“MY TESTIMONY BEGINS LONG BEFORE I FOUND THE FITNESS INDUSTRY. I GREW UP IN WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN A UNSTABLE HOME, WHERE I FACED STRUGGLE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. MY EXPERIENCES WOULD LEAVE ME TROUBLED FOR YEARS TO COME, AND WITH LACK OF SUPPORT WITHIN MY FAMILY, I WOULD FALL INTO UNHEALTHY HABITS.

AS I GOT OLDER, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MIND AND BODY FURTHER DETERIORATED AS I MISUSED AND ABUSED THEM BOTH WITH ALCOHOL - AMONG OTHER THINGS. BEING AN OLDER SISTER, I KNEW I HAD TO SET A BETTER EXAMPLE TO GIVE HER HOPE OF A BRIGHTER FUTURE.

IN 2021, I STARTED FEELING THE URGE TO CUT ALCOHOL OUT OF MY LIFE, AND I BEGAN SPENDING MORE TIME IN THE GYM AND LESS AT THE BARS WITH MY FRIENDS. WHILE PHYSICALLY I LOOKED BETTER, MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY, I WAS STILL IN DESPERATE NEED OF HEALING. I LACKED THE DISCIPLINE TO STAY ACTIVE, I LACKED PURPOSE, WHICH IN TURN ADDED TO THE MENTAL TURMOIL AND THE DISAPPOINTMENT IN MYSELF. IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, I EXPERIENCED AN ENCOUNTER THAT I COULD ONLY DESCRIBE AS A DIVINE INTERVENTION FROM GOD. AFTER YEARS OF ISOLATION AND CONFUSION, I FOUND CLARITY AND PEACE. I BEGAN CLEANSING MY LIFE OF ANYTHING THAT DIDN’T HELP ME TO GROW IN MY FAITH. I CHANGED THE CLOTHES I WORE, THE FOOD I ATE, THE WORDS I SPOKE, AND HOW I CARRIED MYSELF AS A YOUNG WOMAN.

I EVEN WENT AS FAR AS LEAVING BEHIND MY FIRST BUSINESS, AS IT CONSUMED MUCH OF MY TIME, LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE TO SPEND WITH GOD OR TO TAKE CARE OF MY BODY IN THE WAYS HE INTENDED ME TO. I DIDN’T KNOW IT AT THE TIME, BUT THIS IS HOW DIVINE FITNESS WOULD BE BORN.

IN THE MONTHS AFTER I’D LEFT MY BUSINESS BEHIND, I STRUGGLED WITH THE IDEA OF WANTING TO SERVE MY COMMUNITY AND WANTING TO FIND BALANCE FOR MYSELF. AFTER MANY PRAYERS AND MANY TEARS, IT CAME TO ME: A CONCEPT THAT COMBINES FOUNDATIONAL FAITH AND FITNESS.

MY PURPOSE IN THIS NEW CHAPTER OF MY LIFE IS TO SERVE AS A VESSEL TO HELP OTHERS NOT ONLY ESTABLISH HEALTHY HABITS IN THEIR FITNESS ROUTINES, BUT TO VENTURE FURTHER INTO THEIR SPIRITUALITY. THIS CONCEPT DOES NOT EXCLUDE THE CURIOUS OR THE SKEPTICAL BUT RATHER THE OPPOSITE. I INVITE EVERYONE TO TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH AND SEE NOT JUST WHAT DIVINE FITNESS HAS IN STORE FOR YOU, BUT HOW GOD CAN CREATE BEAUTIFUL THINGS REGARDLESS OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.”