💪🏽The 10’s – I Love/Hate Running

Age 14: After studying classical ballet since I was 3 ½ years old, I started to fall out of love with ballet. I played one short-lived season of Field Hockey as a high school freshman and stumbled upon running and my love/hate relationship with it.

Age 15: I discovered the StairMaster, Nautilus equipment, watched Terminator 2 and became obsessed with building “Linda Hamilton arms”.

💪🏽20’s – Cardio, Cardio, Cardio

I continued to take ballet classes, run, lift weights, and added step classes at Bally’s Total Fitness where I would often take two classes in a row, always secure a front row spot, stack the risers as high as I could handle it without face planting, and perform the routines like I was competing in the step olympics with an award for the best beat step.

Age 27: I hung up my ballet slippers to study kung fu and my world of fitness as I knew it changed forever as I started to focus on what I could do versus on how I looked.

I also obtained my spin instructor certification and started teaching spin classes to build a career in the fitness industry.

💪🏽30’s – Strong, Stronger, Strongest

I honed my fitness instructor+trainer skills, got my black belt in kung fu, discovered kettlebells, got really serious about strength training, achieved “Arms-Like-Artemis”, and crushed some serious superhuman strength goals.

Age 32: I left my corporate consulting job to work full-time in the fitness industry .Fitness+Strength became not just my career, but my LIFE.

Age 35: I learned about the kettlebell Iron Maiden Challenge and decided to see if I could complete the challenge as a lightweight.

Age 38: After training for the IM for 3 years, I became superhuman strong in the process, and finally completed it.

Age 39: I competed in my first powerlifting meet and deadlifted 300lbs.

💪🏽40’s – Stay Strong, Feel Good

Age 40: I competed in my second powerlifting meet and squatted 215lbs.

Age 41: I trained myself to deadlift 315lbs.

After that, I noticed the biggest shift physically and mentally when I turned 45, and right now at age 48, my goals are to stay strong, move well, feel good, stay lean, and enjoy my workouts.

What about you? What are your current fitness goals?