Hardcore Team — "What doesn't kill you"

For my first blog entry I will write a little about myself.

I have been pretty active all my life. In public school I liked to run and participated in cross country runs. I also dabbled a little in gymnastics.

In high school I became more involved with gymnastics as my main sport of choice. I also did a little cheerleading for my school. I injured my knee in my last year of highschool which finished my competitive gymnastics career. I did a little bit of weight training to help with rehabilitation for my knee before I went away to college.

In college I took a diploma program for coaching gymnastics. I am a certified national level gymnastics coach. While in college I took up the sport of trampoline with my twin sister. We did synchronized trampoline as well as individual.

After college I had coached gymnastics for 15 years before I changed careers. During that time I took up windsurfing. I only did that for fun, not competitively. I found in the winter months I needed an activity, something to help me stay in shape until the summers came. I got back into weight training.

I had moved to the United States for a short time to start a competitive gymnastics program at a gymnastics club. For the short time I was there I was introduced to bodybuilding!

I had done a few shows there with the help of a fitness competitor. She helped me with bodybuilding and I taught her gymnastics. 2 1/2 years later I moved back to Canada and only coached gymnastics for one more year. Then I decided to change my career to personal fitness training where I could help a broader range of people.

I have been personal training for over 9 years now and continue to enjoy the rewards my clients achieve! I also work at a health food store part time to keep me in the loop about old and new products available to my clients to help them to better health! I have been at the health food store for almost 10 years now!

I continue to compete in bodybuilding. This year has been a big year for me as I have decided to compete in every national and international show I can. During this time I have won 2 Canadian national titles!