Chris Kostman - Fitness Educator Biography

Education
Ph.D. Program, University of California, Berkeley, incomplete
Arabian Gulf Archaeology

M.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1992
Near Eastern Archaeology

B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1990
South Asian Archaeology

Director of Cycling Programs, Bodies in Motion Company, CA, 1996 to 1998.
• Created company's unique "RoadRacers™" indoor cycling program and served as the full-time manager of all aspects of the cycling program at the company's four LA area clubs, overseeing fifty instructors, 100 classes per week, and 100 bicycles.
• Handled all media coverage, created and led ongoing instructor development, wrote and provided instructor manuals and teaching guidelines.
• Taught six classes a week at flagship club in Century City, CA, including 45 and 75 minute classes, intro classes, heartrate efficiency classes, and special training classes.
• Organized and led ten hour "Adventure Sunday" multisport day quarterly.

Certified Master Spinning Instructor and Workshop Presenter, 1995 to 1996.
• Was part of the team that created and developed Spinning in 1993 through 1995, launched the program in 1995, then trained Instructors in Portland, San Francisco, Miami, Vermont, and elsewhere in 1995 and 1996.
• Member of four-person team that created Spinning instructor manual and materials.
• Represented Spinning at industry tradeshows, media events, and video shoots.

Indoor Cycling Instructor, 1995 to present.
• The Sports Club / L.A., 1-6 classes a week, 1995 to 1999; 2006 to present.
• Bodies in Motion, 1-6 classes a week, 1996 to 2006.
• Spinning Centre Sherman Oaks, 3 classes a week, 1996.
• Johnny G's Headquarters, 2-4 classes a week, 1995 to 1996.

Athletic Background
Nationally sponsored cyclist, triathlete, technical diver, and outdoor athlete, 1984 to the present:
• Race Across America bicycle race, 3127 miles, 9th place, 10 days, 1987.
• Triple Ironman Triathlon, France, finisher, 53 hours, 1993.
• Iditarod Trail, Alaska, 100 mile snowshoe and 200 mile mountain bike races, six time finisher, 1988-1996.
• Seven time world cycling record holder: San Francisco to Los Angeles, 24 Hour Mountain Bike, Trans-California, Death Valley Double Crossing, etc.

Writing / Editing Background
Has published over 240 articles on fitness, lifestyle, cycling, triathlon, scuba diving, snowshoeing, adventure, travel, history, and others in 30 different publications. Served as Special Features Editor of Fitness Plus Magazine, Adventure Sports Correspondent for Oui Magazine, and Contributing Editor for Bicycle Guide Magazine, among other positions. Currently serves as contributing editor for Ultra Cycling.

Professional Background
Chris owns and operates AdventureCORPS, an extreme sports event production, expedition planning, and life trainings firm based in Oak Park, CA. This athlete-run company is involved in a widely varied but interconnected variety of pursuits in the world of outdoor sports, total fitness, and human potential. With his company, Chris organizes the Furnace Creek 508 bicycle race, Badwater Ultramarathon running race, the JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes in Death Valley, the biannual Death Valley Century and Double Century, CORPScamp Death Valley, and other endurance sports events. He also founded and organized the inaugural LA Marathon Bike Tour, Team Race Across America, and Earth Journey Triathlon, among other unique events.