Coach Spotlight: Michelle

We are excited to announce that Michelle is being added to our coaching schedule starting in November. In addition to her experience coaching HIIT, Michelle was a competitive swimming star at Villanova and an international competitive swimmer for Puerto Rico. She is a certified life coach and recently completed her Two-Brain Level 1 Coaching Certification.

Certifications : Two Brain Level One Coaching Certification

Certified Professional Life Coach

Height:  5’9”

Favorite Lift:  Snatch

Least Favorite Lift:  Split Jerk

Motivation for Training:  Seeing what my body can do

Favorite thing to do outside the gym:  Trying new things with my boo thang

Favorite Breakfast Meat:  Sausage

Favorite Sport:  Swimming

Favorite Color:  Blue

“I am SO excited to begin coaching more of you and hopefully, to empower each of you in exceeding your goals! Athletics have been in my DNA since I was a little kiddo. At 13 after joining a summer swimming league I realized I was a fish out of water and living in the pool quickly became my passion. I was fortunate enough to excel in the sport and had the opportunity to compete internationally, qualify for the Olympic Trials, and earn a Division I swimming scholarship to Villanova University. I had no idea though that coaching would one day become my second love. In 2014, after going through some of life’s ups and downs, I felt called to become a Certified Life Coach. At that time, I was particularly interested in helping other women to uncover their own strength and grace so I launched my own workshops and motivational speaking sessions with the intention of helping others to get “unstuck,” in their own lives. Over the past 7 years, working with people from all walks of life has made me realize that I didn’t want my passion to be a “part-time thing,” but rather my life’s work. I have had the added privilege of learning soooo much from every client and every experience I encountered. As geeky as it sounds, I consider myself a student of life and a lover of learning! Yet, something still felt like it was missing and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. UNTIL I came to Thrive…since joining the Thrive community my passion for athletics and holistic living has grown tremendously. With each passing month, I began to realize that the work I had done to date was part of a larger calling in health and fitness. It became obvious to me that coupling my background in life coaching with fitness coaching is the complete picture. I finally found my missing piece (in more ways than one)! I firmly believe that our well-being extends far beyond the gym. It’s a journey of mind, body, and spirit. There’s nothing like finishing a kick-ass workout and being able to walk out the door with the mental/spiritual tools in place to live our daily lives from a place of inspired strength. My goal is to be a bridge in helping as many of you as possible to connect with your true grit physically and mentally. I am also thrilled to bring mindset coaching to our Thrive community (more of that to come!). I look forward to working with all of you and am always available to help! Here’s to a future of awesome WODs, hot bodies, and strong minds. See you soon!”