CrossFit Levels 2 Trainer
Certified Personal Trainer
Adaptive and Inclusive Trainer
USA Weightlifting Level 1 Trainer
Fitness Nutrition Specialist
CrossFit Gymnastics Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Weightlifting Level 1 Trainer
CrossFit Level 1 Trainer
If you had told me then that I would pursue a career in the fitness business, I would have told you that you were insane. I absolutely hated gym class, sports, and anything that looked like fitness! I started focusing on my physical and mental health not long after my last baby was born. My motives at first were so superficial - I hated my body because it didn't look like the images you see in the media. But somewhere along the journey, I realized that nutrition, health, and fitness gave me so much more than a nice butt, and along that path towards fitness I happened to find myself. My husband and my very first CrossFit family helped me to climb out of the darkness. When we moved, the first thing I did was seek out a new CrossFit community, so when I found out the very next week that the gym was shut down because of a lack of coaches, I took a dive off the deep end, got CrossFit certificate, started coaching and took over the affiliate. I never expected it to be long-term. I just wanted to make sure my brand new friends and I continued to have somewhere to work out. A year later I took on a second job also coaching off base in Italy. I didn't even speak the same language as most of my clients, but they taught me so much! I never expected to feel this passionate about something as seemingly trivial and superficial, but there are few things in this world that I find as rewarding as helping clients discover their true worth and the power inside. I never expected to fall in love with coaching.
I was pretty young when I met the love of my life. We were married a few months before I graduated from University, and decided to start our family a year later. By my 30th birthday, I was a stay-at-home mom of 4. Life was great, my marriage was solid, my kids were SUPER adorable. I didn't look at the choice to stay home as a sacrifice, just the right thing to do, and I was incredibly grateful for the opportunity to do so. But somewhere along the line, I lost myself. I looked in the mirror one day and didn't recognize the woman staring back.<br /> <br /> It took a long time and a lot of help, but I reconnected with the strong woman inside myself when I started taking better care of her. It began with nurturing my marriage, then I brought my nutrition a little more in line. I made time with myself a priority and began to exercise. A friend introduced me to CrossFit one day, and I was in, hook, line, and sinker! I'm not a great athlete. I'm only moderately strong, haven't mastered any of the gymnastics skills i would like to, and still really REALLY suck at cardio. But the thing is, even if I were the least fit person in the room, I am capable of doing things I never thought possible! I'm in better shape (by a long shot) at 40 than I was at 30. Who I am is constantly changing, but now I have a vision for where I want to go, and the confidence that I had once lost.
While I find joy in every fitness journey I am lucky enough to be a part of, I find particular delight in helping those people who never thought fitness was for them discover the joy and self-confidence that comes with self-care, healthy choices, and regular physical activity.
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