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Tanya:
Throughout my entire childhood, I always thought I wanted to be a lawyer. I would practice litigation on my dolls and then later on with my friends. Healthy eating and exercise was not at all a part of my life growing up. I remember skipping breakfast, and eating carb only meals in huge amounts. I also hated to exercise and would get out of breath just walking up a flight of stairs. I got married and gave birth to my first child while taking the LSAT's and applying to law schools. During that pregnancy, I gained 50! Pounds!! It didn't really bother me until I went shopping with a friend who pointed out that I was an extra large! That's when it hit me and I decided to lose weight.I started eating healthy and exercising a bit, and took some classes here and there. I really liked the results and I continued to lose weight I never knew I even could lose! I fell in love with working out and wanted to share my newfound passion with others and decided to become a personal trainer. At around the same time, I had to make a decision about which law school I would be attending. That's when I decided that I would go for nutrition instead. My parents were devastated, and most people thought I was crazy but I knew I was doing the right thing. After graduating, I began working privately immediately, since working for others and having a boss was never my type. In 2008, I opened Shape Fitness, an all women's fitness studio.I realized that there was a need to bring tznius (modest) fitness to women to the privacy of their own homes. I, along with Abby Hessney also created the Shape fitness kosher workout DVD series which now boasts 3 DVDs (2 ladies' and one kids) which are all popular sellers. At the same time, on the Nutrition side, I was dealing with an overload of clients and realized I needed help, because the waiting lists were too long.. however , the thought of hiring someone was a daunting thought, this was my program, my baby, that I developed and tweaked over the years... How could I possibly teach it to someone? But I simply could not handle it all by myself anymore and it became too difficult.
Mary Haskins ran her first marathon in 1996 and was hooked. Following a 25 year career in the commodity trading business she joined NYRR (New York Road Runners) in 2011 to pursue a career devoted to her passion...distance running. She became RRCA and USATF Coach certified in 2014. Mary has run scores of Half Marathons, Marathons and a few Ultra distance races. Including the TransRockiesRun, a 6 day stage race in Colorado that includes 20,000 feet of climbing. Mary is excited to share her training tips for runners of all abilities and experience.
Throughout my entire childhood, I always thought I wanted to be a lawyer. I would practice litigation on my dolls and then later on with my friends. Healthy eating and exercise was not at all a part of my life growing up. I remember skipping breakfast, and eating carb only meals in huge amounts. I also hated to exercise and would get out of breath just walking up a flight of stairs. I got married and gave birth to my first child while taking the LSAT's and applying to law schools. During that pregnancy, I gained 50! Pounds!! It didn't really bother me until I went shopping with a friend who pointed out that I was an extra large! That's when it hit me and I decided to lose weight.I started eating healthy and exercising a bit, and took some classes here and there. I really liked the results and I continued to lose weight I never knew I even could lose! I fell in love with working out and wanted to share my newfound passion with others and decided to become a personal trainer. At around the same time, I had to make a decision about which law school I would be attending. That's when I decided that I would go for nutrition instead. My parents were devastated, and most people thought I was crazy but I knew I was doing the right thing. After graduating, I began working privately immediately, since working for others and having a boss was never my type. In 2008, I opened Shape Fitness, an all women's fitness studio.I realized that there was a need to bring tznius (modest) fitness to women to the privacy of their own homes. I, along with Abby Hessney also created the Shape fitness kosher workout DVD series which now boasts 3 DVDs (2 ladies' and one kids) which are all popular sellers. At the same time, on the Nutrition side, I was dealing with an overload of clients and realized I needed help, because the waiting lists were too long.. however , the thought of hiring someone was a daunting thought, this was my program, my baby, that I developed and tweaked over the years... How could I possibly teach it to someone? But I simply could not handle it all by myself anymore and it became too difficult.
Mary Haskins ran her first marathon in 1996 and was hooked. Following a 25 year career in the commodity trading business she joined NYRR (New York Road Runners) in 2011 to pursue a career devoted to her passion...distance running. She became RRCA and USATF Coach certified in 2014. Mary has run scores of Half Marathons, Marathons and a few Ultra distance races. Including the TransRockiesRun, a 6 day stage race in Colorado that includes 20,000 feet of climbing. Mary is excited to share her training tips for runners of all abilities and experience.