BACKGROUND

I founded Reclaiming Fitness in 2019. My entry into personal training began quickly after college, working for Equinox Fitness Clubs, and later went on to start LKY Fit, an independent personal training and nutrition coaching company based in Brooklyn.

In 2016, I moved to Hudson, NY to pursue new work and take a hiatus from the fitness industry. In that time, I was able to step back from the fitness and wellness industries, analyzing what aspects of exercise and nutrition were no longer serving me. I found myself questioning the elitist and exclusive tendencies of wellness culture, along with the deeply embedded fat-phobia, ableism, and transphobia of the fitness industry.

This period of exploration helped kick me back into the fitness realm, determined to promote exercise inclusivity for folks in ALL bodies. My work now specializes in functional movement, mobility awareness, kettlebell skill work, and traditional strength training. I work with individuals who don’t find traditional systems of exercise affirming or safe. I’m passionate about fitness within the queer community, and the role it plays in gender identity.

In an effort to find new modalities of support for my clients’ bodies, I became a licensed massage therapist in 2023. Adding this to my work has truly shifted how I view bodies, along with how I teach others how to care for their’s. I’m forever mesmerized in how we all individually move and feel embodied…the things that can cause us pain, how we use various modalities of healing, how we feel grounded in our person, how we feel safe and confident…

I live in Catskill with my enthusiastic partner and two overly serious animals. In addition to moving and grooving, I enjoy quilting, drinking too much coffee and really flapping my social butterfly wings. 🦋

STUDIO SPACE

Reclaiming Fitness has ROOTS in Catskill, NY! I opened my own little studio for personal training and massage therapy in January 2025. This space has:

  • Designated bodywork and exercise spaces with matting.

  • Dumbbells, kettlebells, resistance bands, medicine balls, foam rollers, yoga blocks and benches.

  • Designated parking spot that is located directly next to the studio. There are two ways to get to the studio from the street - one side does include a small staircase, the other does not.

  • Water cooler, refrigerator, microwave and bathroom located downstairs.

  • Lots of dreamy windows that offer a nice breeze on a warm day along with air-conditioning when the days get steamy.

CREDENTIALS

  • BFA in modern dance & choreography, Marymount Manhattan College

  • Certified Personal Trainer, National Council on Strength & Fitness

  • Licensed Massage Therapist, New York State

  • Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy

  • USA Weightlifting, Level 1 Coach

  • Equinox Fitness Training Institute graduate

  • Kettlebell Athletics, Level 1 certified 

  • Functional Movement Screen (FMS) & corrective exercise administrator, Level 1 certified

  • Annette Lang pre & post-natal exercise certified

  • American Heart Association CPR/AED certified 

  • Facilitator of The Body Project, National Eating Disorders Association

  • “Every Body is Beautiful Project” Course graduate, Ophelia’s Place

  • ”Promoting Body Trust in Your Work” Course graduate, Be Nourished

  • Health at Every Size (HAES) advocate 

  • ScarWork by Sharon Wheeler, Anatomy Trains

With gratitude and respect, I acknowledge that I’m learning and practicing on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican people, the original stewards of this land.

It’s my mission to create a safe space for bodies to move in - to facilitate a mindful and balanced relationship with exercise, massage therapy, and other areas of care.