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www.MOSTmag.com || FITNESS MAG A ZINE || 39never sitting still. %u201cWhen I was 13 I started dancing, and that became my life, I loved it.%u201d She practiced all types of dance, ballet, tap, modern and jazz, jazz being her favorite. She spent all her free time at the studio. er dance teachers Lisa and Gina at the Spotlight Dance Center in Cleveland Ohio were the best teachers she ever had. They encouraged the fitness expert and pushed her to be and do better. Words of advice Autumn would put to good use. Once Autumn decided to go into the fitness field, she went to work sharpening her skills by completing two programs. She spent months studying and testing and now she holds personal training certificates from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and American Fitness Professional Associates (AFMPA). The NASM test is one of the harder detailed curriculums. That was her first certification, she then studied for eight weeks to test for the AMFPA.Autumn has always been a competitor at heart. She competed in dance all through middle school, high school and continued on in college. %u201cAs a dance major, you%u2019re always competing. Whether it was competing with your class for your teacher%u2019s attention, competing for a spot in the next show or competing with yourself to do better. What attracted me most to bikini competitions is the fact that my performance is all in my hands.%u201d How successful she would be, was ultimately up to her: %u201cDid I train hard enough, did I stay on point with my nutrition, and did I practice my posing and listen to my coach?%u201d She goes on to say, %u201cI like being in control, when I take the stage, I%u2019m in control of what the judges see.%u201d Each time she takes the stage her only goal is to improve herself as a competitor, she says, %u201cYes, winning the trophy is fun but as long as I get up there knowing I prepped as best I could and have improved then I am proud of myself.%u201d >>>