Born in Athens, Greece, Angie Lee’s fitness career ironically came as the result of fighting a constant uphill battle while initially pursuing a career in dance. Angie had studied classical ballet, contemporary, and musical theater in London, UK, but her athletic physique was hardly accepted in an industry dominated by waif-like figures. In the early 1990’s, Angie moved to New York City to pursue a career in modern and video dance, which were the few genres of dance that were receptive to her bodytype.
This is where Angie was introduced to the world of fitness while encountering a stray copy of a fitness magazine during a chance subway ride home from a dancing gig. Intrigued by what she read, Angie immediately joined a health club, where she began working with a personal trainer and persevered towards becoming a certified group fitness instructor/personal trainer herself. After finding an industry that encouraged and welcomed her athletic figure, Angie Lee hung up her dancing shoes for good.
Angie Lee currently leads classes at Equinox Fitness Clubs and Reebok Sports Club in New York City where she exercises her signature workout styles with her loyal following of students and private clients, which include the city’s most sought after doctors and socialites. Angie’s signature classes include “Strengthworks”©, “Athleticworks”©, “Pilatesworks”©, and she is currently developing her newest class, “Bellworks”©, which uses kettlebells in a group fitness format. She also teaches indoor cycling, cardio kickboxing and Myofacial release.
Her latest development is towards credible self defense systems, which is an area that she is extremely passionate about. She is looking to combine the best fitness training and conditioning with key defense skills that are easy to learn and suitable for real life situations. Angie has taken on some of today’s toughest instructor training courses and is currently training with some of the best Self Defense and Martial Arts instructors in the world, to bring these much need skills to her students. She is now a Level 1 KAPAP combatives instructor, under major Avi Nardia and working towards a higher level.
Angie’s certifications include, Schwinn Cycling, Mad Dog ®Spinning, Pilates Initiation 101 & 201, Standing Pilates, KBC Group Exercise Insturctor, CST Circular Strength Training 101, M.E.L.T (Myofascial Energetic Lengthening Technique), BOSU, Will Power and Grace, Powerstrike ®, Kickboxing, Powerstrike® Impact, Powerstrike FORZA® and Urban Rebounding.
Angie believes that “knowledge is power”, so she is always on the look out for the latest fitness trends. She is constantly looking to maximize her potential, skills, and value to the fitness world by taking continuing education workshops.