Michele Stanten, an ACE-certified fitness instructor, was the fitness director of Prevention for 20 years. She is the author of Walk Off Weight and has appeared in dozens of Prevention Fitness Systems DVDs.

Leslie Bonci, MPH, RD, CSSD, LDN, is the director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She counsels clients ranging from individuals struggling to lose weight to scholarship athletes at Pitt who need to eat for better performance.