ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (AP) — Two sisters have found their niche as fitness gurus in a corporate world where the employees want to lose weight and the executives want to save money.
Ellen Minerd and Jane Vitou are the founders of Boot Camp Babes, a fitness program that travels to workplaces to show employees how to exercise.
The suburban Cleveland sisters don't need a workout room to teach fitness — they use parking lots and warehouses. Participants bring a weight ball, resistance tube, jump rope and a whole lot of water.
Minerd and Vitou, both certified through the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America, designed the 6- to 8-week program to be effective and affordable.
The idea came after listening to friends and neighbors gripe about exercising and not losing weight. Minerd, a nurse, and Vitou, a real estate agent, put together a class to show them how to get results.
When rave reviews started rolling in, the sisters realized they could turn their love for fitness into something profitable. The fee varies, but each class is about $8 per person.