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Enthusiasm comes from the heart.
- Mary Kay Ash
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About Us
Vision Statement
Salsa and Soul Fitness clients will be better prepared to successfully live a healthier, more energized, productive, and balanced life through the support of Salsa and Soul staff and business partners.
Mission Statement
Salsa and Soul Fitness clients, staff, and business partners will foster programs that motivate, educate, and support wellness of the mind, body, and spirit of the individual, the family, community, and nation. Our programs will provide enlightment, and an opportunity for fun and fitness in order to live the best life.
Co-founder, Owner
Shannon Thigpen is a wellness coach, speaker, and personal trainer. She has a B.A. from Rutgers University. Shannon's national certifications include National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM), American Council on Exercise (ACE), and YMCA. She is also an instructor coordinator for Healthways, Inc. where she evaluates instructors that teach SilverSneakers® classes and conducts seminars for healthy living.
With a passion for wellness and helping others pursue lifestyle changes, she is certified to teach various disciplines such as strength training, circuit, yoga, pilates, soul-line dancing and salsa!aerobics. Also serving as the coordinator of the fitness component of the Healthcare and Fitness Ministry at Bible-Based Fellowship Church, she has helped organize their first Annual Health Fair, a twelve-week fitness challenge, and a 5K walk.
For three years, Shannon was the Wellness Supervisor at the Northwest Tampa YMCA and YMCA Express. Contributing to transforming lives, Shannon has also been an instructor at the Summer Enrichment Camp, Inc. for girls founded in Tampa. She served as the fitness coordinator at the 2006 Ms. Black USA NJ pageant, and as the fitness coordinator at the 2007 Ms. Black USA in the Gambia, Africa.
For the past five years she has written a monthly fitness column for a community newspaper, the World of Westchase. She has participated in various races including Gasparilla 15K in Tampa, Avon 5K at USF in Tampa, and Komens Race for a Cure 10Ks in Boston, MA and St. Petersburg, FL.
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