Instructor Spotlight: Lizzie Hammerman

by | Jan 21, 2016

C4S teaching photo Lizzie Hammerman10 things you may not know about Alkalign Instructor Lizzie Hammerman

 

+ Lizzie played horse polo in college. She can wrap a horse’s legs ninja-fast. That is how she met her (now) husband.

 

+ She is an avid outdoor cyclist. She has completed numerous metric and standard centuries. She is also our team captain for Cycle for Survival!

 

+ She has an extensive collection of exotic stuffed animals that includes an okapi, a wombat, a ring-tailed lemur, a giant anteater and a tapir.

 

+ She spent a summer in college as an intern for Gallo winery in their research winemaking group.

 

+ She also spent a summer in college as a horseback riding instructor. She drove a little yellow bus full of children from San Francisco to Danville every day. She got a commercial driver’s license to do this.

 

+ She is a San Francisco native. Her parents still live in the same house that she grew up in.

 

+ She took her first group exercise class (it was step aerobics) at the age of 10. She has been hooked on the power of group exercise ever since. She can still do a mean “Around the World” into a “Combo Repeater”.

 

+ She has a weak spot for teen dramas. Dawson’s Creek, Buffy, One Tree Hill… you name it. In case you were wondering, she’s on Team Jacob.

 

+ She has never lived outside of Northern California.

 

+ She is a self-proclaimed foodie and loves to talk about restaurants.

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