Beryl Donenfeld, Personal Trainer , Indoor Cycling instructor, Pilates Mat and Yoga Teacher in Boulder, Colorado
Beryl Donenfeld, M.Ed. is an E-RYT 200 Yoga Teacher and a Certified Pilates Instructor. She is certified by A.C.E in Personal Training, Lifestyles & Weight Management and Group Fitness, with 30 years of experience. Beryl also is certified by The PhysicalMind Institute® and Pilates Coach® and by the Arthritis Foundation® and is a certified Johnny G® SPINNING® Instructor and certified by Schwinn Indoor Cycling.
Beryl teaches classes at RallySport,  The Boulder Country Club and The Mapleton YMCA. She has been the Yoga and Pilates Director at The Colorado Athletic Club and has taught cycling class at Breakaway Studio in Longmont. Her knowledge of integrated movement, alignment and anatomy has a depth that can only come from years of study and experience working with people of all ages and abilities.
Beryl has a strong reputation in the fitness industry, has led workshops and trained other exercise instructors and personal trainers and has been a featured speaker for many organizations and companies, covering a wide range of topics related to health, fitness and nutrition.  Beryl’s passion for exercise is evident in the way she teaches and cares for people.
Services
- Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 200) – Anusara and Ashtanga backround. Â Loves to teach creative Vinyasa flow classes.
- Certified Pilates Instructor
- Personal Trainer – Specialties – Over 50, Therapeutics, Parkinson’s, M.S
- Fitness Instructor –Â Spinning, Muscle, Pilates Reformer & Ma
About Beryl
I always tell people that I have the best job imaginable. I help people of all ages become healthy, fit and happy. My goal is to make exercising fun so that working out, good nutrition and good health become a permanent goal and a way of life.
I’ve had my own Personal Training Business, Beryfit LLC, for 20 years and have had the opportunity to work with people of all ages, body types and fitness levels. I work with people in gyms, outdoors, in my home and in your home.
My career started 30 years ago, 6 months after the birth of my first son. I wanted to get in shape so I started going to aerobics classes.  Soon, I was teaching.  And I haven’t stopped.  I just keep evolving.  I’ve taught hi/lo aerobics,  step, even slide!  Muscle and Core classes, too.  Then 3 big things happened simultaneously: I became an A.C.E. certified Personal Trainer, became the Fitness Director at the gym where I was working and I brought the first Spinning Program to Cincinnati, Ohio, where I lived at the time.
I am a nationally recognized, triple certified A.C.E. Personal Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor and Lifestyles & Weight Management Consultant. I am permanently certified by Madd Dog Athletics and Johnny G. as a Spinning instructor and I trained the first staff of 12 spinning instructors in Cincinnati, Oh., most of whom are still teaching!
I started taking Pilates reformer “privates†with an instructor from the Cincinnati Ballet 20 years ago, when it was just a “dancer’s†workout and no one in Cincinnati had ever heard of Pilates. I was fascinated by Pilates and wanted to learn more. I became certified by The PhysicalMind Institute and Pilates Coach.
At this point, my teaching schedule was full with Spinning, step, hi/lo, muscle and Pilates mat and reformer classes. And my personal training clients were reaping the benefits of a variety of different forms of movement. In addition to traditional weight lifting and functional training, I began incorporating  Pilates into workouts.
I had a pretty “full plate,†but when a Yoga studio opened up at the end of my block, back in Cincinnati, I knew I had to give it a try! It was an Anusara studio so I appreciated and absorbed the emphasis on alignment and anatomy. Several months later, I was invited to the teacher training and I couldn’t resist learning more!
After hundreds of hours of intensive teacher training, dozens of workshops, several important national conferences, participating in different types of yoga classes all over the country, important one-on-one work with a seasoned and respected Ashtanga teacher and a trip to India, I am an RYT200 certified Yoga teacher.
I am passionate about teaching all kinds of classes and I am devoted to personal training. Thirty years of experience with different types of exercise modalities has made me adept at integrating, modifying and adapting movement in order to best serve my clients and students.
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Services
Personal Training: Functional Training, Weight Training, Pilates, Yoga
In home: $80.00 per hour
At the gym $70 per hour
Small groups: price dependent upon number of people
Group Lectures and Discussion Groups on fitness, nutrition, starting an exercise program, women’s health
starting at $150.00 per hour
Certifications
- Registered Yoga Teacher (eRYT-200)
- PhysicalMind Pilates
- Pilates Coach
- A.C.E. Personal Trainer
- A.C.E. Lifestyles & Weight Management Consultant
- A.C.E. Group Fitness Instructor
- Johnny G. Spinning Instructor
- Schwinn Indoor Cycling
- Heart Zones
- American Arthritis Foundation
    * Fitness Director for 10 years
    * Started first Spinning program in Cincinnati
Testimonials
Selfishly, I wish Beryl was not leaving Cincinnati.  But I know men and women in Boulder will be lucky to have her as a teacher. – Anne Badanes
No one has been able to do what you have done for me.  You have changed me forever. – HeidiRattigan
Beryl’s knowledge of the exercise, anatomy and technique are evident in the way she teaches. I genuinely appreciate her expertise as it has helped me improve dramatically without getting injured. Beryl’s passion for exercise is evident in the way she teaches and cares for people. – Anne Badanes
Her classes are the most popular, desired by exercisers of all age groups who want a complete workout and want to work hard. – Dana Kauffmann
I can (and do!) say without hesitation that you’ve been the finest instructor I’ve worked with. Thank you for sharing your many gifts with your Cinci Sports Club students – and for doing so with a visible and greatly-appreciated sense of genuine caring and enthusiasm. We all are so grateful. – Dave Prichard
I’ve grown to love yoga because of you. – Megan Stovall
You push the class to a great place, based on the ability of your students.  You have confidence in us and that makes us that much greater. – Nicole
Beryl was my trainer for 11 years. Â During that time we worked all parts of my 84-year old body, strengthened it, improved my balance greatly and in general made me feel competent and healthy. Â In addition, we had a lot of fun together and compared a lot of notes on a lot of different subjects. Â She will not be easy to replace. – Barb Allen
Thank you for spending so much time and energy (which just seems never-ending!) teaching and motivating so many! – Kim Klum
Class Schedule
Monday:
Pilates Mat/ Boulder Country Club
Yin Yoga/CAC
Tuesday:
Indoor Cycling/Breakaway Cycling Studio
Wednesday:
Indoor Cycling/RallySport
Thursday:
Yin Yoga/Boulder Country Club
Friday:
Small Group training