Member Spotlight: Barb and Dina are two Arizona natives with a passion for fitness!
Barb has lived in Moon Valley for six years and joined the Moon Valley Women’s Club shortly after moving to the neighborhood. She leads one of our hiking groups, and also belongs to the Gardening Club and wine tasting groups.
Barb’s passion for fitness through the years and the feeling she got while working out in a small gym in Ohio inspired her to look for a fitness club of her own. At her suggestion, her husband Bill began looking at gym franchises. On their wedding anniversary in 2016 they signed a franchise agreement with Anytime Fitness and began scouting possible locations. In July 2016 she quit her 30-plus-year job with JP Morgan Chase, trading in her high heels for tennis shoes and never looked back. They opened the Moon Valley location of Anytime Fitness in November 2016. Fast forward seven years later, and the couple is now enjoying their second retirement after selling the gym to three of their personal trainers.
In addition to working out at Anytime Fitness,
Barb loves to learn about plants and nutrition. She is currently working on her third certification through Precision Nutrition. She also enjoys meeting new people, learning new things and using the skills she had learned over the years to create an inviting atmosphere at Anytime Fitness.
Dina first joined Anytime Fitness after winning a gift certificate at a Moon Valley Women’s Club fundraiser! Her passion for fitness started early in life. She loved to dance as a child and competed in cheerleading and track and field through high school and college. This officially started her journey into weight training and becoming an official gym rat for life. After various jobs in entertainment and corporate education and training, she decided to take a break and focused on raising her kids. Around 2016, the opportunity to get certified as a group fitness instructor kept coming up and she decided it was time to pursue fitness as a career and has never looked back! Barb and Bill were an easy fit with Dina’s personality, and with this new relationship and her membership at Anytime Fitness, she got certified as a personal trainer. She has since continued her fitness education and specializes in Senior Fitness. In case you were wondering, yes she is one of the three personal trainers who purchased the gym from Barb and Bill. Having the couple as mentors in this process has made it a smooth transition, and Dina is extremely proud to be an Anytime Fitness owner!
Dina has volunteered with the Service Project group and participated in one of the book groups. She also enjoys attending the monthly luncheons when she is not working. Dina loves to travel with her family, and Scotland has been a favorite destination. She also stays very busy with her teenagers and pet bulldogs, as well as helping to care for the needs of her parents. Dina’s favorite season is summer because her favorite way to work out is in the pool!
