• Created, with sister Cynthia Benson, The Women's Health & Fitness Network (2004).

• Designed rebounder cardio workouts to strengthen the pelvic diaphragm & reduce incontinence & cellulite, during safe, low-impact cardio training. Published G-Force 1 rebounder workout in 2004.

• Conceived FitPrime methodology in workout studios (2001 - 2006) as taught by Anna and shared with her instructors in St. Matthews & Columbia, South Carolina. Introduced Weights, Cardio, Pilates & Yoga FUSION™, Non-Dominant Training™, Pelvic Diaphragm Training™ & age-appropriate "Smart not Hard"™ workout concepts.

• Now considered collectables, Designer & Director of 13 "Original FitPrime" workouts (2002 - 2004).

• Co-Author with sister Cynthia Benson, of the book Firm for Life © 1988, Broadway Books.

• Created, as Workout Designer, frequent Director and Editor; all pre-2001 Firm workouts.|

• As conceived by Anna, The Firm methodology developed with a team of instructors in Charleston & Columbia, South Carolina. Performers were not only trained in her exercise techniques, but many were also trained in acting techniques for the camera. Their collective contributions as leads and non-speaking cast members in various home workouts during the last decade continue to reflect Anna's influence on both exercise methods and instructional performance.

• Designed new exercise techniques for The FIRM ("Aerobic Weight Training") and invented equipment, including the first published use of the tall step (The FIRM "Fanny Lifter") as seen in The FIRM "Aerobic Workout with Weights" (1989).

• Founder of The Firm (1983 - 2001) with Cynthia Benson and Mark Henriksen.

• Created International award-winning travelogue, Dear Charleston, with Mark Henriksen and Cynthia Benson in 1982.

• Created International award-winning travelogue, The Key West Picture Show, with Mark Henriksen in 1978.
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As taught by her mother, Anna Marian Stanley Tucker, Anna continues to research the most accurate, up-to-date information on superior foods and nutritional supplements to enhance physical prowess and mental acuity.

Ms. Benson is a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, SC. The biographies and work of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, true author of the Shakespearian canon, have remained her primary interest for the past 14 years.