About - Free As A Bird

About Me

Hello Hello!
Welcome to my ABOUT page

Ready to ditch dreading the gym?

Perhaps it's time to ditch the shame that comes from walking into your spare room and seeing that expensive exercise bike in the corner mocking you?

Ready to cease and desist beating yourself up for not being able to get into the skinny jeans?

Maybe you KNOW strength training is good for you, but you just can't find the time.

If the above statements resonate then you are in the right place.

Angela Freebird here with solid fitness strategies.

I can help you figure out how to get on that home exercise bike (or sell it!)

I can help you with the skinny jean situation.

I'm the trainer for folks who need to get maximum results with minimum gym time.

Who do I think I am promising all this support?

Excellent Question

I’ll tell you a bit about who I think I am.

I’m the Freebird.

Sometimes called the JOY Captain, Skippy, or even the Yardbird (I’m a bit of a scrapper).

These are some of the things I bring to the training session:

Three Decades

of Experience

WHOA!

I've been doing this for a very long time.

You are in good hands.

I am a former owner

of a boutique gym

COOL!

I created, developed and ran a kickass GROUP strength training gym
here in Ketchum for 18 years 💛

I am an Expert

on habits

My unique system uses
Astrology, Tarot,
Somatic Experiencing Trauma Therapy,
Eating Psychology Tools,
and Traditional coaching techniques.

I make it

Enjoyable

commitment!

I have been doing transformations my whole life.
I can help you with yours.
Let's do this thing together.

I am a

Personal and group strength trainer

I am also

→ An Eating Psychology Coaching Expert

→ A Somatic Experiencing Trauma Practitioner

→ An Astrologer ☿

→ A Tarot Reader

AND

⚡️ Habit Strategist

Okay! You are still reading so here’s a bit more about my road to becoming a personal trainer, then a gym owner, then a habit coach.

I am lucky that I enjoy working out which made choosing personal trianing as a career path an easy decision.

Additionally, I am super curious about how to support people (and myself) into making healthier decisions which is why I have stayed with it so long.

After opening my gym and leaving the athletic club where I taught group classes, a few of women from those classes insisted I train them together, as they couldn’t afford 1:1 sessions but still needed my guidance. That sparked my journey into creating a unique form of group training workouts—personalized support within the group, providing a lower price point, increased energy, and still providing personal instruction. A solid WIN for everyone.

More about the journey

A few significant things have shaped what I bring to the training space with my 1:1 and group training clients.

Here are just a couple:

I have recovered from an exercise addiction that started in high school and peaked in college. Food was also part of this life-altering dysfunctional behavior. I understand addiction because I have personally healed from multiple addictions. I also deeply understand the battle inside when you cannot accept your body’s size and the pain, disruption and distraction that causes.

My healing journey has called for a deep dive into trauma resolution. This started out as a personal journey and became a very helpful tool professionally because as it turns out, when we humans SAY we want to get stronger, stop drinking so much wine, quit the late night snacking and then We. Do. Not. stop, there’s usually some trauma underneath that is keeping the change from happening.

My experience is that most people come to me for motivation and what is really needed is clarification and inspiration along with better strategies. ‘Just Do It” only goes so far.

I loathe the strategy of "if you want it bad enough, you'll do just it."
Humans are way more complex than that.

What is important when designing an exercise program:

Find a BIG WHY to fuel your exercise habit

Weight loss is often the tiny goal.
What's the BIG reason??
Connect to that and you'll create a sustainable movement.

Skinny at any cost isn't worth the price tag

Do healthy things to be healthy and allow your size to be your beautiful thing whatever the number on the scale.
I fully honor that this is easy to say and hard to do.
It. Is. Worth. The. Effort.

You. Do. You.

SO IMPORTANT!!

Learn your unique operating system
and you'll be able to program in an exercise routine that delights you!!

Get support!

We do not heal alone.

If you are not doing what you say you want to do when it comes to getting stronger.
(or anything else related to taking care of yourself)
then healing is called for.

The takeaway

As a trainer and a habit coach, I have decades of experience with hundreds of clients (and myself!).

I do not believe one size fits all which is why I don’t have a “program” to sell. I’m thrilled to chat with you about your needs and help you make an informed decision on working with me or supporting you in getting to something else that will be a better fit.

I think there is some TERRIBLE information out in the world about what needs to be done to be healthy.

I have seen some very irresponsible trainers giving clients a program that works for them just fine which is NOT helpful to the client and then shaming the client for not being able to “just do it”. (ARGH!)

The truth is there are sustainable solutions.

The hard to hear truth is that it takes some time and energy to figure that out. If you are suffering greatly with a change, you will not be able to stick with it.

There are ways to creatively fit exercise and healthier eating patterns into your busy life. The first step is in making some time to spend with your visionary self (perhaps in collaboration with me??) to connect to unique to you approaches.

This is what I LOVE!

I have strategies, ideas and lots of tools to support people (you?) in finding the correct strength training program that works.

I have even more strategies to make that strength training or any other health change a HABIT. (click for more on that)