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My Story
Hi, I'm Cindy Walker, President of Healthy for Life Programs, for REAL people. Thanks for dropping by to visit my website. My corporate mission statement is
“Getting you FIT from the inside out for LIFE!”
I would like to share my personal story of my professional involvement in the fitness and wellness industry for over 25 years and how I came to the place I am today.
Looking back I cannot believe how much things have changed throughout the years in the health and wellness industry. How many myths have been disproved, and how many crazy trends and unhealthy practices many of us in the industry have participated in, and sadly exposed our clients to. Yes, I hate to admit it but I have done it all.
Starting in my teens as a competitive athletic, swim instructor, lifeguard and aerobics instructor, I lived on junk food and a very high carbohydrate diet. Sure I was a “perfect” weight, but in those days we thought that if you were thin, you were healthy. And if you were thin and you exercised until you felt like you were going to pass out then you were REALLY healthy. Little did I know that this kind of thinking would lead me to decades of yo-yo dieting, binging/purging and excessive exercise. Even at a very young age I found I had to use laxatives in order to regulate my system.
Unfortunately, I was not the only one who practiced those very unsafe habits. Sure, I might have been able to maintain my weight, but I did not find out until much later the impact and effects my good intentions would have on my body and my spirit. I really started to learn about nutrition and stress management during my childbearing years. As a "supposedly very healthy" woman who ended up with seven high risk pregnancies, I left doctors dumbfounded. Western Medicine's only answer for me was to prescribe drugs that would have had side effects to my own health and that of my unborn children. I choose not to go there, this then started my learnings about what the mind, body and spirit needed to operate at optimum levels organically, as opposed to being artificially stimulated. I sought care in the world of Alternative Medicine, known today as Complementary Care. Through supplementation and wholistic techniques I was able to give birth to two amazing children, who are now thriving young adults. During this time, I added an ever increasing variety of wholistic certifications to my already expanding fitness qualifications. As a result, the Lifestyle coaching I did with my clients started to incorporate mind, body and spirit in addition to fitness, nutrition and stress management.
Over the years I have watched many members of my family and friends fight years of the physical and emotion implications of such diseases as; diabetes, heart disease, mental illness and cancer. At times I have probably come across as preachy and judgmental as I have striven to share my knowledge and new found understanding of “healthy for life” with them and my clients – this is only because I care so much and know that a world without these diseases is possible.
Today, although not my ideal weight (yet), my health numbers are outstanding. I have been able to reverse my insulin resistance – type 2 diabetes, lower my blood pressure, dissolve potentially cancerous tumors, continue to train and compete in multi-sport activities, and have found peace and happiness in my own skin. What started as my desire to educate myself in the fitness industry, transformed into a personal quest on what it meant to be “healthy” - mind, body and spirit. I have had the honor of holding several positions from Aquatic/Land Instructor, Wellness Facilitator, National Coach and Judge, Master Instructor Trainer, Director of Operations, CEO, Board Member and Owner of a number of different Fitness and Wellness organizations. I believe my experiences - both professionally and personally, commitment to continuous educational training, strong strategic partnerships and passion for life make me the person, Fitness/Lifestyle Consultant and President I am today. On a daily basis, I have the great pleasure of connection with other individuals looking to change their perception of “Healthy for Life” and provide them with tools and resources to implement a GO anywhere fitness and wellness philosophy. How wonderful is that! I really have a hard time calling it “work”.
Peace, health and happiness – Cindy Walker
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