My health and fitness journey began after my babies were born. Weighing in at 197 pounds when my daughter was born, and still 180 a year after my son was born, I knew that something had to change. Suffering from post partum depression, aware that my world was dark and colourless, I asked my doctor for meds. To this day I am grateful to him for saying “Go find exercise. If in three months you don’t feel better come back and we will talk about meds”.

That same week a spin and yoga studio was opening in my neighbourhood (Spynga) and I decided to try. I was terrified but I was determined. I sat in the back row in a corner sweating and weeping. One class turned into two, and soon I was spinning four times a week religiously. Two years later I woke up and the world had colour again. I was in a different mindset and a different body. I took the instructor training course and I never looked back. 

My spin, strength/cardio and spin/strength classes are created to bring joy and sweat to those who join me every week. I believe deeply in the power of excellent group fitness because it’s about more than the sweat: it’s about relationships. Work out together two, three, four times a week and you create a community – even online! Seeing each other live on screen and saying “good morning” to one another is how we get through a tough day, a tough week, a tough year and a pandemic.

I am a proud wife, mother (two kids, two dogs), fitness instructor and now business owner. My gratitude to all those who have supported me along the way cannot be expressed with enough words.