Get to know Full Body Wellness

My name is Melissa Van Portfleet. I have a bachelors in Exercise Science from Oakland University in Rochester Mi. I have my 200 hr RYT yoga certification and a NASM personal training certification. I have been in the fitness industry for 13 years. I worked full time for many of those years personal training individuals, small groups, and teaching group fitness classes.

Once I began starting a family and after relocating to Arizona, my priorities changed and I stepped away from personal training to raise my children. I continued to teach classes because honestly, I just couldn’t give those up! This career pause came to end sooner rather than later when I began training again in a different fashion, home training. But I soon learned how challenging of a path this is when I found myself spending more time in the car driving to clients’ homes, finding childcare for my kids, and carting my equipment everywhere I went. At the same time, my yoga classes because selling out and I had a lot of members asking where they could find me outside the gym when they were unable to get to my class. With kids, teaching in a studio is challenging. For all the same reasons as training in home clients. This got me thinking…what if I could still go to my clients' houses without being there in person? This is where the wonderful world of the internet came in.

I researched many different styles of online training and with the help of the Covid19 global pandemic, which forced me to find my own workouts online, I settled on a monthly on-demand platform. Fast forward to now when it has finally become a reality. I am able to continue doing what I love: helping others live a fuller, happier, and healthier lifestyle while still being present for my personal family. Full Body Wellness was created with all of you in mind. It is a solution to a busy lifestyle, limited access to equipment or facilities, and the security of working out in the privacy of your own space, wherever and whenever you please.