Colleen Rupp

I am a career professional in Human Resources who began on my fitness journey later in life. Approximately, 10 years ago after the birth of my daughter, I found that I wasn't as fit as I was in my 20s and early 30s and I needed to make a change. I dreaded needing to exercise. I started by taking a weekly Zumba class and feel in love. The instructor at that time was moving out of state and recommended that I take over her class. I was honored and nervous, as I was never an athlete but loved the Zumba program and music. I received my certification, began teaching two classes a week and never looked back. When Strong Nation started, I again found myself drawn into the music and loved the powerful moves. What started as a hobby, has grown into a love of all things fitness. I am expanding again into teaching barbell. I have found that group fitness is the key for me to enjoy exercising and my goal to make everyone taking my class feel the same way. I bring energy and a genuine love for the programs I am teaching to each class. It doesn't matter if there is one person or fifty.