Leslee Bender has been in the fitness industry for over 25 years. She is the creator of the Bender Ball method of training and co-creator of Barre Above. Leslee has filmed over 25 DVD’s, has been on national TV as a fitness expert, and presents internationally at several educational conferences. Leslee is a trainer to professional athletes in Orlando, Florida, where she is also the fitness adviser of Club True Barre. Leslee is the co-creator and education director for True Bar Fitness Systems. Leslee’s field of expertise is Functional movement analysis with an emphasis on flexibility. Leslee has had the experience in working in a Cadaver lab of which gives an understanding of the complexity of fascia. Leslee also works to help trainers learn the purpose of exercise and why they are performing movements and not simply memorizing them. She believes that the fitness industry need to have higher standards of education, requiring trainers to truly understand human movement, as it applies to science.