About Danielle

Since I am sure Jenna is in class right now, she will be able to give you some background on who she is. I would rather not speak for her, I may exaggerate a little..she is my younger sister and of course I love to tease her. I'll play it safe and give a background of myself. I have been an athlete all my life..I started with soccer and gymnastics when I was very young..can't remember that far back anymore. Gymnastics taught me so much about discipline and has permanently given me strength..I swear gymnastics muscles never go away. Soccer taught me a lot about finesse, teamwork, conditioning and helped me gain speed and endurance.

While I loved both of those sports a time came where I had to make some choices. I began my career as a track and cross country runner in middle school and I honestly HATED it. I would dread everyday that I had to go to practice and mostly the days that I had to compete. My stomach would ache and churn and there were a couple times that I actually made myself sick dreading racing. It wasn't that I was bad at running or that it was something that I didn't enjoy doing in general, it was that I hated the pressure of the sport and just felt anxiety from it.

By the time I came to high school something changed and I developed a love for Cross Country and Track. I think the biggest love came from my teammates and coaches. Being around people everyday that you can call your best friends makes the nerves dissipate. Soon enough, I found myself excited to race and excited to compete and this led me to compete in college.

Lets just say I've learned that running is up and down and this by no means is a running blog but more of a blog about what we have learned about health. Running taught me different ways to be healthy..it forced me to focus on the foods that I was putting into my body and the conditioning that I was doing. Not until I began strength training and changing my diet, did I begin to see the success that I wanted.

Now here I am, 2 years after competition but still living a healthy lifestyle and feeling more and more energy in the process. I will attribute my 2 year relationship with Pilates to helping me find a balance in my life and teach me healthy weight management. Okay enough rambling..just some background information..we'll see where this leads us..