Toni Tickel Branner, M.A.
8814 Sir Barton Lane
Waxhaw,  NC   28173
704-551-9051

www.tonibranner.com  
email: tonibranner@aol.com

Toni Branner is director of Fitness Concepts, a professional speaking and consulting firm in Charlotte, NC, that provides seminars for professionals and the lay public on topics such as anti-aging, children’s wellness, motivation for lifestyle change, whole food nutrition, stress management and safe exercise. She also is the fitness director for the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club and serves on the board of a new animated children’s show – Danger Rangers! -- that teaches health and safety themes for Educational Adventures Inc.

Toni received her Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she also served as director of the UNC Employee Health and Fitness Center and as a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education, Exercise and Sports Science. 

She is the proud mother of Jenna and Will, and the wife of Bill, who is a physician.  Her book for adults, “The Safe Exercise Handbook” (5th Edition) promotes the importance of a regular exercise program as a means of improving your health and quality of life. This book currently is used on US Navy aircraft carriers to guide military personnel through their workouts. “Wilby’s Fitness Book,” includes innovative ideas to help children stay healthy and feel good about themselves. 

Through fitness classes for children and adults, as well as numerous speaking engagements, workshops and academic presentations, Toni has shown thousands of people the way to perform effective, injury-free fitness and achieve maximal health.