Photo by Scott LomillBrenda Cox – Bodies by Brenda: The Exotic Workout Studio

Small business owner Brenda Cox teaches Reno’s only Pole Dancing exercise classes.  An incredibly gifted athlete and mother, Cox’s classes offer a revolutionary way for the average woman to shape and firm their bodies.  The classes make fitness fun, while working all major muscle groups with isometric strength maneuvers that allow participants to master their body weight, tone and feel sexy doing it. 

Cox was certified as a general group fitness instructor in 1995, but initially started training by taking prenatal exercises classes before the birth of her first child.  “My husband Ian built me a gym in our home,” said Cox.  “That’s what got me into personal training. I was seven months pregnant and 30 pounds overweight when I started training.  Once I got fit, I threw away all my fat pictures,” laughed Cox.

Photo by Catherine Sweet Motivated by the results she got from her workouts, Cox entered her first Fitness America Pageant in Sacramento—and won the competition! She competed in several more pageants before turning her full attention to building her personal fitness clientele.  Making women feel good about their bodies is Cox’s calling.  “Positive body image is a side affect of the pole dancing classes,” explained Cox.  “The way I teach, it doesn’t matter what you look like. I have women close their eyes and feel the beauty of their skin; the feeling of their curves.  We visualize their beauty from within.” Cox’s testimonials are a tribute to the fulfillment of her mission:

Photo by Scott Lomill“Nobody can make you feel sexy but yourself…It is strength, it is confidence, it’s an incredible challenge.  Brenda will remember your name every time you come to class.  She is kind, encouraging, and enthusiastic.  When you come to class you may feel low, but when you leave, you leave a bad ass, sexy, Goddess.  There’s nothing like it. [It’s] just you and all your hidden beauty, your muscles, and the pole.” - Tawnya - ICU Nurse, Mother of two, age 25.

For 2010, Cox wants to be more visible in the community.  Last year she coordinated two highly successful fundraisers for local breast cancer patients.  Cox’s amazing radiance, giving spirit, genuine warmth and love of life are contagious. “I want women to release their inner Diva,” stated Cox.  “I’m teaching women to love themselves from the inside out and that becomes a gift to the world.”

Watch for Cox’s mobile pole dancing classes all over town this year.  Her studio classes are held four times per week: Mondays - 12:15pm; Wednesdays - 6:15pm; Tuesdays/Thursdays – 7pm.  Read the monthly fitness column by Brenda Cox in Reno Tahoe Tonight beginning in February, 2010.

The Exotic Workout Studio

600 South Center Street

Reno, NV 89501

775-691-0625

www.bodiesbybrenda.com

Oliver X