About the Founder

My name is Stephanie Van Allan, and I’m the founder of The Fitness Mission. I’ve been a group fitness instructor for over 15 years, and am also a Speech-Language Pathologist with Cleveland Clinic Florida. I’ve been married 11 years to my wonderful husband Jim, and we’re blessed to be the parents of two high-energy, amazing little boys! 

I’ve always loved to exercise & be active. During my time at the University of Florida (Go Gators!), I became a certified instructor & began teaching classes at the college. Since that time, I’ve taught a wide variety of formats at various local gyms.

When the gyms closed due to COVID19 stay-at-home orders, I began teaching HIIT classes online with my family on Facebook Live (just for fun).  It was never my plan to continue offering virtual fitness classes, but God had a different plan for me and The Fitness Mission charity was born.