Fitness dynamo Patrice Peters is the owner and operator of InclusiF Fitness Enterprises, a corporate wellness facilitator and company that provides wellness services online and for special events. Peters, an experienced personal trainer, group exercise instructor and health coach, brings a wealth of expertise to the business of fitness.
With 20 years of industry experience, Patrice is certified as a Group Exercise Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer and Wellness Coach by Aerobics & Fitness Association of America, National Association of Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise. Her talents have allowed her to do presentations with celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons, Billy Blanks, Jeanette Jenkins, Phillip Weeden, and others.
She also holds certifications from Zumba, Silver Sneakers and Pound Fitness associations and is experienced in multiple exercise formats including Spin by Madd Dog and class formats approved by the YMCA. She has been an American Red Cross volunteer instructor certifying others in First Aid, CPR and AED training, since 2005.
Peters discovered her passion for fitness in 1996 as an instructor in the physical education department at City University of New York as a student earning her Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She was hired by the Greater New York YMCA and served as the Director of Health and Wellness from 1998 to 2006. Peters has also worked as an instructor for the New York Health and Racquet Club and as an instructor and Assistant General Manager at Bally Total Fitness in New York City.
Shortly after completing a Master’s degree in Public Administration, she decided to venture outon her own and in 2007, Peters opened InclusiF Fitness. This work has extended to partnerships which include City Club of Buckhead in Atlanta, DeKalb Medical Wellness Center, and a variety of local community centers.
In 2014, Peters decided to expand her business enterprise and opened Cosmic Energy Fitness Studio where she partnered with a variety of talented and passionate instructors and offered a wide spectrum of creative dance and fitness classes. She has served as a fitness instructor for the
Atlanta Beltline fitness program, warm-up instructor at a variety of 5K races around metro-Atlanta and is the creator of the Caribbean Carnival themed event, the Whine, Walk, Run 5K.
Peters’ passion for helping others extends beyond fitness. For that reason, in 2020 she earned a paralegal certificate from the University of Georgia. As a paralegal she primarily works on cases where an individual’s health has been compromised by a process or product. She also is the Health and Wellness Committee chairperson for the Caribbean Association of Georgia, implementing new initiatives to promote health and well-being especially in the Caribbean community.
Over the years Patrice has lost a few members, usually seniors who have passed away of natural causes. However, losing a young client to ovarian cancer made a huge impact on her. This led to her being a supporter of the Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance, doing Zumba fundraising events for the cause to now being a GOCA Board member.
Her mission is to deliver aid wherever she can, sometimes in a quiet legal environment or a board room and sometimes via high-energy and effective workout sessions. One of her favorite lines she recently heard and loves, “Serving others is the rent we pay for being here on earth!”
