As Seen In 7×7 Magazine May 2010

Best of 2010: The Day

Best Personal Training

SF teems with gyms, fitness classes and trainers of all types, from monster workout warehouses to elite tennis and swim clubs to bootcamps. The added benefit of training with Jakki Flaherty at Presidio Fitness, though, isn’t merely Flaherty’s formal education in kinesiology and sports nutrition, nor her time spent working with professional athletes, nor the fact that her personalized service includes a daily emailed analysis of your food intake. It’s also a matter of physics: The small private fitness center in the Edenic setting behind the Letterman Center uses Keiser conditioning equipment, which gets its resistance from (instantly adjustable) air pressure instead of clunky weights, making for smoother and more efficient workouts. It’s also one of only a few local gyms where you’ll get access to a Power Plate, a vibrating exercise platform that improves circulation, balance and central-nervous- system functioning. Top it all off with Flaherty’s firm but encouraging girl-next-doorness, and you’ve got a recipe for bikini body. 222 Halleck St., 415-563-1815, presidiofitness.com