ABOUT US
MEET THE OWNERS
Estefania & Nibardo, also known as Fani & Valin, were both raised in Chino, CA. Since taking over REC SHOP Training Facility in January 2019, they strive to continue to create a Fitness Facility where people feel welcomed by their Family-like Culture & No judgement Facility atmosphere.
With Fani’s passion to help people become the best versions of themselves through fitness & Valin’s business & construction background, they have created a state of the art facility with customized equipment & individualized workout programs in hopes that their Members, Trainers, and all those a part of REC SHOP’s Fitness Family thrive in the most positive and encouraging environment.
OUR TEAM
FANI
Marquez
CEO / Head Performance Coach
Strength & Conditioning
Large Group Fitness Training
Fani easily adapted to the health lifestyle as she competed in her first power-lifting meet during her junior year of college. Fani graduated from Cal State Fullerton with her Bachelors in Kinesiology & has since been training group fitness classes & personal clients.
She specializes in strength and conditioning specifically powerlifting movements. Her determination to lifelong learning and growing physically, mentally and emotionally in this field has led her to become a gym owner and fuel her passion by helping others!
A fun fact about Fani is that she has 8 siblings and about 24 nieces and nephews & she loves cows! You can find random cow paintings or cow print items throughout the facility!
Her favorite exercise is the one & only conventional deadlift.
“Do what you love, love what you do.”
Lauren
Pullen
Strength & Performance Coach
Large Group Fitness Training
Functional Fitness
Coach Lauren is passionate about fitness and helping others become stronger and healthier. She has her Bachelors in Health Science from Cal State Fullerton, and is currently pursuing a teaching credential in Physical Education, along with a Masters in Public Health.
Lauren started as a Rec Shop member in 2016. She fell in love with the community, and ultimately became a coach in 2020. She is passionate about her role as a trainer at Rec Shop and prioritizes correct technique, pain-free performance and motivation for our members.
When Lauren isn’t at Rec Shop coaching, you can find her on the mountains. Snowboarding is one of her favorite activities.
Kettlebell exercises are what Lauren prefers. You will definitely see kettlebell exercises in her training programs.
Come join #LPsMovement
“Take care of your body, it’s the only place you have to live in.”
JEFF
BAIRD
Chronic injury rehabilitation
Strength and conditioning
Coach Jeff is a personal trainer and strength coach who is passionately devoted to getting you from point A to point B, regardless of the size and complexity of your health and fitness related goals. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a bachelors degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in strength and conditioning.
While growing his fitness business thereafter, he recognized an untapped area of opportunity in the fitness sector and went back to school for his masters degree in athletic training to help rehab clients from longstanding injuries and return them to full function.
Jeff uses modalities ranging from massage and cupping, to corrective exercise to improve the quality of movement of movement of his clients and bridge the gap between rehab and performance.
When Jeff is not at work, you will find him either lifting, watching Lakers games, or studying cars.
Want to improve your overall health and well being. Come see what the hype is all about, “Go Grizzly”
ALFREDO
Landino
Strength & Conditioning Coach
LARGE Group Fitness Training
Coach Alfredo is committed and passionate about inspiring others to achieve their goals. Sports and athletics was introduced to him at a very young age with basketball and soccer. Growing up playing sports, coach Alfredo fell in love with the hard work, dedication, passion, and sacrifice one must put in to win. That same drive and love to win inspired him to pursue being a coach/trainer at Rec Shop. Let’s build a healthy and active lifestyle together!
When Alfredo isn’t at Rec Shop coaching, you can find him on the court playing basketball or on the course playing golf with friends.
Full body HIIT exercises are what Coach Alfredo prefers to get that heart rate going.
“Those times when you get up early and you work hard; those times when you stay up late and you work hard; those times when don’t feel like working, you’re too tired, you don’t want to push yourself BUT you do it anyway. That is actually the dream. That’s the dream. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” – Kobe Bryant
STEPHANIE
GUZMAN
Strength Training
Large Group Fitness TraininG
PERSONAL TRAINING
Coach Stephanie is a natural-born fighter who empowers you to find your voice and believe in your inner strength. Stephanie is a dynamic athlete, with a background in cheerleading, tumbling and boxing. Stephanie began coaching group- fitness, where she discovered that her true calling is empowering others to break down barriers through movement and sweat.
In her classes & one- on- one training, Stephanie challenges her clients whether it’s going for that extra rep no matter how much it burns or completely trying something out of their comfort zone— it gives the client an opportunity to first say no but I quickly come back with “well you don’t know if you’re going to fail yet, let’s try it & we’ll go from there”.
She is a certified PT with ISSA, DBC L1 and holds a few other certifications such as HIIT & TRX.
Her goal is to help you discover your power. We have a choice when it comes to listening to the voice in our heads: it holds us back or helps us rise up. It just depends on how we train it.
“DIG DEEPER, GO HIGHER”
Hayley Wishner
Strength Training
Large Group Fitness TraininG
PERSONAL TRAINING
Coach Hayley is passionate about building the strength and endurance to reach peak athletic performance. Hayley’s passion for training stems from her experiences in the weight room as a collegiate softball player. The energetic atmosphere of the weight room was infectious and fueled her motivation to become a trainer.
Hayley loves the group training atmosphere as it closely resembles her time in the weight room with her team. She prides herself on making training sessions fun, yet challenging and effective. Her favorite client is anyone with a goal and the motivation to do everything it takes to achieve it.
She graduated from Whittier College with a degree in Biology and a goal of becoming an orthopedic Physician Assistant. When Hayley isn’t at Rec Shop coaching, you can find her on an ambulance saving lives. After undergoing two shoulder surgeries, her favorite thing to train is upper body as she focuses on strengthening and stabilizing that shoulder. As a future orthopedic PA, she wants to combine her love for medicine and physical fitness by assisting other athletes overcome similar injuries.
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”