Melissa Wood-Tepperberg
Melissa Wood-Tepperberg is the creator of Melissa Wood Health, sharing Pilates, yoga and meditation through the MWH app, alongside personal stories on the Move With Heart podcast.
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Known for
MWH
Acast
Sports Illustrated SwimsuitOverview
- From
- Syracuse, New York
- Work
- Fitness creator, meditation teacher, entrepreneur and podcast host
- Early videos
- Began sharing at-home workouts in 2015
- Breakout
- MWH found a wider audience during the pandemic
- Podcast
- Move With Heart launched in May 2022
Mini bio
How it started.
Melissa grew up in Syracuse and moved to New York City in her early twenties. Before wellness became her work, she sold beauty products at the Chanel counter at Bloomingdale’s, worked as a cocktail waitress at Marquee and pursued modeling. In her first Move With Heart episode, she traces the shift toward movement and meditation.
Finding her practice.
In a Forbes interview, Melissa recalled enrolling at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition while still modeling. She wanted to build more of what she loved into her working life. Her early workout recordings used an iPhone and a $24 tripod in her living room.
From home videos to MWH.
Melissa began sharing at-home workouts in 2015 and launched the MWH app in late 2019. During the pandemic, more people discovered her classes as workouts moved online. Today, MWH brings together Pilates, yoga, strength, meditation and recipes, with classes from Melissa and other instructors.
Beyond the mat.
Melissa launched Move With Heart in May 2022, opening with her own story before expanding into guest conversations and solo reflections. In 2023, she made her SI Swimsuit debut in a Dominica shoot with Yu Tsai. Her later Substack essays give fans another place to read her reflections on work, family and her relationship with social media.
Creditschronological, newest first
Digital fitness
- 2019Melissa Wood Health appCreator and founder
Podcasts and writing
- 2025Melissa Wood-Tepperberg on SubstackWriter
- 2022Move With HeartCreator and host
Modeling
- 2023Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: DominicaRookie model; photographed by Yu Tsai
Quotes
My focus was to help people fall in love with themselves and their lives again.Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, Forbes
Discussing the beginnings of her business in a June 2017 interview: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephaniedenning/2017/06/13/how-to-build-a-career-you-love-melissa-wood-tepperbergs-story/
Trivia
- Her first home workout setup included a $24 tripod.
- Before building MWH, she worked at the Chanel counter at Bloomingdale’s.
- In an October 2026 essay, she says she often works from her phone and finds writing long-form pieces challenging.
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