A Bit About Me, FF3 Founder

Hello and thank you for your interest in FormFit3. I'm so excited you're here! I know some of you would like to jump right in and see my credentials without reading my story. If that's you, no problem! Just scroll down to view a list of my certifications and experience. For the rest of you, I appreciate you taking the time to learn a little bit about me and the story behind FormFit3.

 

First of all, I'm super passionate about what we do here, and I need this platform as much as you do. I've had my share of struggles with health and fitness, and I sincerely believe in what we're providing because I know first hand that it works. Like many of you I've gone up and down with my enthusiasm for healthy eating, exercise, and other things that are "good for me," like meditation. I had the habit of jumping in head first towards my goals, only to quit soon after because something always seemed to get in the way. I was endlessly frustrated and couldn't figure out how to succeed with my goals. 

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It wasn't enough that I had always been an avid athlete and knew how to workout hard and eat well. Even after becoming a certified personal trainer, studying kinesiology, nutrition, bio-mechanics, and the science behind creating positive habits, I still couldn't consistently reach my goals. Why? If I couldn't do it, how could my clients do it? Beyond working too much and neglecting self-care, I ended up getting breast cancer and that really put a wrench into things. My cancer treatment wreaked havoc on my hormones, and I was no longer able to sleep easily. I gained more than 25 pounds overnight, struggled with fatigue and postural imbalances due to treatment, and learned that stress was likely at the heart of my illness. I was suddenly hit with the fact that my life had become completely unbalanced. If I was going to be healthy, or even have a life at all, I would have to make some serious changes. Interestingly, my clients were also suffering from similar problems, even if they hadn't been hit with the cancer card.

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Enter FormFit3... I created this company with the intention to solve my issues, while also solving the issues I'd been consistently seeing with my clients and athletes over the years. Some of these challenges included injuries, lack of time, overwhelm, feeling old, absence of results due to willy-nilly plans, lack of energy, confidence, and motivation, excessively high expectations, lack of support and accountability, fear of failure leading to paralysis, lack of self-care and recovery, and a micro-focus on one aspect of health while neglecting others. By putting together a structure that would help my clients experience true wellness and a thriving life, I inadvertently gave myself the very things I also needed to succeed. FormFit3 gave my clients and I a community of like-minded individuals, who were looking for happiness and fulfillment, a support system to compassionately hold us accountable to our goals, and a structured, progressive plan to follow. Health and wellness was not only attainable but it could be FUN too! I truly hope you'll resonate with my vision and join this amazing community, to discover all that's possible when you put your mind to it.

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Here I humbly present a list of my credentials and experience in health and wellness, simply as a means to help you feel comfortable in putting your trust in me with your health and fitness journey:

• Master of Science in Exercise Science and Health Promotion, with a concentration in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention, graduating Summa Cum Laude from California University of Pennsylvania

• Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Public Relations; Minor in English from California State University, Dominguez Hills

• NASM Certified Personal Trainer

• NASM Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist

• Precision Nutrition Level 1 Coach (in progress)

• Certified Foundation Training Instructor

• Certified Level 2 Movement and Mobility Coach from The Ready State

• Level 2 USA Track and Field Coach in Combined Events,

• NASE Certified Specialist in Speed and Explosion Training

• Certified TRX Coach

• Certification in Online Teaching and Design

• NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching Course completion

• Santa Monica College kinesiology instructor focused on the following subjects: Weight lifting (beginning/intermediate/advanced), aquatic fitness for conditioning and injury rehabilitation, circuit training and boot camps, functional training, metabolic training, track and field (all events including sprints/middle distance/long distance/jumps/throws/combined events), running for conditioning (beginners and event training), walking for fitness

• Assistant track and field coach for Santa Monica College 2015-2021

• Head track and field and cross country coach for New Roads High School 2009-2021

• Senior personal trainer for a successful physical therapy office for three years and privately training clients and helping people get healthy and lose weight for most of my life but officially since 2013

• Privately training high school, college, and master athletes for various running events since 1986

• Organized and trained private groups to climb various mountains, including Mt. Whitney and Mt. Rainier

• Competed as a heptathlete (a two-day track and field event with seven events, like the decathlon for men), hurdler, high jumper and sprint relay member in college, including training with University of Oregon during my short stay there, and with Mt. San Antonio College, which is known for their successful track and field program and professional level track and cross country meets

• Volunteered for Sierra Club Inner City Outings Chapter that enables inner-city youth and disabled individuals to visit and develop an appreciation for nature and hiking

• Participated in two California AIDS Rides, riding from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money for AIDS services and medical research

• In addition to my formal studies that are ongoing, I'm personally interested in and regularly study sports psychology, Buddhism, meditation, and 12-Step work. I also love playing basketball with a group of misfit athletes and have a deep love of music and enjoy creating soundtracks to my life.