An Introduction...

In elementary school I was put in dance and I enjoyed it! If you ask my mom, I was very good at it too, (thanks mom!) but honestly, I was probably just an average girl who enjoyed moving to the music. I didn’t get as flexible as other girls, I couldn’t balance as well as others, and I didn’t have a typical ballet figure (thank you, genetics + ice cream). I tried a couple of other sports to see if I liked it (gymnastics, basketball, running, track, shotput, softball, soccer, and likely more I’m forgetting about) and I just couldn’t seem to find one that I absolutely loved doing and actually wanted to practice and care about.

That teen life came, and I was introduced to Lacrosse by my brother. When I joined the girls club in high school, I quickly found my place as the goalie. Most girls wanted to be out on the field running, so it there was a lot less competition for the spot, and I found an activity that challenged me in ways I needed.

Being a goalie, you rely heavily on your reflexes. This type of training was way more fun, and it made me stronger, faster, and more eager to practice. It was time efficient, interesting, and hardly felt like work. This was something I could get better at.

After high school and Lacrosse ended, I focused on work and studying and let my skills (and physique) drift. When I finally did start to get back into fitness, I was coming from a very unhealthy mindset. I wanted to look like a model, was eating hardly any calories, and figured the next thing I could do was more cardio to burn more calories. SPOILER ALERT that didn’t work.

I started lifting heavy, feeling myself get stronger, and eventually started eating more and putting more muscle on. After years of studying how to get more fit and trying different methods, hiring different trainers, and realizing how much of my thoughts were surrounding exercise, I decided to study exercise science.

I learned a lot in my degree and I’m eternally grateful for the background in biology, chemistry, statistics, and physics it gave me. I honestly wouldn’t have ever learned these fundamentals without my degree. Because I did, I now have a great foundation for reading scientific studies, understanding mechanisms of action, and separating “headline material” from actual fact.

I’ve been working as a Personal Trainer for years now, and I love seeing people grow, make sustainable habits, and get stronger, leaner, faster, and feel better daily. I am a wife, mother, woman, and weekend warrior who is always looking to improve myself and serve others.