Located in Alameda, Bridgehead Studios is an advertising company and art gallery which specializes in creative design, photography, consulting, event services and more. For additional information regarding offered services and rates, or to visit the art gallery, be sure to call the telephone number or visit the Bridgehead Studios website.
With two sites in the Bay Area for more than 35 years, West-Wind School is the "oldest and largest Karate school" in Alameda. West-Wind honors the deep tradition and classical styling of bok fu ("the Way of the White Tiger," a Chinese system of martial arts), with a wide range of martial arts and boxing classes and authentic Asian decor. In addition, West-Wind School operates an accredited K-12 private academy where students are simultaneously educated according to California state requirements and trained daily in martial arts, at tWest-Wind's two Bay Area campuses. The school enrolls approximately 400-500 permanent students at any given time, in more than a hundred weekly individual and group classes. West-Wind offers a $100 Karate Kid special and encourages all Alamedans to train in "the Way of the White Tiger."
Located adjacent to the Bay Trail on the Harbor Bay waterfront, Alameda Martial Arts offers a comprehensive program of traditional and mixed martial arts. Classes are designed to suit participants of all skill levels and are affordably priced without an annual contract. Eight week introductory classes begin year round.
Founded by former All American swimmer Adrienne Mattos in 2007, the Aquatech Swim School is housed in the Mariner Square Athletic Club on Alameda's West End. Aquatech offers classes for all levels of swimmers with a focus on small groups. Students advance up the ranks from tadpole to orca in a carefully-designed system for skill development and a summer intensive offers opportunity for more concentrated lessons.
For a basic workout, this Anytime Fitness location offers a good array of cardio and weight-training equipment (no pool or sauna). Don't let the compact floorplan fool you: there are private showers, dressing rooms, towel service and lockers for day use. Parking is free and ample.
Anytime Fitness is open 24/7/365 for members to exercise, and staff are on-site every day. After staff hours, security is maintained through an electronic card-key entry system.
New members receive free orientation to gym equipment, and Anytime's staff are always happy to assist. It also offers personal training. And at Anytime Fitness, gym members can work out not just any time, but anywhere. Members' electronic card keys gives them access to all Anytime Fitness locations.
Bayside Pilates offers private, individual Pilates lessons for its clients. Lessons, which are conducted with only one or two clients, can be arranged via email for any weekday. Bayside Pilates operates with the belief that by avoiding group sessions, the individual receives more attention and therefore, a better workout and greater success.
FitBoot is a boot camp fitness program based in Alameda. The program is designed to promote weight loss, athletic training and recovery from injuries for men and women of all skill levels. The program is conducted in the style of military training and is run by a former Marine Corps captain. Group classes as well as personal training are offered, as is specialized programming for emergency first responders.
This U.S.-certified sailing school is charmingly situated at the Marina Village Yacht Harbor along the Oakland Estuary. Lessons are available for boaters of all skill levels, and they are conducted from new, top-of-the-line sailing vessels. Special instruction includes advanced racing techniques and offshore cruising. The school also hosts special events. Call or visit the website for complete details and class schedules.
The historic Oakland Yacht Club is one of only four area yacht clubs that owns all of its own facilities. The club has more than 300 members whose families enjoy races, cruises and various social activities year-round. The club is located at the Pacific Marina, adjacent to Shoreline Park in Alameda's Marina Village district.
Located on Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda, the Pacific Fencing Club is a fencing school founded and directed by Stanford University graduate Harold Hayes. Hayes' classes for adults and children, ages nine through 13, emphasize agility, composure, focus, sportsmanship and fine motor skill development. For schedules, membership and rate information, visit the Pacific Fencing Club website.
Alameda Junior Golf Association offers golf programs for local kids and young adults. Programs include summer tournaments, beginners instruction, college scholarships, and membership in the Northern California Golf Association and a subscription to NCGA News magazine. The association is located in the Chuck Corica Golf Complex on Bay Farm Island.
Positioned in possibly one of the most remote reaches of the island, City View Skate Park has ramps and railings for skating, rollerblading and BMX enthusiasts. The skate park has stunning views of the San Francisco skyline and Oakland's inner harbor. City View, with its picturesque backdrop, is an extreme athlete's ideal facility.
Concrete Body began as a personal training gym servicing employees of a small engineering and construction company. Now Concrete Body has opened its doors to the community and offers one-on-one personal training, as well as group classes for up to four participants through its C2 (Core & Conditioning) fitness program. In addition to treadmills, eliptical and spinning bikes, the gym is equipped with a rowing machine, Jacob's Ladder, climbing rope and a peg board. Zumba classes have been recently added to the schedule as well.
Bladium Sports Club has beautifully restored an old Navy hanger into a multifaceted sports center. Since 2001 at its Alameda location, and in the bay area since 1996, Bladium has served as a sports arena for soccer and hockey leagues, hosted sports-centered birthday parties, offered gym memberships with full access to the entire facility, run Group X classes with pilates and yoga workouts, offered boxing training, and taught rock-climbing with a 35-foot wall and a 10-foot boulder. Upstairs in the facility, overlooking the entire grounds, is a sports bar, complete with flat-screen televisions, food and alcohol. Bladium Sports Club proudly promotes its unique combination of children and adults as a family-oriented gym in which children take gymnasium classes and interact in numerous athletic activities at the same time as their parents use the facility. For kids 8 & up, there is also a Kid's Club room, which has flat-screen televisions and Nintendo Wiis with interactive games, a karaoke system and parentally controled computers.
An Alameda institution since 1949, when it was founded as the Alameda Boys Club by local businessman Leonard E. Lee, the Club began to incorporate girls into programing in the 1980s and officially became the Alameda Boys & Girls Club in 1991.
Operating in partnership with many other community groups, the Alameda Boys & Girls Club aims to "inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential," providing them with recreational and educational opportunities in a safe and welcoming setting.
In 2006, the Club began a capital campaign to replace the organization's Lincoln Avenue building, and in 2010 it broke ground at a 1.5-acre site. The new west end facility will include a gym, teen center, game room, computer lab, learning center, music and dance areas, a dental clinic and a health clinic.
Club Nautique is a school, club and yacht charting company. With two locations in Alameda and Sausalito, this is the newest and largest fleet on San Francisco Bay. The sailing and powerboating schools offer beginner and advanced lessons, as well as number of other classes, clinics and events. Depending on the your skill level and interests, the Charter Club provides different levels of membership. The fleet consists of all new models of sail and power boats, from 26' to 49', fully equipped for safety and adventure. Club Nautique is recipient of the Captain Joe Prosser Award, the highest award for excellence in sailing instruction.
This aerobics instructor offers day and evening jazzercise classes. Jazzercise is a workout system that combines aerobics, yoga, Pilates, hip hop and kickboxing movements into dance routines. The Temple Israel is right next to the Harbor Bay Landing commercial complex on Bay Farm Island.
Located in Building 14, the Island Yacht Club is for people who enjoy sailing and all that goes with it. The Club has spots for docking sail boats and a clubhouse for people to relax after sailing. The club, which hosts races, also conducts the Women's Sailing Seminar to teach women how to sail properly.
