I first became interested in fitness in my 20s, with a drive to improve my own health and wellness, as well as help other people meet their goals.  In the 1990s I worked as a certified aerobics instructor and personal trainer, specializing in active older adults.  In the 2000s I began training, studying, and eventually teaching Tae Kwon Do.  My martial arts training included hard striking, board breaking, and power concrete breaking.  Later, my pursuit of fitness eventually led me to what I thought was “functional fitness” training, which included high intensity explosive movements and heavy weightlifting.  This type of hardcore training, in addition to the martial arts training created many dysfunctions in my body.  Adding insult to injury, I was involved in an automobile accident in 2017 which left me with pain and instability in my lower back.

Dealing with pain and dysfunction in my body, I started searching for something more, which led me to Functional Patterns.  I met with a practitioner in 2018 and began practicing and studying the Functional Patterns method.  Functional Patterns has taught me how to train my body in such a way that I am no longer in pain and my lower back is stable.  Now in my 50s, my body feels stronger and more resilient than it did in my 20s, 30s, and 40s, and I am able to do all the activities that I enjoy, including hiking, water skiing, and playing with my grandchildren.

Driven by a desire to help other people like myself, I became certified as a Functional Patterns practitioner in September 2020.  I look forward to continuing to learn and grow on my personal journey with Functional Patterns, as well as further developing my skills as a practitioner to better help my clients.