Stark Raving SUP and Fitness Coaching

Serving the North Bay (CA), Bitterroot Valley (MT) and Planet Earth

 

Mary Ann Stark

Specializing in: Personal Training and Nutrition, Weight/Fat Loss Education, Injury Prevention/Recovery, Mature Adult Fitness, Strength and TRX Suspension (Body Weight Conditioning) and Lifestyle/Wellness Coaching

 

Certifications:

* Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)

* Fitness Nutrition (ISSA)

* Senior Fitness (AAHF)

* Corrective Exercise (NASM)

* Nutrition Coach (Precision Nutrition)

* TRX Qualified Suspension Trainer

  

Ed Stark


Specializing in: Personal Training, Weight Loss, Strength Training, TRX Suspension System/RIP Trainer (Body Weight Conditioning), General Fitness Assessment & Nutrition, Longevity & Wellness, Stand Up Paddleboarding Fitness/ Coaching (combining on-land workouts with SUP training and techniques)

 

Certifications:

* Certified Personal Trainer (NESTA)

* Fitness Nutrition Coach (NESTA)

* TRX Qualified Suspension Trainer (TRX) 

* Longevity Wellness Specialist (GMP Fitness)

* TRX Training for Active Seniors and TRX Rip Training Foundations (IDEA)

* SUP Education/Water Safety (World Paddle Assoc.)

* Certified PaddleFit Core Coach (Sonoma County/Western Montana's FIRST)

   For more info about PaddleFit, visit: http://www.paddlefitpro.com/about-us/

Now Offering the Following:

Personal Training/Nutrition: (Various locations)
Studio/gym/outdoor training, focusing on functional fitness, body weight (TRX, etc.), core, balance, strength training, weight loss and nutrition.

Packages starting at $55/hr.

 

Stand Up Paddleboard Lessons:

This session (approx. 2 hours) will cover the basics: including safety and required equipment, proper gear and sizing, proper paddle and stroke techniques and tips for enjoying this sport all year long.

$75/one-on-one session (all rental equipment/gear included). Discounts offered for groups of 2 or more.

 

PaddleFit Training:

Combining Stand Up Paddleboard techniques with exercises on both SUP and land. 

$75/one-on-one session (all rental equipment/gear included). 

Discounts offered for groups of 2 or more and/or package of 6 sessions.

 

PaddleFit/Gym Training Combo:
For those who want the benefits of PaddleFit routines and gym training, each sessions will alternate between water workouts and fitness studio. Please contact us for availability of a training facility in your area and pricing.

 

Boards, paddles and required safety gear are provided for all training sessions or

Bring your own gear and save $15 on each water-based session!

 

Discounts available for multiple participants on SUP lessons and PaddleFit training

 

~Military/Public Safety Personnel (active/retired)~

As proud supporters of our men and women in uniform, we're honored to offer special discounts. 

Thank you for your service!

 

 *Law Enforcement Appreciation Month 

JUNE 2018 

 

Comprehensive 2 hour SUP lessons to law enforcement employees - past & present

(Montana location only)

 

 

 

 

Please contact us for further information and group/package pricing, PaddleFitness Challenges and Boot Camps.

 

  

 

             Stand Up Paddleboard Lessons/PaddleFit Challenge Boot Camp: 8-31-2013 (Video)

 

Stark Raving SUP Pirate Fitness Challenges...a few more.

 

 

Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP): For Fun, For Health, For Adventure

 

SUP Group Activities & Events

 Contact Us for Details or Follow Us on Facebook for Updates

Just a Few Examples of Offered Group Excursions...

*Angel Island Recreational SUP Paddle/San Francisco Bay Boat Tour & Picnic 

    Half Day Trip - Contact us for details and pricing

Prerequisites: SUP Clinic or Lesson

 

*PaddleFit Challenge / Boot Camp

    Combined land/SUP based fitness 'boot camp' - Approx. 90/120 minutes                              

Prerequisites: SUP Clinic or Lesson

                                                            

*SUP Lesson Clinic

    Comprehensive Stand Up Paddleboard Course in a group setting (discounted) - Approx. 120 minutes

        

 *SUP After-Work Mental Health Leisure Paddle

    Just a no-stress get-together 'decompression' paddle session

(No Cost to those who bring their own paddle gear; but equipment can be provided to our 'Chapter Members' only for a small fee).

        - Held Regularly During the Week (NorCal) and Summer Evenings in Montana

 

Lake Powell, AZ 

Golden Gate Bridge

Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

 

 

 

 

 

French Polynesia

 

Moorea

 

 

Tahiti

TRX workout between SUP sessions

 

Swimming/SUP with sharks and rays

 

 

 

 

Bora Bora

 

Taha'a (Society Islands)

 

Paradise...

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Viewing 'Gators' in the Bayou, Louisiana

 

Grand Tetons - Wyoming

 

Montego Bay - Jamaica

 

Missouri River

Alberta, Canada

Night Training in the Caribbean

 

Barbados

Sunset Paddle - Key West

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

 

Amsterdam, Holland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lone Rock, Utah (Paddler at the Base)

Colorado River, Grand Canyon Area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SEASONAL SUP & FITNESS CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY, MONTANA BETWEEN JUNE - SEPTEMBER!!!

(Here's Some Highlights)

 

Glacier National Park, MT

 

Lake McDonald, Glacier National Park

 

 

River Running, East Clark Fork, Missoula 

 

 

Salmon Lake

Two Medicines

 

 

Blackfoot River

Youngest Pirate Yet!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check back for regular updates or Contact us for info!  

The above events will make participants eligible to participate in future fitness activities/excursions where lesson prerequisites are required

 

 Paddleboard Lessons & PaddleFit Challenge: 8-17-13

Follow our SUP insanity on Facebook (and keep tabs on special discounted events):   

https://www.facebook.com/StarkFitNutritionStandUpPaddleboardCoaching?ref=hl

Honored Annual Supporter of the Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation - EODRIDE

 

The Stark Raving Pirate crew are proud supporters of the EOD Warrior Foundation/Wounded EOD Warrior Foundation's 2014 Gulf Coa

st Ride/Okinawa Team!

 

Thanks for your service!!!

 

http://eodwarriorfoundation.donorpages.com/2014GulfCoastRide/MatthewSmall2014/

Have SUP, Will Travel - More California Roadtrips

 SUP can take you to places most will never see...all you need is your board and ANY car!

...the quest continues (indefinitely)!

American River

 

 

 

 

Russian River

 

 

 

San Rafael Creek

 

Lake Sonoma

 

 

 

 

 

Marin Islands

 

Sonoma County

 

San Francisco Bay

Bodega Bay

 

Sacramento River

 

Avila Beach

 

Monterey Bay

 

Mono Lake

 

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

Convict Lake

 

San Diego

 

Newport Beach

 

Clear Lake

SUP Pirate Fitness Challenge - March 23, 2014 (Video)

Once again, a good time was had by all!

 

Stand Up Paddleboard Lessons & Fitness Challenge - March 8, 2014 (Video)

Stark Raving Pirates' World Domination SUP Tour - Moorea, French Polynesia

Pictures speak for themselves. Next journey? Time will tell...

 

 

Combined SUP Lesson/PaddleFit Challenge Event Photos - Aug. 31, 2013

Due to popular demand, we had to add yet ANOTHER event over Labor Day Weekend! 

A great new group to add to our ever-growing NorCal Chapter of the Stark Raving Pirates...and an  awesome time was had by all!!! 
 

 

SUP Lesson/PaddleFit Challenge Photos - Aug. 17, 2013

Congrats to the newest members of the NorCal Chapter of the Stark Raving Pirates, who came out for our first ever combo Stand Up Paddleboard instruction/PaddleFit Workout Challenge at Lake Sonoma...all for the price of a single lesson!

Even after the serious beat-down they received with both land/water drills, we couldn't get them to give up their boards...4 hours+ later we finally talked them back to shore.

As Stark Raving SUP alumni, they're now eligible to participate in any future events and PaddleFit programs requiring our basic 'Stand Up' lesson. 

You can watch a video segment of the day's event on Stark Raving Stand Up Paddleboard Coaching & Fitness's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StarkFitNutritionStandUpPaddleboardCoaching?ref=hl

Aye, nice job, mateys! You rocked it!

 

 

Stark Raving Intro to Paddleboarding Fitness Events - California/Montana

For those of you who have always been curious about Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), but just haven't had an opportunity (short of a vacation to Hawaii or Lake Tahoe) to experience it up-close and personal, the Stark Fitness crew occasionally provides you with an opportunity!

On Friday, June 21, 2013, Stark Fitness hosted a free intoduction to SUP paddling and fitness workshop at Lake Sonoma (Northern CA).

We had a variety of boards and paddles on site to explain the basic equipment needs depending on your interests, size and skill level of SUP. We also addressed how incorporating SUP into a fitness program achieves desired goals, with the added benefits of doing your workouts on the water, and having a blast doing it! 

We followed this up with several free introduction sessions in the Bitterroot Valley of Montana in July! These are great ways of getting folks familiar with the sport before investing hard-earned cash on buying gear.

 Keep checking in for future events.