Cathey Palyo

Bodybuilding career Palyo rose through the amateur ranks and won the overall title at the National Physique Committee Nationals in 1986,

Later career Going back to her maiden name of Catt Tripoli in 2000, she wrote and published her book - Conscious Fitness, which won the Nautilus Book Award Silver in the Body, Mind, Spirit Practices category in 2016. In 2009 she became a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and opened her practice in Santa Rosa California. She was the owner and developer of four gyms in Santa Rosa. 5th St Fitness, Body Central, Fusion Fitness and Powerhouse Gym. She was an annual speaker at the Omni Athlete Festival since its inception in 2016.