An active life has always been my language. I grew up watching my parents push their bodies to extremes. My mother grew up as a gymnast who transitioned to coaching, as well as my weight training partner. My father was a carpenter/contractor. Now, I know that the average mind doesn’t think of a carpenter as an athlete, but being on the job site with my father, witnessing him lift roof rafters by himself after undergoing shoulder reconstruction surgery, was gladiator/warrior/superhuman level to me! And I wanted to be like him.
I played every sport under the sun and danced before I could walk. I was the girl who chose to be on the track or in the weight room for gym class so I could get an extra workout in before field hockey practice and then go to my dance classes in the evening. I was a NUT! And still am ;) I toured the country with a Broadway show performing my dream role and then got a “survival” job at a trampoline fitness studio. Dancer and athlete were never separate for me and I am proud to still be pushing forward in both!
