Meet Nextfit Trainer Debbee Sharpe

Debbee is the owner of The Pilates Body Loft. She has been a fitness trainer and instructor for 30 years teaching classes, training clients and other instructors. She started and owned the first aerobic studio in Durham, North Carolina from 1980 to 1991. She was on the PE staff at Duke University and taught aerobic fitness. Debbee was one of the featured instructors on Crunch Fitness aired on ESPN2. She was also one of the Fit Team for Jenny Craig's 'Fit in 15' on the Health Channel. Her videos include Crunch Fitness Turbo Sculpt; Harper's Bazaar Greenhouse Spa; and Jenny Craig's Tube and Tone Workout. Debb continues to be involved in video, training talent to be ready for camera and techs for the shoot. She has also designed workout programs for several featured articles in Shape Magazine. Sharpe's Workout was a continuing education provider for ACE, and Ms. Sharpe taught instructor workshops and lectured throughout the United States. Debbee has presented at international conventions. She chaired the first Workout for Hope in North Carolina and was a guest presenter for the event in California and North Carolina. She was a civilian fitness provider for the US Military during the Gulf War and spent two months in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia. Ms. Sharpe has many general and specific fitness certifications.