Equinox
Tonya Dugger has been a fitness enthusiast for 15 years focusing on various formats from cardio step, kickboxing, sports agility training, boot-camp, Cycling and weight training.
After studying Musical Theatre at University of Arkansas at Little Rock , Tonya moved to Chicago. Although she had her eyes set on Broadway, she found a new passion …teaching Group Fitness.
Now officially a Chicago native, she has worked for various fitness facilities, including, Woman’s Workout World, YMCA, Metropolitan Club, Crunch, Fitness Formula, Lakeshore Athletic Clubs, X-Sport and Bulldog Boot-camp. Her permanent home now is Equinox Fitness Clubs, where she is the Group Fitness Manager for Equinox’s Highland Park and Loop location. She has co-created formats of Cardio Junkie, Kore-Fit Back to Basics, Kore-Fit Strength and Power and Budokon Tabata. She provides fitness advice on behalf of Equinox for publications such as, Time Out Chicago, Competitor Chicago, and CS.
She is AFFA , ACE, Powerstrike, Impact!, ViPR, and Kettle-bell Athletics certified.