Shay McClendon is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer as well as a certified Nutrition Coach and Weight Loss Specialist focusing on Women’s Fitness. She is also attending classes to become a certified yoga instructor.Shay has been teaching fitness classes since she was 17 years old. Her love for movement started when she was at Remus Robinson Middle School in Detroit, Michigan. There, she cultivated her love for dance and the performing arts. Today she uses her background in dance to teach her clients the importance of flexibility and stabilization training.Dance has held a special place in Shay’s heart from the moment she heard the beats of the African drums in her African dance class. From African dance she was then introduced to Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, and Contemporary.After the birth of her daughters in 2016 she was faced with the challenges that so many women face, learning to love her new post-partum body and figuring out how to juggle taking care of the kids while also finding time to focus on her fitness goals. The challenge became much more difficult when she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in the Spring of 2019.Being a mom and having to battle a serious thyroid disorder has given her a unique perspective on the challenges of weight loss. Her training style incorporates a holistic approach that focuses on the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspect of weight loss.