Michael Berler

Michael discovered CrossFit in 2016 as a high schooler looking for the kind of exercise that could help him focus throughout the school day. It turned out to be so much more: a supportive and like-minded community, a foundation for his athletic career through college as a varsity baseball player, and a springboard to what he hopes will be a career in medicine. Michael has worked steadily as a coach at San Francisco CrossFit and CrossFit Marin in the Bay Area and at Skopos Athletics in Minnesota. He has enormous gratitude for his many mentors and enjoys equally helping clients start or deepen their practice.

Plus he loves the fun of a friendly competition! Away from the gym, Michael loves being out in nature, regularly taking quick dips in the Bay and is always up for any kind of game with friends. For the past three years, he’s worked in a lab at UCSF on the value of mindfulness in stress reduction in medical residency and is also passionate about nervous system control through methods of breathing and temperature therapy. Michael is also an EMT!