Health and fitness have always played a huge part in my life since childhood. Starting from a young age, I was involved in dance and soccer. I loved being outdoors too, from camping, crew to horse back riding. I wanted to do it all. However, once I hit the middle school and high school years, I started to gain weight. I was still extremely active with my dance company and soccer teams, but I just couldn’t figure out why I continued to gain. I tried all the yo-yo diets where I’d initially lose weight, stop and eventually, gain the weight back plus more. At the time, I didn’t think my diet was poor. I even added in some Jane Fonda videos! When school was done, so were most of my physical activities. I started working and lost a lot of my muscle gains. I joined a gym and I tried to grab a dance class here and there. Still I felt like I was getting farther away from who I was and wanted to be. Since I already knew that the latest fad diets were not the answer, I started to research the basics in healthy foods. That’s also about the time I found running! It was hard and I was never great at it! Not unless there was a soccer ball in front off me! I experimented with training programs and ran my first 5k race with my sister. From that point on, I trained and read everything I could about fitness. My love of running in races was my motivator! From 5k’s to the half marathons! I lost 10 pant sizes! During that time, I got married, had my two boys and the amazing life of a stay at home mom. But now, I found myself struggling to keep a gym schedule, or a healthy diet and put ME on the back burner. Then in 2015, I heard about this all women gym called Kaia FIT EDH! Started on a Groupon and was immediately hooked! I was surrounded by like minded women from such diverse backgrounds and an amazing sense community! Shortly after joining Kaia, I started training to become a coach and have never looked back! I was following my dreams and helping other beautiful women follow theirs! Someone once asked me, what makes KaiaFIT my all time success story....it’s all about the women! Seriously we understand each other, are supportive, keep each other accountable, share recipes, experiences, get stronger, build amazing friendships, are healthier and happier! That’s a lot of awesome coming from a gym! First Aid/CPR/AED Certified Personal Trainer Certified with ISSA KaiaFIT Certified

Hi! I’m Coach Jen and I am so thrilled to be a part of the amazing Kaia EDH team! I’m a mom of two amazing kids and one little fur-baby. I'm a nationally certified personal trainer and have decades of fitness experience beginning with my collegiate career in Track & Field. My Kaia journey began in 2013. After a career ending and devastating back injury in 2011and two subsequent years of physical therapy, I was determined to find a way to make everyday living as pain-free as possible. I tried forms of yoga, Pilates, home DVDs, bootcamp classes- the works! I couldn’t stick with any of them and couldn’t keep up with the bootcamps at all. I finally listened to a friend and tried Kaia hoping that I could just make it through the first day. My first Kaia Koach was amazing and offered me a modification for nearly every exercise since my mobility, flexibility, and strength were so limited. After a few months I was able to move as I never imagined I would ever again. Needless to say, I’m a Kaia girl for life! I love the workouts- they change daily so I never get a chance to get bored. But what I never, ever expected was such a foundation of support from the other women at Kaia. We are women helping women, every day, every workout, working together to make everyday life easier and more enjoyable. The positivity is truly addicting. I know I speak for the entire EDH team when I say that we can’t wait to show you just how awesome Kaia FIT EDH is! See you soon!

Hello! I am Coach Karen; I am the newest coach at Kaia EDH. Let’s get acquainted. For me, fitness started back in the 5th grade. I ran the “fun run” at school and came in almost dead last. I went home in tears. My dad told me, “Well you want to run better, you need to practice.” I started practicing. I began running around the block every day after school. Later on that year, I ran the fun run again, and came in towards the front of the pack. I learned that I could do hard things; all I had to do was practice. That moment in my life opened the door, for me, of a love of fitness. Also it helped me through all the tough years. I didn’t have a lot of friends, but I had running and the gym. It was one of the ways I got through. I am now married and have three busy kids. They are active in soccer and flag football. Throughout our moves, I have been able to run many half marathons and one amazing marathon. My Kaia journey began at the end of 2017. I just moved to the area and didn’t know anyone. The amazing Kaia coaches were the first ones to really respond to my gym requests. Before I moved, I had been going to a gym, similar to Kaia, group workouts with personal training, and realized the great benefit it was to me. Perfect cross training for not getting injured and maximizing the little time I had to work out. I love the energy of Kaia. I just had to show up and workout, everything else was done for me. The gym is my happy place. A place I can go, recharge, and return home feeling better about myself and pass that onto my family. Becoming a fitness coach is truly a dream I’ve had since before I knew about Kaia. I want to be able to help others feel good about themselves, no matter what is going on in their lives. I look forward to working out next to you, catching a run with you and am honored to be your coach and friend!