Updated: April 16, 2013 About us Welcome trail runners! News Schedule in 2013 Our regular weekly morning group trail runs take place on: Tuesdays 6 AM, Thursdays 6 AM, and easy Sundays 10 AM in Berkeley. Other runs take place in Oakland and other areas of the East Bay. New members of all paces are invited to drop-in and attend meets for a free trial month. Our group is small and limited in size to keep our meets from becoming impersonal, and to maintain an active roster of members. This is …

Interested in fitness conditioning, building cardio, and at learning self defense? This is the class for you! Here are the details: Every Wednesdays 7pm - 8:15pm Must bring your own hand wrap, strike gloves, and jump rope (limited # will be available to borrow) * Stretching * Fitness Conditioning ( light to intense levels) - Plyometrics, sit ups, push ups, some running, calisthenics, skip rope, etc. * Learn and practice basic boxing, striking & kicking, Self defense techniques. Strike pads a …

So many women who say they don't have real girlfriends or they just go from work to home. It is scientifically proven that people who laugh and have fun live longer. The older you get the harder it seems to meet women with similar interest who can be your "Girlfriends". So let's live Ladies! This group is all about doing the things we love and meeting new girlfriends in the process: Reasons to Join the Group: 1. If you are looking to meet women with solid foundation who have similar interest 2. …

This is a group for anyone interested in working on their fitness and meeting new people at the same time. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because it is much easier to stay committed to your fitness routine, if you have an accountability partner or fitness buddies that keep you on track! We can coordinate different gym schedules/meeting and help motivate everyone to stay on track :)

ProAction Athletics is dedicated to getting you results you are proud of through hard work, camaraderie, and a confidence boost! This is a fitness training camp led by Sarah McClendon. I am a personal trainer with an extensive volleyball coaching background. I model my boot camps to be a fusion of weight training with a team like feeling. I offer both morning and evening boot camps for women. You are welcome to come to either class during the course of the 4 week camp at one flat rate. The env …

If you are interested in healthy, long-lasting weight loss, greater energy, and support around lifestyle changes, then this group is for you! The workshop is designed for women over the age of 25 who want to lose 10 pounds or more in a way that is safe and long lasting. I offer no miracle cures, I'm not trying to sell you anything, and ultimately the changes you make will be up to you.  What I can offer is a supportive group environment and specific health information that will help you make the …

This is a  women's self defense course focusing on self defense techniques modified for street and home defense from attackers. Why take this course? Because you may be faced with a decision to use self defense at any given time. If you car breaks down on the side of the road & a stranger approaches you with evil intent. Or you may come home finding a burglar in your residence; hiking or jogging in a secluded trail and someone tries to cause you harm. Is this being paranoid? Paranoia is defined …

What's not to love about SUP? We're a group of dedicated, enthusiastic Stand Up Paddlers of all skill levels who meet regularly to enjoy time on the water. Stand Up Paddle (aka SUP) is a terrific way to explore the East Bay and environs be it the Oakland Estuary or the San Francisco Bay, a great way to meet other water-loving folks, and an addictive form of exercise. Join us on one of our regularly scheduled stand up paddles and find out for yourself. See you on the water! Members of East Bay SU …

Oakland Zumba is ZUMBA with an Oakland flair - like usual ZUMBA classes, it combines high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations that are based on the principle that a workout should be "FUN AND EASY TO DO". In other words, no experience required. The routines feature a combination of fast and slow rhythms that tone and sculpt the body. ZUMBA fuses the principles of interval training with easy to follow dance steps to maximize caloric output and fat burning. It is a mixtu …

This is a group for anyone interested in meeting new women in the lesbian and bisexual community. We're going to have events for singles, couples, people interested in making new friends, business networking, and even social events that promote fitness and wellness. All lesbian women, bisexual women and their friends are welcome. I started this group to meet other women and promote a vibrant lesbian community in the Bay Area.

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Oakland/East Bay girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to make a di …

Full Figure Entertainment (FFE) has been hosting nightclub events and hip hop parties for full bodied ladies and their friends and fans of all sizes since 2008. When we are not enjoying cocktails and dancing at Full Figure Friday, we are active in the size acceptance community at Healthy at Every Size fitness events, plus size fashion events, fat pride networking events, and more! Come mix and mingle with us at Full Figure Fridays or join us out in the community at all kinds of size positive eve …

This is a group for women ages 30 and up, who are looking to be happy in their skin. We will be hosting a variety of workshops ranging from self improvement, skin care classes, makeup work shops, makeovers, spa days, retreats, vision board workshops, hiking, charitable walks, and much more. Light refreshments will be served at all meetings. This group is for if you if you are ready to be happy in your skin and in the company of positive likeminded women.

Outdoor Afro is a community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro uses social media to create interest communities, events, and to partner with regional and national organizations that support diverse participation in the Great Outdoors. Here is where you can start locally connecting with people who share your outdoor interests!

Do you like basketball, but can't seem to find a semi-regular pick-up game in Oakland? Would you describe your bball skills, at best, as decent to slightly better than average? Did you play basketball for your high school? Are you in your late 20's or 30's and have seemingly lost a quick first step? Do you enjoy a competitive game, but more than anything, just want to play some solid basketball with a good group of guys and to get in some exercise? Let's make it fun, competitive, fairly regular …

Welcome to our close knit family of LGBTQ Gym goers. A lot of people in this group are members of The Perfect Sidekick, the First & Only LGBT Gym in the Nation, but we do a lot more than workout. We also like hanging out outside of the gym and getting to know more awesome people!

Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …