Hello!

When I was a child, I was perfectly content lazing around with a snack and watching television.  As a teenager, this translated to an unhealthy body and self-image.  I was not great at sports, but enjoyed physical activity.  I figured what better way to whip myself into shape, than join the Marine Corps.  I was on top of the world when I graduated boot camp.  I had the confidence and body I'd dreamed of; plus a greater appreciation of fitness.

Fast forward several years: I'm out of the military, and a stay-at-home mom.  My physical activity consisted of grocery shopping, cooking meals, and changing diapers.  I was happy and loved my life, but my health took a back seat.  I really didn't know anything about nutrition except the latest fad diet, and I was lost in the exercise department.  I was very unhappy with my body and had no consistency or direction.  I decided that once my kids started school, I would focus a little more on myself.  And I did!  I went back to running; something I used to hate, but was the only thing I really knew.  But this time, I fell in love with it!  I became  obsessed and eventually completed a half-marathon.  I lost weight and felt good, but my body shape did not really change.  

About a year after the half-marathon, my life was completely different.  I was going through a divorce and learning to navigate a new life as a single mom with a new job; a job that kept me sedentary.  Once again, fitness was not a priority.  Cooking meals also began to fall away; while ordering out and swinging through a drive-thru became the norm.  I was overwhelmed, tired, lost.  I thought self-care was junk food and lounging on the couch.  I missed my runs, but I was just too tired.  I began to feel more and more unhealthy and felt out of control.

After more time passed and I was farther away from healthy self than ever, our country moved into a pandemic.  It was scary and uncertain.  As the country struggled, I began to see an opportunity to reevaluate some things in my life.  I wanted to be happy with my career and myself.  I love fitness and wanted to help people.  I now had the time to get educated and move in that direction.  I became a  Certified Personal Trainer; completing the program with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM).  My goal is to help other women like me.  Women who love their lives, but realize they need to put themselves first for once, so they can be healthy, happy, and living their best life!

If you've read this far and any of this spoke to you, I'd absolutely love to work with you!