1. What's your long story short? Meaning who are you and where did you come from?

I have been all over the place - I just moved here from Philadelphia and before that I was in Pittsburgh.  For the majority of my adult life I was a sports reporter, worked for ESPN and FSN.  Met a lot of really interesting people, but in the end I didn't feel fulfilled.

At my core - I'm a west coast girl - more specifically the northwest - from Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington primarily.  I was an NCAA athlete at Oregon State University where I rowed throughout college.  Loved it so much that I've coached on and off for a number of years.  I'm currently looking for a club team, so if you know of any in the area - let me know!

2. What made you begin your journey with RockIt body?

I met Judie (the owner) a couple of months ago when I was out here just visiting friends - we actually took the same All Level SPX class from Amie and I loved the workout.  Judie and I got to talking about her general vision and I took a chance on coming out here to work with her.  It turned out to be one of my better life choices. 

3. What is your favorite part about RockIt Body?

I've always been a fitness advocate and had never experienced a challenge like this.  RockIt Body works my entire body in every session.  That's what I loved about rowing and I found it again here.  Our trainers are the best I have ever experienced and I've taken group class workouts for the last six years, so that's saying something.

 4. What is your favorite SPX exercise?

I'm a big fan of Teaser, Carriage Kicks and Scrambled Eggs.  I'm an all-over body person, so I don't have a particular favorite - I did a 6-minute inner thigh workout with Kaci the other day that just about killed me.  Six minutes!  And I'll tell you with the number of tricep dips Lisa likes to dish out in her Recess classes - I've never had more definition that I do now. 

5. What do you do for exercise those days you just can't make it to class?

I'll go for a run along the Strand. I've also started running the stairs in Redondo.  I've recently taken up beach volleyball, which is a surprisingly good workout!

6. What do you wish everyone would know about you when first meeting you?

I'm a Sagittarius!  Other than that... I'm a huge health nut.  I've been a vegan, vegetarian, pescetarian - you name it I've tried it.  Every cleanse.  I created diet plans for my rowers to follow, so I'm well versed in the diet and nutrition.  I also had the pleasure of supporting a former boyfriend through PT school, so by late night cramming and manual therapy sessions I've got a lot of anatomy knowledge under my belt!

7. What is your dream vacation?

My dream vacation as of right now is to get to Bhutan as soon as possible.  It's one of the few spots that has yet to be industrialized, which is appealing to me for whatever reason.  My grandmother is a serious world traveler - we're talking all seven continents and over 100 countries, so I'm going to try and catch up with her.  We'll see.