Amy Annala – Online Health & Fitness Coach

Personal Trainer in Long Beach – I’ve been in the mental health field for over a decade, knowing that what I wanted out of life was, “to help people”. So, I’ve landed myself focusing on the psychology of behavior and implementing change to help others alter the trajectory of their lives for the better. Alternatively, fitness became a sort of personal passion project as I fell deeper into prioritizing my health and wanting to build the best, strongest version of me. Growing up, I was never athletic and considered myself “big boned” knowing no alternative. Unfortunately without education, experience, or guidance, I fell into some pretty disordered thought patterns and habits that initially got me to drop 50 pounds quickly. That was the easy part; the true challenge has come from unlearning bad habits imposed on me by myself and toxic diet culture and creating sustainable results.

By combining theories and concepts from my background in psychotherapy with my knowledge, passion, and personal experience in fitness, I help guide clients into being the best versions of themselves; I can be who I needed when I was so lost and stuck in cycles of self-sabotage and yo-yo dieting. I want to teach clients that you should never feel restricted or at war with your body.

I believe that practice makes better, and with time, consistency, patience, some tough love and self-love, you can achieve anything.