Meet Coach Heather

info • May 7, 2024

Introducing Nova's Newest Coach


We are proud to welcome heather as a our newest member to the Nova health club team!


Heather has been a personal trainer, nutrition and accountability coach for over 20 years. She joined Nova Health Club to help spearhead the Women’s Transformation program. 


Her goal is simple - to help people make their exercise and health routine be as easy as lunch – it’s just something you do that you look forward to. 


At a young age Heather had heart surgery. She’ll tell you that having her heart stopped scared her into wondering if she would come out of the surgery. Waking up, realizing she was okay, made her focus on doing everything she could to protect her health in a reasonable and sustainable way. Heather is just as passionate about having fun with food, cocktails, travel and nature, as she is about healthy eating and workouts. 


One of Heather’s greatest strengths is helping people develop the skill of self-control around food – a skill she had to develop herself to work through stressful times in order to reach and maintain fitness goals.   

 

Heather is passionate about helping people get off the couch and live the life they really want to be living. She helps them get the energy they need to do the things that are important to them, whether it’s for hobbies when they get home from work, hiking with their partner, or keeping up with kids or grandkids – people don’t want to be left out, they want to feel alive and have fun!


We're so excited to have Heather lead our Women's Transformation Program which will start at the end of May. For more information about this program or to join with an early bird discount, please email Transformation@NovaHealthClub.com



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