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Margot Rutigliano - Founder, Personal Trainer & Wellness Teacher
Margot Rutigliano, the founder of Vita Vie Retreat, has spent the last 10+ years as a personal trainer and nutrition instructor. A native of Indianapolis, IN, Margot moved to South Carolina where she attended the College of Charleston and studied Corporate Communications. After college she began working in retail management but was constantly looking for more out of her career. The daughter of a breast cancer survivor, she realized how important it is to remain, active, healthy and fit which stemmed her quest to dive into the health and fitness industry. She received her personal training certification through ACE, the American Council on Exercise, and began her quest in helping people become healthier and happier. An instrumental part in the creation of Boot Camp sports conditioning programs in Mount Pleasant, SC, Margot has also worked one on one and in group settings for many years with a number of clients with goals spanning from weight loss to marathon training. In 2000 she joined forces with the ZonePerfect Nutrition Program and studied at their headquarters in Salem, MA. She is a registered nutrition instructor for the ZonePerfect Nutrition Program and helps people all over the country meet their nutrition and weight loss goals.
In 2004, she decided it was time to take her knowledge and desire to help people in a new direction. She created Vita Vie Retreat, an idea that came to her after years of watching people's desires to acheive their goals be hindered by life and all things related to it. Her dedication to Vita Vie Retreat guests and the success of it's programs and clients is what drives her. She focuses the majority of her time towards helping people feel better about themselves and developing strategies to aid them in the process. She offers continued support for a lifetime even after the retreat is over. Guests continue to call her for nutrition and fitness advice or just to be reassured about the road ahead.
Achievements and Credentials
-Family Herbalist, Board Certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners
-Sports Hypnotist, Spencer Institute
-Sports Injury Specialist, NESTA
-Personal Trainer for the Deep Magazine "Dig Deep" Self Makeover 2005/2006
-Voted "Best Personal Trainer" 2002 - Charleston City Paper
-ACE Certified Personal Trainer
-ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor
-ZonePerfect Certified Nutrition Instructor
Mark Whatley - Certified Golf Conditioning Specialist & Personal Trainer
Mark Whatley comes to us from the world of finance. A welcoming change, his decision to join the Vita Vie Retreat team has become an indestructable partnership. Mark's love for the clients and knowledge of health and fitness has proved to be instrumental in each of our programs. He is motivating, encouraging and tough as nails when he needs to be.
Mark's love of golf led him to the Vita Vie Golf program. A Certified Golf Conditioning Specialist, he focuses much of his time helping people improve their bodies and their games. With his formula of biomechanics, core conditioning and golf strengthing and flexibility, Mark has become an expert in golf conditioning.
Achievements and Credentials
-Certified Personal Trainer
-Certified Golf Conditioning Specialist
Michelle Colver - Strength and Conditioning Coach, Trainer
Michelle is a nationally certified ACSM personal trainer and focuses on sports conditioning and training. She was previously the manager of a sports conditioning facility in Indianapolis, where her experience training athletes has given her a broad based knowledge of strength, agility and functional training. She has trained athletes from the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Cubs, Boston Redsox, Indianapolis Indians and collegiate athletes from Indiana University, the University of Tennessee and more. She is involved in the coordination and formatting of Bella Boot Camp in Fort Lauderdale.
Achievements and Credentials
-Bachelors Degree, Exercise Physiology, Purdue University
-Certified Personal Trainer
-Coached Gymnastics at Purdue University
Dorita Beh Eger - Yoga, Pilates & Nia
Dorita, a longtime professional dancer, has the deepest appreciation for movement and the body. Her knowledge of movment and coordination are apparent as she teaches her classes. Dedicated to the fitness industry, Dorita has been teaching yoga, pilates, body harmonics and Nia for a number of years in the South Florida area. The Boca Resort and FAU are among the locations that she instructs. A smiling face, Dorita brings with her a warm, appealing energy.
Felicity Nagel - Pilates
Felicity Nagel was introduced to Pilates 13 years ago in Europe as a way to relieve and manage chronic back pain. Almost immediately, she felt the benefits of this wonderful exercise method, and it has been
part of her life ever since. Her belief in this system is so strong that she decided to abandon her career as an economist and become a Pilates Instructor instead. She is fully certified through Classical Pilates, and is making it her mission to help people reach their full physical potential – one body at a time!
Nicole Rosen - Zumba
Nicole Rosen has made fitness a priority in her life for years. But she took her dedication to another level, when she founded Mizfit Inc, a company that specializes in providing innovative fitness classes for children and adults. She began teaching Zumba classes in Broward and Palm Beach counties. She has already amassed a following of Zumba with Nicole fanatics, and the enthusiasm is continually expanding. Her high energy, positive spirit and dedication to health and fitness carry over into the very atmosphere of each of her classes.
Nicole has been featured on NBC news for her classes, is a Certified School Teacher, AFAA Certified Aerobics Instructor & Zumba Instructor, CPR Certified, Licensed & Insured, and is a member of IDEA Health & Fitness Association.
Liz Fullam - Yoga & Pilates Mat
Liz Fullam is an avid yoga practitioner. She teaches Bikram and Sport Yoga and actively practices both. In addition, she has built a strong client base throughout the community for personal training and pilates mat.
Christine Hodges - Zumba & Pilates Mat
Christine Hodges is a native of Caracas Venezuela . Her Dance training includes: Academy Lidija Franklin, Maria Teresa Ballet School and Nina Novak Academy. Mrs. Hodges participated at Jackson International Ballet competition VI and VII. She received 1st place in the summer workshop by the London Ballet in 1995. Mrs. Hodges danced with National Ballet Juvenile of Venezuela, Ballet Classic of Camara , Tulsa Ballet Theater, Ballet Gamonet, South Florida Ballet Theater and has performed with Ballet Florida. Her repertory includes; Carmen, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker, Many Balanchine pieces Theme and Variations, Who Cares, Dracula, Romeo and Juliet, The Cyclical Hour among others. She had the chance to work and learn from World renowned choreographers such as Ben Stevenson (Former director of Houston Ballet), Jimmy Gamonet (former resident choreographer of Miami City Ballet), Dwight Rhoden (Artistic Director Of Complexions Company NY) and many more. Mrs. Hodges has been dancing for over 20 years and teaching for more than 12 years.
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"Strength builds in increments and so does endurance, flexibility and even confidence. We're all working on incremental steps towards being happier, fitter, healthier people. And we're working on it one step at a time..." - Margot Rutigliano
"Life is about work. Your occupation is easy to work on. Working on yourself can be a hard thing to do. Let's work hard and let's work together." - Mark Whatley
"For every minute you spend angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"You have to open yourself up to new approaches and really put in the effort to acheive your goals." - Michelle Colver
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