I have my own personal training business since 1995 and opened my own studio in March 2002 with my husband who is also a personal trainer. I was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1989 to work with IBM as an international assignee. I married in 1994 and have since lived in Raleigh, North Carolina. Becoming a personal trainer is my second career, and I entered it after having suffered a shoulder injury myself. Because of this background, my interest in training gravitated immediately towards people who have medical concerns that require a cautious approach to fitness training. I am happy to say that, over the ccourse of my career in fitness, I was able to help many achieve greater well-being. I was introduced to Sue's MELT method at the IDEA World Fitness Conference 2009 in Anaheim, CA, and I immediately knew that I had found the one modality that would help me address those concerns that seemed beyond the grasp of even advanced fitness approaches.