Melissa Wood Health
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg is the founder of MWH, sharing Pilates, yoga and meditation practices alongside personal conversations on her Move With Heart podcast.
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Sports Illustrated SwimsuitOverview
- Name
- Melissa Wood-Tepperberg
- Hometown
- Syracuse, New York
- Work
- MWH founder, yoga and Pilates instructor, meditation teacher and podcast host
- Started
- Began MWH in 2015; launched the app in late 2019
- Breakout
- Her home workout platform grew as fitness classes moved online during the pandemic
Mini bio
How it started.
Melissa grew up in Syracuse and worked as a model and actress before turning toward wellness. She began MWH in 2015, filming workouts on her phone in her living room with a $24 tripod. Her own move toward shorter, gentler sessions became the starting point for what she shared.
Finding her audience.
The MWH app arrived in late 2019, just before the pandemic brought a surge of interest in home workouts. Her approach pairs Pilates and yoga with meditation. Today, the platform also offers strength classes, guided schedules and recipes, with Melissa teaching alongside other instructors.
Beyond the mat.
Melissa launched Move With Heart in May 2022 after her community asked for longer conversations. The show mixes her personal reflections with guest interviews. In 2023, she made her SI Swimsuit debut at 40, photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica.
Creditschronological, newest first
Fitness and wellness
- 2019MWH appFounder and instructor
Podcasts
- 2022Move With HeartCreator and host
Editorial
- 2023Sports Illustrated SwimsuitRookie model, photographed by Yu Tsai
Quotes
How bad do you want to feel good?Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, Forbes
In her May 2022 podcast launch interview, Melissa described this as the question she asks herself to get up and show up for her practice.
Trivia
- Her early filming setup was a phone and a $24 Amazon tripod.
- Her community’s requests for longer content helped inspire Move With Heart.
- She named a brown bikini as her favorite look from her debut SI Swimsuit shoot.
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