Almost 10 years ago I applied for the Dietetic Program at UW-Stout, after one year into the program I decided Organic Chemistry and the thought of working in a hospital wasn't for me!!! So I transferred into something that seemed to fit my current obsession, PARTY PLANNING. At 18 years old that is seriously all I wanted to do, party, party, party. I graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Hospitality and Tourism Management. After several attempts to start a "career," I always fell back to my good old fashion bartending and beverage cart gig at Island View Dining in Waconia, MN. This position has been a mini gold mine, but like all good things, eventually they must come to an end!
Bartending for almost a decade was not the only thing I have done since college, I did use some of my skills to start up a Wellness Company after working for Snap Fitness doing Personal Training and Group Fitness part time for 3 years. That is how Shape It Up Fitness started!!
For the past 2 years I have been growing Shape It Up Fitness and expanding my knowledge of exercise by doing continuing education and taking some other classes through Normandale to understand the human body. Teaching people how to exercise and developing exercise plans for clients is an awesome and rewarding job, however as I continue to research healthy eating.....I have come to the conclusion; ABS ARE MADE IN THE KITCHEN!! Who would have thought??!! After reading over and over again, you can not exercise away a bad diet, I decided to take my education FULL circle and once again apply for a Dietetic Technology Program.
Luck for me, I was accepted and started this past Monday!!!
