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My journey into fitness began on a wonderful family vacation across the globe. A family vacation to Australia and New Zealand with my husband and two daughters brought to my attention just how uncomfortable I was with myself and my appearance. As usual, I was the family photographer. I took more than 500 photos of my family during our trip and was myself in just one. The sad realization was that I needed to make a change in my life to live how I wanted to live.

I hired a personal trainer the day after we returned to help me reach my goals and learn how to maintain them. That led to wanting more information about the process since I had felt changes physically, emotionally and in many ways I had not expected. Shortly thereafter, I obtained my Personal Training certification through NASM not intending to use it as a trainer, but simply to quench my thirst for knowledge and understanding. Little did I know…

Eventually though, I worked up enough nerve and began training clients. Within days of my first training sessions, I knew that I had found my calling. Since that time, I have been so blessed to have the opportunities to help many others achieve their goals and make life changes as well.

During this period in my life, I knew I was changing in more than just a physical sense when the group manager at my local gym challenged me to learn and teach Turbo Kick! My first trainer and I did a lot of boxing and, later on my own, I discovered Turbo Jam as a way to continue boxing. At this time, my family and I relocated from California to Colorado and the new gym cancelled Kickboxing within days of my arrival. I asked the group manager if she would take a look at Turbo Kick and she offered me the challenge to learn and teach it myself. Two years later, not only am I Turbo Kick certified, but I also teach HHH, PiYo, Everlast Shadowbox, Women’s Conditioning, Boot Camp and anything else needing a substitute, AND I am the Fitness Manager at a gym! From scared beyond belief and nearly being unable to look at myself in the mirror to now, that’s a transformation indeed!

Fitness and Beachbody products helped me shatter the wall I had created to protect myself. Then, I was a painfully shy woman with terribly low self-confidence. Now, I have so much to celebrate and for which to be thankful. I now live life and love life and I want to help you do the same!