Something About Mary
Hi there! My name is Mary Fulton
I am a 43-year-old gal married to her high school sweetheart in fabulous and sunny Southern California. I am also the mother of three amazing boys who are ages 8, 14, and 17.
I’ve always loved to exercise! In high school, I played volleyball, water polo, and swam on the swim team. After high school, I found myself bored at the gym until I stepped into the group exercise studio and took my very first Turbo Kick Boxing class in 1999. It was love at first punch! When I was younger I didn’t give very much thought to nutrition and the food I was putting into my body. Because when you’re a kid, you have the type of metabolism that lets you eat whatever you want and still have high energy. But all that changed as I got older.
When I became a school teacher at age 24, I was super stressed and working really long hours; plus, I stopped working out. Before I knew it, I was about 35 pounds overweight, and pretty depressed. I decided I needed to make a change. At that time I found a weight loss program that worked with counting calories (sound familiar?) and I started working out 5 days a week. Before I knew it, I lost those 35 pounds. Everyone was asking me how I did it. But this diet didn’t focus on what I was putting in my body and whether or not I was eating a high volume of processed foods.
Fast forward 10 years: I am now a fitness instructor at 24 Hour Fitness. It is my love and passion to help others achieve their fitness and health goals. Whether it’s in person or online, I truly love motivating people to dig deeper and push further during my workouts. Fun fact: I even taught during my last pregnancy right up until the last week of my due date. And believe it or not, I was still doing burpees!
After my third baby, I wanted to try something new, and really learn how to eat right. I heard about the benefits of clean eating and meal prepping. When I first lost those 35 pounds, I was allowed to have diet sodas, fake sugars, and foods that were filled with chemicals. This time, I wanted to see what clean eating could do to my body and how it could transform. I joined a group on Facebook and in those 21 days I did not cheat!! I never knew I was strong enough to avoid sugar. I am a sugar-aholic, so it was crazy to see what determination combined with accountability, planning, clean eating, and workouts could do for me! I reached my goals and have never felt better. I was so excited about the changes I was making in my life that I couldn’t stop talking about it.
Once again, people wanted to know all about what I was doing. It finally hit me to become a trainer and coach. This gave me the platform to do exactly what I had been trying to do for more than 5 years: help people get healthy, achieve their goals, and change their lives forever!
I’m so passionate about the work I do. There’s truly nothing better than to watch people change their lives for the better. And I’m so honored you’ve chosen me to part of your journey. I can’t wait to hear your story.
Smiles,
Mary Fulton
“And let us Run with Perseverance the Race Set before us.” Hebrews 12:1
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PTA Global CPT
Precision Nutrition Cert. Level 1
Group Fitness
Les mills
Body Combat
Body Pump
Cxworx
Sprint
Grit
High X
Nike Training Club
Schwinn
Booty Barre
Sandbella.
“Mary has been an amazing coach and support system to have throughout this process. Her meal planning ideas and motivation have been priceless! I’m well on my way to a healthier and happier me and am forever grateful!”
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