Meet our fitness instructors
All of our instructors are certified fitness professionals who offer their own unique programs and flavors! Participation in activities is optional throughout the retreat. All levels are welcome!
Beyond the hiking and swimming, we offer daily workouts designed to compliment our hiking with foundation-building strength training, muscle-recovery stretching and yoga. Our fitness program on board is suitable for all levels.
We have guest instructors for each Voyage who teach the group classes and are available for private sessions.
Nathan Sado
September 20-September 28, 2024: The South Dodecanese Voyage from Kos to Kos
Nathan originally hails from Seattle, Washington where he spent much of his childhood adventuring around the beautiful Pacific Northwest. This is where he developed his love for fitness and the outdoors. He also enjoys traveling and has combined his two passions of travel and fitness to create Fit Living Lifestyle, a business that takes him all over the world.
Exercise and healthy living have been a big part of Nathan’s life in one way or another for almost 20 years. From his time in the US Army, to working in Law Enforcement to becoming a certified personal trainer and boot camp instructor, Nathan has acquired a multitude of experience which he uses to help himself and others reach their fitness goals.Nathan has been certified as an Elite Personal Trainer with secondary certifications in Strength and Conditioning, Sports Nutrition and Sports Therapy. He has trained adventure race athletes, taught ground fighting techniques in the Army and defensive tactics with law enforcement. But don’t let that scare you, he loves to train people of all ages who are new to exercise and he runs a beginner boot camp every summer in Washington. In other words, he aspires to help anyone and everyone with a desire to improve their health regardless of their fitness level.
Since 2013 he’s been traveling around the world exploring unique places, having great adventures and meeting lots of wonderful people. As he travels he loves to share his knowledge of health and fitness with those he encounters and trains along the way as well as with his loyal audience at Fit Living Lifestyle
All of this experience has made Nathan great at adapting any exercise to fit the ability and goals of those he trains using whatever equipment (or lack of it) at his disposal. He believes in making exercise challenging yet fun by incorporating adventure activities, games and friendly competition into his workouts to keep people motivated.
Nathan hopes to inspire people around the globe to seek out new experiences and unique adventures. To live life instead of just going through the motions. He believes that as humans, health and fitness can be a perfect avenue to reach those adventures and that travel can enhance the ability to find those experiences and adventures.
Heidi Carignan
June 14-June 22, 2024: The South Dodecanese Island Voyage from Rhodes to Kos
Get ready for a week of amazing energy and feel good workouts as we float through the Mediterranean. Heidi promises to take care of each and every guest on our Voyage through workouts that best fit YOU and your fitness levels. One of her favorite workouts to share is circuit training where we utilize different tools including resistance tubing, dumbbells, body weight exercises, glider discs, and much more! Working with many different fitness levels is her expertise. She wants everyone to feel comfortable that their workouts will best fit their level and the one guarantee that she will promise, is that you will be returning home stronger, healthier, and hopefully happier than when our trip first started. She will also include partner workouts and assisted stretching classes that will leave your body feeling longer and leaner.
Heidi will also be available if anybody would like special one on one workouts for more detailed individual attention. As a bonus, she is also a skin care esthetician, as our skin is our largest organ and our first line of defense. She can help pamper you inside and out, giving you a facial to help make you glow even brighter!
Her goal is to make sure your trip is more than just seeing some of the most beautiful places in the world. She hopes to add to your traveling experience by bringing out the very best, happiest, healthiest YOU!
A graduate of University of California, Davis, Heidi Carignan has over twenty years of fitness expertise. She began her fitness journey by receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Physiology. Heidi has traveled through many different states representing Speedo, Reebok, and Gold’s Gym as their fitness educator and presenter. Specializing in everything from private training, and group exercise classes, to stretch, and aqua exercises, Heidi is passionate about helping people lead healthier, more fulfilled lives. She is also available for In-Home Personal Fitness Programs and Specialized Nutrition Advice.
Jennifer gasper
On deck for a future Voyage
Jen is excited to join us for her fifth voyage with Sun Fun You! With 27 years in the fitness industry as an elite personal trainer, group fitness instructor, and yoga teacher, she can cater to all guests fitness levels. Jen was recently honored as the Los Angeles Classpass Instructor of the Year 2018 for her experience and expertise teaching many different formats of group fitness. Jen has also furthered her skill set and education to help broaden her client base as a Holistic Health Practitioner, Functional Range Conditioning Coach, Certified Massage Therapist and offers Corporate speaking engagements.
Through proper controlled corrective training and a strong yoga practice, she provides a safe and effective program to challenge, motivate, and inspire clients to reach their goals. With her guidance and education, Jen helps clients through program progression, proper alignment, injury prevention, sports performance, weight management, mobility training, and nutritional coaching for a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
Jen is active teaching events in her community and has been a member of a competitive Outrigger Crew in Marina Del Rey CA for five years and is in her third year as a National Brand Ambassador for Athleta.
Voted Best Classpass Instructor 2018 LA/OC
National Academy of Sports Medicine -PT, CES, PES, FNS
ISSA, AFAA,
Institute of Integrative Nutrition
Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist
200hr RYT
tori Hutt
On deck for a future Voyage
Tori loves all aspects and types of training and specializes in helping people achieve their desired physiques through hypertrophy, strength training and HIIT. She finds working with clients on a 1-2-1 basis incredibly rewarding due to incredible transformations from start to finish, both in mind and body, but she finds group classes the most enjoyable as she loves to be creative and make a really lively, positive atmosphere that everyone can vibe off. She runs classes that focus on flexibility, functional movements, building strength, with fun but challenging training techniques that can be adapted for all training abilities.
She first joined a gym at a point when she struggled with her mental wellbeing and the gym became her safe place. She was intent on learning, improving and striving to be the best version of herself. Along the way it became my passion to do that for others. She’s fascinated by how the human body works and has picked up a certifications while she continues to seek more knowledge. She’s currently a Level 2 Gym Instructor, a Level 3 Personal Trainer as well as having an Optimum Performance Training Certification and holding an FAA Level 3 Emergency First Aid at Work qualification.
Tori was born on the island of Mallorca and very much considers herself a sun worshiper. Palm trees, Thai food, golden beaches and the sound of waves are some of her favorite things in life. She has travelled fairly extensively across Europe, Asia & Central America and loves experiencing new cultures, making new friends, tasting new foods, watching glorious sunsets and most of all making memories that last a life time!
Clients often describe her as energetic, enthusiastic, fun (and loud!). She’s usually found singing across the gym or serenading clients in classes, and loves motivating clients to push themselves and to enjoy training.
She’s so excited to be part of the SunFunYou family, living out her Mama Mia dream and singing her ropy renditions of ABBA whilst exploring the beautiful islands Greece has to offer.
Joy Le Fevre
On deck for a future Voyage
Joy Le Fevre is founder of, and teacher at, Yogid Up. She sees yoga not only as a gift for keeping bodies fit and healthy, but as medicine for the heart and mind. Based among the dreaming spires of Oxford, UK, her motto is ‘Rise Above’. She delivers yoga classes, talks and personal instruction which inspire and lift participants beyond the stresses and challenges of daily life.
Joy has practiced yoga since the 1990s, when Ashtanga (a very strong, athletic style of yoga) was popular in Oxford. Going on to train in other styles of yoga, including deeply meditative ‘Yin Yoga’ with Norman Blair and intense and challenging ‘Hot Power Yoga’ with Dylan Ayaloo and Spiralling Crow, she has adapted her practice to make it accessible and available to everyone. “Thousands of years in the making, yoga now has so many forms - there is truly a style for every ‘body’, regardless of age, fitness and experience.”
Joy also has a keen interest in holistic health, combining East and West approaches. This is fuelled and informed by two first class degrees (one in Zoology from Oxford and the other in Chinese Medicine), some years as a practising acupuncturist and a lifetime of pursuing natural health care for herself and her dog! She helped found an African based charity, Afriyoga, which invited leading ashtanga instructors to teach children in township schools around Cape Town. “I will never forget a local councillor telling me how yoga could help these children deal with difficult home lives; working as a self-help tool to rise above stress and challenge. It was a lesson on the power of yoga to extend beyond the mat and into our everyday lives”.
Joy is looking forward to joining the Sun Fun You team, and offering yoga classes to meet each guest where they are and challenge them to ‘Rise Above.’
Micah Lowe
June 7-June 15, 2024: The South Dodecanese Island Voyage from Kos to Rhodes
Micah grew up loving football, basketball and track. In high school, he developed an appreciation for the impact strength, flexibility and conditioning had on his performance. He loved being able to fine tune his body and see the resulting wins. Originally from Columbus, OH, he accepted a football scholarship to West Liberty University (WV) and finished his college career at North Park University in Chicago with a degree in Organizational Management and Leadership.
Micah founded Hands Team Academy in Chicago. Originally a program designed to improve ball skills for football players, Hands Team has transformed into a program designed to combat the growing crises affecting the health of America’s youth, all while providing fun, beneficial training with a hand-eye coordination emphasis.
Prior to Hands Team Academy, Micah worked as a strength and conditioning coordinator with teams around the world.
Bringing passion, positive energy and a big smile to all of his workouts, Micah loves training people of all ages. And, SunFunYou marries three of his passions: helping people improve their alignment, mobility and fitness; exploring our beautiful world; and meeting and learning from new friends.
Rebekah Marcano
On deck for a future Voyage
Rebekah Marcano, owner of Define Personal Fitness, studied dance at Columbia College Chicago. She has been a personal trainer in the Chicago area since 2001 designing wellness programs, group workout classes and personal training at corporations including: Blue Cross Blue Shield, NAVTEQ/Nokia/Here North America LLC.Rebekah is currently on the Wellness team at the Road Home Program at Rush University Medical Center teaching Mindful Yoga several hours a month to veterans enrolled in the intensive outpatient program and outpatient program.
Rebekah has a 300 hour certification in Trauma Sensitive Yoga from the Justice Resource Center in Boston. http://www.traumasensitiveyoga.com/
As a part of her Mindfulness training, Rebekah has completed an 8 week course in Mindful Based Stress Reduction (U Mass Medical School) and completed a five day Silent Retreat. https://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/
Staying current with her life long study of body movement, Rebekah received her Integrative Movement and Corrective Exercise certification in November 2017. http://www.fitnesseducationseminars.com/
Rebekah enjoys spending her time exploring movement arts such as tai chi, ballet and salsa dancing. Movement should make you smile is the motto she lives by and encourages clients with. Tailoring workouts per individuals is her specialty. “Every client is different, and every day is different.” Rebekah has a gift for creatively designing the exact workout for the individual with her well rounded background and experience.
Kerem Yaşar
On deck for a future Voyage
Kerem Yaşar is founder of, and teacher at Training House No:4 Pilates and Fitness Studio in Istanbul. He has built his life around celebrating feats that the human body can achieve. He believes that physical strength and flexibility are the keys to mental, emotional and even spiritual strength and flexibility. He loves studying and learning about fitness, and sharing his knowledge with teammates, clients and loved ones.
Kerem was a champions league volleyball player for five years, and has since been a coach, trainer and consultant for professional sports teams (volleyball, bodybuilding, gymnastics, Iron Lady) as well as private classes and clients. When he isn’t working out by himself or training others, he’s studying the body. Kerem’s certifications include pilates (mat, reformer, chair and barrels), corrective and functional exercise and anatomy.
Kerem’s passion for athletics and fitness has brought him around the world, and exposed him to global cultures and wonderful people. He’s thrilled to be joining the SunFunYou team and working with our crew to make the guests’ experience as balanced and enjoyable as possible. If you want that extra push, he’s your man. If you want to sit the classes out, he’s looking forward to chatting with you over the amazing meals!