5 female WWE Superstars who became fitness trainers

Natalie Eva Marie became a fitness trainer after leaving WWE
Natalie Eva Marie became a fitness trainer after leaving WWE

#4. WWE icon Trish Stratus

Trish Stratus opened her yoga studio after retiring from WWE
Trish Stratus opened her yoga studio after retiring from WWE

Trish Stratus is arguably one of the greatest female WWE Superstars of all time. She is a seven-time WWE Women's Champion, a Hall of Famer, and now a yoga and fitness instructor.

Before her WWE career, Trish worked as a fitness model. She returned to the fitness industry after her initial retirement in 2006.

After her retirement, Trish turned to yoga. She revealed the reasons behind her decision in an interview with WWE.com.

" When I retired in 2006, I delved into yoga, practiced all over the world in different studios and styles with different teachers. In 2010 I was asked to do my first movie, 'Bounty Hunters' in a role as a kick-ass bounty hunter. She was a Krav Maga fighter, but I had a skinny yoga body and had lost my buff Diva body. I started training at the dojo to learn Krav Maga and my body was killing me. I had to bulk up a little bit, but I didn’t want to abandon my yoga."

She went on to tell the story of how her brand Stratusphere was born.

"I started integrating strength training movements and basic calisthenics into my yoga program. All of a sudden, my muscles were coming out, my 'yoga booty' was coming out and my body was changing. I started showing it to my teachers and students and Stratusphere Yoga was born. I pair strength training movements with yoga poses. So you’re strengthening your muscles but also getting the yoga benefit."

The former WWE Women's Champion opened her yoga studio Stratusphere in 2008, which received awards in the following years. Trish was also voted Business Woman of the Year in 2010 by Top Choice Magazine.

She has been on the covers of many fitness magazines. Stratus has also released several fitness and yoga DVDs as the WWE Hall of Famer became an icon in the industry.

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