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About Tina
Being Resilient is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change”. We all have times in our lives that force us to change and deal with problems, but the determiner is how we come out the other side.
Fitness has always been a staple in Tina’s life. She started soccer at age 6, adding basketball, track, volleyball, and weightlifting, over the years. However, she wasn’t born with athletic ability. The habits her parents instilled, along with her diligent dedication to each sport, created a strong work ethic — telling her competitors and teammates, if you were going to beat her off the court or field, you’d have to give 100% all the time. Tina went on to play high-level volleyball on back-to-back State Championship teams in high school, was a four-year starter and record setter in college, coached Division I college volleyball and played professionally overseas. She is familiar with the grind (no season is the offseason) and knows what it takes to perform at the next level.
During her senior pre-season, her boyfriend, Kevin, was in a serious accident causing major brain trauma, an induced coma, and eventual death. The pressure of high expectations for a high-performing senior year while dealing with this news would have most people shutting down. However, the following evening after his death was the first home regular season volleyball match of the year, where she showed up, started and played the whole game. The following weekend was Kevin’s funeral, so she missed Friday’s play but still earned her spot on the All-Tournament team even after missing the first day of competition.
She kept her composure and from that day forward showed up to every practice, match, and school day the remainder of that year…and every year since. She has always had the mindset of a fighter - someone who never gives up and always looks at the positive in every situation. You can’t control what has happened anyways, so why not try to get back up one more time?
She also played professionally overseas in Kuusamo, Finland, and Benidorm, Spain before contemplating her next career goal. Like most athletes that play at a high level she was unsure of what to do next. After noticing how her own strength training and injury prevention had sustained her body through 26 years of professional sports, she decided to help people through their own fitness journey. Today, through CrossFit, Personal Training, and Yoga, she helps clients individually, and in small and big groups. This fitness coaching also led her to pursue a life coaching certification.
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Tina’s life experience fueled her desire to become a life coach and help others who may have internal or external roadblocks. Tina can help those who are struggling to make fitness stick while also guiding those who need help finding their passion after post-high level athletics. Tina has 18 years of weightlifting experience and continued education through CrossFit, TRX, TriggerPoint, and Kettlebells.
She is a certified life coach through LUMIA and the Catalyst Coaching Intensive: https://www.lumiacoaching.com/ as well as the International Coaching Federation, and a Yoga Alliance Certified 200 hour Yoga Instructor through the lululemon mind.ful.on program. See more info on her “Take Action Page”.
Since 2011, Tina has been helping and inspiring both men and women of all ages on their health and fitness journey. Having started from the bottom as someone who was not athletic as a young child to blossoming into a professional athlete, Tina knows what it takes to help you reach your goals.
Check out Tina’s Certified Coaching Badge here: Associate Certified Coaching - International Coaching Federation
APPEARS ON:
True North Nutrition Co Podcast: CrossFit, Core, & Coaching It All: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ga3eVJXUtVBs2mDjLjOWK?si=4d41133ca35943b1
After the Glory Podcast: Life after Going Pro:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tina-martin/id1543293807?i=1000502744454
Autumn Athletes Not Done Yet Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl3Rq4-fPVg&t=5s
South Dakota State University Volleyball Hall of Fame Interview: