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In the summer of 2007, Abby hit a point where she was unhappy with her body and health. She decided to hire a peronal trainer and it completely changed the way she looked at working out and food. After seeing the transformation in her body, she wanted to help others feel as amazing as she did! Her passion for fitness and nutrition led to a career change into personal training and bootcamp instructing. She loves pushing people out of their comfort zone so they can see what they are truly capable of. Her ultimate goal with each client is to help them believe in themselves in and out of the gym. Abby strives to be a postitive role model to people since she believes there is no reason to go through life unhappy and angry. In addition to helping her clients, her family and friends mean... Read the profile >>
Andrea Russell has been teaching yoga since 2000. A registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance at the 500E/500T level, she has completed teacher trainings in Ashtanga, Alignment and Therapeutic Yoga. Her yoga classes integrate a mindful approach to asana with optimal alignment, breath and inner awareness. For those who prefer an individual or therapeutic approach to this timeless practice, her private yoga sessions address the intricacies of adapting the practice to honor individual needs and health concerns. Off the mat she enjoys cooking healthy organic food, being in nature close to the earth, and visiting the sacred sites of the world. Andrea’s favorite way to sweat is practicing yoga. She is proud to say that she once lived in the woods for 5 months without any... Read the profile >>
Ben Dreyer is a runner, personal trainer, proud parent and musician. He is co-owner of melt and has been a health practitioner for five years, centering his practice on functional strength development and running biomechanics/program design. Ben was inspired to become a health practitioner as a professional track athlete. While at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA, Ben worked with a team of physiologists, biomechanists and physical therapists to create a training program that was directed toward the Athens Olympics. He received sponsorship from Holyfield International Track Club, Reebok and Disney, and represented the U.S. in international competition. Ben, unfortunately, did not qualify for the U.S. Olympic team due to injury; however, the experience led to a... Read the profile >>
Christi Andringa is an inspirational speaker and fitness professional. She has fused together her business degree, sales/management experience and passion for fitness into one shared message that inspires others to elevate personal and professional performance. She believes physical AND mental fitness are the pathways to success. She believes in hard work but places a high value on having a really good time in life! Christi loves to sweat at an athletic yoga class with a great play list. She is extremely proud of starting her own company, Candringa! Productions. Family is at the top of her priority list followed by spirituality, health, friendship and career. Her goal is to be the speaker who delivers the message the audience has been waiting to hear and inspire her students... Read the profile >>
Cindi is an experienced athlete and coach with over 25 years of competitive experience. She currently races triathlons as an elite amateur and coaches triathletes of all abilities from the sprint distance to the full Ironman through her business, Madison Multisport, LLC. Cindi is also a licensed massage therapist specializing in therapeutic massage and massage for athletes. Cindi’s favorite way to sweat is trail running, anywhere that she can be active and connecting with nature at the same time. She is most proud of owning two successful businesses, Madison Multisport (triathlon coaching) and CB Massage (licensed massage therapist) that allow her the opportunity to connect with people and help them meet their individual health and fitness goals. Her top priorities are family,... Read the profile >>
A native of Spooner, Wisconsin, Gretchen Bourg found a passion for dance in her last year of college at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Signing up for an adult ballet class on a whim, she calls ballet "the hobby that got out of hand." Having come to ballet later than most, she found her way to a career in the dance world moving from dancer to teacher to leader, now serving as Madison Ballet's General Manager with nearly 12 years of experience with the organization under her belt. Appointed to her current position in September of 2011, Gretchen is eager to promote ballet as an art form for everyone, whether as a dancer or a patron, professional or recreational. An engaging educator, Gretchen spent many years conducting dance and movement classes and workshops throughout the... Read the profile >>
Feather In Your Hair Fitness
Jackie Rood has been an exercise enthusiast her entire life. It was her passion for fitness and movement that encouraged her to earn a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Jackie initially began her career as a middle and elementary school physical education teacher. After having children of her own, her focus changed to teaching a broader population through group fitness, mind body classes, personal training, and overall wellness. Feather In Your Hair Fitness, LLC was born after a wise women told Jackie to be authentic and true while being inspirational and educational on the fight against global obesity. Jackie’s favorite way to sweat is in the group fitness setting with high energy cardio classes. Les Mills BodyStep and BodyAttack are her favorite,... Read the profile >>
Josh Biser has worked with hockey players in over 25 States and along-side coaches from more than 5 different countries. He currently manages the Total Hockey Training Center of Madison, near his hometown of Waunakee, WI. He also works as a skating and skills consultant with multiple Colleges and Professional hockey players. His favorite way to sweat is by playing hockey, Olympic lifting, CrossFit, Yoga, and any outdoor activity with friends and/or family. Josh’s top priorities include his faith, family, friends, a healthy lifestyle, and happiness. Josh feels one of his greatest personal accomplishments was being part of rebuilding the character and mentality of a hockey program. His senior season the team earned its first MIAC Tournament Championship in Men’s Hockey in... Read the profile >>
Karen is a former UW-Madison rower, a mother of two, and, of course, a yogini, Karen loves the physical challenge of yoga, as well as the mental clarity and sense of peace, awareness and connectedness she arrives at by the end of a rigorous practice. Karen also loves how the benefits of yoga branch out to every part of her life, and she hopes her students embrace the opportunity to take yoga off the mat since those open to the transformative power of yoga will begin to witness their lives change in wonderful ways. Blocks and barriers (and oftentimes pounds, too) melt away as practitioners establish a deeper connection to their true nature, helping them feel freer, happier and energized. In her classes, Karen guides students through an asana practice geared toward opening and... Read the profile >>
Katy Meuer has always been an active kid that loves new challenges! She played all types of sports and eventually found her passion with dance and soccer. Katy was honored to be a co-captain with her best friend their senior year for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Women's soccer team. Eventually, she chose her path with soccer at the University of Wisconsin, but dance has come back into her life but this time as an instructor. She is passionate about helping people "feel the fear and do it anyways" and is a firm believer that from challenges in our lives we learn how to grow and develop. Katie’s favorite way to sweat is Turbokick, a super fun, powerful cardio-kickboxing class. Her top five priorities in her life are her family and friends, her career, her health and... Read the profile >>
La ‘Keysha McClenton-Benzing is currently a part of the Hitters Athletic Development Center. Prior to joining Hitters Athletic Development Center, Benzing was an Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach at the University of Iowa. There she worked with the nationally ranked cross country team, indoor and outdoor track, golf, nationally ranked softball team, nationally ranked field hockey team as well as assisting with the Hawkeye baseball program. Benzing was also an Assistant Strength & Conditioning coach at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (06-07?) where she was part of 2007 National Championship Indoor Track & Field team. While at UW-Madison, Benzing was in charge of men and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track, softball, men and women’s soccer, men and... Read the profile >>
http://www.lozilu.com Lauren chose her career as a Fitness Professional out of her desire to help others make positive, sustainable lifestyle change. She’s driven by her passion for spreading health and wellness. Lauren holds her Masters in Social Work. She feels this provided an excellent foundation for a Fitness Professional; helping a client achieve a fitness or health goal involves changing many behaviors along a journey that is not only physical but also emotional. Lauren is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (National Strength and Conditioning Association) and a level 1 USA Triathlon Certified Coach. She not only loves training, teaching and coaching clients but she also loves to collaborate and partner with other Fitness Professionals. Lauren’s always... Read the profile >>
I feel so fortunate to have found a second career - as a yoga teacher and studio owner. It's an honor to extend the beauty and power of yoga to others knowing firsthand how transformational this practice is. My goal is to help students move past self-imposed limitations and experience their true power and goodness. Along the way I want them to find inspiration, truth, possibility,laughter and inner peace, so when they step off their mat and into their life they take the innate strength and loving kindness they've reconnected with into their world. I created Perennial Yoga and Meditation to further expand the power of yoga. Perennial is dedicated to growing a community of powerful and peaceful and compassionate yogi's who magnify their power, peace and compassion out into the world. Let... Read the profile >>
Mona Melms first started teaching classes as a hobby, a way to challenge to herself emotionally and physically while she was attending nursing school. After many professional endeavors in medicine and nursing, she is teaching fitness full time as a way to encourage people of all ages and abilities to feel inspired by music and movement. Throughout her teaching and training career she has focused on refining her style to create a positive atmosphere that will engage others to have fun by discovering their own bodies and unique skills. Her students say that she has an entertaining style of teaching that is enthusiastic energizing engaging and always evolving! Mona’s ultimate passion and favorite way to sweat is Nia, a dancing class she instructs with all her heart and soul. She is... Read the profile >>
Sarah's life has been transformed during the past year. In the summer of 2011, her husband's job brought them to Madison, which meant she had to leave her corporate job downtown Chicago. Although she loved her job, it required over three hours of commuting daily and frequent travel. She and her husband were thrilled to move to Madison and create a new life. But rather than jump back into the corporate world, Sarah decided to use her time and talents to invest in people. Sarah has always been a fitness enthusiast. Ever since she watched her mom dress in a leotard and sweat during step aerobics in the 90s, Sarah knew that one day she would become a fitness instructor. She started her fitness career by teaching TurboKick, PiYo and Zumba during her lunch-break or after-work... Read the profile >>
Shana Martin is a Fitness Director at Supreme Health and Fitness, TRX Master Trainer, Log Rolling Coach. Her favorite way to sweat is doing sports that she loves: log rolling, gymnastics, and running for a cause. One of Shana’s major accomplishments was her first lumberjack (log rolling) world championship back in 2007. She was the underdog and nobody expected her to pull off a win. And then she was able to do it for four years in a row! Another great accomplishment was summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro and completing the world’s highest bungee jump both as fundraisers for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America in honor of her mother. Shana’s priorities are her family, sleep, work, volunteer work, and friends. Her goals are to live to see a cure for Huntington’s Disease,... Read the profile >>
