Fitness First is Her Jam…

Higher education was never my jam… so I dropped out and became a personal trainer. I found my passion and started learning and implementing everything I could. Still, nutrition education was limited, and food marketing focused more on taste than ingredients and health impact. The idea of “dieting” usually meant restricting calories rather than eating balanced, whole foods. Over the years, as I studied and learned, the more I realized how much trash there is out there when it comes to fitness and nutrition, especially for women – and especially for women who are perimenopausal and beyond.

I was an average athlete who grew up in the 80s with a dad who thought juice was the cure for any ailment. It was also a time when fat was demonized and low-fat everything filled grocery store shelves. My journey into this space started with my own struggles with confidence and body image. I fell in love with the gym when I was around 18, but since I had no clue about nutrition, I fueled my body with things like cereal, pizza, and hot Italian grinders (it’s a Rhode Island thing.)