I workout for sanity!! I also workout because frankly, I don’t know any other way to be. My entire life I was extremely active and that was my normal. I grew up dancing 12 hours plus a week. As you can imagine, adding work, a home and kids into the mix doesn’t allow for that kind of time. Today, my life is very different and I have other priorities so I’m happy working out 3x per week. While teaching and training is my work, I’m careful not to overwork my body. I’m fortunate that I’ve never had a weight issue and my sole focus is on building and maintaining strength. Feeling strong is really important to me and I love that feeling of being strong enough to do push-ups.  For me, it’s invigorating!   I grew up very disciplined, so keeping physically active is as natural as brushing my teeth.

Since having entered the fitness world, my new drive is to inspire others.  In turn, people (my clients), give me energy and truly inspire me to be better.  I was never one to work out on my own. Apart from my dance classes, a gym was actually quite foreign to me. Teaching classes in the format that I do is closest to my training.  I’m most comfortable in a class setting, surrounded by others who want to be there and who want to work hard.  People taking my class are like my audience and I need to be at my best.  It evokes similar feelings  to those that I had while performing dance in my younger years… this excites me!

Everyone works out for different reasons; whether for weight-loss, muscle-gain, stress release etc, we all have a different goal. For overall good health, doing some sort of light activity 30 min’s everyday is essential. It’s important to figure out what you’re working out for. You cannot commit to something if you don’t enjoy it and if it isn’t catered to your needs. Once you understand your focus, it will make implementing fitness into your lifestyle much easier.