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84 || MOST FITNESS || MAY 2016Instagram: catdupuisathleteFB Page: Cat Dupuis AthleteWebsite: streamlinehealthandfitness.comEmail: streamlinehf@gmail.comPhoto Credit: George Kontaxis www.GeorgeKontaxis.comREADERSSPOTLIGHTHometown: Montreal, Quebec, CanadaHeight: 5%u20197%u201dHair: RedEyes: Blue/GreyFitness Credentials: BEXcMFM: What made you first feel motivated to get into competitions?CD: That is an interesting question. Maybe for most people they compete for positive reasons; I always found myself competing in times of adversity. The first time around was in 2008 after being married for almost five years, and the marriage was on a downward slide. Not knowing at the time how to deal with it, I just trained more and more. I was a coach then so I was at the gym ten hours a day already, but I booked more clients into my schedule and when it was time to train myself, I just focused and gave it my all for longer periods of time. It was my way to get rid of the negativity, the anger, the frustration, etc., and it worked. A fellow coach at the gym I worked at the time suggested I tried competing. He said, %u201cYou already have the ethic, dedication, and focus, just get your diet right and get on stage!%u201d I thought he was nuts, but then again I thought, what do I have to really lose? My life is completely out of control, but I%u2019m good at this and love it. So I found the journey leading up to the fitness show quite therapeutic in a sense. I gave it my all and got first place at my first show. I By Darcy Tharp