Hi! My name is Brittney and I’ve been living in Hawaii for
almost 2 years now. I’m happily married to the love of my life, Josh and we have
a one-year-old son name Paxton and 2 overly spoiled dog babies, Cooper and
Skip.
Josh is a nuclear electrician in the Navy and was lucky
enough to land a shore duty billet here at Pearl Harbor. Before having our
little bundle of love, I earned my B.S. in Speech and Language Pathology and
have just recently started working on my Master’s degree at UH Manoa. Needless
to say, school is much more interesting now that I have a one-year-old cutie
pie to keep me entertained!
Growing up I never really ate healthy, but I managed to keep
in shape by staying active in sports. During high school I played soccer and
softball, ran track, and participated in competition cheerleading. My husband
is also very athletic and was always great at persuading me to go to the gym
with him. After finding out I was pregnant, my motivation for the gym quickly
decreased, but, on the bright side, eating healthy became a priority.
While I was pregnant I began seeing a nutritionist, I
watched every food documentary on Netflix about a zillion times, and read as
many clean eating books as I could get my hands on. My husband says I’m
slightly obsessive in this area (I may agree with him just a little…) and wasn’t
quite on board with it at the time, but he’s gotten much more into it since we
had our son. Setting a positive example for Paxton and showing him how great it
is to be active and eat healthy is so rewarding for both of us.
After moving to Hawaii and having my son, Stroller Strides
was such a blessing! I didn’t know very many people, but thankfully a good
friend and now super awesome instructor told me about Stroller Strides and
invited me to come check it out. After my first class I was hooked! It is so
motivating to workout alongside such an inspiring group of moms. Not only have
I met a ton of great friends through Stroller Strides, but I have also learned
to love that feeling of being pushed past my comfort zone. Since joining
stroller strides I’ve ran a half marathon, a 10k, and worked out harder than I
ever thought I could.
I’m in the best shape of my life and I owe it all to
Stroller Strides. I’m so excited to be able to have this opportunity to share
my passion for staying active and living a healthy lifestyle with all of you! :-)
