Sgt. Ken Weichert: Six-time Soldier of the Year, Tactical Director and Founder of the Strategic Army Training Program. Some of Sergeant Weichert's most recent awards are a Letter of Commendation from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Military Cross from the California State National Guard Commander, and the Life Saving Medal from the California Highway Patrol. Click here for more information about Sgt. Ken.

Stephanie Weichert: Personal Trainer, Swimming Teacher and Group Exercise Instructor. She became the Strategic Director of START in 2001 and developed and co-produced the Operation Fit to Fight™ fitness series. She has been awarded The California Commendation Medal by the 223rd Military Intellegence Battalion and the Good Samaritan Award by the California Highway Patrol. She currently co-authors a fitness column for GX Magazine.Stephanie comes from a strong Water Polo background where she achieved the All-Valley goalie, co-MVP and Coaches Award. She is certified in Water Safety, Pilates, personal training through the International Fitness Professionals Association and has a B.A. in marketing from SFSU.

Nikki Galvan: Personal trainer, spinning instructor and running coach. Nikki has been a self proclaimed runner since she was five years old. She has competed in the US National Championships three years in a row and qualified for the Duathlon World Championships each of those times. At Nationals, she has placed, 2nd, 3rd, and 10th (after 2 flat tires on the bike). At Worlds, she placed in the top 12 each time. These high rankings awarded her the distinction of being Athlete of the Year for 2 years in a row (2002, 2003) for Inside Triathlon Magazine. She has competed in several U.S. cities (NY, all over California, Washington, and Georgia) as well as several international countries (Australia, Switzerland, and Belgium). Nikki Galvan has been the START Fitness running coach since 2003.

Bianca Buresh: Personal trainer, Camp Crunch instructor and Senior Instructor for START Fitness. Originally from Raymore, Saskatchewan Canada, she moved to the United States in the year 2000. Bianca holds certifications with ISSA and START Fitness. She has participated in the San Francisco and the Honolulu marathons and took 2nd place in the 2008 Marine Corp Mountain Warfare Challenge. She has been featured in GX, Hooah!, and The Yogi Times Magazine’s. As a boot camp instructor for START Fitness, Bianca has performed at SCW Fitness, IRHSA and by invitation for the Army National Guard.

"It’s a truly tough, motivating, and deeply rewarding program that makes you dig deep and leaves you exhausted and rejuvenated. It pushes me harder than I would ever push myself in an exercise class"
-JULIAN A