Patty has always had a passion for staying active. She started swimming competitively at the age of 6 and joined her first cycling club at the age of 10. Patty began her fitness career in 1982. She started her own corporate fitness company ‘The Balanced Body’ in 1988 which provided corporate onsite fitness classes at various corporate locations.

Patty believes exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle makes you feel good about yourself, clears your mind and helps to prepare you for your day. Exercise also helps you meet the challenges of daily life.

Favorite fitness quote: Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body; it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.
~John F. Kennedy