My Challenges and Triumph
Hello, as you may have heard from my video… my name is Ivy and I am a Brampton Personal Trainer and this is my story.
Growing up, I was a natural athlete, playing a variety of sports. However, a decade ago, I was faced with a series of personal challenges and health limitations. As a result, I stopped exercising and became inactive. It seemed that suddenly, my small frame, gained more than 30 lbs and I slowly lost my zest for life.
I looked at myself in the mirror and no longer knew I was. My clothes didn’t fit, I cleverly hid my body in photos, since I didn’t like looking at myself. Sometimes, I would justify my weight to myself, make excuses and find reasons for my decline in health and fitness. Unbelievably the scale kept tipping, I was up yet another size and nothing fit — I knew I had to draw the line. I made a powerful decision to make a change.
I decided to take a stand for my health and vitality. With that, I finally had the courage to rediscover and reinvent myself.
Though I had always been active, I found that this time around, I needed something more to encourage my commitment. I was so de-conditioned that I couldn’t do an ab crunch. I had searing back pain! Day by day I started exercising again, then hired a personal trainer and learned all I could about the benefits of proper nutrition and regular exercise. Since embarking on my new adventure, I lost all of the excess weight and never put it back on.
The experience has had an enormous impact on my spirit. Since conquering this challenge, I made a new commitment to helping others reach their fitness goals. That’s why I started iPower Fitness, to let other women know that it can be done.
I share my story because I have a personal connection with women who are struggling with weight loss. I’ve been a single mother for many years, struggling with constraints, from the lack of time, money and health. What I learned from it all, was that I could not do it alone, that its okay to reach out and ask for help. That its not selfish to take care of me, in fact, its my RESPONSIBILITY.
This isn’t just about looking good, it’s about personal development, its about having good health. I can’t take care of anyone without taking care of myself first. With my strength – anything becomes possible.
Accomplishments and training experience:
- BA from the University of Toronto – Society and Environment Program
- Certified Personal Training Specialist from CanFit Pro
- Certified in BOSU balance training
- Zumba “latin-inspired” Dance Fitness Instructor
- DivaGirl Fitness “Dance-Groove” Instructor
- First Aid and CPR
- Experience training children, teens, seniors and people with special needs
- Trained boxer under her father, a certified boxing coach
- An accomplished tennis player, snowboarder, golfer, runner
- New found hobbies include rollerblading and kiteboarding
- Currently enrolled in a nutritionist program and looks forward to becoming a Registered Holistic Nutritionist
- But her favorite title of all is being the “cool mom” to her teenage daughter and friends.
Contact Info:
Phone: (416) 509-5099
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