Venus Summer Shape Up
Daryle V. Scott is Chief Executive Officer and President of Venus Swimwear (Venus.com). He has been professionally active in fitness since the early 1980s when he and four friends founded Titan Bodybuilding, a company that evolved into Venus Swimwear in 1984. Fitness has always been a passion of Daryle's, and he was a competitive power lifter from 1986 to 1991, but readily admits that he was average at best. During his tenure as President and CEO of Venus, Daryle has worked with literally hundreds of swimwear models. Daryle's exercise routine includes lifting weights 3 to 4 days per week (one hour per session), biking 8 to 10 miles 5 nights per week, and playing tennis twice each week. Daryle is also an avid snow skier and skis in Colorado as much as his busy schedule allows. Skip Sylvester has been the fitness coordinator for Venus Swimwear for the past 13 years. In 1983 he began power lifting and bodybuilding. He has won numerous titles, including Southern States Power Lifting Champion, Mr. Northeast Florida Bodybuilding Champion, Central Florida Bench Press Champion, and All Star Classic of Florida Over 40 Champion. In 2003, the North Florida Bodybuilding Association presented Skip with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Currently, Skip owns and runs a personal training business, Body by Skip, Inc. (bodybyskipinc.com). His client base is several hundred strong and includes professional athletes, celebrities, and dignitaries. Skip's workout program consists of weight training 3 days per week, alternating between a power building and a circuit training routine. His cardiovascular routine is a combination of low-impact and interval training 5 times per week. Robert G. dePadua, M.D., is a physician in private practice specializing in Internal Medicine. He is the medical consultant for Venus Swimwear, and also for Brumos Porsche Racing and Anheuser-Busch in Jacksonville, Florida. He was formerly a medical consultant for local branches of the F.B.I., Secret Service, and the U.S. Marshals. Robert works out 3 times per week with 20 to 30 minutes of cardio training consisting of calisthenics and running stairs, and 20 to 30 minutes of light weightlifting.