About Susie

Hi, I'm Susie, founder of FIT to Empower!  People also know me as Fit Coach Susie.  Thanks so much for stopping by here!  Coaching is my passion and my purpose.  My mission is to mentor and help women be all God created them to be in body, mind and spirit.

So Who Am I?

I am a Wife to my high school sweetheart, Mom of 4 (3 boys and a Princess), Runner, Fitness Coach, Spirit Filled Believer and lover of life.  I also enjoy reading, researching, dancing, , skiing, camping, sunbathing, encouraging, cheering, teaching, meeting new people and planning parties.   My favorite way to relax (which is not often) is a good personal development book, a comfy chair and the sun.  My favorite holiday is Halloween, it's fun to be someone else and there is no stress, just fun!  My motto in life tends to be "if it's not fun, I am not doing it".  My favorite season is summer, my least favorite is Spring.   I do NOT like cooking (but I do it), I don't like driving, grocery shopping, icky smells, routines, 40 hour work weeks, whining, or ghastly noises my boys love to make.  But enough about me....I want to know about You!  Come say Hi to me on Facebook, Instagram , Google+ or Twitter.  People are my FAVORITE!  

So Why a FIT Coach with Beachbody?

My goal has always been to encourage and motivate others.  Since I was a little girl, I have loved to make others believe in themselves.  I have been a fitness teacher since I was 18, I just loved people and fitness and wanted to teach others, so I started aerobics in my dorms in college.  I have been blessed to try many different careers in my lifetime...retail, banking, child care, real estate...but the passion that has followed me from a young age is teaching others fitness, to push themselves farther than they could go. to believe that they are more than they think they are and to show them who God is and who He created them to be.  This blog is a fusion of my passions, purpose, calling and dream. That you may know the greatness that lies within you, physically, mentally and spiritually.  

I'm here to support you on your health and fitness journey in body, mind and spirit, so if you have questions or comments along the way, please ask me on my facebook page or here.

Some Randomness About Me  

*  I am the oldest of 6 children!  4 brothers, 1 sister and some amaizng in-laws!!!

*  My Mother told me as a little girl to meet a good Catholic Boy...I met my husband in Religion Class at our Catholic High School our Senior year, he sat right next to me.  I love to please! :)  We have been married now 23 years.  Our story is not perfect, but it's our's and he is my best friend and we have so much fun together.

*  I was the WORST student in elementary, junior high and high school.  Terrible at Math and Science, but great at anything that caught my interest.  Some of my favorite classes were, spirituality, personality studies, oceanography, marketing, human relationship studies...basically anything that had to do with people.  My worst class...SEWING!  Omg, not a fan of "tedious" work.

*  I am all girl with a tool belt!  When we owned our home, I was the fix it person!

*  At the age of 40, God called our family to adopt and we brought our 4th child into our lives through the gift of adoption through Guatemala!  We brought our Bella home at the age of 8 months and at 13 months she was diagnosed with ALL Leukemia.  We went through a 2.5 year chemo treatment with Bella, she is healed and she is God's Glory!

*  I love to dance!  Get me on a dance floor and I promise you, I will never get off!  

*  When I was a little girl, I wanted to be a professional ice skater...that dream never happened, but I took ballroom dance lessons and to me, that is skating on heals! 

*  I moved my family half away across the country, from family, friends and everything that was comfortable so that I could attend Charis Bible College and learn how to teach others what I knew was the truth in healing.  After Bella's adoption and chemo treatment, I experienced God in a way I had never experienced him before and I had a burning desire to teach others the TRUTH!

*  As much as I hate to admit it, I am not perfect....far from it!  I have had major struggles in life like most of you.  I have struggled with my weight, my attitude, my thoughts, my trust in God, my marriage, my children, jobs, depression, the loss of a home and finances.  But through it all, my faith has sustained and provided for every need emotionally, mentally and physically.

*  I have been told several times I have a gift for speaking and expressing myself, but I have yet to right a book or public speak...but both are on my goal list.

*  My real goal with this blog is to share life with you, to help you create lasting changes in body, mind and soul.  To journey with you so that we can become ALL God created us to be!  You are Amazing, and I can't wait to get to know you!!!  

This blog is for you, so please let me know what you think and don't be afraid to make suggestions or ask me questions.  If you like it, make sure to find me and like my facebook page, comment here and share with your friends.  I'm so glad you made it here, thanks for reading friends. :)