Minna's education with wellness began at the age of 3, with gymnastics. She dedicated 11 years of her early life to the sport as well as a parallel study of ballet. Next, this elite level gymnast gracefully transitioned into springboard diving, where she dove nationally on a private team and continued on with the University of Miami's NCAA collegiate team. While attending the University of Miami, Minna studied physical therapy, working in various rehabilitation clinics, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Biology and an associate’s degree in Exercise Physiology. In 1997, Minna was crowned Ms. Fitness USA. Immediately thereafter she gained her IFBB professional fitness athlete status by winning the 1997 National Physique Committee Championships. Minna's solid fitness and elite athletic background has given her a personal training client list that ranges from world class Mom's to world class athletes. Alex Rodriguez, then short stop for the Seattle Mariners, enlisted this fitness star's services and followed with a record breaking season which he attributed to Minna's off-season strength and conditioning program in an article published in USA Today. To help others keep fit, Minna came out with 3 of her own workout videos in 2001. All three videos, Strength and Grace, Fat Eliminator, and the newest release, Workout Emergency have charted in the top 10 in Billboard magazine.