Melissa Voinovich

My fitness story began with a training journey that began over 20 years ago, and I have been personal training for the past 15 years as a certified ISSA trainer. I know that working out can be confusing with so much information in the media. It can also be difficult to stay motivated. I am here to teach my clients the proper training techniques, how to stay motivated, and help them reach their full potential.

I was always active growing up and tried just about every sport, but unfortunately, sports never came easy to me and I was not athletic. In college, I stayed in shape by dancing with the dance team at athletic events.  After my 2nd year in college, I was not happy with the way I looked. I realized that I had to start making some changes. My brother, Vic invited me to a gym to teach me how to lift weights. Believe it or not, I have never stopped lifting after that first day at the gym. I wanted to transform my body and realized that I could do this by lifting weights properly. I began to see results and it motivated me to continue. I gained a lot of confidence through lifting and discovered a new passion in my life!

My biggest miscalculation in the first few years of lifting weights was that I thought strength training and doing cardio were enough to get the physique I wanted. I could not have been more mistaken! I was missing a very important component which was DIET! I grew up with some of the worst eating habits and I had no idea what healthy eating even was. I thought that starting the day with a bowl of cereal, eating a fat-free bologna sandwich for lunch, and noodles for dinner was healthy. I was around a lot of junk food and family gatherings were centered around food. Once I discovered the importance of eating a diet high in protein along with natural whole foods I began to see the results I was aiming for!