I’m a Personal Trainer, Therapeutic Yoga Teacher, Mat Pilates Instructor, Accountability Coach, & Fitness Nutrition Specialist

30 years ago I walked into my first gym. I had no idea what I was doing. Like many women, I gravitated to group fitness. I loved the classes! I took so many classes that the manager asked me to start teaching. I discovered my passion and it was fitness. Over the next 12 years I taught everything from Cardio Kickboxing and Bootcamp to Yoga and Pilates. I loved teaching because I loved my students. I loved leading them through a great workout or an amazing yoga practice.

As I learned more about exercise and yoga, I understood that not every workout or every yoga pose was right for everyone. I offered modifications in class. But I really wanted to help people with past injuries, chronic issues, or just the aches and pains of the day. I wanted to take a more personalized approach. I also needed to give them the accountability that drop-in classes lacked.

In 2011 I became a personal trainer. I began working one-to-one with a diverse group of clients in a gym setting: teenage athletes looking for a competitive edge, brides-to-be and new moms getting into better shape, triathletes looking to prevent injury, and empty nesters and retirees ready to focus on their own health.

I saw many clients struggle to reach their weight loss goals, despite showing up week after week and working hard. I knew I needed to educate and empower clients to make nutrition and lifestyle changes outside of the gym so they could reach their goals.

In 2014, I started my own business so I could offer this holistic approach to help clients meet their goals in and out of the gym. But something was missing. The one-to-one sessions were missing the energy and the connection of the classes I had taught for so many years. The solution was Semi-Private Training! I brought together small groups of people with similar goals and issues. Since the majority of my clients are women ages 55-75, they already had a lot in common!

In 2020, I began offering online training sessions with a group still going strong today! And I’m happy to be once again offering in-person strength training focusing on women over 40.