********************Updated November 4, 2009*****************
OK.....almost 29 weeks pregnant now, and thanks to Les Mills classes (and good food), I'm feeling WONDERFUL!!!!
Just launched the latest new moves and music. Our Halloween-themed launch was a HUGE success!!! Quarterly coming up soon, but I'm sad I'll have to sit this one out. Oh well, see you at the next one if I can find a babysitter. That's what grandma and grandpa are for, right?! :-)
"Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow."---Doug Firebaugh
"The kingdom of Heaven is within you... Seek ye first the kingdom of Heaven and all things will be added unto you."
---Matthew 6:33
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So here's how I got into the fitness biz: While I attended Purdue University (Boiler Up!), I was a middle blocker for their Division I volleyball team. During my many years as an athlete, I suffered some serious injuries to my knees and back. For this reason, when I finished playing, I was forced to keep in shape using only lower impact activities. Thus, I had to give up many of the organized sports I was involved in and work out mostly by myself in the gym......b-o-r-i-n-g! So I decided to venture into the group exercise room...and was instantly HOOKED!! Then when the Les Mills programs came on board, I had found my calling. Shortly thereafter, I began teaching and have been ever since. I've been teaching BODYPUMP since 2004, RPM since 2005, BODYFLOW since 2007, and recently became official in BODYSTEP! I'm also an ACE-certified personal trainer.
And now about my non-fitness job: Back in Oct. 2006, I earned my PhD in pharmaceutical sciences from Purdue (11 straight years of college—yikes!), and now I work full-time as an Associate Scientist for a pharmaceutical company in PA, in their Pre-Clinical Development group. Developing life-saving and life-enhancing formulations for patients is such a challenging and rewarding career, and I'm so blessed to be a part of it!
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Fitness is truly my passion, and I am so thankful for and inspired by the LM programs: They are such a fun way to work out and an excellent way to build lifetime friendships, and they get bodies into the best shape of their lives!
One of the best things the LM programs have given me is my husband: I met Craig through a former health club I instructed LM programs at and convinced him to be a LM instructor as well. We absolutely LOVE sharing this amazing hobby together!
TURN IT UP!!!
C
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