Nessasary Core

Hi! My name is Vanessa Smith.  As a certified personal Trainer & Nutrition Coach, I help men and women on their Health and Fitness journey.  My background stems from athletics.  In my younger years,  I was a multi-sport athlete competing in swim, basketball, water-polo, cross-country as well as Track & Field.  After High School, I began specializing in running and competed four years at the collegiate level.   Now, as a more mature athlete, wife and mother of four, I continue to compete in local running events and continue to seek new ways to test my strength and physical fitness.  To me it's part of what makes life fun & interesting.   And anyone who knows me will tell you I have an affinity for Pilates-inspired moves and mobility work. 

Being a mom has further expanded my love of sports. It is such a joy to watch my own children excel in their sports. And for the last 5 years, I’ve had to opportunity to share my running expertise with young athletes as a Junior High Cross Country.  Coaching youth athletes has only reinforced for me the importance of making workouts fun.   As a Certified Personal Trainer, I get to  instruct 30-80+ year old individuals on strength training and fitness. I  take pride in the progress my clients make in reaching their fitness goals and love expanding their fitness tool box. 

Most recently, I obtained my Women’s fitness specialization to better help some of my female clients through the challenges unique to only women. I am inquisitive by nature and have a true passion for all things fitness and nutrition.  I firmly believe a health & fitness centric lifestyle is the natural fountain of youth.  Fitness  is a lifelong journey that will allow us to stay active well into our golden years.   

But for me... the thing that keeps me motivated daily, more than the physical benefits to working out, is my love of the process and the clarity it brings my mind.