Background:

A collegiate, All-American swimmer and accomplished fitness instructor, Cody has over 12 years in the fitness industry.

She has served as a:

Personal Trainer
Fitness Bootcamp Instructor
Step Aerobics Instructor
Swim Instructor and Coach

Credentials and Professional Affiliations:

Founder, Rain or Shine Fitness
BA, Psychology, Lewis & Clark College
Group Exercise Instructor, American Council on Exercise (ACE)
American Red Cross CPR

I have always been an active person and really enjoyed exercising so, at a friend's suggestion, I started teaching aerobics despite my paralyzing fear of public speaking. I hoped it would be a fun, part-time job but as it turns out, I found something I really enjoy doing. When I moved to the Bay Area in 1998, I became a certified personal trainer and had an opportunity to teach a fitness bootcamp at Stanford University. I found that the class presented an ideal blend of group exercise and personal training. The class also addressed some of the issues that people often encounter with exercise programs...namely, how to keep it challenging, interesting, and fun over time.

In 2001, after 3 1/2 years of teaching bootcamp, I had my first child and shortly thereafter, my husband, son, and I moved to Seattle. After a few years off, I really missed teaching the class, so in 2006, I founded Rain or Shine Fitness. It is my goal to teach a class that challenges people of all fitness levels and offers a variety of workouts that a person wouldn't typically do on their own. Just as important to me is providing an environment that is friendly, casual, and fun.

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"The variety in the workout is great. I also like the camaraderie that I have with my fellow campers. But none of it would be fun or enjoyable without a great teacher... She makes everyone feel comfortable and she makes us laugh through the pain. She does a good job of explaining drills, and helps us on our technique so we don't hurt ourselves."

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