Linda Blue

I moved to Santa Barbara 30 years ago to attend Brooks Institute of Photography & started teaching fitness to get a free membership & workout. While I am still a photographer with a thriving business in Santa Barbara, I continue to teach at the Santa Barbara YMCA & love it! Photography & Fitness are my passions & I feel lucky to have to have them both in my life! I ran my 1st Half Marathon with Team In Training in 2011 & was a top fundraiser for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. One of my fundraising ideas was "Workout For a Cure" where I taught Boot Camp at the beach for donations. It was a great experience for everyone involved because we got to workout while we felt good about finding a cure for cancer. I find fitness is a way of life for myself & love to inspire my participants to keep moving! I started swimming on teams at age 6 and continued through college, I was a Jr Lifeguard from age 9-16 and still miss it! Our workouts included running, swimming & push-ups! I love to ski, & go hiking any chance I get :) Fitness has been a part of my life for a long time & I see no end in sight!