All About Fitness Creators & Guests

Sonya Looney is a world champion professional athlete, pro cyclist, keynote speaker, top-ranked podcaster, and host of The Sonya Looney Show.

Dr. Etnier’s research focuses on the cognitive benefits of physical activity. She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and the National Academy of Kinesiology (FNAK# 525) and has received the Health and Human Performance Teaching Award, UNCG Alumni Teaching Excellence Award, School of Health and Human Sciences Teaching Excellence Award, School of Health and Human Sciences Graduate Mentoring Award, and the UNCG Graduate School´s Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. Dr. Etnier is Member-at-Large of NAK and a member of five editorial board for peer-reviewed journals. She was formerly the President of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity and Editor of the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. She is principal investigator of the Physical Activity and Alzheimer’s Disease 2 study (PAAD-2). To learn more, go to Go.UNCG.edu/PAAD2. Dr. Etnier has also written two books for the lay public titled Bring Your ‘A’ Game and Coaching for the Love of the Game.

Pete Holman is a physical therapist, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and former U.S. National Taekwondo champion.

Joan Ifland is CEO of Food Addiction Reset. She has over 20 years of experience in the science of nutrition, food addiction and recovery. Ifland previously served as CEO of Victory Meals, another nutrition management company.

Natalia Mehlman Petrzela is a scholar, writer, teacher and activist, her latest research traces the rise of fitness culture since the 1950s, she is also co-founder of HealthClass2.0, an experiential health education program and co-host of the Past Present Podcast.

Katy Bowman is a bio-mechanist trainer and a problem solver.