Airlie Personal Fitness Proserpine

Thanks for joining my page and my personally journey from trainer to fitness competitor. For the last 7 years I have been busy having 3 kids, opening and operating a fitness centre, trying to maintain a household and doing my normal job as a Register Nurse.
I became a Personal Trainer years ago because I have always had a passion for everything fitness and I also wanted to help people achieve what I had been doing for years. While I studied Nursing and Exercise Science at University, it wasn't until I gained some life experiences that I realised I wanted to help people on a different level. I am now studying again, a Diploma in Fitness, which will qualify me as a Physical Therapist and expand my expertise more into Exercise for Rehabilitation, chronic diseases and injuries.
My own personal goal has been for a long time to compete in fitness competitions, fitness modelling. And what better age to do it than 40! An obstacle I have had to overcome is that I was born with a club foot which means I will never be able to build any muscle in my right calf. This has also left me with a size and a half difference in my feet and about 1 cm lower in height on my right side from hip to foot. As much as I don't classify it as a disability entering a fitness competition which is based around building muscle symmetry I thought it would never be possible. But after convincing myself I'm not worried about whether I win or even place or what people think, I wanted to do it for me. I want to be able to get in the best shape I can just to say I did it and enjoy the journey along the way. I believe it can only make me a better person and a more knowledgeable trainer. And after finding a coach who reassured me anyone can enter I thought YES, I'm doing it. By making it public it makes it real and it helps me share my journey with all you. So thanks again for joining me on this journey :)