02/10/2026
The last 10+ years have been amazing! My time as a personal trainer has been both humbling and inspiring. Inspiring by those clients who started from nothing and thought nothing of themselves to learning how to live a healthy lifestyle, go from not being able to lift themselves off the floor to pushing their bodies up from the floor! It’s always one step at a time. One small goal at a time. For some, one jumping jack at a time.
Humbling bc my body can no longer perform the way it used to. Between sports, a car accident in 2023 and trying to what I would say “keep up with the boys” I have had to make some adjustments. I have been dealing with severe shoulder pain and this was making me adjust my workouts and my ability to play sports. Starting last June after a home remodel I started having some numbness on the right side of my head. Jolting pain down my right arm and radiating from my shoulder into my shoulder blade into my lat area. I had an MRI and they found I have compression in my discs and they are bulging pressing against my spinal cord. This is causing radial nerve pain down my right arm, weakness and numbness in my hand. I have tried chiropractic, pain management and physical therapy. Nothing has helped. The pain continues to get worse, there are nights I am not able to sleep, to get some relief I will need to sleep sitting up. After exhausting all I can to try and not have surgery. Unfortunately, there is nothing else left to try. I have cervical spine surgery scheduled for March 13th.
This is going to take time to recover from and it is time for me to move on to something less taxing on my body.
Don’t ever give up on your journey. It is a lifetime commitment. A lifetime of making decisions that are best for your health and your life. Remember, there is no quick fix. There is no “diet” that is better. Each person is unique to their own journey. Find what makes you happy and healthy.
Thank you to all of my clients who have allowed me to be apart of your journey. To those who have come to support DMC.
