Rhonda Nicholson

BeFitLifestyle’s fearless leader Rhonda, trains, manages, operates and encourages everyone with an unbelievable amount of energy and enthusiasm.  Her love of fitness and health is obvious in everything she does.  Rhonda realized her desire to help others reach “untouchable” fitness goals as she coached her team of Accenture co-workers through their first half marathon.  After 3 years with Accenture, Rhonda moved to San Diego in 2001 as an American Counsel on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Rhonda’s knowledge and experience, combined with her endless support and encouragement, continues to empower people to change their lives!  Rhonda believes, “Everyone has a spark inside them - I love to help light that spark and keep it burning with satisfaction and achievement.”

With that motto, in 2004, Rhonda opened the doors to BeFitLifestyle where she and her amazing staff have given hundreds of San Diegans the opportunity to find “their spark.”

Melanie Schneider

While completing her undergraduate degrees in Environmental Studies and Sociology from Tulane University in New Orleans, and embarking upon the hunt for a job, Melanie realized that something was missing from her search - passion. And because Melanie believes that one's happiness should never be sacrificed, she delved deeper to discover what truly excited her, in order to make a career out of it. Finally, it became so obvious - as a person who could (and does!) sit around for hours with friends talking about miscellaneous health, nutrition and fitness facts, is an avid fitness enthusiast, and enjoys hanging out in the aisles of Whole Foods with friends, scanning for new, healthy food finds, Melanie suddenly realized her path was lying right in front of her. 

Combined with her innately holistic approach to her own health and wellness, which integrates the physical, mental and emotional components of one's wellbeing, Melanie wanted to inspire this same approach to living within others. With a special interest in stress management, balance and prioritization, coupled with her soon-to-be-held ACE personal training certification, and her own personal knowledge of health and fitness, Melanie hopes to empower others to see their life in a different light. As an intern at BeFitLifestyle, she hopes to bring optimism, balance and confidence into the lives of others through physical fitness, as well as healthy nutrition and lifestyle habits.