Kimberly Leonard

Kim Leonard is a 2005 Liberal Arts graduate of The Evergreen State College, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer and Metabolic Effect Group Fitness Instructor and Trainer. She is enrolled in CALU University for her Master's in Exercise Science & Health Promotion which she hopes to complete in Fall 2012.

She has worked as a Fitness Center Manager at Wake Forest University. Kim is an amateur power lifter and natural physique athlete. In 2007 she developed “Strong Girl Fitness LLC, Personal Training” which emphasizes unconventional training. Being a creative trainer has set her business apart from others as she utilizes outdoor tire workouts, prowler pushing, sandbag work, and park conditioning. She credits a lot of this creativity to her encouraging powerlifting team and gym Kore Training Systems, in Clemmons, NC.

Kim also has background working with natural supplements, bodybuilding, sports nutrition, and is an advocate of alternative health. She has spent many hours working with clients of all fitness levels from the beginner coach potato to the elite endurance athlete. She loves organizing health events to promote health and wellness through various health clubs. She is also in the process of designing an organic cotton fitness apparel line to motivate and encourage women to train hard! In her off time she loves traveling to tropical destinations, relaxing and writing her quarter life memoir about body image, fitness, the journey to find balance. Kim continues to prove fitness can break many boundaries, it doesn’t have to be completely systematic and routine; physical training can be an art form, creative, intuitive, unconventional and full of life.