What is your fitness story?

My fitness story began as a coach’s son in a small town in northwest Montana.  As such, I spent the bulk of my childhood messing around outdoors or tagging along to team practices and workouts. Through these experiences and participating in team sports, I developed a passion for fitness, performance and functional movement.

Throughout high school and college, I struggled with disordered eating and overtraining (although I lacked the awareness to recognize it at the time). Working through these challenges instilled in me a sense of empathy for my athletes and an appreciation that, whatever appears on the exterior, we all come to our fitness journey with our own set of experiences, issues and obstacles. I could not be more grateful to be a part of this journey with our athletes.

More recently, I discovered a passion for running and endurance sports, generally.  I’m fortunate to coach our Flight Club, consisting of runners from new to begrudging to experienced, as we all work to enhance our appreciation for the run and get to build a sense of community together through running.

When I’m not coaching at the gym or busy at work, I’m either hanging with my wife and kiddo or spending time learning something new, cooking at home, traveling or doing just about anything outdoors and supporting local businesses (especially, Tucson’s amazing restaurants, cafes and breweries :-)).  Next time you see me at the gym, please be sure to say hello!