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Who I Am, Why Hybrid Endurance Coach Exists, and What You’ll Gain Here: Part 1 of 3.
From backpacker to bootcamp: The unexpected start of my fitness journey.
I didn’t start out thinking I’d be a coach, let alone running my own global community. My journey began in a very different place: performing arts at university. Movement, expression, and performance were always in my blood. But after graduating, I had one clear pull. I wanted to travel.
I set off to Southeast Asia to explore theatre and culture, then moved on to Australia for a year of pure backpacker life: living in teepees, working on dive boats, nut packing in factories, farm work in the outback, and eating my way across the coastlines. I loved it.
Eventually, I needed a reset. So I booked a two week bootcamp in Thailand. Two weeks turned into three and a half months. And those months set the foundation for what would become my career in fitness. When I returned home, I jumped into a personal training course, but life had another twist waiting. One random night, heading to Tesco with my brother, I ran into my old Subway manager (yes, I was once a proud Subway sandwich artist, working 60+ hour weeks to fund my travels — and honestly, it was one of the most fun jobs I’ve ever had, thanks to Annette, my old manager).
We started chatting, and before I knew it, he offered me a job managing his brand new gym. Just like that, I stepped into the world of coaching and leadership. But I couldn’t shake the pull of Thailand. After only six months working at home, I was back on a plane, back to where I’d first found my love for fitness, and back to where I’d first found myself. It became a rhythm for me: returning to Thailand almost like a checkpoint, a reminder that I was still on the right path.
In between those trips, I threw myself into every opportunity that came my way. I worked as Fitness Director at an all girls camp in upstate New York. I freelanced teaching everything from Zumba and aqua aerobics to yoga, HIIT classes, and personal training; basically your classic PT who never left the gym floor.
Over time, my path narrowed toward CrossFit, and with it came a spontaneous opportunity in Kuwait. It wasn’t the place for me long term, just six months, but it gave me a chance to step into leadership as Head Coach in Crossfit.
Your turn: What’s the place or moment that first made you fall in love with training or fitness? Drop it below! You might inspire someone else here to reconnect with their “why.”
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