Intro to Move

The speaker, a newly certified personal trainer, shares her journey from being a police officer to her current focus on health and wellness. After experiencing weight and health fluctuations, she decided to prioritize proper nutrition and exercise after facing health issues. Watching her elderly mother struggle motivates her to stay strong and healthy, emphasizing the importance of independence and vitality. She encourages others to join her in pursuing a healthy lifestyle. Even though I am a newly certified personal trainer, exercise, nutrition and overall wellness is not new to me. In my early adult life, I was a police officer. Being a small female, I had to be in the best shape possible. I worked out and I even took karate. Over the years, I have mostly kept in good health. When I met Josh, I worked out avidly. Jokingly, I told him it was because I love to eat and there's nothing wrong with that. We all need to eat to survive. Over the next seven years, I yo-yoed with my weight and health. I tried a fad diet that wasn't a long-term solution to my health. At one point, I figured this is just what aging looks like and I quit fighting it until about nine months ago. I wasn't feeling right. I felt tightness in my chest and my overall stress felt heavy. Even though I have experienced much more stressful times in my life, I really didn't have anything major going on, but I knew something was off. I went to a primary care doctor for the first time at age 48. I was hypertensive, very. I knew then I had to do something about it and do it the right way, proper nutrition and exercise. I also wanted to feel better. I wanted to rid my body of the stress and anxiety I was feeling. My stress is not gone by any means, that is just life, but I definitely feel better and stronger. Many factors have brought me to the decision to want to help others. One is, my mom is 86 years old and lives with me. I watch her struggle to do simple daily life skills, like getting in and out of the car, trying to sit at a high top bar stool, walking more than 100 feet and being winded. She was very active in my childhood. We did lots of adventures together. I don't know when she lost her motivation, but I say almost daily, this is why I go to the gym. I want to live independently for as long as possible, meaning I don't want to live in a nursing home or have to use a walker or a cane. I want to be strong and healthy for as long as I can, so I got moving. I invite you to come move with me too.