About Us

Meet Jeanne Missey Osgood

Jeanne is a certified fitness instructor as well as a medical exercise specialist with the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and a registered yoga teacher (RYT 500). After receiving her Master of Arts degree in Higher Education from Bowling Green University, Jeanne has developed fitness programs in higher education, active aging communities and in small business. In 1999, Jeanne became certified in Mat Pilates. She soon followed this with certification in Pilates Apparatus through PhysicalMind in 2004. Ever since, Jeanne has logged well over 1000 hours in teaching. She has also shared her wisdom with numerous instructors with the Arizona Pilates Academy’s Pilates Teacher Training Program. Her specialties include Innovative Pilates, Yoga on the Pilates Apparatus, Pilates for Seniors, and Pilates Teacher Training. Jeanne truly believes that anyone can become strong and fit at any phase of life. In fact, her personal mantra is “Fitness for a body built to last”. Jeanne is also the dynamic force behind Fitness Arts, which includes a variety of educational fitness resources for the general public, certified instructors, and anyone in between. You’ll also find touches of Jeanne’s creative side with community events such as Tap Dance Day, Puppet Arts performance, Dia de los Muertes processional, and puppet making workshops.