Why I became a trainer 

I have always been a very active person even as a kid I always loved playing gymnastics, ice skating, and ballerina. I was never scared to try to climb a tree and play all over the jungle gyms, it wasn’t until recently I realized that I always loved physical challenges. I taught myself how to do cartwheels, backbends, flips on the trampoline, flips on jungle gym bars the list goes on. I loved trying to learn a new physical activity. I played basketball and softball in grade school and middle school ran track in junior high, and was part of a dance team from grade school through middle school, (high school was all about competition and your last name so I was excluded from high school teams). However, once in college, I joined intermural leagues for bowling, soccer, volleyball, and softball. After college, I then pursued strength training and running. I fell in love with both.  

It took me a while to figure out that all of these activities were my passion. I didn’t realize that this could be made into a career. I googled certifications and came across Personal Trainer. I decided to sign up for a class and gave it a chance. I fell in LOVE with the subject. It was the first time I had ever studied anything that didn’t feel like work. I was SO excited to get to the next chapter and learn everything about it. I was working for a local clinic while I was pursuing this certification and I realized that I had a passion to help people become healthier through activity. Helping patients in the clinic and seeing the effects that unhealthy habits have caused from our culture leading to obesity, diabetes, COPD, cancers, and the list goes on build up a desire inside of me to do all I could to help people reduce unhealthy habits and build healthy ones for an overall better lifestyle.  

I absolutely LOVE being a personal trainer and a health coach. It never feels like work. I enjoy helping people find their favorite form of exercise. Nothing makes me happier than celebrating with a client when they reach a goal weight, when they hit a progression during a workout that they have been striving for, or when they have maintained consistency with a new habit over an extended period of time.  

Exercise does not have to be intimidating or unbearable. The secret is to do what you love. If you do what you love it won’t feel difficult most days. Walking, running, hiking, swimming, dancing, pickle ball, badminton, volleyball, basketball, gymnastics, yoga, Pilates, tennis, kickboxing, martial arts…there are so many ways to be active. Don’t be afraid to try something new, if you don’t enjoy it after a few tries then move on to something else. Any type of movement is better than no movement. Exercise lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, many types of cancers, Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, depression, falls and fall-related injuries in older adults. Exercise can help to improve blood lipid profile, cognition, quality of life, sleep, bone health, and physical function and it can help with weight loss or weight maintenance. With all of these benefits why not get up and move?   

***If you want to watch some of Kate’s workout video’s, check her out on YouTube at Fair Fitness Coaching.

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