I have over 10 years of experience in the Health & Fitness industry. I'm an accomplished writer, Active Lifestyle coach, WNSO Professional athlete, fitness model, spokes model, and national figure competitor. I currently run my own Active Lifestyles Company where I educate people on how to live healthy lifestyles. However, my life has not always been like this, 11 years ago I was just a skinny girl with no muscle and I absolutely hated to workout. I was active in junior high and high school, but once I went away to college, I became more social and really not involved in athletics at all. Upon graduating from college, I moved to Atlanta to pursue my career. Shortly after my move, I planned a trip to Cancun with my friends, the trip was a great success, that is, until my friend Marcye put on her string bikini to hit the beach!! She looked like a Victoria's Secret model!! To top that off, when I returned home from my trip, my oldest brother took a look at the pictures from the beach and told me that I should have held my stomach in! That was the last straw, I knew I had to make some changes. I had no idea how I was going to do this, I was afraid to go to the gym because I knew nothing about the equipment and I certainly did not have time to measure food and count calories. So I started off slowly only doing cardio, then graduated to using machines, then weights. I trained for & completed the LA Marathon to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma society. I read tons of magazines, hired several trainers, and eventually started competing in figure competitions. It was a long journey, but I tried so many different forms of training that eventually I discovered what was fun & productive for me, so I focused on that. After 11 years of dedicated research and training, I'm now enjoying my life by coaching others, writing, competing, spending time with friends & family, and traveling the world.
I've shared some photos below of me and various friends, competitions, and events!! Enjoy