Stephanie Smith

Stephanie has led an active lifestyle her entire life, beginning her fitness career in 2001 while an undergraduate at The Ohio State University, where she taught group fitness classes. What started as a passion quickly became her profession after she graduated with a degree in Health and Wellness, along with minors in Nutrition and Dance.

She began her career at a local community health center as a Fitness Intern before joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2006 as Assistant Fitness Director. Since then, she has remained at MIT, dedicating her work to creating a welcoming and inclusive fitness and wellness experience for more than 11,000 students and 4,000 non-student members.

Stephanie has continued teaching fitness classes throughout her career and currently instructs at a local facility near her home in Milton, MA. She lives by the philosophy, “How you do anything is how you do everything,” striving to model a healthy, strong lifestyle for her children—and embracing the fact that she’s unapologetically “too much” in all the best ways.