If you sit at a desk all day, eat okay but not well, and don't really move much, Kelsi was there not long ago.
In her words: "I wasn't very strong or fit. I ate okay but not well enough and didn't move enough in general."
Here is where she is now:
"So much! I'm really proud of how much I can lift now, and that I can do a pull up too! I feel generally strong and healthy, I eat a lot better and it's amazing how much it's improved life outside of training as well. I feel like my ability to focus is so much better, and my sleep as well."
And the bit that matters most:
"I love knowing I'm genuinely strong and feeling so much more confident in what my body can handle. I don't hesitate before taking on adventures that might be physically challenging any more! I feel really grateful."
With that base built, her focus now is pushing her cardio fitness up and strengthening the weak points that come with a desk job. And, in her words, "still beating PBs for core exercises of course!"
Her advice for anyone in the same position:
"To start. To trust the process, and to continuously challenge yourself without overdoing it. It's so easy to push too hard trying to see results quicker and injure yourself, or to feel like every training session has to be the best one. But consistency is so important. And to have fun with it!"
"Oh, and get a great trainer! I wouldn't have been able to achieve what I have, as quickly as I have, without the coaching and experience DJ has provided."
Great work, Kelsi. A pull up, heavier lifts, better sleep and better focus, and the confidence to say yes to the hard stuff. And well done DJ on building her up without ever letting her overdo it.
