Fitness is one of my passions and I had the opportunity to pursue it full time for many years. I managed the Group Exercise programs/instructors for the 8 Northeast Ohio Bally Total Fitness locations and also taught classes. During that time I was trained, certified and licensed in the following formats; AFFA ~ Primary Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Training ~ Be Fit University, Turbo KickTM Kickboxing ~ Gold Level ~ Powder Blue Productions Inc, CPR ~ American Red Cross, Pilates Allegro Reformer ~ Be Fit University, Zumba® ~ Zumba® Fitness LLC, PowerFlex ~ Be Fit University, BodyPump ~ Les Mills and Silver Sneakers® Strength, Cardio, Yoga, Stretch I & II.
My Industry acheivements include being trained by Alberto “Beto” Perez the creator of Zumba®, the featured Zumba® Instructor in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, October 2007, the Healthy Lifestyle Consultant, Fitness Trainer for the Biggest Loser 2007, 2008 - VNA, Cleveland, Ohio, a HealthCorps Affiliate – Zumba® Instructor, John Marshall High 2009 – 2013. I am currently part of the Metro Health Hospitals Instructors for the Healthy Eating Active Living initiative which provides free fitness classes to the inner city communities.
