Rochelle Rice, MA, is the President of In Fitness & In Health and the creator of the Plus-Size Exercise Technique. In researching fitness programs for women of size, it became evident that there was a lack of program design and availability of certified trainers specializing in larger women. With her history of bulimia, Rice’s interest in Plus-Size Exercise came through her concerns about the inordinate stress put on thinness in our society, rather than fitness. Providing a safe environment where women could exercise physically while feeling secure emotionally, became Rice’s passion. Designing a fitness technique where women of size could achieve a level fitness was the base of her graduate work.

Resume/CV

President

In Fitness & In Health (1989-present), dedicated to empowering women of size by connecting the body, the mind, and the heart through movement and breath.

Rochelle Rice is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and educator.

Over the past decade, Rochelle has worked with a diverse range of health professionals and individuals from across the nation to create an encompassing approach to well-being that has enhanced the lives and health of women of size. She has conducted workshops and presentations at corporate events nationwide.

From 1989-2006, Rochelle owned and operated the In Fitness & In Health Wellness Center for plus-size women, located in midtown Manhattan.

Author

Real Fitness for Real Women: A Unique Workout Program for the Plus-Size Woman (Warner, 2001)

The Overweight Client: Size-Sensitive Training, Programs and Environments (Desert Southwest Fitness, Inc., 2008)

Professional Speaking

BEDA National Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, April 2011

Fort Hamilton Army Base, Brooklyn, NY, February 2011

Toastmasters District 46 Conference, Queens, NY, November 2010

Toastmasters District 31 Conference, Boston, MA, November 2010

Nassau Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Garden City, NY, November 2010

Greater New York ACSM Regional Chapter, New York, NY, October 2010

Garden City Public School District, Garden City, NY, September, 2010

My Program For Life with Khaliah Ali, Morristown, NY, June 2010

Long Island Association of School Personnel Administrators, Holbrook, NY, May 2010

Bath Central School District, Bath, NY, May 2010

Contemporary Forums’ Obesity and Prevention, Washington, DC, May 2010

Greater New York ACSM Regional Chapter, New York, NY, March 2010

Cold Spring Harbor Central School District, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, January 2010

New York Professional Outreach Program (NYPOP), New York, NY, December 2009

Jena Wellness Center, New York, NY, November 2009

New York State School Board Association Conference, New York, NY, October 2009

New York Professional Outreach Program (NYPOP), New York, NY, October 2009

DIVABETIC, Los Angeles, CA, June 2008

The Juilliard School, New York, NY, May 2008

DIVABETIC, Atlanta, GA, April 2008

DIVABETIC, Philadelphia, PA, March 2008

DIVABETIC, New York, NY, March 2008

UMASS Metro Alumni Association, New York, NY, February 2008

IDEA Personal Trainer Institute, Orlando, FL, October 2007

Keweenaw Memorial Women’s Conference, Keweenaw, MI, October 2007

American College of Sports Medicine, Dallas, TX, March 2007

Medical Fitness Association Conference, Las Vegas, NV, November 2006

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association Conference, Denver, CO, September 2006

WAKE AHEC, Medical Fitness Facility, Raleigh, NC, August 2006

IDEA World Convention, Las Vegas, NV, July 2006

Inner IDEA Conference, Las, Vegas, NV, July 2006

Nutritional Sciences of Cornell University, New York, NY, May 2006

The Vitamin Shoppe Corporate, North Bergen, NJ, May 2006

IDEA Fitness Fusion, Chicago, IL, April 2006

Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, New York, NY, April 2006

Dance Center Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, March 2006

Medical Fitness Association Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2005

IDEA World Conference, Las Vegas, NV, July 2005

NYU Neonatology Associates, New York, NY, June 2005

Geisinger Health Plan, Danville, PA, June 2005

American Cancer Society, Brooklyn, NY, June 2005

V-Day/Love Your Tree, New York, NY, January 2005

Renfrew Center Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, November 2004

Valley Hospital Women’s Health Fair, Wasilla, AK, October 2004

IDEA Personal Trainer Summit, New York, NY, October 2004

Medical Fitness Association Conference, Orlando, FL, October 2004

University of MA Dance Department, Amherst, MA, April 2004

SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, March 2004

New York Electrolysis Association, Atlantic City, NJ, March 2004

New York Electrolysis Association, New York, NY, January 2004

Long Island University Student Nurses Association, NY, December 2003

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association Conference, Rye, NY, October 2004

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association Conference, Atlanta, GA, October 2003

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association Conference, Minneapolis, MN, May 2002

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, May 2001

American Infertility Association, New York, NY, April 2003

American Infertility Association, New York, NY, April 2002

American Infertility Association, New York, NY, April 2001

Jewish Community Center, New York, NY, May 2003

Dress For Success, New York, NY, March 2003

National and Local Television Appearances

CBS The Sunday Morning Early Show, November 2010

Fox 5 News, November 2009

CBS News, June 2008

CBS The Sunday Morning Early Show, January 2005

ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, May 2004

NBC Evening News, March 2004

Fox 5 Network News, November 2003

Good Day New York, March, 2003

CBS / The Early Show, January 2002

Fox 5 Network News, March 2001

CBS / The Early Show, January 2001

Education

Somatic Experience Training, New York, NY

Somatic Experience Training, Advanced – completed February 2008

Somatic Experience Training, Intermediate – completed February 2007

Somatic Experience Training, Beginner, completed April 2006

CHRIS Technique, Hamburg, Germany

Cellular Harmonizing Regenerative Integration System.

The union of the physical body and the energy body.

Master Class, 2010

Advanced Training, 2003

Basic Training, 2002

World Health and Healing Collaborative, New York, NY

Certified Health Coach, October 2001.

New York University, New York, NY

MA from Gallatin School of Individualized Study

Specialized in creating her Plus-Size Exercise program 1998.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

BFA in Dance, 1983.

Published /Website Articles

WLS Lifestyle Magazine, Spring 2010, Fall 2010

IDEA Fitness Journal, October 2007

Oxygen.com, July 2007

ACSM Journal, February 2007

IDEA Fitness Journal, January 2007

IDEA Fitness Journal ,June 2005

RochelleRice.com Blog since September 2006

PCOSupport.org Guest writer

NAAFA.org Guest writer

Featured Print

LA Times Health Section, September 2005

NY Times Style Section, June 23, 2005

IDEA Fitness Journal, June 2005

Time Magazine, June 6, 2005

The New York Sun, NY, December 13, 2004

The Star Ledger, NJ, November 9, 2004

Fit Magazine, June 2001

Walking Magazine, July/August 2001

Family Circle, Summer 2001

IHRSA’s CBI, October 2000

Consumer Reports on Health, September 2000

Advisory Boards

Chair, Dance Alumni Network, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts since 2001.

The Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts since 2004.

New York Professional Outreach Program(NYPOP) for the UMASS Dance Department since 2007.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association (PCOSA) Board of Advisors since 2005.

National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance – former Board Member.

Memberships

Toastmasters International since 2001

Bryant Park Toastmasters, New York, NY since 2001

National Speakers Association since 2003

NSA-NYC Chapter since 2008

IDEA – The Health Professionals Resource since 1986

Medical Fitness Association since 2006

American College of Sports Medicine since 2008

National Association for the Advancement of Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) since 1992

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Association (PCOSA) since 2001

UMASS Alumni Association since 2008