Amanda McCarthy

I am 33 years old, born and raised in a small town about 60 miles north of Manhattan.  After having my son in 2006 I joined the local Gold's gym and was introduced to Spinning.  I was instantly addicted!  I became certified and immediately started teaching at local gyms.  I even agreed to take the 5 am classes just to get my foot in the door.  Then the more I taught, the more I became wanted, at the peak of my career I was teaching up to 6 Spinning classes a week while working a full time job as a waitress and raising my son.  Life took some crazy turns and I found myslef getting divorced and realized I needed to further my education, I returned to college to pursue a career as a Dietetic Oncologist.  After a crazy Spring I decided to take some time away from teaching and return to school full time for this past fall.   I spent some time working on my Yoga practice and focusing on myself mentally.  I realized something was missing, I needed to teach again.  I reached out to my two fitness directors about starting to teach again and with no hesitations, I had classes within 2 weeks.  Anyone who has taken my class would tell you that my energy is contaigous!  It feels fabulous to be back!  A teaching vacation would mean soo mush to me, not only could I use the vacation, but the thought of sharing that energy to people from all over gives me a natural high!