Let’s start at the beginning, I was born on December 3...just kidding - Let’s start at 12 or 13 years old, when I had to stop competitive gymnastics from a severe back injury. At 13 years of age, I was also diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes after being in a coma for 3 days. (Scary, yes but more for my family than me). Fast forward, I’ve always been active and played various sports in high school. I worked out with varying regularity from every morning to a few times per week. I’ve been into everything from being a regular hot yogi to competitively powerlifting.  At 28 years old, I qualified for nationals in powerlifting. That year was 2016, the same year I started a new job in “the big city” so, training with that intensity became too much that year.

 

Now, here I am today - I have a bachelors degree in exercise science with a minor in nutrition from the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and have worked in the health and fitness industry since 2011. After a successful tenure at Equinox in NYC as an advanced trainer (eventually “training trainers”, as I refer to it, within the company). I continue to expand my knowledge through constant reading and certifications including but not limited to; Functional Range Conditioning mobility specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, BioForce conditioning specialist, ACSM Certified clinical exercise physiologist, and now Integrative Health Coach from Institute of Integrative Nutrition.

 

 

THIS IS BLESSING WELLNESS!