NEXT LEVEL COACHING & PERSONAL TRAINing
Mike Anderson
Owner, CrossFit Level 3 Trainer
Mike has owned and operated CrossFit Malibu since he opened in 2009. He is a ’92 graduate of the Pepperdine University Sports Medicine Program, where he also ran cross country and played club soccer, and later ran the physical education department. With a California teaching credential, he has experience in classrooms, on playing fields, and non-traditional training and learning environments. Mike has masters degrees in outdoor experiential education and public health and is a former CrossFIt Hq Seminar Staff Head Trainer. He has guided over 20 undergraduate exercise science students through his coaching development & preparation program. More than 15 CrossFit gyms nationwide have grown out of the tradition and guidance of Mike and CrossFit Malibu. He is equally at ease training competitive performers, older adults, joint replacement patients, and kids of all ages.
Lacey Vara
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
Lacey is a graduate of Pepperdine Sports Medicine, did the internship and completed the CrossFit Malibu Coaches Development Program the same year she received her CrossFit Level 1 designation. She is an aspiring physical therapist, currently working as a PT assistant in a local clinic and loves that the CrossFit methodology addresses the need for a broad, general, and inclusive fitness
