KRISTEN GINSBURG'S STORY
Kristen Ginsburg
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I grew up in beautiful Rhode Island, where my parents taught me the importance of being physically fit. My dad is a marathon runner, and as a child we were required to play a sport or do something active to keep ourselves healthy and strong. I was on the swim team while I was in high school.
I went to college on the opposite coast at the University of California at Santa Barbara, where I got a degree in psychology. I then returned to RI and after a year working as a counselor in a group home I decided I needed to make a career change. I went to Rhode Island College and got my Master’s degree in Education so I could become an Elementary School teacher. |
I also met my husband while he was also in graduate school. He convinced me to leave the ocean (sigh) and move to Vermont. I agreed and began my teaching career.
In the middle of my first year of teaching I became pregnant and my career changed again. I decided that I wanted to be home with my daughter, and that going back to teaching wasn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted to be there for my kids growing up, and needed a career that allowed me to put my family first.
I should also tell you that I had put on a lot of weight with my pregnancy and wasn’t taking very good care of myself. I knew I had to start exercising and shift my focus to improving my health. I joined a gym and began losing weight. But then I hit a plateau and knew that I needed some guidance to continue transforming my body. I couldn’t afford to hire a personal trainer myself so I decided that I wanted to be one. The human body had always fascinated me, and I knew that my training in psychology and education help me in this new career.
I found the National Academy of Sports Medicine and started working on my personal training certification. I chose to get certified through the NASM because it teaches a comprehensive program that is based on scientific evidence based research.
I love that our training model starts with focusing on stabilization. We first focus on stabilizing the joints, and improving posture to build a solid foundation for the body. Then we move to focus to developing strength. Here we can use more weight, move a little bit faster, and the exercises become more challenging. Then if it is appropriate we can continue to progress into power training.
In the middle of my first year of teaching I became pregnant and my career changed again. I decided that I wanted to be home with my daughter, and that going back to teaching wasn’t what I wanted to do. I wanted to be there for my kids growing up, and needed a career that allowed me to put my family first.
I should also tell you that I had put on a lot of weight with my pregnancy and wasn’t taking very good care of myself. I knew I had to start exercising and shift my focus to improving my health. I joined a gym and began losing weight. But then I hit a plateau and knew that I needed some guidance to continue transforming my body. I couldn’t afford to hire a personal trainer myself so I decided that I wanted to be one. The human body had always fascinated me, and I knew that my training in psychology and education help me in this new career.
I found the National Academy of Sports Medicine and started working on my personal training certification. I chose to get certified through the NASM because it teaches a comprehensive program that is based on scientific evidence based research.
I love that our training model starts with focusing on stabilization. We first focus on stabilizing the joints, and improving posture to build a solid foundation for the body. Then we move to focus to developing strength. Here we can use more weight, move a little bit faster, and the exercises become more challenging. Then if it is appropriate we can continue to progress into power training.