Toneka Pires

IOGRAPHY Toneka Pires is a certified fitness professional, nutrition expert, life coach, author and co-founder of BWell Fit. Blending athleticism and entrepreneurship, Toneka has created a successful company dedicated to helping women transform their life, focusing on achieving their health and wellness goals and self empowerment. Beyond her LA-based enterprise, Toneka is also a prominent media personality. She has taken to the airwaves, promoting healthy lifestyles both on radio and television. Toneka wrote her first book with Dr. Andrea Pennington, The Pennington Plan for Weight Success and continues share her knowledge working on her second book. As a spokes model, she has shared her expertise on many local and national radio programs, including an appearance as a guest host/fitness expert on Jamie Foxx’s Sirius Satellite Radio Show Foxxhole. Toneka also makes a monthly appearance on Dr. Andrea Pennington’s Empowered For Life, where she speaks about achieving total wellness and living a healthy lifestyle. Television credits include ESPN, and True Life “I Want a Perfect Body II” on the MTV Network. Toneka has established a recognizable brand for herself in the highly competitive field of fitness. Competing amongst world-class athletes, Toneka has been a top five finisher in both the Fitness America World Championships and the Fitness Universe Pageant, and has earned thirteen championship titles over the past nine years – including the 2007 Fitness America New York. Her hard-earned physique has garnered national attention, recently appearing on billboards across the country, as part of the Blue Cross Anthem Health and Fitness Campaign. Toneka has also appeared in numerous calendars and such diverse fashion and fitness magazines as Glamour, Shape, Allure, Natural Bodybuilding, Ms. Fitness, and Oxygen Magazine.