Hi Everyone!
I’m Kristen. I was born and raised in Charlotte, NC as the oldest of 5 kids. I’ve always loved motivating others through fitness—in fact I have a distinct memory of encouraging my childhood best friend to do sit-ups with me between rounds of sharpening the tiny pew pencils at church when we were 8! Haha
I stayed active throughout high school in various sports but was always an average athlete. After multiple ACL and meniscus tears and going through physical therapy, I felt pretty comfortable in the gym, and liked that I was in control of the outcome of my hard work.
I graduated from Auburn University in 2011 with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies. I spent a few years working in office administration and as a full-time kids’ swim instructor until I found my purpose as a member of a local Burn Boot Camp. In 2017, I completed the NASM CPT certification and began training at various Burn locations in Charlotte and knew that it was what I was born to do.
In late 2017, I moved to Indy to open two Burn Boot Camp franchise locations in Fishers and Carmel. After a successful 6 years in business and training hundreds of clients, I felt the need to move toward a more strength-based and functional training program for women who are burned out from high intensity bootcamp-style workouts. I’m passionate about exercising with intention, not just flinging my bodyweight around in random moves that aren’t purposeful and risk injury. I saw so many women in their 30’s-50’s work SO hard in HIIT classes 6 days/week, only to get discouraged by a lack of progress on their body composition goals, or get sidelined by an injury.
That’s why I’m so excited to join the IFAST team and to train clients who are eager to embrace the benefits of true resistance training! Safely, progressively, and purposefully. I offer 1:1 private training, semi-private groups of 2 or 3, and self-guided programming that you can do from home or at your gym of choice!
My partner Brittany, and I just bought a house in Fishers and live in a fun but chaotic home with her 4 kids (18, 13, 10, 8), my 2 cats, and our growing number of indoor and outdoor plants. I love talking LOTR, hiking, movie scores, and UFO’s. 😉
You can find me on IG @fitforpurposecoaching, cell (704) 995-2746, or email [email protected].