Vanessa  is a long time fitness enthusiast and has 24 years of experience and knowledge that she brings to Great Fitness.

Vanessa’s educational background includes a Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Health, Fitness and Nutrition from San Diego State University. She has earned the highly coveted Fitness Instructors Certification from American College of Sports Medicine and has experience serving in the fitness industry as a personal trainer for several years in private and corporate settings. Her love of fitness is rooted in gymnastics where she has coached team and recreational classes for the past fifteen years.

In addition to her scholastic and coaching background, she has participated in various sports giving her an array of knowledge, which is a unique quality that she incorporates into her training program making the classes fun and innovative. In addition to being a competitive gymnast she also played competitive soccer and has coached athletes on the pre-Olympic development team how to perform a flip throw-in. She grew up skiing the slopes of South Lake Tahoe, dabbled in track and basketball learned how to be graceful in ballet, found she had two left feet in dance and got the wind knocked out of her earning a yellow belt in Judo.

Vanessa’s combined and diversified experience mixed with her love for learning and perpetual growth has raised the bar in the realm of fat loss and fitness lifestyle achievement – in other words, when you train with Vanessa, you get results!

• Graduated Summa cum Laude with department distinction from San Diego State University
• Bachelors of Science degree in Kinesiology, emphasis in Health, Fitness and Nutrition
• Certification from American College of Sports Medicine, Group Fitness Instructor

15 years of Gymnastics Coaching Experience