{"id":11313,"date":"2026-03-24T09:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=11313"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:32:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:32:35","slug":"melissa-festa","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/staff-members\/melissa-festa\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Festa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Melissa Festa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a passion for movement that started on the elementary school playground, Melissa has been a force in the fitness world for over a decade. She began her professional teaching journey in 2013, powering through her first pregnancy on the bike, and hasn\u2019t slowed down since. For Melissa, fitness isn&#8217;t just a career; it\u2019s a lifelong legacy. From her days as a high school athlete to her current life as a &#8220;fitness mom&#8221; cheering on her three children in competitive football, karate, and dance, she lives and breathes an active lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forget everything you know about &#8220;working out.&#8221; When you step into Melissa\u2019s class, you\u2019re stepping into a high-energy rhythmic experience. Melissa\u2019s coaching style is entirely beat-driven; she moves to the music, transforming the studio into a vibrant, pulse-pounding nightclub. You\u2019ll be so caught up in the rhythm and the &#8220;party&#8221; atmosphere that you\u2019ll forget how hard you\u2019re actually working.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Soundtrack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expect the unexpected on her playlist! Melissa blends a nostalgic mix of the oldies she grew up with inspired by her parents&#8217; record collection with the latest tracks of today. Whether it\u2019s a classic throwback or a modern chart-topper, every song is hand-picked to keep the energy high and the fun front and center.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to find your rhythm? Come ride with Melissa and turn your workout into the highlight of your day<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11327,"parent":0,"menu_order":55,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"staff_categories":[164,92],"class_list":["post-11313","team_member","type-team_member","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","staff_categories-all-staff","staff_categories-fitness-instructors"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/11313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team_member"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_member\/11313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"staff_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eastpointehealthandfitness.com\/gym\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/staff_categories?post=11313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}