Mary Elizabeth Gillis is an ACE certified personal trainer and a doctoral student at Columbia University.  She is a former Division I Track and Field athlete, Figure competitor and triathlete.  Mary is a contributing writer to Men’s Exercise, The Grapevine and Exercise for Men Only.  In May of 2009, Mary received the prestigious Fellowship in Media and Child Health Award from The Fred Rogers Center to create health-related, multi-media content for children.  Mary believes that athleticism is a key ingredient to any healthy life and she is committed to helping people return to a time when exercise and play were one and the same.