Athletes
We love to highlight and showcase athletes that come to our gym. Here are some people we find inspiration from.
Gaby Contreras
WBFF pro competitor / Miss Diva Bikini International / WBFF top 5 in the world bikini competitors
Only age 26 and already a fitness and wellness coach (online and in person), mental health advocate, and public speaker. Gaby enjoys teaching people how to achieve betterment in all areas of their life!
Interests include personal development, eating yummy food, and connecting with people of like mind. Loves adventures and trying new things, especially anything wellness related
Hobbies are weight training, dancing like nobody is watching, building connections and community. Loves helping people get to the next level
Enjoys being with people and finding ways to heal, grow, and achieve greater success together
Always says yes to a burger and fries!!
Gina Scafoglio
Body Builder / Bikini Athlete
Gina Scafoglio is a talented and driven 28-year-old from Houston, Texas who recently made the move to sunny San Diego in search of a more active lifestyle. As a former track runner and pole vaulter, Gina has always had a passion for fitness and staying in shape. She has taken that passion to the next level and is now an IFBB Bikini Pro with three pro shows and several NPC shows under her belt. She is currently training to qualify for the 2023 Olympia after a long off-season.
Despite her success as an athlete, Gina's true passion lies in lifestyle coaching. She is the CEO of Earned Aesthetics, a team of coaches who have helped countless women transform their minds and bodies. Through her coaching, she empowers women to prioritize their mental health through self-care and personal development.
In her free time, Gina enjoys spending time with her King Charles Spaniel, reading books, and indulging in the occasional EDM festival. Her cheesy but inspirational motto is to find the silver lining in every dull or painful moment and make every day the best day of your life. With her infectious positivity and dedication to helping others, Gina Scafoglio is sure to achieve great things in whatever she sets her mind to.
Brianna Alexander
Body Builder
Meet your coach, Brianna Alexander! Brianna has competed in four NPC bodybuilding competitions from 2016-2018 where she nationally qualified and won overall in her most recent show. Three years later, she became a WBFF Pro and won overall in the Wellness Division in August 2021.
She attributes the majority of her success from her most recent bodybuilding competition to the muscle she was able to put on while preparing and participating in two StrongLifting competitions from December 2020 - March 2021 by the instruction of her coach, Bret Contreras, which were far different than her training tactics she used for previous shows.
Brianna received her personal training certification through the American Council on Exercise (ACE) in 2016. She now trains both in person and online clients, in addition to hosting a monthly online membership (the Healthy Habit Subscription) where she provides 4-week strength training programs, meal inspiration, and provides other health and wellness tips and tricks to her membership.
Breanna Danielle
Body Builder / Bikini Athlete / Nutritionist / Personal Trainer
Hi, I’m Breanna! I am a Fitness Nutrition Specialist (FNS), Certified Personal Trainer (CPT), founder and CEO of Mermaid Method®, and World Beauty Fitness and Fashion (WBFF) diva bikini professional.
I am a San Diego resident originally from Oceanside, CA. But don’t let the blonde hair and blue eyes fool you. Spanish is actually my first language, as I come from a Mexican-American household.
My passion for fitness began through sports at an early age but reached another level following a turnover crash when I was hit by a drunk driver at 22 years old. Awareness of our movement through space, with a combine practice of healing is what sparked my inner-passion to help others.
I am a business owner and coach, where I earned my Master’s degree in Kinesiology at Point Loma Nazarene University. It was through their research program, I was able to defend my thesis on energy compensation when introduction to cardiovascular exercise. As a post-graduate, continued on to compete in several bodybuilding competitions, compassionately undergoing the process of body recomposition while teaching many others how to successfully undergo a similar process.
In my spare time I enjoy roller skating, hiking, boardwalk strolls, chasing sunsets, reading, picking up heavy things, journaling, yoga practice, deep 1-on-1 conversations, and singing my heart out!
Karoline Pioto
Fitness and Yoga Coach
Meet Booty Coach Karoline, born and raised in Brazil! Karoline and her Online Fitness Coaching Company, BellaBabeFit, have helped countless women to transform their confidence and self-worth, achieve the body of their dreams, lose weight, build curves, and become the most Bootylicious, Fit, Feminine, and Magnetic version of themselves! Karoline’s approach is focused on long-term results, and helping clients to make health and fitness their lifestyle in a sustainable way that makes them feel empowered!
Karoline loves keeping her body in shape but has never really been into competitions, she enjoys building strong, sexy, and feminine physiques. She also holds Booty Lab Classes every Tuesday & Thursday at 5:30 pm here in our facility and it’s free for members, yay!!! In addition to being an experienced NASM Group Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer, Karoline also holds certifications: Precision Nutrition L1, RYT 200 Hatha, and Vinyasa, RYT 200 Vinyasa, Sculpt Yoga, and Yoga Nidra.
Follow Karoline on Instagram @bellababefit to learn more of what she can do for you or to get her specialized female physiques workouts tips.
Maria Robles
Body Builder / Bikini Athlete
Bikini Athlete Maria Robles also known as The Posing Fairy, is a competitive Bikini Athlete and Instructor for other athletes in the same competitive field. A lovely fixture and part of the Ocean Pacific Family, Maria grew up in Illinois but moved to sunny San Diego when she was five. In high school, she danced in competitive hip hop, which she claims was the best part of her childhood. She majored in Public Health at UCSD, but then found love in blending body movement and style with fitness. Maria is a disciplined health enthusiast and motivated professional competitor and received her pro card in 2017. Since then, she has worked with more than 500 other professional athletes in improving their competitive posing. When Maria isn’t travelling the world for competitions, she is available for coaching in our posing room. If you are interested in working with Maria, contact the front desk.
Michael Del Zoto
Hockey Player / Athlete
A goal-oriented individual who is focused on improving every single day, Michael has seen how hard work, preparation and a dedication to his craft has fueled his career, and how giving back to the community has fueled his soul.
After being selected in the first round of the 2008 NHL EntryDraft, Michael has played 13 seasons in the NHL and won a Stanley Cup with the St.Louis Blues. Throughout his career, he has sought to contribute to his team by helping to set a culture of work, where they come ready to not only work hard each day, but also work smart. By focusing on being fully prepared going into game time, he believe it frees athletes to approach competition without fear and instead gain full confidence in their abilities to get the job done.
Off the ice, Michael focused on bringing joy and hope to children who are facing adversity in their lives. He has had the privilege of working with tremendous organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House, Coast to Coast Against Cancer Foundation and Daily Bread Food Bank, and has been inspired by the resiliency and optimism he's seen from children who are facing some of life’s greatest challenges.
In his downtime, you will find Michael playing the alto sax, staying active (preferably outside), perfecting the cooking skills he learned from his grandmothers and working on his DJ sets.
