Lara Hudson is an internationally recognized star and choreographer of eight award-winning fitness DVD’s, a national magazine cover model, a health & fitness news correspondent, and a Pilates Method Alliance Gold Certified Instructor with over 16 years of teaching experience. She holds additional certifications through the American College of Sports Medicine and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. She is the founder and creator of The Mercury Method, her signature series of transformational temperature-charged workouts combining the best elements of Pilates, yoga and strength training. Lara has graced the covers of FIT Yoga and PilatesStyle Magazine, and has written articles for MindBodyGreen, SHAPE, SELF, Prevention, Women’s Health and USA Today. Lara graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Theater Department at the University of California, Los Angeles, spent five years as a performing member of the critically acclaimed dance companyDiavolo, and has worked as an instructor and choreographer at UCLA, Loyola Marymount University and performing arts programs throughout the country.