Dede

Barbanti

Dede worked successfully for over 15 years as a professional choreographer and dance director, whose work has been featured on stage, film and television. She also trained in various forms of competitive martial arts.

Dede decided to take a leave from her dance career in order to start a family, but after the disintegration of her marriage she found herself as a single mother of three weighing over 200 pounds. Depressed over her weight gain, having to leave her children in daycare as well as the day to day struggles to maintain a home and support a family on her own, Dede found herself in an unfamiliar state of despair.   Frustrated, she decided it was time to take control of her life, but after several unsuccessful attempts to lose the weight through diets and hours at the gym  Dede decided to take matters into her own hands and BBX was born!

Dede spent months doing extensive research in the fitness field. She wanted to understand why she wasn’t seeing results after countless hours at the gym doing cardio and strength training. Her mission was to discover what worked and what was lacking in other group fitness formats and develop workouts that would give people amazing results in less time and without the use of equipment!

Dede has taken her passion for health and fitness, developing 3 innovative formats that are literally changing the face of group fitness as we know it. She has taken the art of body weight training and endurance training to a whole new level by developing extremely innovative methods never seen before in the fitness industry: Applied muscle resistance and the use of RSL (Rotational, Swivel, Lateral)patterns , both which are integrated into what she likes to call "POWER ENDURANCE TRAINING (PET)".  She, herself, lost 65 pounds in under 7 months. Her creations are gaining so much recognition that she has been asked to present at several internationally known fitness conferences. She has also been featured on shows such as Dr. Oz., Shark Tank, Fitceleb, OnAair, Good Day Utah, ABC, KTLA and Fox news, as well as several media publications.

As certified personal trainer, sports nutritionalist and life coach, Dede has helped countless people from all over the U.S. achieve their weight loss goals through her unique and inspiring coaching style. Her genuine love for helping people has led her to develop the first Southern California Health and Fitness Expo, which launched in Spring 2011. Her personal mission is to teach families the benefits of living a healthier lifestyle together.

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