Marissa Walch is a full-time, certified fitness professional and fitness enthusiast based in the Maryland area. She has worked in the fitness industry for more than a decade, and she loves to share her knowledge and passion for living a healthier life with her clients. Marissa was the recipient of the Best of Baltimore, Fitness Trainer award for the Baltimore Sun and was runner-up for the Best of Baltimore, Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer award for Baltimore Magazine. Marissa is a 500-hour registered yoga instructor, certified personal trainer, and certified group exercise instructor. She teaches a variety of classes and provides personal training to clients both in person and virtually. She enjoys leading classes such as yoga, spinning, boot camp, TRX, treadmill, hot vinyasa, detox and twist, yoga for athletes, and other specialty yoga classes. She teaches for YogaWorks at HOME; the University of Maryland, Baltimore; and the Under Armour Performance Center, powered by FX Fitness. During the summer, Marissa can be found on the water at Capital SUP Annapolis as their stand-up paddleboarding fitness director or teaching yoga during the four-day Wanderlust Festivals, an annual yoga and music summer festival. She’s also proud to partner with Pure Raw Juice as their leading Fueled Athlete in the Baltimore area. Her popular three-day group cleanses and bowl events are available at all Pure Raw Juice locations. Marissa fell in love with fitness while at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. She completed her 200-hour yoga teacher training in 2011 and her 300-hour training in 2014. She also holds the following certifications: Aerobics and Fitness Association of America (AFAA) Fitness Instructor, AFAA Personal Fitness Trainer, Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga Instructor, Madd Dog Spinning Instructor, TRX Training and CPR/AED and First Aid Professional Rescuer. She hopes to inspire everyone she meets with her passion for fitness, whether it’s in a group fitness class or private event. To learn more about Marissa, to take one of her classes, or to schedule a personal training session, private event, speaking engagement, workshop, or retreat, visit her website at www.marissawalch.com and subscribe to her YouTube at www.YouTube.com/MarissaWalch. IG -
