Tanya Brackman

Name: Tanya L. Brackman, RD, LD Title: Registered Dietitian and Group Fitness Instructor Education: Graduated from West Virginia University with a BS in Human Food and Nutrition. Completed a Residency as a Dietetic Intern at the Medical College of Virginia in 1992. Certification: Registered Dietitian, Adult Weight Management Certification, ACE and BTS Certified Group Fitness Instructor, and Healthy Moms Certified for pre and post-natal Group Fitness Classes Experience: Worked 10yr at George Washington University Hospital as Clinical Dietitian covering Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care Units. For 6 yrs worked as a Bariatric Dietitian in private practice counseling pre and post-op gastric bypass patients. For 2 yrs worked as an Outpatient and Renal Dietitian educating patients with diabetes, cardiac disease, gestational diabetes, and kidney failure. For the last 5 yrs have worked at Midtown Athletic Club in Atlanta, Ga as a Group Fitness Instructor and the Club's Dietitian counseling members for Weight Loss, Weight gain, and Wellness. Along with providing Nutrition Lectures for the community. Have taught Group Fitness Classes for the past 18 yrs Specialties: Nutrition Counseling for Wellness, Wt Loss, Sports Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition Therapy (DM, CVD,Etc.) Group Fitness: Group Power, Step, Body Definition, Hi/Lo, Aqua and Pre and Post-natal classes