VANESSA

Vanessa Panella is a Functional Nutritionist & Exercise Specialist and the founder of DVP Fitness, helping busy women and couples build sustainable nutrition, mindset, and exercise habits that fit their lifestyles.

Having personally battled an eating disorder, Vanessa understands firsthand how fad diets, excessive cardio, and restrictive habits can lead to frustration and an unhealthy relationship with food and exercise. Through her extensive education in functional nutrition, meal planning, exercise, and blood chemistry, she discovered a balanced, diet-free approach—one she now uses to help her clients create sustainable, long-term change.

As a mum of two, Vanessa understands the realities of prioritising health while juggling family, work, and everyday responsibilities. She specialises in supporting women with hormonal vulnerabilities and gut health concerns, as well as women navigating pre- and post-natal stages, peri-menopause, menopause, and other hormonal changes.

Vanessa has completed advanced studies in nutrition and meal planning and holds Certificates III and IV in Fitness, with qualifications in personal training and exercise programming. She has also completed her Advanced Certificate in Blood Chemistry, together with advanced studies in blood chemistry interpretation and analysis through Functional DX Blood University at the Academy of Blood Chemistry.

Her multidisciplinary approach brings together functional nutrition, personalised meal planning, exercise programming, lifestyle strategies, and advanced blood chemistry interpretation to provide clients with a deeper understanding of their individual health and nutritional needs.

Vanessa is one of our specialist 1:1 Coaches, combining professional expertise with lived experience to help women build sustainable habits, support their health, and feel stronger and more confident in their bodies.