Dubbed “The Mother of Twin Cities Fitness,” Lonna pioneered the fitness movement in Minnesota when she opened the first workout studio in the Twin Cities in July 1974.

Born in the mountains of Colorado, after 35 years, Lonna considers Minnesota home. As an artist, equestrienne and dancer, Lonna has developed a keen sense of creativity, power and grace that is evident in every class she designs and teaches.

The years studying ballet in the United States and Canada taught her the discipline and commitment to hard work that has made her not only an extraordinary teacher but also an enduring and successful businesswoman.

In 1972, her name became a household word when she introduced the Twin Cities to the first television workout program, Figure Fitness. For over 12 years, thousands of Minnesotans woke before dawn to work out with Lonna.

Today Lonna owns and manages
— Lonna Mosow’s Workout Center (aerobics, personal training, weight training, yoga)
— Lonna Mosow’s Center for Mind Body Fitness (Pilates, Gyrotonic®, Gyrokinesis®)
She has a staff of extraordinary teachers, trainers and physical therapists who are dedicated to the same goal as she: shaping people’s lives.

The Center for Mind Body Fitness is one of the few teacher certification training
centers in the Midwest. Teachers fortunate enough to have been trained by Lonna are
teaching at some of the most prestigious health clubs in the country

Education — University of Minnesota

Personal Certifications

• Certifid with ACE – Personal Trainer
• Certified with ACE – Group Workout
• Certified with AFAA
• Certified with Physicalmind Institute
• Certified with Pilates Method Alliance

Professional Organizations: member of:

• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Council on Exercise
• American Aerobic Fitness Association
• Physicalmind Institute
• Pilates Method Alliance, Inc.
• International Dance and Exercise Association (IDEA)

Credits

• Co-authored New York Times bestseller How to Trim your Hips and Shape your Thighs
• Created and starred in Plane Aerobics, an in-flight workout video for Northwest Airlines
• Creator of The Custom Workout, a one-of-a-kind custom-designed personal workout video (Travel Companion)