THE MINDS BEHIND THE MADNESS
MEET OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
CORA + ELAINE
CO-FOUNDERS
X˙CORE Studio is a collaboration between two good friends: Cora and Elaine. Both ladies worked in the tech industry for years, but their real love was always in health and fitness.
HOW WE MET
In 2013, Cora and Elaine met serendipitously teaching the Lagree method in Nob Hill, San Francisco. Several dinner dates later, their Gorilla glue bond coupled with their love for the workout blossomed into a business dream come true.
WHO WE ARE
Cora is a fashionista and always on trend. She loves to experiment with healthy cooking and enjoys finding herbal remedies for the body and soul. Elaine loves her joggers and chocolate covered gummi bears. She has a background in dance and loves tinkering with technology.
Completely different in style and personal interests, yet identical in ambition, focus and integrity - the dynamic duo partnered to create X˙CORE, and has proudly rooted itself in the heart of Oakland, the best of the bay!
WHY WE CHOSE OUR WORKOUTS
It’s simple. We believe in high intensity, low impact workouts. Be intense on your muscles but easy on your body. Be efficient. Be insanely effective. This is the X˙CORE way.
xBURN is our high intensity pilates class that utilizes a Slow Resistance Training (SRT) method. It is the most effective at changing your body to build lean and long muscles in a quick 40 minutes. Time flies with the slow movement, fast transitions and awesome instructors.
xCLIMB uses the VersaClimber to rapidly elevate the heart rate and keep it there for the entire workout, thus achieving optimal results. 30 minutes in xCLIMB equals 60 minutes on most cardio equipment - the treadmill, spin bike, and rower. Plus, the beat-based, high energy classes push you to work hard in class but will leave you sweaty and smiling.
(High Intensity + Low Impact + Efficient + Effective) = (xBURN + xCLIMB) = X˙CORE
MAREN BEAN
X˙CORE Marin Co-Owner
Maren started as a client at X˙CORE on Piedmont Ave in 2018. She loved the method and the community so much that she trained to be an instructor in January 2020 and taught her first real class the day before COVID shutdown! She continued teaching virtually (remember Pennyboard pilates?!) and eventually moved to the Marin area in 2021.
She was eager to find a studio in Marin, but at the time there was nothing comparable. She partnered with Cora and Elaine to open X˙CORE Marin in 2022. She has really enjoyed growing the community in Marin and getting to know all the clients. What a great group of people, who work so hard and make the studio so fun. When she's not teaching at the studio, you can find her hiking the trails of Marin with her husband, son, and pup.
JAYCIE
East Bay Studio Manager
Dannah
Social Media
Sarah
Growth & Development Coordinator - East Bay
Marcella
xCLIMB Head Coach
Ginny
xBURN New Instructor Trainer
Ange
Growth and Development Coordinator - Marin
