I’ll admit, I’ve always been a mover.

Growing up in the Carolina mountains, our family lived simply and I didn’t have a TV until I left home. That meant that in order to be entertained I had to be outside; running around, biking, and playing sports with my siblings.

In my 20’s I became a critical care nurse. I got to see the full spectrum of what neglecting our health and chronic disease can do to the body. To be there for my patients I stayed active by horseback riding, HIIT workouts, mountain biking and hiking.

When I entered my 20’s, my health took a different turn. I had fibromyalgia and was in constant pain. While pregnant with my daughter I gained 65 pounds (alot for this 5’ — frame) and after 8 weeks on bedrest, ended up having a C-Section.

I felt totally alien in my body. I couldn’t feel my core at all after the surgery, much less move or work it.

As a working single mom, I began to slowly explore how to be in this new body, and return to my love of movement one step at a time.

Everything changed when I got my yoga and massage certification. I realized that my love of the body and of movement could be more than just a personal passion. It could be a full-time career where I could share my passion with others.

As I expanded into fitness professionally, I started to truly understand what it meant to “live from your core”, not just physically but spiritually.

As a result of putting my body first, my confidence skyrocketed and my relationships flourished. I started forming totally different friendships, and I felt nourished by life from the inside out.

My Mission is to EMPOWER you through my knowledge of the body, fitness, lifestyle choices and nutrition to change your life for the better in a meaningful and sustainable way.

The reason I am so passionate about strength training is because it is the rocket fuel that makes all other types of movement possible. As a yogi, a runner, a mountain biker, and a mover in general, I can tell you that nothing has given me more stability and longevity than strength training.

The benefits of Strength Training:

• Harmonizes structural imbalances in the body

• Corrects alignment issues that lead to injury

• Improves cardiovascular health

• Helps reduce the likelihood of chronic illness

• Helps you become stronger and more skilled at other types of movement like running and yoga

• Increases your sex drive, helps improve sleep

• Helps improve your bone density level (especially important for women)

• Reduces anxiety and depression

• And just overall makes you feel like you can kick butt!!!!