hy do you train?
I train for my health and my family. I am a better person, a better mother, a better friend, and better family member when I train. I have two young kids, ages 4 and 2. At 41 years old I have to be in good shape to keep up with them. I want to be able to keep up with them when I am 60 and 70 too! I never want to face a day where my kid asks me to pick him up and I tell him he’s too heavy!
How does training help you in your daily life?
I believe you can take your “workouts” anywhere. I am that crazy mom at the park doing pull ups on the monkey bars or squats while I push my kid on the swing. I am on the side of the soccer field doing burpees, and racing my kids up the path home from the beach. “Life” is my sport and the greatest adventure I know.
Can you describe your Level Up experience?
I’ve participated in Level Up a few times (2 I think). I made it onto the leaderboard under the Advanced Category missing the mark on the rower. I got pregnant and trained until the day before my son was born. Right about when I was feeling 100%, I got pregnant with my daughter and again trained until just before she was born! I just turned 41 this week and my daughter turns 2 next week. I had been slowly increasing the weight I was lifting during workouts, pushing myself to test my limits. I decided if not now when? At 41 I am undoubtably in the best all around shape (strength, physical health, mental health, etc.) I’ve been in my life. I gave it my best shot and was pretty dang happy to land in the Master category.
What is your training/athletic background?
I ran trails daily in college, was an outdoor adventure guide and was a whitewater raft guide after college. I love mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, anything outdoors. I started training with Joey when I was getting ready to go to the police academy in 2011. I wanted to gain strength. I followed Joey when he opened Paradigm Sport and have been here since.
Why do you choose Paradigm Sport?
Paradigm Sport is the cleanest, friendliest, most unique training facility in Santa Cruz. The workouts are carefully programmed for all levels and abilities and the trainers are knowledgeable, encouraging and treat you like family.
