Jolene Duff

In 1988, I enrolled at Cottey College, an all Women's - 2-year college in Nevada, MO where I trained to be in a dance company. In 1990, I transferred and toured with the Tarkio College Dance Company specializing in Modern Dance. Due to unfortunate events, the college closed, and I transferred to Culver-Stockton College in Canton, MO and majored in Art. The leadership/professors at the school saw my transcripts and recognized my dance abilities. They offered me a non-paying job to lead their Aerobics program in exchange for a grade and all the equipment I requested to teach classes! This was the start of a wonderful relationship in the world of Aerobics!

After graduating from college, I continued to teach but kept it as a side/part-time job. I got certified on-line in 1994 and by AFAA in 1995. Step Aerobics, Water Aerobics, and Sculpting Classes were my focus. In 1997 I visited Florida and interviewed with Gold's Gym in Clearwater. I was hired immediately and moved down a month later. Since then, I have taught for Gold's Gym, Bally's Fitness, Lifestyles, Oakbrook Fitness, LA Fitness, YouFit, Shapes Total Fitness for Women and BayCare Health System's Fitness Centers, and the YMCA.

My love lies in Yoga, followed by Sculpting/Weight training formats and Aqua. I am a free-style choreographer meaning I can teach on a moment's notice and create an effective and safe class. I attend national workshops yearly by top-leading presenters known nationally and internationally. The industry changes and it is necessary to keep up with it to create SAFE, effective, and "fun" classes.

From one of our members at Shapes Total Fitness.... "I've been a member of this Shapes for almost 3 years. They have excellent group classes and quality instructors. Melissa and Kayla are great, high energy Zumba instructors and Jolene is hands down one of the best Yoga instructors and has turned me into a "yogi." I go to this gym mostly for the classes, but the cardio and weights equipment is good as well and there's always room even during the peak times."