Toni Branner is director of Care & Feeding Partners, a professional speaking and wellness consulting firm in Charlotte, NC, that provides seminars for professionals and the lay public on topics such as anti-aging, peak performance for athletes, wellness, motivation for lifestyle change, whole food nutrition, stress management and optimal exercise programs. Toni is a National Marketing Director for NSA the maker of Juice Plus and does continuing education programs for medical professionals on whole food nutrition.  She also is the fitness director for the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club where she has designed unique fitness and strength programs for all ages for 20 years.

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 Billy, 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.  Her newest series of books include:  The Care and Feeding of an Athlete (NAPPA Gold Award Winner), The Care and Feeding of a Dancer (NAPPA Honor Award Winner), and The Care and Feeding of a Soccer Player give state-of-the-art training and nutrition information to young people.  Toni volunteers in a different school every week teaching students to take responsibility for their own health.

Through fitness classes for children, adults, and seniors as well as numerous speaking engagements, workshops and academic presentations, Toni has shown thousands of people the way to perform effective, injury-free exercises, eat a whole food plant-based diet, and achieve optimal health.