In 2012, I channelled my love of learning, teaching and helping people into fitness and became a certified personal trainer. While I was in it to help people feel strong, capable and confident, I personally felt the pressure to “look the part” of a fitness professional (i.e. lean with muscle definition). It would take me some years before I fully understood that fitness is not a “look” (or a number on a scale or BMI chart. . .). But at the time I believed I needed to be shredded, so maintaining a lean physique became my top priority--it was a job with no days off.

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These days, I train for health, to feel good, for ease of movement and to extend the longevity of my independence as I age. I enjoy training and nourishing my body in a relaxed, non-fussy way that does not take up an extraordinary amount of time or energy.  Now I’m available to spend more time with my two teenagers, run a business I love, dismantle systems of oppression and--as an introvert--give myself enough solitude to thrive on. And I’m passionate about helping other people find the same balance!