I am the founder of Grace Fitness, LLC. I graduated from Louisiana State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology and a minor in Fitness Studies. I completed over 950 hours of intensive education through the Pilates Center Teacher Training Program at InsideOut Body Therapies in Durham, NC. I am an ACE certified personal trainer, Senior Fitness Specialist, and certified brain health trainer. I am professionally insured with The Hartford.

​​

I began my career as an Exercise Specialist and Pilates instructor at the Duke University Diet and Fitness Center in Durham, NC. The DFC was an obesity weight loss clinic that treated clients ranging from young adults to seniors. The majority of my clients suffered from cardiovascular and metabolic diseases as well as orthopedic, neuromuscular, or neurological diseases.

​

Before moving back to my hometown of Baton Rouge, I also lived in Boulder, CO where I worked as a Pilates instructor at Boulder Bodyworks and later as an Exercise Specialist for an independent company Silver Strength, LLC. There I provided personal training and group exercise for seniors at their place of residence including those living in assisted living communities, memory care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. I worked closely with family members of my clients to provide weekly updates as well as education and resources when needed. 

 

I have experience working with seniors on hospice, as well as those with alzheimer's disease, dementia, a stroke history, Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis.

​

My greatest satisfaction of being an Exercise Specialist is helping a client who feels limited in their body return to the joy of movement.

​

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He. I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. 

Isaiah 46:4