Integrated gym with personal training, group fitness, Pilates studio, clinic and massage

DC, CSCS, ART

Dr. John Beall

Rise Bodyworks was founded by Dr. John Beall in a small Alameda storefront in the summer of 2010 with nothing but a lifelong dream and rock-solid determination. Dr. Beall was determined to build a studio where his clients and patients would experience the transformative power of an integrated and approach to physical health and fitness; where people would be inspired to become strong, and motivated to take charge of their health and well-being.

Since then, Rise Bodyworks has grown into an award-winning gym and clinic with fitness and Pilates studios, but Dr. Beall still loves working directly with his clients and patients on achieving their health and fitness goals.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, Dr. Beall has been involved in health, fitness and rehabilitation for over 23 years. He attended San Francisco State University for his undergraduate studies in Exercise Science, and then completed his Doctorate in Chiropractic (D.C.) at Life Chiropractic College West. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (C.S.C.S) and a Master Active Release Techniques provider (A.R.T.), and uses protocols from a wide variety of techniques including SFMA, DNS and McKenzie method.
In his spare time, Dr. Beall likes to enjoy California’s natural beauty surfing, snowboarding, competing in triathlons and riding his mountain bike in the hills, often accompanied by his loyal sidekick Halle.

Kristin Hedstrom

Kristin is passionate about personal training because she helps her clients realize that they are much stronger and more capable than they believe.

Kristin started out as a chubby non-athlete but after finding rowing, began a fifteen year career in the sport. She competed on the high school, collegiate, and National Team levels, representing Team USA at many World Championships and at the 2012 Olympic Games. As a lightweight athlete, she works primarily with women who want to lose weight, specializing in women who want to lose over 50 lbs. Kristin meets you at your level and will help you get your health and fitness on the right track from day one.

Certified Personal Trainer (NASM)
Certified Weight Loss Coach (Wellcoaches)
2012 Olympian
Two-time World Championships silver medalist
Four-time World Cup medalist
8-time World Championships competitor

Nieka Mamczak

Nieka has been teaching group fitness classes for over 5 years around the Bay Area. Her passion for fitness and athleticism started as a child, growing up playing soccer for 15 years. She teaches a variety of class format types including HIIT, Strength Training, Core Classes, Stretching, and Barre. When not helping others achieve their fitness goals, Nieka likes to run and has completed over 30 Half Marathons and 4 Ragnar Relays in the last 10 years.

Jessica Richman

Jessica is a graduate of the National Personal Training Institute, a NASM certified personal trainer and NESTA certified mat pilates instructor. She believes exercise is fundamental to living a well-balanced life, and truly enjoys helping people to become a better stronger version of themselves.

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Joshua Silver