San Francisco's Leading Fitness Coaches Recommend their Top Choices for Food, Activities and More in the Bay Area

San Francisco stands alone with its iconic restaurants, diverse activities, and rich history. Whether you're exploring the numerous lush hiking trails or savoring dim sum in Chinatown, each corner of the city offers a unique adventure. Join us as we uncover our Faves in the Bay, voted on by the top trainers and coaches!

The DIAKADI Coaches’ 'Faves in the Bay'

CATEGORY:
FAVORITE pre-workout supplement

Whether your goal is weight loss or building strength, your pre-workout fuel can make or break a good workout.

Winner:
Coffee/espressso & natural energy

 
 

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CATEGORY:
FAVORITE Grab-n-go Breakfast

The majority of our clients are busy folks. From work to family to social lives, one of the biggest hurdles that our wellness coaches run into with their clients is helping them find time to fit it all in. Kickstarting your busy day with the right nutrition can help you set the bar for your food throughout the rest of the day.

Winner:
Gus’s Community Market

 
 
 

TOP Food CHOICES at Gus’s

Gus Market Locations

Mission Bay Market - 4th and Channel

Haight St. Market - Haight and Ashbury

Mission Market - 17th and Harrison

Noriega Market - 44th and Noriega

Canyon Market - Diamond and Wilder

CATEGORY:
FAVORITE BAY AREA OUTDOOR WEEKEND ACTIVITY

The options are endless for exciting weekend adventures in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check out our performance coaches’ top ten weekend activity suggestions, as well as their top three hikes.

Winner:
hIKING! OUR Top 3 recommended trails:

Land's End Lookout, San Francisco, California

Land’s End Lookout

Location: San Francisco, CA
Distance: 3.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy - Moderate

Hawk Hill

Location: San Francisco, CA
Distance: .20 miles (upper segment)
7.4 miles (lower segment)
Difficulty: Moderate - Hard

Hawk Hill, Sausalito, California

Milagra Ridge Loop, Pacifica, California

Milagra Ridge Loop

Location: Pacifica, CA
Distance: 1.4 miles
Difficulty: Easy

 

Honorable Mentions:

Pick Up Soccer Games at Beach Chalet
Walking to Bob’s Donuts (and eat one!)
Boxing/Mitt Work @ Lafayette Park
Portola Music Festival
Cycling Golden Gate Bridge

Cold Plunge @ Linda Mar, Pacifica
Happy Hour in The Castro
Surfing @ Ocean Beach
Lake Merritt Farmer’s Market
Fort Funston Off-Leash Dog Beach

CATEGORY:
Best Healthy Restaurant that is also Super Tasty

When we eat out, we aim to stick with our goals of keeping our body fat percentage low and keeping our protein intake high to build muscle. At the same time, life is too short to avoid eating at restaurants that are also delicious! So our personal trainers have listed their favorite healthy restaurants that also have delicious food.

Winners:
Happy Shabu Shabu, Souvla, RT Rotisserie

 

Happy Shabu Shabu is located in the Fillmore District in San Francisco

 
 
 

Souvla has multiple locations in the Bay Area / RT Rotisserie is located in Lower Haight District

 
 

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