About Izzy

Izzy is probably much like many of you. She juggles a full-time job, community outreach, and a home life.  And, also like many others, she has struggled to find a happy balance with all those responsibilities, past injuries, and weight. 

She "gets it".  She knows how hard it is to find the time and all the excuses in the book. But, she also knows how much more painful life can be if you don't keep moving. 

She trains to stay healthy and to combat chronic pain. She is a first-hand example of how important it is to find a program or combination of programs that you enjoy so that you maintain a schedule of regular exercise.

Izzy loves to train but she has no patience for boredom in her program so she mixes it up. She has a passion for the medicine ball, kettlebell, circuit training, and cardio-strength boot camps.  She hikes regularly for fun and nature watching as well as to regroup with friends and her *fur babies*.  She runs only when she has to as a means of picking the pace back up and getting reenergized - and, more often, when her dogs threaten to eat her if she doesn't get them out of the house.  She also has been practicing yoga and Pilates as part of her routine for about a decade. She has a love-hate relationship with her snowboard. But she is a nut about the stand-up paddleboard and will try most anything once, as long as her trusty doggie sidekick Rosco is with her.

Izzy started her journey to fitness coaching as a physical therapy client for neck-back issues and progressed to a student taking town offered adult fitness classes where she was urged by parks and recreation staff and her instructors to get certified. After obtaining her certifications, she worked as a contractor to the Town and also at a local Pilates studio.  Since then, she has been focusing on private clients, primarily duets, and small groups. She prefers smaller numbers to ensure that everyone is using great form and getting what they need out of the program without injury or frustration.

She maintains a Personal Trainer certification with the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and is a Certified Pilates Teacher through the National Pilates Certification Program (NPCP). Izzy also maintains up to date American Red Cross certifications for first aid, CPR, and AED use. She has specialties in corrective exercise programming, nutrition, and mental toughness.