Melissa Simmons

Melissa Simmons is passionate about fitness and leadership.  She believes that how you do one thing is how you do all things, and that physical activity is a laboratory for personal development.  Melissa thrives on personal challenges and has been known to take on big goals such as running a double marathon trail race, rowing a million meters on the C2 rower, and completing 365 days unbroken of over 5K daily steps.

Melissa’s formal education includes an M.S. in Leadership and Change from St. Edward’s University; an MBA, Naval Postgraduate School; a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology, from the University of Michigan.  Additionally, she served eight years as a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps.

She has over 15 years’ experience coaching a wide range of clients and enjoys finding creative ways to make complex movements accessible to all bodies.

Melissa’s certifications and additional training include:

Certified Personal Trainer ACE®
Certified Matwork Instructor, Fletcher Pilates®
Reformer Instructor, Balanced Body®
Hatha Yoga Teacher, 200 hour
Executive Coach, Center for Executive Coaching
Functional Movement Certification, FMS
Trigger Point Performance Therapy
USA Weightlifting
Kettlebell Fundamentals
Certified Nutrition Coach, Venice Nutrition
CrossFit Level I
CrossFit Rowing
CrossFit Movement and Mobility
CrossFit Kids
CrossFit Coaches Prep Course
CrossFit Judges Course
First Aid CPR and AED