Debi Pillarella

Debi has over 30 years of experience in the medical fitness industry, from Executive Director of Integrative Wellness & Medical Fitness Services, Director of Bariatric Services, and adjunct faculty at Purdue University Northwest to author, keynote speaker, and industry presenter. She serves as a spokesperson for the American Heart Association and as a Master Trainer, Item Writer, and spokesperson for The American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.). Debi has a rich history of accolades as she was inducted into the Northwest Indiana Society of Innovators for her work in medical fitness, received the IDEA Director of the Year Award, ACE Fitness Director of the Year Award, and was honored with the Tony and Mary Hulman Health Achievement Award, Indiana’s premier Health Achievement Award. In addition to her Doctoral Degree in Health Sciences, Debi is a Certified Medical Exercise Specialist, Health Coach, Personal Trainer, and a Group Fitness Instructor from the American Council on Exercise (ACE). Debi holds both Functional Aging Specialist and Functional Aging Specialist in Group Exercise credentials from the Functional Aging Institute (FAI). She is a favorite FAI SUMMIT presenter who passionately merges theory and practice for the 50+ demographic. Most impressively, Debi is an active older adult who is a two-time stroke, heart surgery, and brain surgery survivor. She understands the challenges of aging with medical challenges while striving for optimal mind and body health, fitness, and overall wellness.