What I love most about working in health and fitness is the opportunity to help people improve their quality of life.
I am inspired by anyone who is willing to sacrifice in order to help others. A teacher dedicating extra time to a student, an athlete who may give up something personal to help the rest of the team, soldiers fighting for our freedom, the list goes on…
I do not have one favorite fitness story to tell.
I have been working in the field for almost a decade now and helped many people. My favorite concept is experiencing people reach goals that they didn’t think were possible.

My favorite thing about working in group fitness is helping people get out of their comfort zone by pushing them to their limits in order to help them reach their fitness goals.

I am inspired by one of my managers at WKYT.  He pushes me to be better every day.  He helps me think outside of the box and shows me new ways to find strategies for our clients.  One of my favorite things I have learned about myself while working with him is to surround myself with people who inspire me and make me want to be a better person every day.  I try to pass this feeling on to my class members in order to help them become more confident with boxing.

One of my favorite fitness stories is helping one of the girls in my class get to where she physically wants to be.  She doesn’t like to lift weights but was open to any suggestions I could give her.  I told her that if she can do at least one class a week for 3 months, she will see a difference in the strength of her punches, shape of her upper body and increased endurance.  In the beginning, she skipped active recovery and took several breaks in the class.  After 3 months of coming almost every week or twice a week to make up for a missed week, she leaned out the areas of her back and waist that she had originally set as her goal.  She also does all the active recoveries during class and takes minimal breaks.  SHE DID IT!

My job as a group instructor is to motivate and provide the member with a fun class experience. I love to create an energizing environment that makes the member get excited about their workout. I have fun encouraging them to push themselves and try something new. The best compliment I can receive is “that was so hard, but I had a great time doing it.”

I’m inspired by my grandmother. She loves Jesus and she loves people.  Her life has not been easy, yet she chooses joy every day. She takes nothing for granted and is grateful in all circumstances.

My favorite fitness story? A lady had just joined the gym after years of being inactive. She was hesitant and nervous about working out and especially taking a class. I showed her modifications and encouraged her during the class from time to time.

After class was over she said, “I did it!” She was so proud of herself for making it through the class. She has continued to come and is noticeably getting stronger. She even text me last week telling me she was sorry she missed but she did her own version of my class one evening by herself in the gym.

What I love most about teaching yoga is inspiring and helping others to feel strong and empowered.

I have inspiration every class and every day.  A student mastering the side plank or recovering from an injury.  I love bonding with my students over yoga. Over fitness. All working together on the same goal: working to be the best version of our(imperfect) selves.

I have a student that comes to almost every single class of mine since the doors opened at Proof. True commitment and dedication on her end.  She started taking class with a shoulder injury that she has had for years. She couldn’t do a push up.  She suffered a knee issue and worked through a terrifying fall in the snow. She can do it all and even recommends poses that she has read about or talked about with friends. SHE is inspirational! She is the reason we do this!

Working at Proof Fitness has allowed me to watch people change their lives from the inside out. It feels good to be a (small) part of such a positive component of people’s day.

Proof Fitness members inspire me daily.  It’s incredible to watch people come back each week and improve!

My favorite memory teaching group fitness will always be my first full spin class.  I started out participating in group fitness in the very same room I’m now teaching in, 22 friendly faces and 45 minutes later I knew I had made the best decision to better myself.

I feel very fortunate to be in position where I can help improve someone’s life, confidence, physical appearance, and overall health. You simply can’t put a price on watching clients reach their goals and being the happiest version of themselves.

My Mom and Dad always inspired me to do whatever makes me happy and teaching has always been my passion.  I taught elementary school for several years and now have the pleasure of trying to make a difference with clients through personal training.

I had a client in her seventies who was fighting obesity plus severe arthritis.  Her determination was unshakeable and there wasn’t a class she wouldn’t take or an exercise she wouldn’t try.  She lost a significant amount of weight and improved her mobility.  I trained her but her generation is salt of the earth and she taught me about what really matters in life.