Staff

Margot Rutigliano - Founder, Personal Trainer & Wellness Teacher
Margot Rutigliano, one of the founders of Bella Vita Retreat, has spent the last 8 1/2 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 and found she wanted more out of her career and life. 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, Extreme Boot Camp and Bridal Boot Camp sports conditioning programs in Mount Pleasant, SC, Margot has also worked one on one 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 2003, she decided it was time to take her knowledge and desire to help people in a new direction. Her dedication to Bella Vita 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
-Personal Trainer for the Deep Magazine "Dig Deep" Self Makeover 2005/2006 
-Voted "Best Personal Trainer" 2002 - Charleston City Paper   
-ACE Certified Personal Trainer / Expert Rating Global Certified Personal Trainer
-ACE Certified Group Fitness Instructor
-ZonePerfect Certified Nutrition Instructor


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 and body harmonics 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.


Kathy Shottke - Beach Boot Camp, Stretching, Core Conditioning
Kathy has been teaching aerobics and other fitness classes at a number of clubs and resorts in South Florida. Her attention to detail and form brings safety to all of her classes. She brightens up each class with her enthusiasm and high energy. Having recently competed in her first fitness competition, Kathy was awarded a prestigious 3rd Place. She is an avid exerciser and has dedicated her life to fitness. In addition to teaching conventional fitness classes, Kathy is also the owner of Vertical Fitness and teaches pole dancing to women from all over the state.


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
Spinning, Pilates & Stability Ball





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