Age: 40

Profession: Project Manager

What did you do for fitness before CrossFit? Did you play any sports growing up? I was not an athletic kid.  My parents wanted me to concentrate on my school work and playing the piano. I was not involved in sports or fitness until in my 20’s. Since then, I have been a group exercise instructor at gyms, completed many events covering all distances and several marathons, triathlons, including an Ironman.  Prior to moving to Naples, I trained at a kettle bell studio.

How did you first get exposed to CrossFit? One of my kettle bell trainers started to sprinkle in some CrossFit movements in to my individual program. I had an idea of CrossFit from watching the CrossFit games on TV. I was intimidated by the intensity of CrossFit because I have participated mostly in events where I go long and slow.

What was your first workout and how did it go? How did you feel after? My very first CrossFit class was a CrossFit Naples community beach workout. My husband and I were visiting Naples and our good friend, Rolando, invited us to the workout. He had been raving about the box to us since he joined a couple of years ago. It was so much fun – the group workout in teams and the challenge of running in sand. I felt great afterward – I wasn’t destroyed but still felt the effort. Click Here To See Full Athlete Spotlight…