Contact: Bonnie Mechelle, www.bonniemechelle.com, 678-760-6681

DECATUR, Georgia, Dec. 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- Developing trends reveal more church congregants are using personal trainers and faith-based health and wellness programs to get in shape. Even pastors with the busiest schedules are using fitness coaches in hopes of leading church members to better health and well being. Putting poor eating habits under subjection takes discipline; a quality that Bonnie Mechelle, The Wellness Coach says the body of Christ shouldn't be without.

"The spirit of sloth and gluttony has taken over [the Christian] community, but there is something we can do to stop it. Once our leaders recognize the importance of having proper nutrition and daily fitness as an integral part of their own lives, they will continuously convey the importance of having a healthy lifestyle to their congregations," she said.

Bonnie Mechelle's Christian Total Wellness Program provides a variety of in-home training styles like martial arts, Pilates and dance. Services also include cooking lessons, nutritional and well being counseling, along with delicious meal deliveries.

Bishop Jonathan Alvarado and his wife Toni, the Pastors of Total Grace Christian Center in Decatur, GA recently completed a 12-week program customized by Bonnie Mechelle, and are now 20 pounds lighter than they were when they started in August.

"Working with Bonnie has been one of the most life changing experiences I've had concerning my nutritional and physical health," reports Toni Alvarado.

As busy pastors of a 5,000-member congregation, the Alvarados hired Bonnie Mechelle at the onset of a health series they were teaching at their church. Practicing what they preach is easier now and church members have also lost weight. Time is saved with the family's customized meal plans and the two are even beginning to see changes in their children's eating habits.

Having shed 100 pounds herself, Bonnie Mechelle is better able to help others with her comprehensive weight loss system. Her goal is to get ministers to understand that their calling includes modeling good health before their congregation, and to help executives and professionals get a good start on their New Year's resolutions to get in shape and adopt better eating habits.

Bonnie Mechelle, The Wellness Coach, is available for guest spots; quotes about health; wellness; obesity; and interviews. To learn more about the Bonnie Mechelle Christian Total Wellness Program, visit www.bonniemechelle.com or call 678-760-6681.