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110 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || NOVEMBER 2015 Blackstone Labs and Prime Nutrition affiliateinstagram.com/kimmifitPhoto Credit: Brian Landiswww.landisphotographic.com tarting ballet at the age of 4 and gymnastics at 8, Kim has always lead an active lifestyle. Her parents set a great example by taking her hiking, running and cycling outside on a regular basis. After going to hours of ballet and gymnastics every day after school for 12 years, she decided to make a change and join the track team. Her coaches began to teach her proper lifting techniques for building the strength and power necessary to excel in the triple jump. At the end of high school she moved on to college where she studied microbiology.Having been interested in how everything works from an early age,she was naturally drawn to all things science. She found a passion in learning about how the human body functions on all levels. Being in an environment with peers, down time and freedom she struggled to maintain a balance between the discipline needed for educational success and going out with friends. After losing a lifelong friend and college roommate in the same year she made changes that laid the foundation for a positive and healthy life.With a new house and a new roommate it was time for Kim to settle into a new routine. Going to the gym and cooking healthy meals became a daily ritual for them both. She was able to maintain a happy and balanced lifestyle lifting weights and running with her dog. Drawing motivation from each other, Kim and her roommate were able to develop a friendship that continues to this day.