Anika Porter is a devoted mother and wife. She is a St. Louis native, a longtime Grace Hill advocate, and a former Women's Business Center student. A graduate of the St. Louis College of Health Careers, she is a master trainer with more than 10,000 hours in training and teaching in the fitness industry. She launched Fitness with Anika in 2007.
Anika has taught group exercise classes for Monsanto, Anheuser-Busch, U.S. Postal Service, St. Louis Public Schools, Ameren, Wachovia, Pfizer and Wells Fargo.
Fitness with Anika opened the general session for the St. Louis Business Journal Womens conference in 2010 with a fitness warm-up, and conducted three post-lunch workout routines for more than 500 women.
Anika's connection with Grace Hill and the Women's Business Center is ongoing. She has participated in Quick Book, time management classes at Grace Hill.
She has been a guest speaker for Grace Hill Next Level classes and a speaker for Grace Hill's National Association Women Business Owners (NAWBO).
Anika gives back to the community. She develops fitness programs for churches and led an international fitness walk in Sierra Leone, West Africa. She organized a Fitness Challenge for the Minority Youth in Construction Program at Washington University in St. Louis and she volunteers for many local fitness events.
Anika's philosophy is "the skills we use + the relationships we choose = our success," by John Maxwell.
Anika Porter
Master Trainer
Industry Certifications
Yoga Instructor
Turbo Kick Instructor
Hip Hop Hustle Instructor
Foundations of Group Exercise
Working With Active Older Adults
Healthy Lifestyle Principles
Stability Ball Training
YMCA Personal Training
Les Mills Training
Gliding Disc Training
CPR, First Aid, AED
AFAA Personal Trainer
AFAA Kickboxing
Crush Kick Kickboxing
AFAA Weight Training
Adult/PR CPR- Oxygen and AED certified
YMCA Principles of Health and Fitness
YMCA Group Exercise Instructor
YMCA Kickboxing
YMCA Advanced Resistance Training
Fitour Cycling
Fitour Pilates
PACE certified
Reebok Cycling
SilverSneakers ROM and Cardio Circuit 1 Certification SilverSneakers Fitness Assessment Certification
Heart Zones Personal Training Level 1-2 (maximum and threshold)
Heart Zones Cycling Instructor Level 1-2
Heart Zones Indoor Triathlon Coach
Take Shape for life Health Coach
Joy Jones
12 years experience
Philosophy: to help as many people as possible obtain their optimal fitness levels through coaching, supporting, teaching, and caring.
Specialty: Developing cardiovascular Training programs to maximize weight loss and program design for peak event performance. Also specialize in disease prevention by coaching through the Take Shape for Life program helping people drop excess weight to live a healthier lifestyle.
Fitness with Anika provides a safe haven for women to accomplish their wellness goals. We foster an intimate and pampering environment. We believe you should lead a healthy lifestyle which encompasses a healthy mind and physical body. Our goal is to help you live a lifestyle which leads to permanent weight loss.
At Fitness With Anika, we specialize in helping restore broken spirits to enable women to experience optimal living. We care about more than weight loss; we care about you.
This is our genuine commitment; not a marketing strategy.
We believe supernatural weight loss can be achieved with personal faith, meditation, edification, motivation, inspiration, and a support system comprised of caring, compassionate trainers. Add advanced technology and innovation to the mix, and your results are limitless.
