Hi! My name is Martha Jean Schindler, but you can call me MJ. I'm an Emory University-trained and National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA-CSCS), Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT), CrossFit Level 1 Trainer, Crossfit Mobility and Flexibility Trainer, and USA Powerlifting Club Coach, and USA Olympic Weightlifting Coach. I also hold a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and am certified in Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED and Wilderness First Aid.

Through the combination of personal training and health & wellness coaching, I provide an empathetic, individualized approach to motivating, educating, and coaching for your and fitness needs.

With health coaching, we help you identify your purpose and stay on track to reach your health and wellness goals. With personal training, we teach you how to get in touch with your body and learn healthy, strengthening movements to get your body in the best shape possible.

Cardio Conditioning, Functional Movement, Strength Training, Mobility & Flexibility, Martial Arts.

My serious interest in fitness began the day my mother talked my brother's Taekwondo instructor into taking a slightly-undersized, frizzy-haired, six-year-old girl on as a student. I was fascinated with movement and with parental support, I learned as much as I could about martial arts, dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading.

As I reached adolescence, I realized that developing coordination and honing technique wouldn't make me reach my full potential without a third ingredient: strength. I started reading everything I could about diet and exercise for building strength and health. It was hard to find accurate information, but I did my best. I even daydreamed about opening up my own gym one day.

Then I moved to college, shook up my routine, and struggled to find ways to stay healthy. Without my trusted coaches, I didn't know how to continue my training. I tried going to the gym, but my workouts lacked consistency and focus. Things just got worse when I landed my first big-girl job and began spending most of my day stuck sitting at a desk and clicking a screen. The more I read and researched about how humans are really supposed to move, eat, sleep and live for optimum physical and emotional well-being, the more my modern adult lifestyle seemed to be a threat to my health and happiness.

So after a lot of consideration, I quit my desk-jockey job and delved into a fitness career. I've never been happier, and I want you to feel that way too. Returning to a passion for fitness, coaching, and learning, I'm here today to help you find your own way to optimal fitness and overall well-being.

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