About Cari Vann

Main Professional Bio

Cari Vann is an Exercise Physiologist and Christian Metabolic Health Coach with over 28 years of experience in health and wellness. Her heart is to help people better understand their bodies, improve their metabolic health, restore their energy, and develop habits they can realistically sustain.

Cari brings together her background in exercise physiology, metabolic health education, holistic therapeutic movement, and lifestyle coaching. Rather than focusing on one symptom, she looks at the whole picture—including insulin resistance, blood sugar balance, gut health, inflammation, movement, nutrition, sleep, stress, recovery, and everyday habits.

Her professional experience includes cardiac rehabilitation, lifestyle medicine, wellness coordination, lifestyle counseling, and residential weight-management programs that emphasized a mindful and sustainable approach to health. She has served in roles at Duke Medical Center, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Cari begins by listening. Through a personal consultation and individualized assessment, she takes time to understand each person’s health history, concerns, lifestyle, movement, and goals. From there, she helps them identify practical next steps that fit their needs and their season of life.

She has a special interest in supporting those experiencing concerns commonly connected to insulin resistance and poor metabolic health, such as low energy, persistent cravings, difficulty managing weight, blood sugar fluctuations, digestive concerns, inflammation, disrupted sleep, mood changes, and the frustration of not feeling well despite making healthy efforts.

Cari also brings personal understanding to recovery from unhealthy or compulsive patterns involving food, exercise, control, and self-neglect. Her approach is compassionate and recovery-informed, helping people move away from extremes and toward a healthier relationship with nourishment, movement, rest, and caring for their bodies.

Through faith-centered coaching, education, therapeutic movement, and practical support, Cari meets people where they are and helps them take steady steps toward greater health, strength, energy, and wholeness.