I'm a 25 year old dancer. For my job as professional dancer I have to stay in shape so it is only one step away from fitness.

In the middle of 2007, I began to add more weight training at my dance workout program. My muscles respond very quickly. I like the feeling of getting stronger, to see my muscles develop tone and separation.

I always used to train hard. This is essential for my job as professional dancer. For example, I have to train my dance choreographies every day. For this I use weights at my wrists, a weight belt and weights at my ankle. All weights together are about 35 pounds and I do running for about one hour every day. This was my daily workout for years. Now I practice with additional weight training.

My man just finished the training plan to prepare me for fitness competition. So, I practice now my new workout program. The weight training is much harder than before, but it is a great feeling to feel my muscles burning at workout. My arms gained 1 1/2 inches since the beginning of this year. I think this is a great result and I can't wait to see what results my new workout plan brings. It is about 65% focused to build more muscle and strength in my upper body; because of my job as dancer my legs always have been in great shape. So, it is not necessary to work my legs much harder than before. My new leg training is just focused to build more definition.

I have planned to compete in fitness next year.
Before I met my man (in September 2003), I never thought about fitness, I just did my training I needed for dance. His former wife and his step daughter are bodybuilding woman, so he visits fitness and bodybuilding events for years. Three years ago, My man and I visited the FIBO expo in Germany for the first time. There I met for the first time some fitness women and I liked the look.