So what exactly is a "fitness coach?"

A decade ago a kickboxing instructor invited me to come to cycling class with her. I went and was by far the youngest person in the dark room packed full of bikes and blaring with loud "motivating" beats. I was in my early twenties and as a certified gym addict, I was in good shape, but after about 15 minutes of cycling torture I thought for sure I was going to die and meet Jesus right there. Either that or I was going to fall off the bike and embarrass myself completely because I could barely feel my legs anymore {think epidural if you have ever given birth}. I wanted out of that class so freakin bad! Except when I looked around and saw all these "old" ladies {back then I thought 30 was old, ok?!} spinning their little hearts out, and knew I would have to see my kickboxing instructor again the next day in class, I kept my little tushy glued to that seat and willed myself not to die. That was the beginning of a long love affair with group cycling for me.

I see my job as a fitness coach to be similar to what my kickboxing instructor did for me by introducing me to cycling. She encouraged me to try it and motivated me to get through the hardest part by cycling along side of me.

As a coach, I am not a personal trainer or a nutritionist.
What I DO is...

• connect my clients to a variety of fun fitness programs created by today's top trainers based on my client's expressed goals, preferences, and time available for exercise
• help clients meet their nutritional needs with meal plans and completely natural products developed by nutritionists and based on the most current scientific research 
• provide resources, support, and accountability through hosting online challenge groups for FREE when clients use my company's products

I love my job because I get to share something that I love and I get to be a part of positive change in people's lives. My own fitness journey brings me so much joy and enriches every other area of my life and that journey is made even more fun by making friends and taking the journey together and cheering one another on. My clients challenge and inspire me to push further and fuel my body right even when I don't feel like it, and I have been so blessed by the feedback I have gotten in the short time since I have started fitness coaching regarding the impact it has had on other's lives.

Unprompted comments like these from my current 21 Day Fix Challenge Group:

"Thanks again for doing the challenge group. It's really having such an impact on my life and is different from anything I've ever tried before, and I never would have done it if you hadn't repeatedly exposed me to BeachBody videos."

"This program might be working...after a {terrible experience today} my first inclination was to go eat a ton of junk food to feel better but I didn't! Instead I chose to come home and have my Shakeology."

"I love that I'm not craving junk anymore! I tried on some dresses that used to be snug a month ago that are now fitting a lot better!"

It is not my desire to sell something to someone that they don't want or need. It is truly my heart to help people who DO want to improve their health and fitness and live their best life.

*Side note: You will not get pressure from me to buy something you can't afford! Our products are affordable, but if it is not in your budget, as a Financial Peace graduate, I totally respect that! So don't be afraid to ask me about our programs for fear that you will get a ruthless sales pitch. I want what is BEST for my friends and clients first. And being financially responsibly is definitely best for everyone! 

So, if you know that you could use to help finding a fitness program that...

• Fits your personality and the type of workouts you enjoy
• Is designed by industry-leading professional trainers
• Provides proven results when done consistently
• That you can do from home (or while you travel) on your own schedule

And/Or...

• You could use some accountability and support to help you succeed at eating right and exercising
• You could use help with a science-based, proven system for balancing your diet
• You know you need better day-to-day nutrition

Then it would be my joy to journey along with you and to be able to help you define and reach your fitness and nutrition goals! 

Furthermore, if you share my passion for fitness, nutrition, and helping others, I would love to have a conversation with you about potentially joining my awesome team of like-minded fitness coaches! 

Investing in Dreams {Stewarding My Health}

What are the top five things that come to mind when you think of what you want to do in life? 

Don't think about it too hard, just the first five that come to mind. 

Mine are:
1. Teach my kids to surf
2. Be an awesome soccer mom
3. Connect with friends over good food and good conversation in our home
4. Always be learning something new myself and passing on my knowledge to others
5. Travel and experience new places and cultures with my husband

The one thing common to all things {and I am willing to bet most of the things on your list too} is basic health and fitness are required and assumed.

Beyond my fun little list of things off-the-top-of-my-head that I want to do in life, I am most passionate about pursuing the purpose for which I was created. While I can surmise pieces of that purpose based on my design and desires and the investments God has made in me over my life, I do not know the fullness of that purpose. But I do want to be prepared spiritually, emotionally, financially, and certainly physically when opportunity arises.

I look at my parent's generation and see how age and poor choices often result in physical ailments for some that limit them from doing the things they want to do in life. Obviously, everyone ages and there is only so much we can do to keep time from taking it's inevitable effect on our bodies, but I do wonder if fitness and proper nutrition over a lifetime might help all of us to continue doing the things we want to do, and the things we were created to do for longer.

To me, fitness and nutrition isn't about looking like a super model {though I wouldn't complain if that were a side-effect}, but it is about stewardship of the precious gift of my health, which is something most of us take for granted until it is threatened. Fitness and nutrition help me to be my best self today and are an investment in my dreams for tomorrow. 

A key to my success in these areas in the past two years has been the programs and products offered by Beachbody. I use to be a group-exercise-gym-addict and I still love the atmosphere of group exercise classes, but as a mom, working my whole day and my kids nap schedules around the particular class I wanted to take was nearly impossible. When I became a working mom with a deployed spouse, it became completely impossible. I quickly got sick of my treadmill and was frustrated because, as a lifelong athlete, the DVD workouts you find at Target or the magazine workouts, just weren't challenging enough for me. That is when I found Beachbody and decided to give it a try because I had taken TurboKick classes in the gym and enjoyed them, and their product TurboFire was created by the same trainer. It was love at first workout! Since then I have also done BodyPump, BodyCombat, PiYo, Insanity:Max30, 21DayFixExtreme, and Cize and have loved them all and continue to use workouts from all of them. More recently I have also gotten into Shakeology, which is a completely natural protein shake mix full of super foods and antioxidants. It fills me up, gives me plenty of energy, and drastically reduces cravings. I also love it because it is literally the only thing I can eat before an intense workout or run without feeling sick. Most of all, because it is made from completely natural ingredients proven to provide vast benefits to my body, I know I am doing something great for my health by drinking it daily.

Never in a million years did I think I would ever join any sort of business selling something because it is just uncomfortable to me, but Beachbody programs and products have proven to be such a benefit to my life that I want to be a part of helping other people invest in their health and steward their bodies well so that they can be their best self today and for many years to come.

If this resonates with you, I would love to hear from you! I will be starting a new challenge group in a few weeks to offer support and accountability and would love for you to be a part of it!

*If you are just wanting to check out the programs and products for yourself, you can check them out here.