Five years ago I began training some local Mums and Dads who were struggling to find time to exercise. Work, kids, travel – its all a juggle and for many of us it is hard to find a way to navigate a way through that allows us our own time to train and care for our own bodies. Miss Spartan is a community that has grown from strength to strength… from a passion that I had to reinvigorate our community with a love of movement and to improve overall health and vitality.

For most of my life I have been active. Netball and Swimming were my two chosen sports growing up and then in adult life I have explored so many other styles of training. I have been an active member of Crossfit, Run Groups, Boxing Gyms, Gyms and Bootcamps. The past few years have seen me loving the outdoors with Obstacle Courses including 5km, 12km, 21km events and more recently, a 50km! It was this race that ignited my love of endurance events. I then went on to complete 4hr and 12hr Endurance events a 100km race through Mount Buller. Endurance Training and racing has offered new possibilities within my own training regimen and mindset development.

With a hubby, two children, one dog and two cats I understand the juggle, I understand the obstacles faced by busy parents and I understand that fronting up to a class when you have not trained for many years, is really tough. I know and appreciate that its hard to admit that your strength and fitness has seemingly disappeared since having a busy family life and that the road back can seem like a long one. By coming along to our classes, I hope that any hesitations you may have will quickly fade away as you chat to another Mum you know from the kids basketball team or a Dad that you saw at the Footy last week. Our strong community spirit is what we are known for and what sees many of our original members still with us, 5 years later.

At the end of the day, I am a local Mum who is doing my best to stay fit. Im doing my best to stay healthy and active for my kids but mostly, for myself. Engaging in some of the extreme physical adventures has been physically and mentally taxing but it has provided me and the clients that I train, an insight into what is possible when you really commit to something. If you had told me 10 years ago when I had 2 kids under 2 that I would be training for these types of events I would have never in a million years believed you.

These days we are spoilt for choice in where we can train and how we can train, which is fantastic. There really is something for everyone. I encourage you to find a way to move that you love, and do that. Loving your body enough to move it is truly one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself.
If you are looking for a family friendly tribe, head down and say hi. If you are too far away from Balwyn, join our online crew – your pets and kids can join us there too!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to meet you soon,
Mich