I'm Laura, I have a love and passion for fitness. I stay active because when I feel good, I feel better in my everyday life and it's important to my self esteem and mentality. To me, a healthy lifestyle is more than lifting weights. It's about stretching, my nutrition and having a healthy balance and rest days. After years of being told I had muscle and being 'big boned', I decided to further my interest in a body building competition. After several competitions, I realized how my body was able to go through the most incredible changes and achieve my goals, coming out on top with a gold medal. I want to use my goals, my skills and my experience to help others to reach a happy, well balanced lifestyle that can help minimize health related issues.