Shannon Fable

2006 ACE Group Fitness Instructor of the Year & 2009 Top 3 Finalist for IDEA Instructor of the Year, is the founder and CEO of Sunshine Fitness Resources and the owner of Balletone.  Shannon is an international presenter, program developer and Master Trainer for several well known companies including the Nautilus Institute, Schwinn, ACE, BOSU, and Power Systems. Additionally, Fable consults for fitness professionals on a wide variety of subjects covering career development in the fitness industry. Shannon has over 10 years of Group Fitness Management experience.

Fable began her ballet studies at the age of 4 in Pensacola, FL. At 12, Fable was sent to NYC to study with the Joffrey Ballet for the summer and has studied and performed with the Florida Ballet of Jacksonville. As an accomplished cheerleader and gymnast, Shannon combines her extensive athletic training and performance experience with an infectious energy to create her unique teaching style. She attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship, and earned a bachelor's degree in sociology with a minor in communication studies. One of her newest projects is creating an extensive offering of fitness programming and consulting services for the cheerleading community to encourage proper training in our youth.

Shannon keeps busy presenting at industry shows such as ECA, IDEA, DCAC, IHRSA, Club Industry, CAN FIT PRO and AFPA. She also  contributes to industry publications such as the IDEA FItness Journal and is in the process of writing her first book for Human Kinetics on Group Fitness Management.  You can catch Shannon on your TV in hotel rooms world-wide on The Zone Workout Series, available On Command or in one of her 20 fitness and management DVDs.

Shannon holds both ACE Personal Training and Group Fitness certifications, as well as AFAA National Certifications.