About Beth

Beth is a NASM certified personal trainer as well as a licensed massage therapist (Illinois #227.02.1373) Her journey into the world of body work began in 2009 (at the age of 47!) when she found she could neither lift her 1-yr old granddaughter nor hold her camera still, due simply to overall muscle weakness. Nothing was going to stop her from enjoying her grandchildren or her favorite hobby! She found a trainer /massage therapist and booked 40 training sessions and 20 massages, thinking the massages would help with recovery and to alleviate fibromyalgia symptoms.

While losing 70lbs she fell in love with kickboxing, weight training, kettlebells and group fitness. After instructor training for each of the above modalities, she left her marketing career and certified as a Personal Trainer. Beth has worked with C-level professionals, SAH moms and clients well into their 70’s…from fitness models to clients with significant weight struggles.

Eventually opportunity presented itself, as it often does, unexpectedly! She was offered to purchase the already successful Kettlebell Club, Center-Fit.(see picture left). As luck would have it (haha!) only a year into this new and rewarding endeavor Beth was diagnosed with breast cancer. Mere months after completing radiation therapy, she contracted a staph infection in her lumbar spine that put her in the ICU for 22 days, literally fighting for her life. After 2 emergency surgeries she was released to home care with a port and IV drip, which she carried to classes and trainings!

As you can imagine, a year of life-threatening illnesses left Beth in need of more rest and less work, so she moved her gym to her ranch home basement late 2017 for a better work/recovery balance. She has been training out of her home since.

She passed state licensing for Massage Therapy shortly thereafter. She now has a dedicated massage studio in the front of her home.