get
moving
with me
I’ll be real with you:
my approach to movement coaching
isn’t for everyone.
(Or, at least, not everyone thinks it is).
Here’s what
I don’t love
The ‘wellness’ landscape makes a lot of hooplah about silver-bullet, presumably one-size-fits-all diets and workouts guaranteed to make all your dreams come true, then takes its hands off the wheel. It says, “Here are the answers (sort of); good luck!”
It also spends a sus amount of time (& money) trying to sell us on the idea that the illusive They has the answers to all of our health and fitness woes, as if our wellness isn’t deeply, intimately our own.
(Also-also, it spends a lot of time trying to sell us…stuff. Interesting.)
Here’s what
I’m doing about it
My philosophy is this: We were built to move. We are the only animals on the planet who have to do it intentionally because we’ve automated our lives to the point that most of us don’t get a enough movement in the course of our everyday lives to stay healthy. Popular culture has turned exercise into a loaded, scary word, but I promise that’s a lie.
“Exercise” just means “intentional movement”.
My approach is holistic, nuanced, and rooted deeply in the importance of learning how to move, not just what to do.
You want to lose weight? Amazing, we can totally get you there. But first, we’ll get you really good at moving well.
That means — regardless of what your unique program looks like— we’ll spend a lot of time throughout your sessions addressing mobility, functional strength, and neuromuscular conditioning. We’ll also address essential nutrition and lifestyle elements that will support your movement goals.
I’ll probably talk more about the why behind my programming choices than many trainers do because — follow me here — I want to work myself out of a job.
My goal is to provide you with critical mechanical knowledge and get you so in touch with your innate body wisdom (and the joy of movement) that you can fully and completely own your fitness journey.
I cannot emphasize this enough: your wellness is yours alone.
While virtual movement coaching is available for all, I offer in-person coaching (in your home) for those who live within my service area*! No fancy gym necessary.
(*within 30 miles
of here)
Services & Pricing
All in-person coaching sessions are performed in your home or, if pre-arranged, in an outdoor space. Unfortunately, public gyms will not typically allow independent trainers to work with clients in their facilities. If you know the rules to be different at your gym, please let me know and I’ll happily try to make arrangements with management!
Movement Coaching Packages
Starting at $480
No matter where you’re at in your fitness journey, my movement coaching packages are designed to provide the structure, accountability, and motivation that are so critical to jumpstarting (and maintaining) the active lifestyle you and your body deserve!
What’s included:
Comprehensive Fitness Assessment. We’ll look at your current health status and lifestyle habits to determine how a movement program might best fit within the context of your life. We’ll also perform a series of postural and movement assessments to identify potential imbalances and limitations.
(These assessments are the foundation of any functional movement program because learning to move well in your unique body should always come before moving a lot.)One-on-one movement coaching sessions, carefully tailored to your unique body, goals, and (to a reasonable extent ;) preferences
Hands-on coaching, support, and motivation from someone who wants to see you succeed
Access to an easy-to-use mobile app, where you can view and log assigned workouts, record daily habits (like drinking water 💦), track other exercise and mindfulness activities, and communicate directly with me
Package of 6 Sessions: $480
Package of 12 Sessions: $900
Fitness Assessment + (1) Fundamental Movement Coaching Session
$100
I offer this as a standalone service for clients who want to get to know their body a little better and gain clarity on what next steps might look like before committing to a full program.
What’s included:
Comprehensive Fitness Assessment
(1) 50-minute Fundamental Movement Coaching Session*
(1) written summary that includes:
Findings from your assessments
Recommendations for exercise and lifestyle tailored to your body, life, and goals
Notes from our 50-minute movement session
*Whether you want to get stronger, lose weight, or simply make movement a more regular part of your life, you’re obviously not going to reach any of those goals in one workout. The intentions behind this introductory session are to:
a) get you moving (because it feels good)
b) familiarize you with my coaching style (because it matters that you like it if you might want to keep working with me!)
c) learn about and practice moving correctly, with special focus on any imbalances and limitations we might find during assessment
*If you purchase this service and then decide to purchase a package, I will credit $100 toward your total package price. That said, you are in no way obligated to continue working with me after this service is rendered. Either way, I hope it gives you the jump start you need! :)Monthly Programming Refresh
Starting at $150/mo*
This service is for clients who either:
a) have already worked with me and want to keep the programming going without the live training sessions, or
b) have at least intermediate experience with exercise (using proper form, incorporating adequate rest, etc.) and are interested in more hands-off programming.
What’s included:
(1) Movement and habit program, refreshed each month, taking into account your goals and lifestyle
(1) 30-minute call per month to chat through what you’re liking and not liking about your current programming, any new or revised goals, and questions you might have about fitness, general nutrition, or your specific program
Access to an easy-to-use mobile app, where you can view and log assigned workouts (complete with instructions and demo videos of each exercise), record daily habits (like drinking water 💦), track other exercise and mindfulness activities, and communicate directly with me
Access to an exclusive Substack group where I start conversations around juicy tidbits from the latest and greatest in fitness, health, and personal development
*3-month minimum commitment. Pricing will depend on a variety of factors, such as the number of workouts you’d like programmed per week. Strike up a convo to learn more!
✨ Please note that a visit fee will be applied to each session for in-person training. Cost depends on your position in my service area. The visit fee does not apply to clients within 5 miles of me!
My Story
Fitness was my first love. The feeling of getting stronger and running faster, the chemistry of nutrition, the incredible science of how our bodies move — all of it has totally fascinated me since high school.
As a very young adult, though, I got inextricably tangled in the web of skinny-chasing. Instead of a captivating, deliciously bottomless science and passionate love letter to my body, exercise became a destructive means to a wildly unrealistic end. I perpetuated a compulsive circuit of under-nourishing and over-exercising for the better part of four years.
During that time, tallying calories and calculating workout duration and intensity was a daily ritual —multiple times a day. Every time I’d do the math, I’d often repeat it three or four times, just to be sure I hadn’t missed anything. At bedtime, it was even worse. A soy latte counted as my protein for the day. A bloody mary as dinner. (No, I am not kidding.)
The people who loved me gently expressed concern (thank you, mom ❤️) but I didn’t see a problem. I wasn’t 80 pounds. I still had my period. I didn’t look sick (to me). I went to work, I engaged with friends, I never fainted from lack of food. In fact, when I made the decision to initiate my ‘recovery’, it had nothing to do with my body at all.
It was a quiet mental and emotional fatigue that grew louder over time. By the time I passed my 23rd birthday, I couldn’t go more than 10 minutes without fixating on something related to food or exercise. It was very literally interfering with my ability to live my life.
There were a lot of other cumulative events and ‘ahas’ that led me to the moment when I decided something had to give, but ultimately I was just f*cking tired of being stuck in the loop.
It took years of intentional decisions to turn nutrition labels around, avoid triggering images, try to reframe movement as a gift rather than a punishment to inflict on a body that just wasn’t good enough yet, and — perhaps most transformatively — address my obsessive need for control over a life (inner and outer) that was anything but predictable.
It has been a slow, steady process, which I’ve had to navigate with a ridiculous amount of patience. I cried a lot. I screamed a lot. I felt like a failure. I kept moving.
Today, I’m very happy to report that I am able to gracefully and compassionately contend with the devilish remnants of my disorder. My mind is no longer singularly focused. I have a full life with many, many facets. (And I’m able to be OK when it’s messy.)
Movement is beautiful again. Food tastes the way it should. I am free.
I made my relationship with fitness official in 2020, when I received my Personal Trainer certification via ACE, and I’m committed to robust continuing education to keep my knowledge — and certification — fresh. 🥬
In 2024, I completed a year-long intensive (ICF-accredited) program that earned me a certification as a Health Coach.
