Amy got serious about working out in 2018 when she fell in love with mountain biking.  She loved being on the trails, but realized if she was ever going to keep up with her much more experienced riding buddies, she was going to have to get stronger, and healthier. So she joined a gym.  It didn’t take long to also fall in love with lifting heavy weights.  It was no time at all before she noticed the difference her new fitness levels had in her everyday life.  Common daily activities were easier, her mental health was better, and her general energy levels improved.  

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Meanwhile, Amy worked in healthcare for 13 years, primarily in skilled nursing, long term care, and internal medicine.  As part of that work, she saw first-hand what neglecting one's physical health negatively impacts quality-of-life as we age. Too many of her patients waited too long to take their fitness seriously, and she often felt helpless and she watched them work very hard to make minimal progress trying to lessen health problems that would have been preventable with earlier attention to their general fitness and nutrition.  

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Seeing the change in her own life coupled with the hardship in many of her patients lives inspired her to found Elemental Strength, with a mission to help people work toward better health before it's too late.