Aloha! My name
is Ashley Astorga and I am a full time mom and loving wife to my daughter
Adalynn (7 months) and husband Arnulfo (friends call him Astro).
Fitness has pretty much been apart of my life since I was a
kid, but I didn’t really get to the level I am now until I joined the Army. I
was first stationed at Camp Humphrey’s Korea where I met my husband, a Chinook
pilot with the Army. We got
married when I came home from Korea and spent the next two and half years
stationed two and half hours from each other. During this time we were both deployed to Afghanistan. It was while I was there that I really
dove head first into working out.
I spent A LOT of time in our gym and I got into the best shape of my
life. I felt amazing and was able
to out perform a lot of the guys in my unit, which was an amazing feeling. 
I decided to end my time on active duty so that I could
focus on our family and June of last year I officially became a member of the
Hawaii Army National Guard. It was
around the same time that I started attending Stroller Strides as one of the
pregnant mommies. I was so scared
of gaining too much weight! I know
myself and I know how hard it is for me to loose extra pounds that I pack
on. I may have gained more than I
wanted to during my pregnancy but because of Stroller Strides my fitness level
was not at level zero when I started working out again post pregnancy. I was able to complete my 3rd
half marathon only three and half months after having Addie and I contribute a
lot of that to Stroller Strides!! SS has been such an amazing blessing in my
life. Not only did I get some
really good work outs, but I was able to connect with moms that could help me
out when I had questions. I was
going through such a HUGE change in my life from being an active duty Army Officer
to becoming an at home mom, going from being in the best shape of my life to
becoming pregnant and having to recognize my physical limits. It seemed overwhelming at times but
through the amazing support that I got from my Stroller Strides family, I was
able to handle what ever it was I was dealing with.
Can’t wait to work out with some amazing Mommies!!!
