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  • Fitness
  • Nutrition
  • Bodywork

Fitness Training

AlterCenter is an alternative fitness center dedicated to helping drive consistent change & progress in our students' lives. To that end, we offer private, semi-private, and small group training, so that our students always have direct access to our expertise, and we have the space to work with each person individually. 

We're interested in working with people who are willing to train consistently, and who are willing to learn - as opposed to just being led through exercise.

How you engage with us depends upon your goals, experience, and lifestyle.  You can focus on one track of development, or create variety across disciplines in your training schedule. We offer training in the following categories and disciplines:

+ Explorer :: hiking, running, climbing, general mobility training & bodyweight conditioning
+ Warrior ::  Muay Thai kickboxing, Russian Combat Systema, advanced strength & conditioning
+ Artist :: pilates & dance training
+ Maker :: yoga, meditation, nutrition & cooking

 

Weekly Produce Box

A weekly supply of fresh living foods with recipes to help you make the most of them.

Living foods are the foundation of the Alter diet. Fresh, local, seasonal, organic foods nourish a healthy gastrointestinal tract and immune system; support adaptation to place (environment) and time (season); and promote greater life force/ vital energy.

Boxes are available for pickup each Tuesday from early afternoon to evening. Each Box provides one person with a week’s supply of the best fresh fruits and vegetables that we can obtain from local farms.
 
 

Tara Firma Farms Pastured Meats & Eggs

AlterCenter is a San Francisco pick-up location for Tara Firma Farms' CSA boxes, which include pastured meat & eggs.  Learn more about Tara's commitment to the health of the animals, the environment, and her CSA members on their website.  Sign up directly with Tara Firma to start receiving their boxes on the second Thursday of each month.

Monthly Nutrition Talks

On the fourth Friday of each month, join us for Healthy/Happy Hour, where we'll discuss nutrition and review cooking techniques that make it easy to stay on track, while enjoying fresh juices and healthy snacks.

Bodywork & Recovery

Massage and Bodywork Methods

  • Swedish Massage
  • Hendrickson Method / Orthopedic Massage
  • Craniosacral Therapy
  • Active Isolated Flexibility Training

 

 

Far-Infrared Sauna

The far-infrared sauna can be beneficial for exercise recovery, detoxification, increasing circulation and reducing inflammation.  Sessions of 20-45 minutes in length can stand alone, or be contiguous with bodywork, yoga, or other exercise.

Cauliflower Steaks with Tomato

Ingredients

  • 1 large head of cauliflower
  • olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tomatoes, cored, quartered
  • sea salt & freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.   Slice cauliflower into 1/2"-thick slices.

  2. Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Working in 2 batches, cook cauliflower steaks until golden brown, about 2 minutes per side, adding oil to pan between batches. Transfer steaks to a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast cauliflower in oven until tender, about 15 minutes.

  3. Meanwhile, return skillet to medium-high heat and add garlic cloves and tomatoes. Cook until tomatoes are browned.

  4. Transfer garlic, tomatoes, and 1/2 tablespoon oil to a blender; purée until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. Place 1 cauliflower steak on each plate; spoon tomato puree over. Serve warm or at room temperature.


    -adapted from epicurious.com