Shanon developed her love for exercise at an early age. She played every sport imaginable and growing up in Colorado, she spent many days hiking and biking and enjoying the outdoors. Shanon fell in love with volleyball and played year-round during her time at the University of Colorado at Boulder where she received a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.
After graduation, Shanon moved to Los Angeles to study acting. It wasn't until she began working at a yoga studio to earn a few extra dollars that she realized she could turn her love of fitness into a career.
Shanon practiced yoga regularly and strongly considered becoming a yoga instructor. However she decided that a multi-faceted career in health and fitness was more her style. In 2002 Shanon moved to San Francisco and focused on acquiring a more holistic skill-set by becoming certified as a personal trainer, lifestyle and weight management consultant and a holistic lifestyle coach. She began her career in the fitness industry as a personal trainer in a commercial fitness club and in the years that followed, she worked as a wellness programs director in a corporate fitness center and as a head coach of an all women's outdoor boot camp company. All of these experiences led Shanon to starting her own business in 2005 as a fitness and weight management consultant, creating customized workouts and weight management programs for private clientele.
In 2007, Shanon was introduced to a holistic nutrition consultant and learned how to eat according to her individual metabolic type and needs. Shanon was profoundly affected by this approach and saw dramatic changes in her energy levels, mood and body composition. This experience led her to pursue her master's degree in holistic nutrition.
Shanon is passionate about helping people live to their healthiest potential. She believes integration of body and mind is essential to reach your fitness and wellness goals and she is committed to helping people achieve optimal health through fitness and nutrition.
Shanon currently has private personal training clients in San Francisco and Burlingame, where she resides with her husband and their dog, Charlie.
Certifications:
ACE certified personal trainer (www.acefitness.org)
ACE Lifestyle and Weight Management consultant (www.acefitness.org)
Chek Holistic Lifestyle Coach (www.chekinstitute.com
Candidate for Masters of Science in Holistic Nutrition from Hawthorn University (www.hawthornuniversity.org) |