PNL1 certified Nutrition Coach
As a young teen I wasn’t into sports, working out, or being active. I would either be playing video games or chowing down on some junk food while watching TV. After school I would be participating in club activities like Science Olympiad or Sciences Bowls instead of school sports. In college I started working out a bit, but I was very inconsistent and still had a college student diet. After graduating and settling into my first job, I decided I was tired of being overweight and having low energy all the time. I researched more about health and fitness and started utilizing apps like MyFitness pal while working out at a small, work gym. I got into hiking with my work buddies and tried to be more active during the day.
In 2018, I had a friend who brought up this sport called “Crossfit”. She mentioned how much it changed her life physically and socially. I decided to give it a try which brought me to Crossfit Dexter, now Mitten Fitness. I was hooked and knew this was my place. It is now a second home for me. My true transformation didn’t begin until COVID-19 in the beginning of 2020 during the shutdown. I refused to sit around and do nothing and just let myself go. I used the time on my hands to work out with Mitten Fitness members and coaches over Zoom and hit hard on nutritional research. I lost a lot of weight, gained a bunch of lean muscle, and made a lot of new friends.
My family has plenty of health issues like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, overall heart issues, and cancer. As much as I liked working out, I knew that effort would mean nothing if I did not make my nutrition a priority. This led me to get certified as a Nutrition Coach with Precision Nutrition. I’ve not only learned so much about the science behind nutrition and how it affects our body, but I’ve also learned to be more open minded as research and data is constantly changing. With my increased knowledge of nutrition, I knew I had to help people feel as good as I do!
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