As a certified group & personal trainer, nutritionist, graphic designer, and wife & mother of two, Penny Meletlidis says one of the lessons life has delivered to her along the way is the importance of having a support system as she accomplishes gargantuan tasks.
She recalls not being allowed to play sports in high school, and when she rebelled by joining the soccer team no one in her family came to any of her games.
More recently, Penny set out to add a couple more titles to her ever-growing list—professional bodybuilder & fitness model—and she was once again reminded of the significance of having a positive support system.
“I have loved every day of this lifestyle since the day I fell in love with strength training,”
Meletlidis says.
“However, family and friends have not loved it so much. Although I’ve trained for half marathons, obstacle-course races, fitness competitions, and more, not once have I ever received a simple ‘good luck’ from my family.
However, my husband and children have always supported me, which is why I’ve always had the courage to keep going.”
Penny, who has been named one of the Greek America Foundation’s Top 40 Under Forty, says that when you have