What is your favorite exercise?
Sumo Barbell Deadlift
What is your personal mantra?
Act As If
What is your favorite cheat day food?
Carne Asada Burritos and chips and guacamole (all of those at once is ideal)
What is your favorite desert?
Rice krispy treats with frosting
What is your favorite alcoholic beverage?
A Margarita – any kind
What is your favorite vacation spot?
Palm Springs
What is your favorite movie?
I Feel Pretty – Love watching this when I work
What is the most unexpected piece of advice you ever received?
Your passion is a double edged sword was the gist of what Dave, my GM at the first gym I worked at told me. It was an eye opening moment. And I credit it with making me more self aware to realize how my passion needs to be harnessed.
If you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be?
Step into your fears and face them. You don’t know what will or won’t work until you’ve tried so be willing to embrace outside perspectives as opportunities. BE OPEN!
What is one item on your bucket list?
Honestly I don’t have a bucket list as I could never predict what life has already thrown at me. I just want to see where it goes.
What quote most resonates with you?
Whether you believe you can or you can’t, you’re right.
What is your general outlook on life?
You get out of life what you put in. Nothing will ever go as you expected so embrace the journey and be willing to take risks.
What brings you the most joy?
When I see something with diet and exercise just CLICK for a client….that and drinking margaritas with Ryan anywhere near the beach.
If you could learn one skill instantly, what would it be?
MMA
If you could eliminate one word from the English language, what would it be?
Can’t
What is your favorite simple pleasure?
That pump from a really good glute burner. No joke.
What is an unpopular opinion you hold?
We can always move forward and improve no matter what. I believe we are ultimately in control. Stuff happens of course that we can’t control, but we still always have a choice in our perspective and how we take actions.
What do you believe is underrated?
Macros. And being open.
What do you believe is overrated?
Healthy foods – clean eating
What is your favorite thing about yourself?
My awkwardness. And odd decision making skill to live with what I’ve chosen.
What is the oddest way you ever accidentally hurt yourself?
Slipping on a puddle I was trying to jump over in the street in Palm Springs.
What is one trend you wish would come back in style?
Low rise leggings. I have a short torso. High waisted pants go up to my bra.
What is your favorite kind of weather?
Hot. Sunny. 90 degrees. Basically I don’t mind sweating.
What is your favorite pump up song
Lizzo – Like A Girl But previously Fort Minor Remember The Name (I’ll always love this)
What is your favorite tv show?
The Office
What is your favorite childhood memory
I honestly don’t know…It’s those in between moments I feel are so special that you remember but they’re not really stories.
Like when my mom told me I had to walk home if I beat her at tennis. She was joking but I think it did make me nervous.
Or like random moments just making meals together. Or car trips to tennis tournaments with my mom when we would just talk about random things.
Those moments that aren’t truly special but just have that FEELING when you think back on them.
What is your favorite type of workout
Picking up heavy shizzle
What is your favorite food to cook
Uhm…one that is cooked for me!? 3 ingredient peanut butter hershey kiss cookies.
What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten
Probably something at this sushi tasting in Japan, but I wouldn’t know because they served us whatever they wanted.
What movie or tv quote do you repeat the most
Inappropriately – that’s what she said.
Also inappropriately – “I don’t give a flying fart in space” which I couldn’t remember even where that came from.
You yelling at the manager at the front desk reminds me of what just happened to me 3 weeks ago.
During the covid shut down I found RS and started your routines every day. Magical. I had never followed a trainer before and this was super.
The YMCA opened up about a year later. I did spin classes with a trainer at the Y. She is the Y’s best trainer. I decided to ask her to do one on one training, but I hesitated because, honestly, I didn’t want to cheat on Cori, who I’ll probably never meet. Very loyal!! Anyway, I began this trainers in person one on one sessions. I kept comparing her to Cori in my head.
Long story short, she is very unstructured in her scheduling of sessions. I signed up for 9 sessions. It took us 5 months to complete 6 sessions.
I finally blew a gasket. “I thought one session should build on the last as we worked towards a specific goal.” 6 sessions once a week is 6 or 8 weeks. 5 months is unacceptable!! I blew up at her in a “Text”. She complained to the Y management. My membership at the Y was cancelled. I thought the punishment was a little over the top. Punishment not fitting the crime. I understand they need to protect their employees. Anyway, I’m out.
I should have never left Cori!! That’s what I get for cheating on the master trainer. LOL
I love the way your manager brought you in the office to talk it out and understood your passions. A good boss, indeed.
Thank you! I’m so sorry Fred about your experience. And while, of course I’m awesome, I also hope you find the in person support that matches your needs and goals. Lots of fabulous trainers that can help you build and bring new perspectives to the table!