What is a fit friend? It can be anyone who is trying to work towards your fitness goals and making healthy changes in your life. Some of my friends are athletes, competitors, trainers, but it is also people like me, who are trying to lose weight, run that race, reach a goal that once seemed impossible. Would you like to be my fit friend and share your story? Email me at vancoe@yahoo.com for more information- I would love to feature you!!
So, my first "Fit Friend" is Sandy Singer. I met Sandy on the stairmill at my old gym. I love the connections and friendships I have created just by working out. I have a whole "gym family" and I love it!! I was doing 30-45 minutes each morning before I went in to work. She jumped up on the stairs next to me and introduced herself and we've been friends since. She was asking me if I was working towards anything, and I was telling her about my goal of becoming a bodybuilding bikini competitor. (Still a dream of mine, all in due time). Sandy had been working out for almost 15 years and seriously could step on stage and be ready to go...so I encouraged her to meet with Debbie and the rest is history! Here is her story:
My name is Sandra Singer and I am a 46 yr old mother of 2 boys and a IFPA Bikini Pro. I live in Washington MO and work for Evans GroundsCare as an account manager and I am also a Personal Trainer for Integrity Training. My fitness journey started about 15 yrs ago when a friend of mine asked me to join a gym with her I thought to myself why not I need to lose a few pounds and get toned up, little did I know that it would be the start of great changes to come. Here we are 15 yrs later and I am in the best shape of my life and now I am sharing my passion of fitness with others through personal training.
My favorite workout is leg day or leg days! It is the toughest workout but the most rewarding.
I work out at Complete Fitness, Lake St Louis MO and Powerhouse Gym St Louis MO. I train with Debbie Portell with Integrity Training Group she is also my coach for competition.
My Fitness goal is to build my glutes and and hamstrings for competition in June and to place in the top 3 in masters bikini.
Fitness challenges I have had stress fractures in my feet from long distance running along with a runners knee.
Accomplishments: I have run a total of 7 half marathons, more 5Ks then I can count and a few 10ks and 7ks. I competed last year June 2013 in my first NANBF Natural Bikini competition and place 1st in Tall and 1st in Master earning my IFPA Pro card. I then place 4th in my first IFPA Pro show in Sept 2013.
Influential Person/Mentor: Debbie Portell with Integrity Training Systems has really helped me become the athlete I am today. She is one of the most knowlegable people I know in fitness and so proud to not only have her as my coach but as my boss and friend as well. She is the true meaning of Integrity she lives up to the word by her actions and passion for what she does. You only need to meet Debbie once to see how much joy she has for what she does she would do anything to help you achieve your goal if you are willing to give it your all.
Integrity to me is how you walk your walk in life and show people what you are about what you stand for.
"Be Fit be Happy"
Sandy
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