The Athlete Reboot

I’m Heather

And I’m the Sherpa to your Comeback Era

Hey, new friends! I’m glad you’re here. Allow me to introduce myself.

I’m Heather. I’m a “Xennial”—or, as I prefer to self-describe, a member of the Oregon Trail mini-generation. I am a competitive amateur bodybuilder (nationally qualified in the NPC Figure division), an Appalachian Trail thru-hiker (nobo ’19), sometimes Lagree practitioner, occasional road runner, once-upon-a-time triathlete, and generally a fan of active life.

Like many of you who’ve found your way to me, I was a competitive athlete when I was younger. I loved the camaraderie and friendly competition of competitive sports and thrived under the guidance of an expert coach I could rely on to bring out my best. Athletics shaped my values, my lifestyle, and my identity.

Then life happened, and brought with it so many competing demands on my time and energy: more schooling took precedence, then I invested in my career, and then family needs took priority. As I deprioritized my active lifestyle and drifted further from the athlete I used to be, the years took their toll on how I looked, felt, and functioned. Health issues crept in, I just didn’t feel well, and I certainly wasn’t functioning well. I finally acknowledged that I didn’t feel like myself anymore.

As an athlete for most of my life, I thought that I should know how to do this. But I didn’t.

The problem: everything was different. I no longer had a coach I could rely on, nor teammates I could look to for advice. In the intervening years, the broad field of exercise science had completely evolved (and continues to evolve), but the internet and social media create so much noise that it can feel impossible to know who to trust, what to believe, or how to get back on track.

So I started over again. From scratch.

I was first certified as a personal trainer when I was only 17 years old, but so much had changed as the field of exercise science evolved in the three intervening decades. So I got re-certified, earning my CPT (Certified Personal Trainer), CNC (Certified Nutrition Coach), and CES (Corrective Exercise Specialist) credentials from NASM.

As a science nerd with some respectable research chops, I dug into the science (and continue to do so) to get (and stay) up to speed on the latest evidence-based approaches to training and nutrition. I have carefully curated my “information diet” so that I can help you clean up yours, too. 

I recalibrated my nutrition, rebuilt my physique, and rediscovered my inner athlete. I reconnected with myself and realigned with my identity as an athlete.

And now, nothing makes me happier than helping other people do the same. Whatever adventures you want to pursue, let’s get you back on track to tackle them.

If you are a former athlete and my story sounds a lot like your story, I am ready to help you rediscover your inner athlete so that you can look, feel, and function like yourself again—the athlete you know is in there, sitting on the bench, but oh-so-ready to get back in the game.

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