Julie Upton

Minna Lessig

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.

Nancy Popp

The eighth of nine children, Nancy was always interesteed in fitness. She started running track at age seven, doing gymnastics at age eleven, and softball at age twelve (all because she had too much energy to play at home. When the aerobics “craze” developed in the early 1980s, she became interested in teaching. Her first gym teaching job was at age eighteen, and she has been teaching fitness ever since, and is now the star of several fitness videos. Nancy is certified by AFAA and ACSM and is also certified in massage therapy. She is a two-time National Women’s Aerobic champion. She is the mother of two children and happily married.