Dani Moreno

Personal Trainer

Dani Moreno was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and loves arepas not only because they are a very important part of Venezuelans’ daily diet, but simply because they are delicious! Like most Venezuelans, she grew up eating arepas, and on Sundays, her mom used to make many sides to eat them with, such as “caraotas” (blackbeans),”perico” (scrambled eggs with onions and tomatoes), and “carne mechada” (shredded steak). Dani never played any sports growing up, in fact, she never even imagined that she would learn to love sports as an adult and in a different country. In 1999, she married the love of her life and moved to a country where people breath sports! A country where sports fans get together for early tailgate gatherings to unite despite their differences: The United States of America. She soon became a mom and spent most of her weekends on soccer fields, but her boys also practiced karate, taekwondo, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, and swimming. One day she decided to take tennis lessons (a sport she secretly admired as a child) and also decided to join a moms indoor soccer league and a volleyball league. In 2012 and for the next 6 and a half years, she worked for the best Sports Network on earth, ESPN, and her love for sports grew even more. She continued playing tennis, and soon after started running, biking, and swimming, and participated in a few sprint triathlons. She was able to experience firsthand the benefits of exercising which helped tremendously with her anxiety and depression. Years later she started boxing and weight training, and in 2023, she decided to take her passion for sports and fitness to the next level and decided to get certified as personal trainer. “I want people in general, but women over 40 in particular, to understand the importance of regular exercise in order to improve physical, but most importantly, mental and emotional health. It doesn’t really matter what sport or physical activity you practice, if you move your body on a regular basis and eat a balanced diet, that should do the trick! I also want to share my love for arepas because they are part of my life, and they will always be! They were a way to stay connected to my dear Venezuela, to my roots, and at the same time they helped me make new connections with Americans. No matter where I lived, how cold it was, how tired, anxious or depressed I was, arepas were always there, reminding me that as long as I had them, I was home. This is my journey. This is my dream. I hope you join me!”