I’m Lisa Priestly. I am an Integrated Movement Specialist and Vitality Coach with over 25 years of experience. I saw an opportunity to share my passion for fitness and holistic nutrition and co-founded Studio in the Heights with my partner for life and business, where we teach virtual fitness classes, in-person personal training, and online holistic health and nutritional coaching.

An avid cyclist, I had the honor in 2010 of being featured in Competitor Magazine as the first African American woman to compete in the Race Across America, the toughest cycling event in the world, a 3005-mile team relay race. Shortly after I took on the toughest race of my life, I found out I was born with a congenital heart defect and had to have open-heart surgery. This experience has provided me with a deeper connection with clients who are starting their health and fitness. I had to use all of the techniques that I had used with clients over the years to heal, regain strength, and become the best version of myself. I have taken the knowledge that I gained from this victory, and developed the Priestly Process (Fitness, Fuel & Focus) which is the foundation of all of my coaching. 

My life mission is to help busy people over forty to feel clean and lean without fad dieting, strong and beautiful with proper exercise, and confident and vital.