Andria Van Mierlo retired early from St. Louis County Police Department in March of 2022 to follow her dream of turning her fitness hobby into a full time business. When she retired was a Sergeant in the Division of Special Operations Special Response Unit. She was also a task force officer with the United States Marshals Service.
Andria left an amazing 20 year career in the police department. She earned her way into many great assignments and units during her career. Andria worked undercover in narcotics for six years where she did hand to hand deals with drug dealers all over the St. Louis area, wrote search warrants and wiretaps and traveled around the US doing undercover work for the FBI.
She also worked in the intelligence unit for approximately 4 years where she was a Task Force Officer with the FBI and ran a multi state federal racketeering investigation which resulted in the federal prosecution and conviction of 21 violent outlaw motorcycle gang members across seven states.
She also served as a Sergeant for the city of Jennings precinct and as mentioned above spent three years in special operations where her unit served during civil unrest and riots and also handled violent fugitive apprehensions in the St. Louis area.
Andria left her amazing career because she did not like where her department was going and how it was being run. She also had a huge dream of running her own fitness business full time.
Fitness was a huge part of her life since college. She has been a personal trainer and crossfit instructor. She has competed in boxing matches, marathons, ultra marathons, half iron mans and numerous fitness/physique competitions.
Andria and her husband Greg ran Blueline Fitness St. Louis for several years on a part time basis. In the fall of 2021 they decided to rebrand their business as VM Fitline and worked with a web designer Lindsey Reams to build an amazing website to showcase their business and their fitness app. Then in March of 2022 Andria decided to leave police work behind and take the leap of faith and go all in with her business VM Fitline.
Andria has no regrets since leaving and has since used her social media profiles to Empower and Inspire others to get comfortable with uncomfortable and attempt the unthinkable whether it be for a fitness goal or a career change etc.
She now spends her day teaching fitness classes, training clients one on one in their studio gym, and designing fitness and nutrition plans for her online clients. Andria is truly living out her dream. To learn more about Andria and her business check out her website at vmfitline.com
She recently co-authored a healthy lifestyle cookbook with her friend and fellow entrepreneur Tony Patton. She also has a line of fitness accessories to include booty bands and figure 8 lifting straps which are sold at Complete Fitness House Springs and online via her instagram profile.
