Welcome to the gym for people who hate the gym

The Nourished Movement Center is a private fitness studio in Seattle's Maple Leaf neighborhood. It’s not like other gyms, it’s a cool gym (no for real we have great AC). There's no mirrors to check yourself in, no gym bros throwing weights, no 30 day challenges, no unspoken dress code. What there is: a space where you can show up exactly as you are — in whatever body you have, with whatever relationship to movement you're carrying — and just begin.

I'm Anna. I'm a certified personal trainer, a Certified Body Trust® Provider, a mom, a person with ADHD and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and someone who has spent a long time finding her way back to herself through movement. I built this practice because I spent years working inside traditional gym spaces working under a system *(toxic fitness culture) that I eventually realized wasn't working — not for most of the people it claimed to serve, and not for me. I wanted to build something different.

You don't need the right gear, the right skills, or the right body to be here. You just need a desire to move — and a willingness to see what's possible when movement stops being something you do to yourself and starts being something you do with yourself.

*A term coined by Ilya Parker. Check out their work via the link

My Approach

I AM AN INCLUSIVE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH.

As a coach I believe in wellness based fitness over weight centered fitness. I cannot tell someone’s health status based on their body size and believe that all bodies are worthy of love and care.

I trust your body wisdom and will work collaboratively with you to find a relationship to movement that feels nourishing. While I have expertise in exercise, you are the expert on your body and your experience.

I am actively Anti-Oppression and work to examine my own identity as well as work to dismantle systems within our society create a more equitable world for all.

When training, I use a functional strength approach, which means exercise that will help you move well, feel well, and prevent injury in your day to day life.

I tailor my workouts to inspire my clients and pull from my diverse exercise background. I use everything from bodyweight to barbells to push my clients physically and mentally.

I believe that training should be challenging not punishing and, hot damn, it can even be fun.

I am a personal trainer focused on your wellness and getting you feeling VITAL. That means I look beyond just body and performance and see YOU. A whole, glorious, potential-filled human.

I swear, I laugh a lot, I cry a lot. If that sounds like you. Let’s work together.

CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Certified Body Trust Provider - Be Nourished

  • NSCA Certified Personal Trainer since 2013

  • NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist (In progress)

  • Girls Gone Strong Pre and Post Natal Fitness Specialist

  • Girls Gone Strong Women’s Strength Certification Level 1

  • Foundations of Social Justice for Fitness Professionals with Dr. Tee Williams

  • Self Awareness for Social Justice Levels I + II with Dr. Tee Williams

  • Unity Over Comfort Anti Racism Course with Monique Melton

  • 4 day Inner Shine in person Anti Racism workshop with Monique Melton

  • Les Mills Bodypump Instructor Level 1 and 2

  • 6 Week Kettlebell Fundamentals Training with Jeff Sokol

At the nourished movement center…

I BELIEVE THAT YOU DESERVE JOY AND EMBODIMENT

I BELIEVE YOUR COPING IS ROOTED IN WISDOM

I BELIVE YOUR EXPERIENCE

I BELIEVE WEIGHT DOES NOT EQUAL HEALTH

I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE BASED WEIGHT LOSS METHOD THAT WORKS IN THE LONG TERM

I BELIVE YOU CAN BE FAT AND FIT

I BELIEVE IN BALANCE AND WORKABILITY OVER RIGIDITY

I BELIEVE IN METABOLIC FITNESS OVER COSMETIC FITNESS

I BELIEVE THAT SELF-COMPASSION IS A FAR BETTER MOTIVATOR THAN SHAME

I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE ALL WORTHY OF LOVE, CARE, AND BELONGING.

I BELIEVE IN YOU