About Salsa & Soul Fitness | Tampa Florida

My name is Shannon.  Welcome to my website.   I am a wellness coach and personal trainer.  I am committed to helping others live healthier lifestyles.  Thanks to hard work and determination, I am now in the best shape of my life.  My passion is to help others discover their highest state of well being possible.

I was not always healthy.  As my life unfolded, I struggled with bad habits that compromised my health and self-esteem.  This lack of discipline affected my body and my ability to know my life purpose.  I had a career but lacked direction.  Looking back, it was the discovery of getting myself on track, physically and mentally, that enabled me to discover how much I had to give back to others.  I learned to take better care of myself, eat quality nutrition and exercise regularly.  In determining how to become the person God intended me to be, I found myself with a clear mission to share this knowledge with others.

Taking better care of myself led me to create relationships with positive people, to devour books on nutrition, wellness, and personal development.  I brought forth what I have learned about myself to serve my clients.

Becoming healthier led to my running in several races, including my first half marathon in 2008.  With every step I knew I was getting closer to who I was born to be.  In 2000, I began teaching my first group fitness class.  Soon after, I began personal training and am now certified to teach many disciplines, including strength training, yoga, and Pilates.  

In 2006 I co-founded Salsa and Soul Fitness to spread my vision of helping others to embrace wellness and have fun while doing so.  Salsa & Soul Fitness promotes living healthier lifestyles by offering fitness services and wellness products for the entire family. Salsa is the joy, happiness, and motion of living.  Salsa is the spice of living a fulfilling life.  Soul is the core, the center, the essence, the spirit within.  Soul is what makes us whole and free.

I have several national certifications including National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), and YMCA.  I am also very involved with seniors and serve as an Instructor Coordinator for Healthways, Inc.  Working with the YAH (Young at Heart) population brings me great joy. In addition, I am an independent distributor for USANA, a company that invests in health and financial freedom. 

My desire is to positively influence and assist as many people possible to live healthier, more prosperous lives.