Personal Trainer Bio/ Background
 

Lea is a Personal Trainer in Ponte Vedra and also a Personal Trainer in Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. Lea currently holds her Master’s and Bachelor’s Degrees in Kinesiological Sciences (The study of movement of the human body) from the University of Maryland, College Park. 

While she grew up in the Washington, DC are, she was a nationally ranked swimmer and a ballerina (at the same time!) for 13 years.  During her undergraduate and graduate studies, she had the opportunity to work with elite professional and Olympic athletes regarding her strength and conditioning training background. 

She was the first women to work with such elite athletes and presented at many national fitness conferences on strength training, psychology of sport and exercise, and aerobic dance.  She then began her own personal training business where she traveled to homes and gyms.  She prides herself with her personal approach to fitness; she believes everyone has different needs, fitness and nutritional goals to meet.  She has a strong background in nutrition and has transformed many clients, both physically and mentally, over the last 15 years.  Lea practices what she preaches and knows what works for certain people and what doesn’t.  She is currently 40 years old with 11% body fat (even after a son!)

 Lea is very excited to have moved with her third grade son, Ben, to Saint Augustine and enjoys all the water sports; including surfing.  She is very anxious to do some more outside training and water training depending on what YOU want!  She also utilizes her dance background to incorporate Pilates, aerobics, yoga, hip-hop and any other dance you can think off into her workouts as a Florida Personal Trainer

 Lea has been a featured guest on a nationally syndicated radio talk show and is in numerous aerobic dance videos that have been highlighted on TV.  Lea is a people person and an unbelievable motivator.  She loves what she does and wants to share the benefits of being fit with everyone!  She believes it’s never too late or undoable; no matter what the situation.  Her former personal training clients have been extremely successful and happy with all that Lea has taught them.  She can’t wait to start training again!


Personal Fitness Trainer, Lea Hankey