
LEARN MORE ABOUT JOAN
“Movement is medicine.”
A North Carolina native, Joan has been involved in sports and dance all her life. She is a former doctoral level psychotherapist who practiced in Chicago and San Francisco, and an award-winning social justice documentary filmmaker. As a psychotherapist, she studied the connection between movement and improved mental health, which led to her career in fitness. Joan teaches formats including Lean & Cut, Pilates-Sculpt, Zumba, Aqua Zumba, Aqua Aerobics, Barre and TRX. She is an ACE certified Health Coach and Personal Trainer. Joan specializes in functional training and core strength. Her upbeat sessions focus on improving strength, balance, flexibility, and achieving a healthy body weight, overall health and well-being.