24LIFE STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS

Derek Beres is a multi-faceted author, music producer, and yoga/fitness instructor based in Los Angeles. His next book…

Derek Beres is a multi-faceted author, music producer, and yoga/fitness instructor based in Los Angeles. His next book, "Whole Motion: Training Your Brain and Body for Optimal Fitness," will be published by Carrel/Skyhorse in Spring 2017. He is the creator of Flow Play, an innovative program that fuses yoga, music and neuroscience, designed exclusively for Equinox Fitness. He is on the teacher-training faculty at Yogis Anonymous, Strala Yoga and Buddhi Yoga, where he teaches modules on yoga philosophy and music and neuroscience, and he is also currently working toward his master’s degree in Exercise Science and Human Performance. He has served as the Creative Director of the Tadasana Festival of Yoga & Music. Derek is Schwinn, ACE and AFAA certified. 

Sarah Casey is a writer whose work with Institute of Motion (IoM) helps readers cut through health industry jargon and advice. At IoM…

Sarah Casey is a writer whose work with Institute of Motion (IoM) helps readers cut through health industry jargon and advice. At IoM, Casey investigates ideas and strategies outside of the fitness/health sphere, to discover new methods to support preventative health initiatives. She’s currently exploring how high-value interactions can improve preventative health education and technology. Casey lives with her husband and two daughters near the beautiful Great Lakes and enjoys vegetable gardening and swimming in the summer, snow shovelling and ice-skating in the winter, and a good mystery novel any day of the year.

Dina Cheney is a writer and recipe developer whose cookbooks include “Mug Meals,” “Meatless All Day,” “Year-Round Slow Cooker,”…

Dina Cheney is a writer and recipe developer whose cookbooks include “Mug Meals,” “Meatless All Day,” “Year-Round Slow Cooker,” “Williams-Sonoma New Flavors for Salads,” and “Tasting Club.” She has contributed articles and recipes to Every Day with Rachel Ray, Parents, Fine Cooking, Clean Eating, Specialty Food, Coastal Living, The Huffington Post, and more. Cheney is a graduate of The Institute of Culinary Education and Columbia University. Find her online at 

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Rachelle Cihonski is an editor, writer and everyday fitness fanatic who loves running, yoga, BODYPUMP and trying...

Rachelle Cihonski is an editor, writer and everyday fitness fanatic who loves running, yoga, BODYPUMP and trying the next crazy cool new fitness class. (Pilates on a surf board? Count her in!) A graduate of Biola University, Cihonski is a San Francisco Bay Area native and was previously the managing editor of a lifestyle magazine, where she also wrote about fitness, food, people and fashion. While Cihonski loves getting her sweat on, she mainly exercises so she can enjoy all the amazing foods her fiancé cooks up in the kitchen—but the happiness endorphins are definitely an added bonus!

Lashaun Dale loves yoga and fitness and finds magic in movement, music and mobs of people. She holds degrees in International Relations…

Lashaun Dale loves yoga and fitness and finds magic in movement, music and mobs of people. She holds degrees in International Relations, Philosophy and Applied Anthropology, as well as an MPH from the School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. With two decades of group fitness programming experience, Dale currently serves as Vice President of Content & Programming for 24 Hour Fitness and editor-in-chief of 24Life Magazine. A regular contributor to SELF, Women’s Health and Fitness as well as popular blogs and podcasts, she’ll teach yoga anytime she is given an opportunity to get her OM on.

Dan Edwardes is a co-founder of Parkour Generations, the world’s largest and multi-award-winning organization for parkour or free…

Dan Edwardes is a co-founder of Parkour Generations, the world’s largest and multi-award-winning organization for parkour or free running. He has studied practical movement and physical fitness his entire life, with an elite background in fighting arts before he found parkour in 2002. Find more information about Parkour Generations at 

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Cassey Ho is an award-winning fitness instructor, entrepreneur and personality based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the creator...

Cassey Ho is an award-winning fitness instructor, entrepreneur and personality based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the creator of 

, the #1 female fitness channel on YouTube with over 300 million video views and 3 million subscribers. As a certified group fitness instructor and Pilates mat and Reformer teacher (ACE, NESTA, Balanced Body), Ho has been motivating people to move for nearly a decade.

Meagan McCrary is an experienced yoga teacher, freelance writer and author of “Pick Your Yoga Practice: Exploring and…”

Meagan McCrary is an experienced yoga teacher, freelance writer and author of “Pick Your Yoga Practice: Exploring and Understanding Different Styles of Yoga,” and contributing editor for 24Life. She has been featured in Yoga Journal, Om Yoga Magazine, Mantra Yoga Magazine and Sweat Equity Magazine, and regularly contributes to YogaUonline.com. Highly knowledgeable in biomechanics and posture alignment, as well as restorative yoga practices, she has a passion for helping people find more ease, comfort and functionality in their bodies through a variety of modalities. Living and teaching in Southern California, Meagan teaches and works with a variety of clients specializing in yoga therapeutics, postural awareness, pain relief and prenatal yoga. You can also join her on one of her popular retreats – visit 

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After studying yoga, movement, and the human body for more than 20 years, Jill Miller created Yoga Tune Up^® as a simple way…

After studying yoga, movement, and the human body for more than 20 years, Jill Miller created Yoga Tune Up^® as a simple way to restore her body and mind, keeping her balanced and free of pain. Using a specific and unique set of poses, movements and self-massage tools, she teaches people to LIVE BETTER IN YOUR BODY WITH YOGA TUNE UP^®. Miller is also the author of the best-selling book "The Roll Model." More about her techniques is available at 

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Cynthia Pasquella-Garcia is a celebrity nutritionist, spiritual leader, media personality, best-selling author, founder and director of…

Cynthia Pasquella-Garcia is a celebrity nutritionist, spiritual leader, media personality, best-selling author, founder and director of the Institute of Transformational Nutrition, and a contributing columnist to 24Life. Pasquella is famous for inspiring millions of women to discover what they’re really hungry for so they can finally make peace with food and themselves. She is the creator and host of “

,” a web series that goes beyond food and examines why you know what to do to get healthy but still won’t do it, as well as the true secrets behind having the body, health, and life you’ve always wanted. Cynthia is a nutrition expert for “The Doctors,” “The Dr. Phil Show,” and “The Today Show” and has been featured in popular media outlets such as “Access Hollywood,” “E! News Live,” Harper’s Bazaar, Fitness Magazine, Shape Magazine and Marie Claire. 

Elle Penner is a registered dietitian and former lead dietitian at MyFitnessPal, turned full-time writer, recipe creator, photographer, blogger…

Elle Penner is a registered dietitian and former lead dietitian at MyFitnessPal, turned full-time writer, recipe creator, photographer, blogger and mama. Her favorite things include her camera, carbs, sweaty workouts and her son. Find her blog at 

Robin Rootenberg is managing editor for 24Life. Nothing makes her happier than the possibility of one more person…

Robin Rootenberg is managing editor for 24Life. Nothing makes her happier than the possibility of one more person rediscovering the joy of movement, or trying something new. (Remember what it felt like to just run, when you were a kid? Or the surprise of your first kumquat?) A UC Berkeley grad, her writing and communications career spans more than two decades, and she’s been running for even longer.