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First off, I like to get to know what your fitness, nutritional, and personal life goals. I also think it's important for clients to track their weight, body fat percentage, BMI, and measurements before beginning. I also encourage clients to NOT be obsessed about what the scale says or where their body fat percentage is. When it comes to fitness, this is not a motivating factor. A motivating factor is how a client feels after they workout or have a great lifting session. Another great motivator is taking progress pictures to track your progress. This has always been a motivating factor for me as I feel different from week to week and month and month. I also do not weigh myself frequently because I am more about how I feel mentally about myself and my progress. For the first few weeks, I talk a lot of with clients about NUTRITION and I teach them how to track their macros! I set you up on a specific calorie intake with macro ranges tailored to your goals. Then I teach you how to just eat right and fill your body up with good nutritious food! A big part of my coaching process is also improving my client’s relationship with food. FOOD is MORAL: if you eat something bad, you feel bad about yourself; if you eat something good, you feel good about yourself. Obviously, we are going to ALL make mistakes in our journey but I teach how to hold yourself accountable in those difficult moments to not overeat but to also, let yourself eat what you crave in MODERATION.

I have worked in public education since 2009. I graduated from Miami University in 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and have a Master’s Degree in Public Education from the Ohio State University. I have worked with all ages from PK-12 to adults. My background is mainly in Art Education but I am very versatile to working with people of all ages, body types, physical/mental disabilities, and/or learning styles. I think the most important thing you need to do as a trainer is to get to know your client personally and get to know what their personal fitness and life goals are before you even begin training. Once I get to know my clients on that level, I work with them through one-on-one training or online to motivate them daily. Since I have a teaching background, I think it's extremely important to create a sort of fitness portfolio for your clients so that they remember where they started and how far they have come. This type of encouragement and motivation keeps my clients going to strive to keep on making necessary changes in their fitness and personal life to better themselves physically and mentally. I am also a Certified CPT and Nutrition Coach through NASM. I look forward to further educating myself with more certifications in the future to help progress my clients more!

I have taught grades PK-12 but prefer to work with clients 16+. My oldest clientele is 75!

I would look for someone who has been able to see results themselves, is passionate about helping others to make a change in their lives, and helps with the nutrition process as it is 90% of this process. I think it's important to be confident in what you do but to also be able to connect with anyone from any walk of life. For my clients, I like to get to know them personally and what they want for their lives outside of fitness as well. Making a personal connection with clients is extremely important as I get to know what motivates them and to encourage them to keep on making changes that will better themselves in the long run. It also helps me to hold them accountable in their fitness journey as well.

I am a mother of two children and after I was done having kids, I knew I wanted to better how I looked physically but more so - improve my relationship with food. My journey began 4 years ago with nothing but obsessive amounts of cardio and sure, my stamina increase exponentially but I was miserable. It wasn't until I started using the machines and basic light dumbbells that I began to educate myself on growing muscle. About a year into my journey, I was lifting about 3-4 days a week and doing cardio right after I lifted. I was gaining lean muscle mass but I still wasn't getting the results I wanted. I knew I had to make a change in not only how much I lifted but also lessen the cardio I was doing while also increasing my caloric intake to build muscle. In July 2018, I started lifting 5-6 days a week and only doing cardio 20-30 minutes 2-3 times per week. I started eating much more protein and worked on specific muscle groups per lifting session. I also began to learn different types of lifting routines and exercises to add into my routine and I saw mass amounts of growth. I also was patient because I knew I wouldn't see changes over night. My focus now focuses on growing and strengthening every muscle in the body along with continuous improvement in my nutrition daily. Obviously, I have weak points and I work on those but I think in order to have a balanced physique - you must work it all.

I think customers should ask how long the person has been training, what their fitness and lifestyle goals are, what their diet looks like, what experience they have working with others, and what their long-term goals are overall.