Bexley, OH Health and Fitness

Shonda Lewis walks proudly across the stage, her toned muscles illuminated by a sea of flashing camera lights as she accepts her award as the 2009 Arnold Sports Festival figure-division champion. But Shonda wasn't always a slender, toned idol of a woman—in fact, she was once overweight. It was only through months of intense training and proper diet that Shonda became who she is today—a professional fitness model, motivational speaker, and trainer.

Committed to celebrating healthy and fit female bodies, Shonda Lewis founded her own bikini contest, Rock Star Bikini, where ladies can compete for cash prizes and photo ops at the annual Arnold Sports Festival. At Rock Star Bikini Bootcamp, Shonda and a staff of personal trainers lead ladies toward bikini bodies with high-intensity workouts. The staff holds classes at Power Shack Fitness, where private training rooms, workout equipment, and an advantageous lack of free cupcake stands create an ideal workout venue.

Brigitta Moskova started her medical education in her homeland of Estonia, studying a range of disciplines and discovering firsthand the healing effects of acupuncture. Now, with a degree from the American Institute of Alternative Medicine and an acupuncturist's license pinned to the wall with needles, Brigitta treats a wide array of conditions with traditional Eastern techniques at 12 Meridians Acupuncture. Her passion for natural medicine also inspires her to hold educational talks on such topics as trigger-point therapy, balancing hormones, and weight loss.

Drs. Robert Brooks and Matt Sutton have treated the likes of Justin Timberlake, Kiss, Stevie Nicks, and Guns N' Roses, in addition to the Columbus Crew soccer team and the AFL’s Columbus Destroyers. Their expertise and time spent adjusting heavy hitters have made the pair adept at knowing how the body can break down during physical trauma. They combine their skills to treat common spinal injuries such as whiplash, soreness caused by poor posture, and residual stiffness from that planking photobombing fad. With their gentle ministrations, including hands-on, drug-free chiropractic care as well as nutrition counseling, the doctors aim to restore the body’s functionality. For their office-working clients, the doctors can dole out advice on how to improve the ergonomics of the workplace.

Pam Clay won’t wrap clients in a body-wrap formula she hasn’t already tried on herself. After testing each formula extensively, the founder of Body Wraps By Pam, with its new location in Powell off Sawmill Road, drapes men and women in all-natural wraps designed to temporarily free bodies of toxins, cellulite, and excess inches while infusing the epidermis with deep-reaching moisture. Each wrap’s layers of gel combine vitamins and herbs to soothe skin and grant camouflage for sneaking into tea parties. Pam often uses humor to relax her clients as she seats them in gravity chairs and swaddles them in warm blankets at the start of each treatment. In Pam's new private space, she puts a particular emphasis on creating an environment worthy of her relaxing treatments. Space chairs scoot up next to an electric fireplace, and a mural depicts a beach scene, calming the nerves of anyone who has not just tried to visit a childhood sandcastle.

A trio of dentists—Drs. Doug Kowalczyk, Amy Glasgow, and Vicki Soungpradith—work hard to ensure that every patient at Linworth Family Dental leaves smiling. They accomplish this feat in a variety of ways, including straightening crooked chompers with ClearCorrect invisible orthodontics, brightening teeth using whitening gel, and removing plaque and stockpiles of sugar cubes during routine cleanings.

Dr. Kevin E. Young and his staff set their sights on holistic dental health with comprehensive aesthetic, periodontal, and preventative services. The tooth technicians go after signs of decay and other potential issues at their literal roots with thorough cleanings and routine exams. Fluorescent lasers courtesy of Diagnodent pinpoint tooth decay with more than 90% accuracy, and dental x-rays reveal developmental abnormalities and hollowed-out molars where tooth fairies keep their coins. The staff also brightens smiles with a variety of cosmetic services, including light-activated Zoom! whitening treatments, porcelain crowns, and bridges. Dr. Young combats periodontal disease with treatments tailored to each patient and dresses damaged teeth in restorative filings, caps, or full and partial dentures.