Stacy Michaels owner of Stacy's Fitness has been a working certified personal trainer for over 9 years, with certifications from ACE and IFPA. Receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater (dancer/actor/singer), Stacy has been dancing for over 20 years starting at the age 3. She has enjoyed much success performing with regional theatre companies throughout Southern California and professional dance troupes like the San Diego Firestarters. To keep in shape for dancing, Stacy joined her local gym where she soon found her other passion in life: health and fitness. After receiving her first certification Stacy trained in local gyms in northern San Diego learning from some of the top professional trainers in the areas of strength training, senior fitness, body building, weight loss, etc. She then traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah where she worked with a specialized personal training company, Tim'z Fitness. Here she developed experience in sports specific training, core enhancement and rehabilitation. Upon returning to San Diego, one year later started her own private training out of her home which continued for 6 years until finally expanding and opening Stacy's Fitness. The "Testimonials" page is a reflection of the type of clientele Stacy has helped throughout the years.

In 2002, she entered her first regional Miss Figure Competition taking 3rd place and qualifying her for the National Level. In 2002 she competed in the national Miss Bikini America and in 2004 competed in the national Miss Model America placing in the top 15 out of 50 girls in both competitions.

Stacy has also been a professional fitness/bikini model for over 8 years working in the commercial, print, promotional and spokesperson arena. For companies like PureFit Nutritional Bar, Hoist Fitness Equipment, Winsor Pilates Infomercial, Beach Lingo, Puka Shells Swimwear, Kwicherbichen Bikini Team, Budweiser, etc. If interested in hiring her for this type of work email stacy@stacysfitness.com