The Art of Fitness IN-HOME Personal Training and Pilates was created by Vawny Sullivan, an ACE Certified Personal Trainer (American Counsel on Exercise). With a background in counseling, fitness, nursing, nutrition, and lifestyle management, Vawny has been able to create a Personal Training business that is not just about getting fit, but about PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION. 

Mission Statement

To ensure a level of fitness not found elsewhere, by treating our client's fitness as holistic wellness supported by a fit mind, and a staff who subscribes to the belief that...

...Fitness Is a State of Mind

Our Business

Vawny Sullivan is a Personal Trainer who saw a need in the community that was not being met and decided to do something about it.

"Clients were always having trouble getting themselves to the gym or studio. They frequently cancelled or simply didn't show, especially for a consultation. When I'd ask them why they had so much trouble getting themselves there, they always said things like, 'I just don't have the time.’, or 'I hate working out! If I have twenty four hours to think about it, I talk myself out of it every time.’ I honestly didn't know what to do about it, but continued to attempt to find a solution. Then one day, a client of mine who was training out of a studio I was working in at the time, came to me with this brilliant idea! She said it would be so much more convenient for her if I could come to her house, but that she didn't have the fancy equipment to work out. Well, I know as a Personal Trainer that equipment is nice, but definitely not necessary. I decided to give it a shot and it was the smartest move I've ever made!

That client is with me today and says she's 'a lifer'. She's thrilled with the results and tells everyone she knows that IN-HOME training has changed her life. This is truly the perfect solution for today’s busy lifestyle. My clients laughingly tell me that some days, the only reason they got through a workout is because I was at the door. They are always grateful that they did it, even when they felt like canceling. 

That's also why I decided to offer ZUMBA Latin aerobic dance classes. They are SO fun that people don't feel like they're exercising! I've tried many forms of aerobic dance in my quest for fitness and let me tell you, never have I come across anything like this. The music alone brings people back, not to mention the sensual Latin dancing. You get to have a great time, learn Latin dance, and lose weight while doing it! I like to say that ZUMBA isn't an aerobic dance class, it's an EXPERIENCE!

My clients are like family to me. I'm even more committed to their fitness because I'm literally an integral part of their lives and I absolutely LOVE IT! "  

Who We Are

The idea of IN-HOME training evolved over a combination of many years of personal experience, the encouragement of precious friends and family, and the needs that my clients presented continually, that just weren’t being met.

I began my own quest for fitness back in 1984 when I decided to lead a healthy lifestyle. I had been feeling tired, gaining weight, feeling anxious, and catching colds and flues constantly--and I was only twenty-four years old!

That was the beginning of a life long journey into Personal Transformation. By the age of twenty-six, I'd become a counselor for a Family Service Agency doing all facets of treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction. Through continuing education, I learned skills that I consider to be invaluable in my business today.

 After getting married and having two beautiful children, one right after the other, I decided to stay at home and raise them myself. I continued my quest for fitness, but now with the tools I'd learned from my counseling years. That was when I got my first Personal Trainer. She made the difference in my training. I went from trying all kinds of things that I'd read about and struggled to incorporate, to streamlining my workout and getting the most out of it that I could, in the shortest amount of time. What a difference! Everyone I saw commented on how great I looked—that I looked even better than I did before I had my kids! That's when I knew that someday I wanted to help others achieve the same goals.

I eventually went to nursing school, but decided that it wasn't for me when I began working in a hospital. I've always been about health. Being in an environment of sick people and working in a system that focused on symptom management as opposed to prevention and health, I began to feel very drained. That's when I knew I had to get out and do what I do best; motivate people to get fit and healthy.

I continue to study and attend workshops on the subjects of nutrition and it's affects on the brain and body, weightloss, personal growth, fitness, and anything else related that I can get my hands on...this is my PASSION!

Over the years, I've worked off and on as a Personal Trainer. I never really took seriously the idea of Personal Training as a full time career until a few years ago when I decided to take the leap. I haven't been sorry.

I'm now a forty-eight-year-old single mother of two wonderful teenagers, running my own finess business and living my dream!

I'm a storehouse of knowledge and my own personal experience with Lifestyle Management and Personal Transformation. My love for, and belief in, fitness as an absolutely  essential component in the formula for Personal Transformation, is the reason I'm a Personal Trainer today.

Working in my clients homes gives them and me an edge that was missing in previous training arenas.I love nothing more than teaching others the skills that I've acquired over the years and watching them transform their lives in the privacy of their own homes. It is an extraordinarily rewarding experience. I am blessed to have this amazing career and such wonderful clients.

Vawny Sullivan

ACE Certified Personal Trainer