“I started my fitness journey very late in life, never having stepped foot into a gym until my late 50’s, and I was fortunate to find Cat early on in this journey. She has been training me for several years, and I am being entirely honest in saying the results have been amazing. I have never been, and never will be “buff” (do people still use that word?). However, I have lost at least 30 pounds, no longer need a CPAP machine for sleep apnea and am no longer pre-diabetic. The chronic back pain I had for 20+ years is gone. I went from getting winded running a block to completing a half marathon. I can hold my own with push-ups, deadlifts, burpees, planks and a whole assortment of other torturous exercises I did not want to know existed. Cat is patient, attentive, and tailors my training to accommodate whatever injuries I might have (see half marathon above), to what areas I need (“if you don’t like the exercise, you need it”) or to any preferences I may have. She is a stickler for technique and form rather than concentrating on the number of reps I can do or the weight I can lift. I have come to appreciate how this both leads to better results and to less injuries. Plus, it has the added benefit of me now being able to silently judge other gym-goers on their poor technique. She is pathologically upbeat, supportive, and always has a positive attitude. Every time I have fallen off the fitness wagon, she has been my motivation to get back on and keep going. I hate to use the word holistic, but she is exactly that. She coaches me not only on fitness, but is also concerned about my diet, sleep, and mental well-being (not that I actually listen). I am grateful to have Cat as my trainer and would very enthusiastically recommend her to anyone, but especially to someone who, like me, needed a strong push to start their own journey.”