This group is designed to help athletes, runners, bikers, martial artists, cross-trainers, and all types of fitness enthusiasts to discover the wonderful benefits of yoga. Learn how a powerful yoga practice can enhance your athletic performance, heal your injuries, calm and focus your mind, and improve overall endurance. Join us for fun, challenging classes. Meet other athletes and discover this dynamic practice together -- no chanting or praying invovled!

DragonMax is a Dragon Boat Club that practices year-round in Berkeley, California. It is sponsored by the Berkeley Racing Canoe Center (BRCC) and supports many community projects throughout the Bay Area. We welcome all types of paddlers into the club, which fields both competitive and recreational crews for local and out-of-town races. You are invited to join and participate. You'll get a workout while meeting new people. It's a lot of fun!

Berkeley Path Wanderers has led organized walks since its founding in 1998. It is dedicated to the creation, preservation and restoration of public paths, steps and walkways in Berkeley for the use and enjoyment of all. We've joined Meetup to enable us to include impromptu walks. If you would like to lead a walk, let us know. See our main site with a full list of all events at www.berkeleypaths.org

This group founded by Melissa Bradley is a directory of Marin County women business owners and leaders that can benefit from each others friendships. This group is focused on gaining personal long lasting relationships and having fun, and the referrals and networking are secondary. We call our members "Queen Bees" to be funny. Life is too short not to have fun! We have voluntary meetings once or twice a month a local Marin restaurants. Melissa Bradley is the owner of Bradley Real Estate. She st …

If you enjoy being surrounded by the immense beauty of nature... If you dream about life in the great wide open... Or if you simply need to get away from IM and Twitter... ...Then join us for a Hikeadelic experience. This group was formed for those who like to be out in nature as much as possible, whether on a nice, warm, sunny day or a rainy and windy morning. There is no absolute standard of fitness required (each hike will have its own subjective rating). All we ask is that you bring a posi …

Bay Area Easy Riders touring group (BAER) was conceived and developed by Ron Bishop, League Certified Bicycle Instructor R.I.P. 12/11/11 and Mary Ann Blackwell, R.N., L.M.T.  They began this cycling group in March 2009 to fulfill their dreams of healthy fit, happy people traveling by bicycle on trails around the most fabulous year round cycling area in the world. With great pleasure we continue to offer guided, supported, well organized bicycle tours along with bicycle safety information and inc …

Walkers age 50+ invited to enjoy local nature and good company on free monthly walks, 9 AM Thursday mornings, co-sponsored by Friends of Five Creeks and Albany Senior Center. Walks are generally 3 miles or less. Some are easy and leisurely, others more more quickly and/or involve hills. Choose the ones you want!

A "weed" is just a plant out of place. "Weed Warriors" remove invasive plants that ruin wildlife habitat, increase fire danger, take over and crowd out everything else, or are otherwise bad actors in East Bay natural areas. "Friends of Five Creeks' Weekday Weed Warriors" remove harmful invasive plants in natural areas 10 AM - noon Tuesdays, at a different restoration site each week. Usually, work is followed by coffee and chat. Great way to stay fit and enjoy the outdoors and good company while …

Hey soccer gals, tired of playing with smelly, sweaty, ball-hogging guys? Remember the good ol' days when you could play girls soccer in high school? Need some time to sharpen your skills before GGWSL season? Bladium's too expensive? Want to make new friends in the area that play soccer? Let's play women's pickup soccer!! All ages & levels are welcome. This is friendly, non-competitive soccer, we don't keep score and we try not to hurt each other. :) If you are a woman looking to play some fun a …

This group is being created for all of those Curvy Divas out there. Are you into fashion & accessories? Would you like to swap clothing and update your closet with cool new looks? Do you love to shop or maybe don't know where to shop to accentuate your voluptuous body. Would you like to know where to find clothing that fits your curves? Want the scoop on the latest curvy fashion trends or are you a curvy diva trend setter and want to share your fashion sense with other women out there looking fo …

Join us! Whether you are new to riding or have a lot of rides under your belt, we invite you to join us on the beautiful roads and trails of the Bay Area. Rides will be led by the staff of the Pedaler Bike Shop in El Sobrante. We currently meet each Saturday morning to ride the 3 Bears... this is one of the most popular road biking routes in the Bay Area, and continues to challenge and excite all levels of riders. Additional rides to varying locations may be added as the days get longer, includi …

>> FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK << This group aims to do meetups centered around anything that makes you sweat! Hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, running, bicycling, kayaking, rafting, tennis, surfing, kitesurfing, windsurfing, paddle-boarding, wake-boarding, SUP, bungee jumping, skydiving, swimming, rock climbing, bouldering, spelunking - If it can be done with a group, suggest it and let's make it happen! This group does not and will not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender, religion, age …

Zumba, Zumba, Zumba. What is this Zumba and what's the big craze? Zumba Fitness is the latin-inspired, international music, cardio-dance fitness workout. It's fun. It's easy. It allows you to DITCH the Traditional Workout and just enjoy yourself...join the party while toning and strengthening your body. Plus your exposed to various flares of latin and ethnic music and dance. Why should you choose to learn Zumba Fitness with instructor Nadine? Well.. Nadine's a licensed Zumba instructor whose cla …

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 …

Welcome to the PlumMomsClub of Marin powered by Stroller Strides the country's largest fitness program for new moms. The Plum moms clubs are open to all moms and there is no requirement to enroll in Stroller Strides exercise classes to participate, but if you would like to give it a try, Stroller Strides is a great way to exercise with your baby at your side. Moms get fit and babies have fun.If you are a mom with a stroller aged child then why not register for your first free class and see what …

Are you looking for a new way to get in shape? Capoeira conditioning is a GREAT way to get your body back into action.  We use some of the basic moves of Capoeira to tone and strengthen as well as a way to get a great workout.  Any athlete can benefit from the overall conditioning of this class and maybe even discover a new hobby!

Hoop dance is all about fun, fitness, and connecting with others. Get your hoop on every Monday night, make new friends, and be part of the East Bay hoop community. Whether you’re an experienced hooper looking to practice (and share) new moves, or a beginning hooper wanting a little help with the basics, this event is for you. You don’t need any experience, or even a hoop to join us! We provide special, non-marking hoops for use inside the yoga studio, and music to get you moving. Hoops also ava …

Get social and exercise :)! Wiser Ball is a sociable, brainy and gentle team sport. It's an equal game for people of all age or any level of fitness. It used to be an ancient game played by kings and elites for strategy practice. It's been revived recently and quickly spread to over than 20 countries. Family, friends, professionals, students, corporations are welcome! Be the pioneers of this re-invented imperial sport! WHY DID I START WISER BALL MEETUP GROUP? I'm always intrigued by activities …

This Meet Up group hopes to become an epicenter for East Bay strength & conditioning discussion and networking.  From fitness professionals and and hard-core enthusiasts to weekend worriers and new interests, we will promote and accommodate all members that have the desire to expand their physical fitness knowledge and opportunity. We hope to achieve this goal through: presentations and classes discussion panels workouts/ strength & conditioning sessions

This is free fit camp, a circuit training style exercise meet up for begginer and intermediate participants. It will be a combination of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. This will be done with mostly body weight exercises. This group will be meeting once a week. I am a fully certified trainer and nutrition consultant. I have a passion for exercise, improved health and wellness. My fitness philosophy is constantly evolving. I love meeting new people interested in having a good time while getting a …

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 anyone interested in Triathlon training. We are mostly focussed on the Half and (hopefully soon) Full Distance training. That means long runs on Saturday, swim/bike on Sundays as well as run, bike and swim drills during the week. Beginners are welcome.

FourCore Fitness Outdoor Bootcamp will meet at Corte Madera Creek.  The bootcamp will use Kettlebells, Battle Ropes, Elastic bands, Sand bags, TRX and Fitness drills to create an intense workout that is capable of burning 500-650 calories. The first class is complimentary. The following classes will be quite affordable at $20.00.  Each Bootcamp will be 45 minutes in length. All Fitness Levels Welcome!!!

We are a growing group of people dedicated to cultivating a strong spirit and healthy body. We meet every Thursday evening from 7:00-8:00pm at the Harmony Yoga Studio/ Acupressure Institute (1533 Shattuck Ave, in North Berkeley, right across from Andronico’s) to perform the Peaceful Warrior and Meditation Practice. Basic instruction is provided and no previous experience is needed to participate. There is no cost to practice with us. Donations are welcome but not required. What is the Peaceful W …

This group is for people who have a lot of weight to lose, may need a bit more time walking the lap and want to make friends through fitness partners. The goal is to have a walking group 3-5 times a week throughout the East Bay.

Gentle exploration of the circular movements of cartwheels. Influenced by Capoeira, Tai Chi, Yoga, focused mostly on relaxed movement, connecting to the earth, strength and flexibility, meditative play, and natural awareness. Low impact exercises for any level. Full mobility not required. Bring your tumbling experience to share, and prepare to breathe. This is not just cartwheels.  It is exploration of somatic vortices, mirrored helical kinesthesia, closed eye horizon tracking, breathing, cleans …

Love to be outside? Love mind-body Movement? Then come do Pilates in the Park! Every week we will "meetup" in a new East Bay Park for a guided 1-hour Pilates Mat class focusing on alignment, control, balance, conditioning and of course, core strength. I am starting this group because I love teaching Pilates and now that its spring I'm excited to get outside and enjoy the good weather! No previous Pilates experience necessary! People with Injuries or special needs are welcome to join!

Social Saturday nights for fellow CrossFitters in the North Bay; Break your Zone diet for your the night Health Nuts welcome too!