I’m Jen Waak, your health-and-movement-coach-slash-educator-slash-huggable-cheerleader.

If you catch me tearing up a bit after you execute your first form-perfect kettlebell snatch, don’t say I didn’t warn you.

That’s because I fall in love with the possibilities for you, and I help you see them too. I just can’t help myself. Clients get so excited about the changes they make that they find themselves hugging me like I’m their grandmother. If you got those kinds of results with so little effort, you might be excited about it, too.

My goal for you—and by you, I also mean the planet—is to really, truly enjoy a life that’s as long as you want it to be.

Most people don’t even know how good they could feel.

I know I didn’t. Growing up, I was the sniffly, wheezy kid with allergies, asthma, the works. Yes, I was the one who spent summers in her room reading while her friends played outside.

I was always picked last for sports teams. I spent years in and out of the hospital with asthma and other respiratory disorders. I had to constantly fight to be healthy, to become athletic, and to lose weight, which is partly what brought me to this path in the first place.

Despite my certification in RKC (Russian kettlebell instructor), brown belt in Tae Kwon Do, and background in Pilates, Tai Chi, and dance, I’m probably the laziest health and movement coach you’ve ever met. Thirty minutes of training a day and I’m done. Yet, I’m actually pretty strong.

I’m also one of 14 master practitioners in the world of something called Z-Health. You’ll learn more about Z-Health once we start working together and you see the results.

I wasn’t exactly voted “Most Likely to Become a Health and Movement Coach” in high school.

(See asthma, sniffles above.)

But things changed in college.

My mom died unexpectedly of a heart attack at 47.

My grandfather had a quadruple bypass and I watched him struggle to recover.

Shortly after college, I had a close friend die of breast cancer in her mid-20s.

A switch flipped.

I wasn’t willing to die in my 40s, I didn’t EVER want to be forced into an assisted living facility, and I desperately needed to be healthy to remain independent.

So, I threw myself into researching the fountain of youth.

What would make someone live longer, and healthier?

I was willing to try anything, and I did.

Step aerobics. Tae Bo. Tai Chi. Tae Kwon Do. Pilates. Yoga. The Bowflex. And just about every exercise video ever made. Abs of Steel, anyone?

In 2002, I started kettlebell strength training. It was love at first lift!

Kettlebells look strange, and most gyms don’t even have them, but they produce phenomenal results. They became a kind of gateway drug for me, leading me to Z-Health, which helped me realize that everyone has the stuff to be an athlete. I couldn’t stop smiling when I discovered that for the first time in my life, I actually felt like an athlete. I could move well—without injury.

I knew it was more than just a feeling when I was able to keep up with professional movers for 8 straight hours after I’d been training a few months. They were astonished at my strength—and honestly, so was I. Finally I had the strength and flexibility I’d always wanted.

The best thing about knowing how to train in the language of movement? Now it’s possible for me to go on crazy adventures without asking, “Are we done yet?” The Skyline Trail at Mt. Rainier, Pike’s Peak, five-hour ocean kayaking voyages —all easy weekend outings. I’ve set a handful of new personal records in various kettlebell drills. And, I’m currently training to summit Kilimanjaro in fall 2010.

Now, the question is no longer “Are we done yet?”
It’s “Is that all you got?”

Get Started

To get started or to get your questions answered:

• Email Jen at jen@movefitfun.com.
• Call Jen at 206.819.0511.
• Click here to schedule an appointment online.