Over 20 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 giving them 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 their 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.