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Meet Elizabeth — Marketing Strategist, Trainer, and Creator in Minneapolis

National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)

Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) March 2026

Certified Nutrition Coach (CNS) June 2026

I help people build stability, strength, and self-trust through movement, corrective exercise, and nutrition—using approaches that are accessible, evidence-based, and responsive to real bodies and real lives.

My work is grounded in the belief that fitness and wellness should not be reserved for a narrow definition of income level, ability, or health. I specialize in working with people who have been historically excluded from mainstream fitness spaces, including people with mobility limitations, chronic pain, larger-bodied clients, and anyone who has ever felt unwelcome or overlooked in traditional gym or studio environments due to race, class, or ability.

I take an anti-racist, working-class, and decolonial approach to movement and nutrition. We center autonomy and programs that work with real lives. Here, programming meets you where you are. We prioritize wellbeing for a sustainable approach of long-term empowerment and improved health outcomes.

When it comes to exercise, I’m here to help you move better and move more in ways that support longevity, confidence, and daily life. When it comes to food, I help you navigate nutrition through practical, non-restrictive and culturally competent strategies based in positive behavior change.

I’m passionate about movement and nutrition because they are the glue that support our individual and collective wellbeing. 

❋ Thoughtful program design
Grounded in corrective exercise and human movement science to accommodate different bodies, mobility levels, and accessibility needs.
❋ Strength and conditioning for longevity and autonomy
Training that supports joint health, confidence, and independence, rather than chasing aesthetic ideals.
❋ Clear, evidence-informed education
Support for training, mindset, nutrition, and recovery that respects your intelligence and lived experience.
❋ Culturally aware wellness practice
An approach to movement and health that recognizes how race, class, body size, disability, and access shape people's experience of wellness-- and works to expand who these spaces are truly for.
What to Expect

A Personalized & Compassionate Approach

Together we’ll plan an attainable time-bound training cycle based on your unique goals, body and lifestyle. 

Step One

Intake and Assessment

Step Two

1:1 Goal Discovery Session 

Step Three

Periodized Training Begins (4-8 Week Cycle)

Step Four

Check-In and Assessment

Step Five

New Cycle or Off-Boarding w/Resources

  • "People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or on thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle."

    Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

  • "Do what you can, but don't do nothing."

    - Dr. Kelly Starrett, Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully

  • "If I miss one day, I try to get back into it as quickly as possible. Missing one workout happens, but I'm not going to miss two in a row. Maybe I'll eat an entire pizza, but I'll follow it up with a healthy meal. I can't be perfect, but I can avoid a second lapse. As soon as one streak ends, I get started on the next one. The first mistake it never the one that ruins you. It is a spiral of repeated mistakes that follows. Missing once is an accident. Missing twice is the start of a new habit."

    -James Clear, Atomic Habits

The Cipresso e Palma Ethos

  • Find a movement practice that is safe, effective, and fun for you. If you don’t know what you love yet, we’ll work together to uncover it.

  • Every day when we move our joints, muscles, bones, organs, hormones, and other soft tissues do a little happy jig. If the benefits of exercise could be put in a pill, it would be the most popular drug in the world. Some days things will come up or not go to plan and we can’t get a full workout in. But we can fit in 5 minutes to do something. Don’t have an all-or-nothing mindset.

  • Finding ways to adhere to a movement practice we love isn’t always easy. When we embody the identity of someone who moves every day, it gets easier.

  • Things happen and our days don’t always go to plan. When you miss, make sure the next day you’re back to keeping the promises you made yourself.

  • Boredom can derail our progress. It’s important to try new forms of exercise and new healthy recipes to stay inspired and motivated.

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