Hello FIT4MOM community!

My name is Truly! I started going to FIT4MOM when my daughter, Antonia, was only 3 months old and she is now 2. We are excited to announce that we are expecting another baby this summer!

Just a bit about me: I am 41, originally from the Bay Area, moved to San Diego for college (SDSU alumni), and played soccer growing up. In my 20s I ran 6 marathons in San Diego and have always tried to stay active. After being in San Diego for 13 great years I decided to make a change and took a position with my company in San Francisco. I got to live in the City with my now husband, Frank, for the first time and we loved hiking and exploring. The time was so much fun, we lived just a mile from The Golden Gate Bridge.

After 6 years in San Francisco, and in the middle of COVID, we decided to make the move back to sunny San Diego. Although it was an exciting time for us as newlyweds, and just finding out we were pregnant with our first baby, I found myself in a city I knew so well, yet everything felt so unfamiliar.

By the time I had my daughter Toni a few months later, I decide to take a new leap and become a stay-at-home mom! After 2 decades of working fulltime and being very career driven, this felt odd to me. It required a huge mental shift and I found myself trying to navigate my new life as mom.

I jumped online and explored my options. I came across FIT4MOM and it’s been one of the best decisions I have made for my daughter and I. We get to explore Balboa Park, Liberty Station, and Coronado with a group of great moms and still be active! One of the best parts for me is the friendships I have made over the last two years and the openness of conversations that happen. It’s nice to feel like my daughter and I can do something together, yet I still feel like I am taking care of myself. I even ran a half marathon with another mom I met at Stroller Strides at 8 months postpartum!

I always tell people that motherhood can feel lonely at times. For that reason, I am so grateful I found my tribe with FIT4MOM. It’s part of our weekly routine and part of our lives. Thank you to all my Mama friends I have met along the way and to the amazing instructors that make it all possible. My motherhood journey has been so different and gratifying because of you.