Strength Happens is a vibrant, and diverse community with members who like to participate in a wide variety of sports and activities outside of the gym! We like to feature one of our community members each month to share their fitness journey, life successes, and how being a part of the Strength Happens community has impacted their lives.
Steve Hanson owns Steve Hanson Landscaping, an award-winning boutique landscaping company in Santa Barbara. He has been coming to Strength Happens for 8 years and has been surfing for over 50 years. He recently competed in and won the Legend Division 2020 Rincon Classic surf competition!
We just competed in the 50th annual Transpac Offshore Sailboat Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu (2,225 miles). We won Division 2!
Carys has been training with us since she was in high school! She just recently graduated Point Loma Nazarene University with her bachelors, took the LSAT, and got accepted to law school at USD!
Sean has been with us for 10 years! He came to us as a skinny, computer programmer who spent a little bit too much time seated in front of the computer, and he stands in front of us today as a skier, rock climber, Phish concert goer, total and complete badass.
Terrie has been working out with Sloane and Alexis over at the Santa Barbara Tennis Club for about 9 months. She always shows up ready to work and this has lead to increases in her strength. It has been a beautiful thing to watch.
Anthony Califano, known around here as Coach, is a fantastic example of the Strength Happens method in action. He makes time between his coaching sessions to come in to the gym, making his own health a priority. Even when he is extremely busy, mid season, he shows up for himself.
Muriel has been training with Mike for 16 years! She is an inspiration to us, showing us the power of exercise to let us live our fullest lives even as we age. Muriel has gone through a lot in her life and it makes her the woman she is today. She has continued to set and crush her goals. Here’s to another year!
Missy is a client that is a pleasure to train. If you have been in the gym with her, you know her as an easy person to talk to and get to know. She has been training with the Strength Happens program for about two years. In that time she has come to appreciate the method but even better, has started to enjoy working out! She credits Strength Happens for giving her a more positive outlook toward her health and training.
If you come into the gym, you probably know Jan. Jan is such a joy to be around, she is hard to miss.
Mark Sabens came to Strength Happens earlier this year to get in shape to tie the hitch and has stayed with us after because he saw the benefits of our program.
Cathy and Todd have been clients of Strength Happens for the past year and a half. Since they train together, they have been able to experience the benefits of the program together as well.
Joel has been a client of Taylor’s for many years. He has seen the benefits of using the Strength Happens method not just in his daily life but in his equestrian career as well.
Meet Mark! If you've ever had the opportunity to workout alongside Mark, you know the infectious joy he brings to all around him. No matter what challenges Richie throws his way, Mark is always willing to give 100% and has a smile while doing it.
Let us introduce you all to Noah, before we bid him farewell as he heads off to college. Noah came to us at the start of high school, and it's been a pleasure to watch him grow as a person both in and out of the gym.
Vicki and her family have been Strength Happens clients for many years. I’ve enjoyed watching the program help the whole family to be active and healthy. Their children have seen mom and dad working out with me since a young age.
William first joined Strength Happens to help prevent injuries. Today, he’s committed to his workouts because he feels his best when he is strong. Strength Happens enables William to do what he loves; road biking and keeping up with his college-age sons.
Mike was at a critical pivot point where work and life were starting to take away the time he had to stay active, healthy, and injury free. Starting the program was initially a means to keeping him pain free.
Marcus has been a friend for many years. He first started training with me to keep up on the soccer field. Over the years we’ve watched him gain confidence in his abilities.
Mark spent years feeling limited in his physical abilities because of prior injuries. Since starting Strength Happens he has seen vast improvements in the things he’s able to do each year.
Carlin first started Strength Happens when he was getting ready to go break the world record at Pikes Peak. He came in with many old injuries from years of professional motorcycle racing.
Cindy has been a Strength Happens client for almost 20 years. When Cindy started she was a mother of 3 in her 40’s with no real athletic background…
Lance unfortunately incurred a major injury in which he tore his pectoral muscle. After he recovered from the surgery he began rehab at Strength Happens…
When Barbara started Strength Happens she had undergone shoulder surgery a year before. She hadn’t gotten full recovery from her procedure and was in constant pain…
