Mikki Barr

I played sports all my life and got a scholarship playing volleyball and softball in college.  After I graduated, I stopped everything!  The weight ballooned and before you know it, I was 100 pounds overweight!  I made the decision to get the weight off and keep it off.  Joined a gym and started taking advantage of all they had to offer.  I fell in love with fitness.  I started teaching fitness classes over 20 years ago, then getting certified, starting with the Les Mills Bodystep.  I taught for several years before moving over into the hospital setting teaching in the wellness department.  After a couple of years, I got certified in water so I could teach there with aerobics and water therapy classes.  During that time, I also received my personal training certification and train, also in the wellness setting.  I also teach a fitness class, of my design, that I call Bend, Build, and Balance.  It is a class designed for all levels of fitness.  We do aerobics, weight training (done in a chair) and balance exercises.  My goal with my fitness career is to keep people moving.  Doesn't matter what they do, as long as they are moving.  I feel I can do this every day in my classes.