FIT BEACH 2008
Conference Presenters

Denise is Vice President of Fit Bodies, Inc., has been with Fit Bodies since it’s inception, 1988.   Her realm of duties include world wide sales and marketing functions.  An ACE certified personal trainer, member of NSCA, ACE and IFAA specializing in training “Baby Boomers” and “Weekend Athletes”.   A water fitness specialist working in the water to rehab injuries and to motivate the “non compliant”.

Denise’s methods of training encompass Pilates, Boot Camp, BOSU, Kickboxing, Speed - Agility and Aquasize to get clients moving and have fun doing it! An ACE Certified Lifestyle and Weight Management Coach, has recently just moderated the Atlanta Journal Constitution/Olde Towne Athletic Club Biggest Loser contest with over 100 participants losing an aggregate of over 2,867 pounds!

When she is not training she can be found on her road bike, swimming, running trails or on the tennis court. Her daily motto “Life is meant to be fun, live it!”

Linda is a Master Trainer for Resist-a-Ball®, EFI Sports Medicine, BOSU®, Gliding™,  Fusion-Fitness-Training and SCW Education as well as an IDEA Presenter, Author, and Master Level PFT.   In the fitness industry for over 15 years, Linda has earned a reputation as a being a down-to-earth, friendly and approachable presenter whose passion for education shines through in her presentations.  As owner/director of Guru Fitness®, LLC, a Fitness Education company, she travels internationally presenting conference sessions, workshops and certifications and is also creator of the YES Training® and Kickintensity™ programs and DVDs as well 2 recent 2007 releases: Pilates 50/50 and Release, Align and Renew.

Linda’s experience includes directing a hospital-based fitness center, coordinating several group fitness programs, personal training and group fitness instruction as well as providing consulting services to physical therapists, athletic trainers, corporate wellness centers and chiropractors.  She is Personal Training and Group Fitness Director at Western Racquet and Fitness Club in Green Bay and was recipient of the 2005 “Peer Resource Award” for Bellin Hospital Sports Medicine Department.

With vast experience in training athletes, Linda’s clients include a Division I Women’s Tennis Team, a USHL Hockey Team (Young Men, ages15-21), a State Select Girls U-15 Soccer team, various local high school teams and several individual athletes; she also presents workshops on assessing and training athletes from various disciplines.  Linda is just as accomplished in creating and implementing cutting-edge programming for active older adults, mind-body modalities, and personal training programs.

Bernadette has been a fitness trainer for 20 years.  Today, she teaches three disciplines; aquatic fitness, strength training and the high energy, change your body, BodyPump. All of these are part of what Bernadette calls the menu for getting and staying fit. As the aquatic fitness director for 2 clubs, she has trained many fitness professionals. She has specialized in working with diverse groups in getting the most resistance out of the water. From the young, to the seniors, to the wellness program for cancer survivors, she uses a sense of humor, a strong commitment and a never stop before you accomplished your goal mindset. She will challenge you in the water and hopes you will pass it on.

Bernadette is certified through AEA(aquatic exercise association) in both aqua fitness and personal training, AAAI(American Aerobic Association International) in personal training, Les Mills’ BodyPump, The Cooper Institute in “Special Populations” and The Arthritis Foundation.

Suzelle has been a fitness professional since 1985 and is the owner and founder of Fit Bodies Inc.  Her company started as an aerobic studio and instructor training center and now provides travel opportunities to fitness and tennis professionals to exotic resort destinations.  She holds an ACE and AFAA  group fitness instructor certification, an ACE personal trainer, a Johnny G Spinning instructor, and many others.  Suzelle is also the program director for the Jeff Galloway Marathon Training program in Cincinnati,  where she trains over 100 people throughout the year to complete the goal of successfully finishing a marathon.  Her passion for fitness and wellness not only inspired her to create the traveling program but to expand on her own training.  She has completed over 30 marathons, 2 50 mile trail races and is training for her first 100 mile race.  Suzelle stars in her own fitness show which airs twice weekly on a local cable channel and has been on the air since 1992.

For more than twenty years, Marianne Wells has been teaching and studying yoga around the globe. Her numerous workshops, yoga training immersion retreats, and private practice have inspired tens of thousands of honest and dedicated students and instructors both domestically and internationally. Her always evolving curriculum promotes personal study, balanced living, and unceasing growth. 

Born and raised in the yoga lifestyle, Marianne is a natural teacher. Integrating her yoga upbringing and her formal training into a positive and compassionate teaching style, her classes are tailored to fit the needs of each and every student. Her classes are said to be "deceptively strenuous, yet surprisingly gentle" as she blends Vinyasa flow and the principles of body alignment into a mindful yoga awareness. Her approach is to offer a warm, comfortable space to inspire and enhance everyone's experience. 

Her in-depth knowledge and practice of the countless branches of yoga and yoga instruction have been honed through years of yoga teaching as well as deeper studies under the supervision of various leaders in the yoga world, including that of B.K.S. Iyengar, and the study of Eastern Philosophy at the University of Saint Thomas. It is her steadfast belief that yoga is for everyone and that a student selection process, a seemingly new trend in yoga instruction, is contrary to the study and practice of yoga. All are welcome to flow and grow in their practice with Marianne.