Cathy Serif

Cathy Serif, entrepreneur and community influencer, is an author, nutritionist, fitness coach, and founder of CRUSH !T Fitness Programs. Cathy began inspiring others towards leading a healthy and fit lifestyle more than 38 years ago and her journey continues today with a fierce passion and focus on inspiring women to pursue their dreams and desires at any age.Cathy is a lover of all things fitness and nutritious and has guided, motivated and coached countless women from being non-believers in their abilities to being goal crushing, confident women who finally realized their true weight-loss and fitness potential. She has done this through leading by example and nurturing each woman through their unparalleled, beautiful and inevitable transformation process that occurs to women as they mature. As a nationally recognized expert in fitness and nutrition with certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine and the Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy, Cathy is well known for her highly effective diet and exercise strategies. She is currently writing a new book that will help women embrace the sensitive evolution that happens to our bodies, minds and spirits as we age. Cathy enjoys challenging herself by stepping outside of the proverbial box, creating new businesses, establishing fresh brands and making bold moves. She’s a wife, a mother, and a GLAMma to two grandchildren! Areas of Expertise:Personal training, nutrition and meal prep, running, weight training, mind-set and motivation.Certifications:American College of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Fitness TrainerRRCA certified Running Coach Nutrition Background:Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy Certified Clinical NutritionistAuthor of The Desert Detox Diet; 30-Days to Clean Eating for Life & Realizing Your True Weight Loss PotentialFormer Desert Fit ChefAchievements:Author of CRUSH !T, Powerful Principles to Crushing Your Goals Women’s Health Magazine Action Hero (since 2017)Elite Level Ranking with IDEA Health and Fitness Association2-term Lululemon Ambassador, on the road to being a Legacy AmbassadorVoted as the number one experience in fitness by Desert Magazines Best of the Valley for her program Balanced Training Boot CampVoted as the number one experience in fitness for Balanced Training Boot Camp by Palm Springs Life Magazines “Best of the Best” Reader’s Choice PollWhat keeps you motivated?Age, the calendar and the compliments that I get on a daily basis when people can’t believe that I’m in my 50’s. I feel like 58 is the new 38.Why do you love to sweat?Sweating is my jam man! Working out to an intensity that consumes me leaves me feeling full and confident. I can tackle the many demands of my life, career, business and family- but only after I’ve had a good, hard, sweat.What words do you live by?“Believe it and you’ll achieve it!”What makes you a kick-a$$ Oxygen Ambassador?Empowered and confident women are unstoppable in my mind. I believe that as we age, not only do we become wiser, we become more emboldened with dreams and desires and our drive to achieve great things becomes exponentially more passionate. I want to inspire mature readers to be more confident and feel more worthy to go chase and conquer some kick-a$$ goals!