Hey, what’s up? I am so glad that you are here. I started Journey to Fit with Debbie because I have been on my own journey for quite some time.
It has had many ups and downs.
I have made many mistakes.
I am still learning.
Weight has been a struggle since childhood. My complicated relationship with food has taken some time to unravel and requires continued work, learning, practice and growth. My journey through this process has taken a lot of twists and turns.
I have also always been an athlete. I love sports. Moving my body is enjoyable. Sometimes more than others depending on what shape I was in at the time. The last few years I have taken that persistent interest in sport and exercise and really dove in.
I have gone through many phases of fitness, from working out in the weight room with the coaches when I coached basketball, completing a marathon with my brother, joining and falling in love with OrangeTheory Fitness and finally building my own gym in the garage during COVID.
Having my own gym drove me to want to learn more about how to work out effectively. There is so much free information on the internet, but I decided to pursue a Personal Trainer Certification because my organized, life-long student brain liked that it was all in one place. I had no idea that making the decision to learn for myself would start my journey to me training others. But since teaching is my current profession, it makes a lot of sense.
Training Clients
I have been training clients in-person since December of 2022. I love doing it. It has been great to watch people increase not only their strength, but their confidence as well. Once I completed the Personal Trainer Certification I decided to dig into Nutrition as well. They go hand in hand and for me, nutrition has always been the hardest part.
I found that there are more people I would like to help than I have time slots available in the day! Online nutrition and fitness coaching seems like a good way to fill the gap. My hope is to take what I have learned, in my journey and from the certifications and working with clients in person, to help more people find success in their own journey to better health!
