A newspaper clipping, an accidental first class and the decision that changed everything. People often ask me how long I've been teaching aqua. The answer usually surprises them. Twenty-six years. The funny thing is I never planned on becoming an aqua instructor. When I first started in the fitness industry I was working on the gym floor. Helping people use equipment, writing exercise programs, teaching land-based classes like step, aerobics and bar classes. I loved it. Thoug

The wellness ingredient nobody puts on their meal plan. There's a Piece Missing From the Wellness Conversation We talk about wellness like it's a personal project. Your steps, your sleep, your nutrition, your training plan. And all of those things matter. But somewhere in all of that, one thing keeps getting left out. And it might be the piece that holds everything else together. Connection. The real kind. The friend who texts to see if you're coming. The familiar face in you

Because being surrounded by water doesn't mean your body has enough of it. And yet this is probably the most common thing I come across in aqua classes week after week. People finish a session, get out of the pool feeling great and head straight to their car without drinking a drop. And when I mention it, the response is almost always the same. "But I was just in the water." It makes complete sense why people think that way. You don't feel sweaty. You don't feel hot. The wate

Low impact. High reward. And something about the water that just changes everything. I'm an aqua instructor so I might be a little biased here. But hear me out. Swimming is one of the most underrated forms of exercise for people over 40. I've spent years watching it quietly change how people move, feel and show up in their bodies. And I mean years. There's a reason I keep coming back to the pool. And a reason I keep sending everyone else there too. You can't fake this kind of

Lately, my weeks have looked a little different. With some work changes, I’ve found myself teaching both aqua classes and land-based strength sessions — and something really special has come out of it. Some of my beautiful aqua crew (mostly women, but a few great men in there too 👏) have started stepping onto land… trying strength training for the very first time. And I’ll be honest — at first, it felt a little uncomfortable for them. New environment. Different movements.