for Performance. Movement For Life.

Moonrise Wellness and Performance integrates weight training, endurance, and mobility to help you achieve your performance goals. We keep your body working, even on your busiest weeks. Start your journey now!

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Our Mission

Moonrise Wellness and Performance exists to close the gap between training and recovery. We help active individuals move beyond managing symptoms and toward building lasting capability in their bodies. By integrating strength training, conditioning and bodywork into a single, intentional approach, we support the body’s natural ability to adapt, recover, and perform consistently. This work isn’t about fixing what is broken. It’s about creating resilience and confidence in how you move, train, and live, so progress finally sticks in real life.

Built for people who want their body to support their life, not fight against it.

At Moonrise Wellness and Performance, we believe the most important question is not how much you lift, how fast you run, or how lean you look. The real question is: does your body support the life you want to live?

Strength Training
Strength Isn't just about performance It's about capability. Watching clients grow stronger, move better, and see visible changes in their bodies reinforced a deeper truth. Strength training isn’t reserved for a certain age, body type, or athletic background.
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Conditioning
Conditioning builds the foundation for sustainable performance. Our approach develops strength, cardio, mobility, and resilience in a way that supports how your body actually moves through work, training, and daily life.
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Therapeutic Massage
Massage supports recovery, mobility, and nervous system regulation. Each session is tailored to relieve chronic tension, improve circulation, and restore functional movement. The goal is not just short-term relief, but improved body awareness, faster recovery, and sustained physical performance so you can move, train, and work with greater ease and resilience.
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Our Founder

Meet Melanie

Moonrise was born from a moment of personal reckoning. For years, endurance defined my identity. I ran for more than 15 years, logging miles, building grit, and believing that strength training was a risk. Weights felt like something that could slow me down, or worse, injure me. Like many endurance athletes, I avoided lifting heavy and stayed in what felt familiar and safe. That changed when I became a trainer. To coach others responsibly, I had to truly understand strength. That meant learning the movements, building competency under load, and developing confidence with weights. What began as a professional requirement became an unexpected awakening. As I applied progressive overload and trained with intention, something surprising happened. I didn’t lose speed. I gained it. Strength made me more resilient, more powerful, and more capable. What I once feared became the missing piece in my own performance. That experience reshaped how I view training, health, and longevity.
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Melanie Munoz

Owner, Personal Trainer and Massage Therapist

Melanie emphasizes intentional movement, purposeful strength, and sustainable habits. She believes stretching, fueling the body well, and honoring recovery are not add-ons. They are foundational.

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Client Success Stories

Hear from clients who have achieved their performance goals with Moonrise Wellness and Performance.

I have much more flexibility and much less pain. Consistent treatments keep my muscles from locking up.
Ann V
I’d recommend Moonrise to anyone who wants athletic, results-driven strength training that improves performance in a safe, sustainable way, especially runners and masters athletes, because Melanie knows how to build strength intelligently, prevent injury, and keep you motivated without overdoing it.
Tammy
For strength, I can lift almost anything now. For physical changes, I lost most of my gut and got a chest again. For conditioning, I am now able to be an active dad and juggle my children and I still have energy at the end of the day I would recommend Moonrise to anyone who wants to improve their physical life. I went from being unable to do a squat to being able to carry my children around and pick them up from standing.
Aaron VM
Working with Melanie on strength, conditioning and massage for the past 7 years has given great benefit to my health and well-being. My goals have been to remain flexible and increase my endurance in general. No longer do I run out of breath just crossing the street! The chronic knee and ankle pain have much improved as well. Strength and conditioning training have done the ‘heavy lifting’ (no pun intended) with massage getting the kinks out to allow for faster recovery. I still have a ways to go for sure but Life is a work in progress. I highly recommend Melanie for all your wellness training!
Amy J
I would recommend Moonrise to anyone who wishes to improve their physical life but specifically to women who need to reclaim their power in a safe environment.
Amy J
I’ve been training with Melanie at Moonrise for the better part of 3 years. Her experience with structured workout plans have helped me reach my personal goals in all aspects from training to overall better body mechanics with the sports I do. Her workout plans coupled with massage therapy have helped my body perform better than I have ever experienced before! Highly recommend.
AJ

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions about our training approach, programs, and what to expect when you train with us.

Moonrise Wellness and Performance is a performance-driven wellness practice focused on building resilient, capable bodies and minds. We integrate strength training, endurance, recovery, and mindful awareness to help people perform better in work, sport, and daily life. This is not about aesthetics. It is about durability, clarity, and longevity.

Moonrise serves performing professionals, athletes, and everyday individuals who want to move better and stay strong as life demands increase. Our clients range from busy executives to endurance athletes to people who simply want to feel capable and confident in their bodies.

Strength is foundational to long-term performance and injury prevention. Building strength improves joint health, supports endurance, protects against age-related decline, and enhances daily movement. Strength is not optional healthcare. It is preventative, functional, and essential.

Conditioning supports cardiovascular health, resilience, and sustained energy. At Moonrise, endurance is integrated intentionally so it complements strength rather than competing with it. The goal is balanced capacity, not overtraining or burnout.

Recovery is non-negotiable. Massage, mobility work, and intentional recovery practices help the body adapt to stress, reduce injury risk, and restore nervous system balance. Performance doesn’t improve through effort alone. It improves through recovery.

No. Moonrise is built for real life. Training can be distributed throughout the day when needed. Short, focused sessions compound over time and are often more sustainable than long, infrequent workouts. Consistency matters more than duration.

Absolutely not. Moonrise meets you where you are. Whether you are returning after injury, starting strength training later in life, or transitioning from one type of training to another, programs are scaled appropriately and built to progress safely.

As we age, strength becomes healthcare. Training at Moonrise supports bone density, balance, mobility, metabolic health, and independence. The focus shifts from vanity to capability. The objective is to remain strong, resilient, and functional for decades.

Moonrise isn’t a volume-driven or trend-based model. We prioritize intelligent programming, education, and awareness. Clients learn why they train, how their bodies respond, and how to integrate movement into life sustainably. This is performance literacy, not just workouts.

Getting started begins with a conversation. We assess your goals, current capacity, lifestyle constraints, and performance needs. From there, we recommend a personalized path that aligns with your body, your schedule, and your long-term vision for health and performance.

Build Strength That Lasts

Train for performance, resilience, and longevity. Moonrise Wellness and Performance helps busy professionals, athletes and individuals training for life build durable strength, sustainable endurance, and intelligent recovery. No extremes. No burnout. Just a body that supports how you work, move, and live. Strength is not about how you look. It is about how long you can perform.
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