spanish. Julia completed two internships here at Fitness Quest 10 during the summers of 2019 and 2021, working with athletes from middle school age to professional level, as well as our regular clients that come in for classes and personal training. 

Julia has also spent time working with the para-athlete community through the Challenged Athlete Foundation (CAF), specifically through beach volleyball.

Following graduation from Fairfield, Julia immersed herself in the Spanish culture to teach English as a foreign language in Spain for eight months. While living in southern Spain, she continued playing indoor volleyball on a semi professional team. 

Now, Julia continues to coach and play both indoor and beach volleyball while pursuing her career as a personal trainer. She has a passion for motivating people to reach their goals of living a more healthy and active lifestyle.

Massage Therapies (H.H.P., A.K.C)

Linn Holland

Linn is a graduate of the School of Healing Arts in San Diego, where he completed his 1000-hour Holistic Health Practitioner certification program. He is a nationally certified massage therapist through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and has been practicing for over 10 years. During this time, Linn has completed several other specialized programs, including a 250-hour Applied Kinesiology certification and a 200-hour Rolfing and Postural Therapy internship. He integrates various other modalities into his work, such as relaxation, stretching, emotional healing, thought field therapy, and nutritional consulting. Linn’s passion is sharing with others what he has learned in order to help them become the best that they can be.

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Linn had a successful landscaping career for over 13 years before moving to San Diego to pursue his dream of being an Athletic Therapist. When he isn’t helping others achieve a more balanced life, he works on balancing his own by playing competitive beach volleyball, being outdoors, reading, writing, meditation, and learning to become the best that he can be.

Massage Therapist

Lisa Phangdy

Lisa has been a massage therapist since 2009. She is a San Diego native & became a therapist because she felt massage is important to everyone’s well being. Lisa takes pride and joy in knowing her touch can help people be the best versions of themselves. She specializes in neck and shoulder pain and uses a combination of passive joint movement, stretching, and customized pressure in each treatment!

Director of Sales

Teddy Bristol

Director of Education

Ryan Rogers

Ryan Rogers, MS, CSCS, FST I, BICP 1
Director of Education

Ryan Rogers is a strength and conditioning specialist from Colorado Springs, Colorado. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Colorado State University and went on to earn a master’s degree in biomechanics with an emphasis in sports performance from Ball State University. Ryan is currently certified through the NSCA as a strength and conditioning specialist, the Stretch to Win Institute as a Frederick Stretch Therapist, and through the BICP as a ride leader and level 1 mountain bike skills coach.

While at Ball State University, Ryan conducted performance research with the men’s and women’s volleyball teams, looking at ballistic training to improve explosive power production. This research was the area he focused on for his thesis. He also completed a three-month internship at The Riekes Center for Human Enhancement in the Bay Area, where he worked with athletes from the junior level up to the professional level on aspects of speed and agility enhancement, strength and power training, and injury rehabilitation and prevention.

Since moving to San Diego in 2001, Ryan has worked at Fitness Quest 10 helping all of his clients achieve a high level of fitness and performance, whether it happens on the athletic field, in the office, or in the home. His workouts combine functional movement in ways that are challenging, exciting, and enjoyable. He believes the human body is an amazing gift and wants everyone he works with to be able to maximize this gift for their benefit.

He has competed in tennis, pickleball, ice hockey, mountain biking, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, and obstacle course competitions. His current passion is mountain biking and mountain bike skills coaching. When he isn’t training clients at Fitness Quest 10, he can be found riding the local trails around Scripps Ranch and Rancho Penasquitos, or helping others learn the skills to enjoy riding the trails themselves.

Fascial Stretch Therapist

Arielle Kantor

Arielle Kantor’s passion is to inspire and empower those around her.

Starting as an intern in 2015, Arielle is now the primary Fascial Stretch Therapist at Fitness Quest 10 including mobile services. Arielle grew her passion to help others through Todd Durkin’s teaching of Optimal Performance Bodywork. She perfected her skills working at a StretchU’s myofascial stretching techniques and later learnt how to optimize all these techniques and philosophies together by learning Fascial Stretch Therapy. Ari learnt to minimize her own chronic migraines through a fusion of these alternative therapies.

As a young teen, Arielle’s movement journey started with martial arts- Krav Maga self-defense. By 18 years old, Arielle became the youngest Krav Maga instructor in the United States. Arielle’s self defense classes focus on practical actions to realistic scenarios, ensuring students have ample hands-on time, and ultimately providing you the tools to respond to dangerous situations.

Arielle is a certified ACE Personal Trainer, Fascial Stretch Therapist, Group Stretch Coach, and Krav Maga Instructor.

Massage Therapist

Meg Kruse

The foundation of Meg’s career as a health and fitness professional was laid in her childhood. In an era of cigarettes, cocktails and T.V. dinners, Meg’s Mom had her and her siblings pumping well-water, taking vitamins, drinking goat’s milk and exploring alternative therapies.

Out of frustration for Meg’s boundless energy her mother sent her outside to run around the block a few times. This beginning as a “mini-jogger,” without the fashion statement, became a habit that continued the rest of Meg’s life. Meg can be sighted jogging at various locations all over San Diego including Point Loma, her home turf, to as far north as Cardiff. She has run two marathons, including the very first Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in June of 1998, plus several half marathons and countless 5 & 10k’s. Running fits Meg’s love for being outdoors and in addition to running, she enjoys other outside activities such as hiking, swimming, white-water rafting and biking.

Meg’s most recent fitness focus has been bodybuilding. Having been encouraged by several colleagues, on a whim, Meg competed in the Fitness California Competition in the Figure Division in October 2008, just after her 50^th birthday. She was surprised and elated to place 2^nd in her height category. She continues competing in local and regional competitions.

Her actual career as a personal trainer took a rather circuitous route. Meg always knew she wanted to be in a helping profession and started out in the field of Nursing. After nearly completing the Nursing program at San Diego State University, Meg realized nursing was not exactly her calling. She decided to take up Massage Therapy and earned a BA in Humanities from the International Professional School of Bodywork along with a Holistic Health Practitioner License. Meg shares her gift of combing bodywork modalities in order to create effective personalized sessions. Her broad knowledge of bodywork include, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular Therapy, Shiatsu, Tui Na, Swedish, Thai, Reiki and Jin Shin to name a few.

Meg was a massage therapist for 5 years at the Hotel Del Coronado. When the opportunity arose to take on a supervisory role at the Spa, Meg spent the next four years as manager. The experience clarified her preference for working with people on a one-to-one basis. Personal training was a natural choice, which allowed Meg to combine her love of fitness, personalized attention to a client, and enjoyment of sharing knowledge in a fun, supportive environment.

Meg went back to the books to become a nationally certified Personal Trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Meg has been certified as a Bosu integrated balance instructor, certified in assisted stretching and has taught Pilates classes having completed workshops by Balanced Body University in mat, reformer and Exo Chair. Meg has been a Personal Trainer since 2004 and her vast knowledge base in fitness and bodywork, her ability to overcome personal obstacles and her passion for working with and assisting people in reaching their potential, has helped Meg develop her individual training ethic:

To inspire and empower her clients and all those she meets to a rich, joyous life of fitness, friendship, healthy, nutritious, yummy food and good clean fun!

Massage Therapist

Dosa Ainab

Hello! My name is Fardowsa Ainab. My first name means highest heaven and my last name means grapes in Somali. I have my bachelor’s in Political Science Rhetoric and Writing and Sociology from SDSU.  I am also a Massage Therapist who graduated from the Pacific College of Health and Science.  I will continue to acquire my doctoral degree in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. I’m proud to say that I have been a Fitness Quest 10 neighbor for over a decade. I am a deeply spiritual being who is into astrology, astronomy, tarot cards, science, energy healing, herbs, gemstones, people, yoga, nature, health, and healing. I am very passionate about massage as it is such an integral part of the resting and rejuvenating part of fitness. Just as it important to keep our bodies active resting our bodies is the other side the of coin in a holistic fitness approach. The massages modalities I am excellent at are sports massage, deep tissue, Thai massage, Swedish massage and Prenatal massage.

Pilates Instructor

Merilee Post

Merilee, originally from Washington State, moved to San Diego after graduating from Seattle University with a degree in Marketing. After years of gazing down at the computer, stress and fatigue she started to develop lower back issues. After suffering from her back issues a friend took her to a Pilates class and she was hooked instantly. Her pain started disappearing and soon with continued Pilates it was gone completely. Pilates changed Merilee’s life, and she knew that she had to use this new practice to help others.

Merilee has been working as an instructor since January of 2017.  In January 2018, she received her STOTT Pilates Recognition of Certification for Matwork & Reformer and is currently taking the required continuing education courses annually to maintain this certification. She is constantly striving to improve her knowledge by learning ways to help maintain a healthy body through the study of Pilates principles, kinesiology and anatomy.

Pilates Instructor, M.S., L.AC

Melanie Rogers

Melanie, a San Diego Native, has over 13 years experience teaching Pilates and coaching clients in nutrition and positive mindset to achieve long lasting transformation.  Holding a Master’s of Science degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine (2001), Melanie has experience working as an acupuncturist and herbalist in various multi-disciplinary health clinics and fitness clubs in San Diego, the bay area and New York city. She is passionate about the benefits of “alternative” holistic medicine, clean eating and Pilates.

Melanie grew up studying classical ballet. She has studied at the schools of San Francisco Ballet, the Boston Ballet, and the Joffrey Ballet. Melanie’s professional career includes dancing as a soloist with the San Diego Ballet for 7 years. During this time Melanie encountered the profound healing and conditioning benefits of Pilates. Pilates not only conditioned Melanie’s body to be in top shape for the demands of performing, but it cured the constant back pain she was having.

Melanie completed her comprehensive Pilates training in New York City and has worked with her clients in numerous private studios and larger health clubs in California and New York. Melanie loves fusing the elements of Pilates into other fitness modalities, giving clients a well-rounded full body workout. Melanie has experience working with clients who are returning to exercise after an injury, clients who want Pilates as an adjunct to their other fitness regime to stretch and create mobility, and with athletes looking to enhance their sport performance. Melanie co-created and runs holistic boot camps here at Fitness Quest 10, combining strength and Pilates training, nutrition and motivational support for the participants. Melanie loves working with clients on developing the confidence and motivation they need to reach all of their health and fitness goals!

DR. GARRICK LI

DR. of PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR WATER AND SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY

PT, DPT, CERT. VRS

Vestibular Certified
Vestibular Rehabilitation Specialist
Post Concussion Syndrome Specialist

Dr. Garrick Li, PT, DPT, Cert. VRS, completed his undergraduate studies at UCSD where he received his Bachelor of Science in Biology with a Minor in Psychology. He received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences where he specialized in musculoskeletal dysfunctions. His passion for manual therapy has guided him to take numerous orthopedic specialty courses ranging from advanced cervical techniques to lumbo-pelvic functional analysis.

Dr. Garrick first discovered his interest in rehabilitation while working as a physical therapy aide at the Stanford Student Health Center where he guided clients and student-athletes through treatment and therapeutic exercises to a return to their respective sports.

Dr. Garrick was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he has been an avid sports fan his entire life. Whether it’s playing football, rock climbing or training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Garrick believes it is important to stay active to live a fulfilling life.  Dr. Garrick speaks fluent Cantonese-Chinese and is currently treating patients at Water and Sports Physical Therapy Scripps Ranch which operates inside of Fitness Quest 10.

Dr. CJ Epstein

Doctor of Chiropractic for Team Elite Chiropractic

Dr. CJ Epstein is a board certified Doctor of Chiropractic for Team Elite Chiropractic. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona he obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology from Arizona State University. He went on to obtain his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic West, graduating with honors. As a member of the Palmer West Sports Council, he focused his attention on sports injury prevention and rehabilitation. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. An athlete himself, he personally took a strong interest in effective, conservative musculoskeletal treatment and understands the importance of athletes returning to their sport quickly without unnecessary invasive treatment. His clinical practice includes athletes of all levels and disciplines.

He approaches each patient with an open mind to provide the best treatment approach based on their individual needs and goals. He maintains certifications in Selective Functional Movement Assessment© (SFMA), Active Release Techniques©(ART), TRX suspension training, K-laser therapy, running gait analysis, and as a Rocktape© provider.

Dr. CJ Epstein is far from the typical chiropractor. Although he is very talented at performing gentle manipulation techniques, Dr. CJ utilizes hands on soft tissue work such as ART. He is extremely effective at treating sports injuries and degenerative problems by decreasing pain very quickly. Dr. CJ combines
these techniques with the therapeutic benefits of the class IV laser to get the best results possible.
Dr. CJ appreciates all the activities San Diego has to offer. In his free time he enjoys being at the beach, playing soccer, running, strength training, snowboarding, or working to improve his golf game.

Dr. Epstein accepts most PPO insurances. Please schedule your appointment through Team Elite Chiropractic at (858) 633-8036.

EmpowerMed N.D.

LICENSED NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR (N.D.) and FOUNDER of EMPOWERMED INTEGRATIVE CLINIC

N.D.

Dr. Carleigh Golightly is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor (N.D.) and founder of EmpowerMed Integrative Clinic in San Diego, CA.

In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Golightly is passionate about expanding the rights of N.D.’s nationwide and has been elected to lead via the California ND Board of Directors. She is also dedicated to bringing naturopathic medicine to underserved communities and frequently participates in medical mission trips.

Dr. Golightly discovered naturopathic medicine through her own teenage struggles with crippling anxiety, hormonal imbalance and IBS. Frustrated with the pills her doctors offered her, she went outside the box seeking truth about healing. Through years of personal research and trial-and-error, Dr. Golightly was able to overcome her own health issues.

It was that experience that inspired her to become an N.D. and help others do the same.

Her mission is to empower patients with the knowledge they need to address the root cause of disease so they may live vibrantly and impact their communities in a meaningful way.

The EmpowerMed Clinic specializes in:

• Male and female hormonal health

• Fatigue, sleep, and chronic stress

• Thyroid disorders

• Anti-aging medicine

In her free time, you can find Dr. Golightly at the gym, stuck in a book, exploring the great outdoors, or playing games with her family.

Credentials

• Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine; Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine

• Advanced clinical training in endocrinology and regenerative injection therapies

• B.S. Biomedical Science, minor in Chemistry; Northern Arizona University

Professional Affiliations

• California Naturopathic Doctors Association (CalND), Board of Directors

• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP)

• Endocrinology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (EndoANP)

Owner & Founder

Todd Durkin

Todd Durkin is a strength, speed, & conditioning coach, personal trainer, bodyworker and motivational speaker/coach.  He is the 2004 IDEA and 2005 ACE Personal Trainer of the Year.  Men’s Journal has named Todd one of the top 100 trainers in the United States and top 5 in Southern California.  Todd owns and directs Fitness Quest 10, a premier, cutting-edge center for health & human performance in San Diego, CA, that focuses on personal training, strength & conditioning, therapeutic massage & bodywork, Pilates, yoga, nutrition, and Success Coaching.  He works with a high-profile athlete clientele of elite professional athletes from both the NFL and Major League Baseball as well as the normal, everyday population that is looking to improve their health and fitness.  Todd is the author of 27 DVD’s on strength & conditioning, functional fitness, massage/bodywork, and business/personal growth.  He is the Head of the Under Armour Performance Training Council and has appeared in a national commercial with Under Armour/Sports Authority featuring some of his performance techniques.

Todd’s degrees and certifications are numerous, but it is his passion, focus, commitment, leadership, and experience that allow him to get the most out of people.  As a football quarterback and athlete his entire life, he captained the football squad at The College of William & Mary and later went on to play in NFL Europe.  It is there that he suffered a serious back injury that ended his playing career.  He took a proactive role in his recovery, beginning a long journey that eventually led him to earn his Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine/ Biomechanics from San Diego State University.  He than fulfilled his dream by creating a center that combines elite athlete performance training, personal training, and massage & bodywork under one roof. His philosophy incorporates a holistic approach to performance.  He believes one must be aligned physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually to maximize full potential.  Todd is a master trainer and coach that incorporates all of these facets into his work.  His staff of 33 employees assist in the mission to offer cutting-edge, personalized health & fitness programs designed to positively impact the lives of people around the world.  Through commitment, connecting, and conditioning, Todd and his staff empower clients to transform their lives and achieve great results.

Todd Durkin is often recognized as promoting one’s physical conditioning through his functional fitness approach that he now uses and teaches internationally.  It is here that he trains his athletes and clients to be strong, powerful, fast, flexible, and balanced.  He is strongly respected in the NFL community where he works with over 30 superstars, such as the likes of 2006 NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, Aaron Rodgers, Kellen Winslow, and a host of other professional athletes, including 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist snowboarder, Shaun White.  He has worked with thousands of other professional, collegiate, high school, and youth athletes.  He has been called a “guru” for his eclectic approach and his ability to get the most out of his clients.  Additionally, Todd created Optimal Performance Bodywork (OPB), a powerful hands-on technique that incorporates several flexibility approaches, structural bodywork, along with myofascial release techniques, to maximize improvements in one’s elasticity, fascial length, and overall flexibility.

Through Todd Durkin Enterprises, a corporate spin-off of Fitness Quest 10, Todd and his team of instructors travel the world delivering motivational speeches and programs to teams, companies, and conferences. Whether it is speaking on balance in one’s life, Optimal Performance, stress reduction, personal growth, wellness, or fitness, Todd Durkin is determined to motivate people to healthier living and reaching a more abundant life through stress reduction and an active lifestyle.  Some of the companies he has worked with include The Ken Blanchard Companies, Wells Fargo, Bath & Body Works, MPI, UBS Warburg, Behr Paints, Kaiser Permanente, Torrey Pines Bank, Administrative Professionals, Life Care Solutions, and the San Diego Chargers, to name just a few.  Todd travels the world delivering motivational talks on human performance, leadership, and success.

Todd earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from The College of William and Mary in Virginia. He continued his education earning a Master’s degree in Exercise and Nutritional Science with a specialty in biomechanics/sports medicine from San Diego State University.  He has certifications as a strength and conditioning specialist, personal trainer, massage therapist, neuromuscular therapist, and has his teaching credential in health and physical education.

Todd has been featured on 60 Minutes, has appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New York Times, The Sporting News, ESPN The Magazine, BusinessWeek magazine, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, Stack Magazine, appeared on ESPN, The NFL Network, MSNBC.com and is a contributor to Fitness magazine, Shape magazine, and Self magazines.  He has been featured on Fox Morning News, CBS’ Exercise and Nutrition Special Report, ABC’s Being Healthy Report, NBC’s Friday Morning News, KUSI Morning News, and several other local morning news programs.  He is a spokesperson for Under Armour, the American Council on Exercise, IDEA, Perform Better, EFI Sports Medicine, Fitness Anywhere (TRX), and serves on the board for the Titleist Performance Institute.  Todd has been published in many magazines and journals, and presents at fitness conferences internationally.

Melanie Durkin

M.A. EXERCISE AND NUTRITION SCIENCE
ACE, AFAA, PILATES CERTIFIED

Melanie is a San Diego native. She attended University of San Diego High School and graduated with her bachelor’s degree from the University of California Santa Barbara. After college, she completed fitness certifications in group exercise,
personal training and nutrition counseling.

For three years prior to graduate school, she worked in many health clubs in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Hawaii teaching exercise classes, personal training, and serving as a nutrition counselor. In 1998, Melanie received her Master’s degree in Exercise and Nutrition Science from San Diego State University. In graduate school she taught a variety of fitness activity classes in the Exercise Science department.

In 1999, she was hired as a full-time instructor at Southwestern College in the school of Health, Exercise Science and Athletics. She teaches a variety of classes each semester such as Kinesiology, Techniques of Teaching Group Exercise, Health, Step Training, kickboxing, Body Sculpting, and running. In addition to teaching at Southwestern College, Melanie coordinated and developed the Pilates program at Fitness Quest 10. In 1998, Melanie first began practicing Pilates as a way to balance her physically active teaching schedule with a mind/body discipline. Because Pilates is designed to trengthen and lengthen the muscles and help reduce the risk of injury, it fits in perfectly with her other high impact exercises. Pilates has helped strengthen her back and feet, both of which were chronically susceptible to injuries.

In 1999, she began studying with Kathy Corey, who teaches the Ron Fletcher Pilates work, and Elizabeth Larkam. She has completed instructor-training workshops in Pilates Mat work as well as Pilate’s equipment work. She completed a one-year
comprehensive Pilate’s certification in the fall of 2000. Melanie teaches Pilates mat classes for Todd Durkin enterprises throughout the country at corporate meetings, conferences, and conventions.

Julie Wilcox

DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, TODD DURKIN ENTERPRISES

Julie Wilcox, a Washington native, is the General Manager at Fitness Quest 10. A dedicated FQ10 client since 2003, Julie assumed this administrative position in 2005 combining her passion for achieving and sustaining her own personal fitness with the opportunity to pursue her professional goals…in an environment that accomplishes both.

Prior to joining FQ10, Julie achieved her professional goals in both the restaurant and retail industries. She concluded her career in the restaurant business as the Point-of-Sale Systems Manager for a national restaurant company. She concluded her career in the retail business with Nordstrom, managing the prestigious Collectors/Couture Department and serving as a Nordstrom liaison for charitable events conducted in the greater San Diego community.

Larry Indiviglia

PLATINUM LEVEL COACH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TODD DURKIN MASTERMIND INSTITUTE

Larry Indiviglia, BS (United States Naval Academy), MA (Corporate Fitness Administration, UHS), MBA (University of San Diego), is a Platinum Level Coach with the Todd Durkin Mastermind Group and Executive Director of the Todd Durkin Mastermind Institute. He has a wide range of experience Leading, Training, Managing, Coaching and Inspiring people to higher achievement; personally and professionally. Larry has been a member of the Todd Durkin Mastermind Group since its inception in 2007, and has distinguished himself as a teammate, contributor and leader. He has worked closely with Todd Durkin to help implement the Mastermind Group concept and is a strong believer in the power of “giving” and “connecting” in one’s journey to “greatness”.  Larry has twenty-two years of experience in the fitness industry, and has performed at many levels: Personal and Group Trainer (NSCA, ACE, UCSD –Exercise Science and Fitness Instruction), at residential homes, corporate sites, planned communities, government and military fitness centers, small and large personal training studios, and community centers. He also is Owner/Operator of FIT4Achange, a personal training , wellness and coaching company . He has been featured in the NY Times , and has presented at the Todd Durkin 3.5 Day Mentorship, San Diego City College, University of San Diego, Coronado Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce, America’s Finest City Half Marathon expo, and the KUSI-TV Fitness Spotlight series. A published writer, Larry’s work has been featured in Runner’s World Magazine, Coronado Lifestyles Magazine, Coronado Eagle Newspaper, Reader’s Digest, Shipmate Magazine and the ebook: Balanced Body, Balanced Life. His book: INDsights for LIFE was published in March of 2011. Larry has been a resident of San Diego for 35 years and has two children: Joseph, age 24 and Lauren, age 21. Larry is humbled and honored to be a fitness professional, his third and most rewarding career.