Meet a Blogger/Personal Fit Coach/Jenn
Hey there! Hi there! Ho there!
I am really happy to bring you a new fitness buddy of mine—Jenn from Personal Fit Coach, Jenn is New England-based and has some really great arms she likes to show off (and should!) Let’s learn some more about her shall we?
Where to find her:
Blog - PersonalFitCoach.com
Biz - CoachJennsFitness.net
Facebook: http://facebook.com/personalfitcoach
You can find her at Twitter: @myfitcoach
Here is a photo posing with her guns!
(Forgive me but I had margin troubles with this post for some reason today!)
Questions from Brooklyn Fit Chick:
- What is the name of your Blog?
Personal Fit Coach
- How would you describe it to someone who has not read it before?
My goal is to help my readers make health and wellness a priority. I aim to provide my readers with the information to help make the choices that will work for them. I also love providing reviews and giveaways too. This sounds so serious. Don’t worry, my posts are often fun and humorous too!
- How did you get interested in writing?
I have been interested in journaling throughout my life so I decided to take this interest to blogging. Once I realized that people were actually following me, I wanted to branch out and share health and fitness information in addition to my own personal story.
- What is your favorite workout?
That is a tough one to answer. I love so many different workouts. Right now, I am doing a blend of P90X, Insanity and Sports Performance workouts at the gym. I also try to get in at least one yoga session a week to relax and stretch my muscles from all that intense training.
- Who/whom are your “fitness heroes?”
Since I recently attended the Team Beachbody National Summit, I am so in love with all of the trainers. Shaun T. from Insanity and Hip Hop Abs is my new fitness crush. He is just too cute and so nice as well. I also Tony Horton. The man is the new Jack LaLanne. At 52, he is in amazing shape and continues to be an inspiration.
I also love Chalene Johnson. She has built quite a fitness empire while still balancing life and family. As a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom, she is truly inspiring to me.
Chalene’s link: http://www.turbokick.com/index.php?content=chalene ‘
- The biggest physical challenge you have overcome?
After having my kids, I put on quite a bit of weight. In addition, I struggled with post partum anxiety and depression. I had to really push myself to make healthy choices in order to bring about change in my life. I started with just 10-15 minutes on my exercise bike and slowly built up to Turbo Jam, then P90X. I was so thrilled by my results that I decided to become a fitness coach and then a certified personal trainer. I want other moms in similar situations to know that they are not alone and that they can overcome challenges and obstacles as well.
- Besides your Blog—what are you favorite reads?
I am a fitness magazine junkie. I read Health, Self, Fitness, Women’s Health, and many more. As for Blogs, I love The Fitness Cheerleader, Workout Mommy and MizFitOnline.
- What is favorite TV guilty pleasure?
Right now, I am LOVING So You Think You Can Dance. I just love watching these amazing young people pursue their passions. “Young people” – jeez, I sound like a grandma, but many of them really seem like kids to me. Anyway, I also love watching what the human body is capable of. They are just inspiring and beautiful to watch!
(So You Think You Can Dance 2011 Contestants)
- If you could trade places with a specific person from any time in history (past or present) for one day—who would it be and why?
I would love to know what it’s like to be Ellen DeGeneres. She just seems like the nicest person and is able to manage her fame and stay happy. It would be so much fun to host her show and meet some of her guest for a day. I’d also love to just dance through her audience like she does each day. What a thrill!
- How do you motivate yourself when your mind & body are saying “Ugh, not today?”
Surrounding myself with women who have similar goals helps so much. For example, when I was going through P90X for the first time, I joined a message boards with others going through the same stages as me. When Nelly in Alaska said she was working out even though she had been up all night with a sick child, that motivated me to get off my butt and do it to.
I even enlist my family for help. If I say, “mommy does not feel like working out today,” my daughter will say, “common Mommy, it will make you strong and healthy.” I guess I’m training her well. LOL!
- Favorite place in the world to chill out.
When I was on my honeymoon, there was a hammock right next to the ocean on the Big Island of Hawaii. That was pure BLISS! I’d love to chill out there every day.
- Who/what makes you laugh when you need a mood lift?
My kids for sure. They crack me up. Of course they drive me nuts sometimes, but they usually just make me smile and lift my spirits.
Thank you Jenn!
Ox ox,
Brooklyn Fit Chick
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