Owner - Valerie Minning
Valerie Minning is a certified Personal Trainer and Pilates
Instructor with an extensive background in dance and
movement. She has been teaching for the past 6 years and
has practiced Pilates for over a decade.
Originally from Rockville, Maryland, Valerie studied ballet
at the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Academy. She started
training in Pilates as part of her dance curriculum.
Valerie continued her studies at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, where she received her degree.
Her teaching experience includes:
▪ A Step Above Dance and Music Academy (Madison, WI) : Instructor
▪ Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Academy (Rockville, MD): Instructor, Dance and Drama Camp
▪ Hill's Gymnastics (Gaithersburg, MD): trained elite and Olympic gymnasts in movement
▪ Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington (Washington, D.C.): Physical Education Director
Staff
Kim Humburg-Lysne
Kim has over 21 years of experience in the fitness
industry. Kim is constantly improving her skills and has
over 15 certifications including:
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Pilates Phase 1,2 and 3 and Small Apparatus Certifications
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Personal Trainer
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Older Adult Fitness and Training
Kim has years of experience helping people reach their
goals. She owned her own Personal Training, Pilates and
Yoga studio for 5 years. She is still a competitive tennis
player and coach and an avid cyclist.
Kim has experience teaching in corporations, community
centers, senior centers, and much more:
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Cuna Mutual Corp
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Harbor Athletic Club
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Waunakee Community Center
Nancy Lamboy
Nancy is an experienced professional dancer with over 6
years of Pilates experience. She has danced solo in
productions with film stars George Wendt and Tom Wopat. In
the past 6 years she has danced in productions all over,
sometimes in front of 70,000 People.
Nancy is also a mother with experience getting back into
shape after children. Nancy has experience teaching
traditional Pilates classes and a number of Pilates fusion
classes.
She has taught at:
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Dean / St. Meriter Healthworks
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Meriter Community Health
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UW Dance Department
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Orange Shoe Gym
