Meet Tutt
I should start off by saying that I am
a nerd. Comic books, Comic movies, Lord
of the Rings, Star Wars and Star Trek. I
love them all. But most of all, I’m a
huge Wonder Woman fan.
Since this is for Stroller Strong Moms
and fitness we’ll get back on track. ;)
I was always active in sports growing up.
I played soccer, softball and basketball. They offered a weight lifting class in high
school and I thought it would be fun. It
was, I enjoyed lifting weights and working out.
However, I only did cardio when it was part of a sport. I tried to keep up with exercising and
lifting weights in college but it was inconsistent. However, I had always considered myself
athletic and in shape.
After
college I married Courtney and our life in the Army began. Wherever the Army
has sent us I’ve been active and gone to the gym. In Fort Lewis I played intramural soccer and
lifted weights, in Fort Knox I lifted weights and attempted to get into
running. But it was Fort Bliss that my
fitness really took off. Not only did I
left weights but I took classes too; Step, Yoga, TRX, Spinning and Intro to
Running. Intro to Running was taught by my friend Melissa who was in fantastic
shape. Because of her I got into running
and ran 3 miles for the first time in my life.
I still consider that moment to be one of my greatest
accomplishments. I ran religiously 3
times a week and it was my top priority.
I trained and ran in the El Paso Marathon in 2010. A few weeks later I was sidelined by chronic
shin splints and once I started to recover from them I was pregnant with
terrible morning sickness.
We moved
to Fort Benning in the summer of 2011 when I was just over halfway through my
pregnancy. I wanted to get back into
working out but being pregnant gave me severe back pain. Once I had Connor some friends told me about
this class where you take your kids in the stroller and workout. They swore that I would like it. I was hesitant and felt disconnected from the
military community. (This is our first
time living off post.) Instead I worked
out with a friend even through my next pregnancy. Once I had Colin in February 2013 I had a
harder time losing the baby weight. My
friend that I had worked out with for over a year moved to England and I
thought what did I have to lose? In July
I looked up and decided to go to this “Stroller Class” that my friends had been
telling me about for 2 years. I was late
to the first class and instead of getting out and showing up late, I sat in my
car and cried. Then I got out and walked
Britt David swearing that I’ll be early tomorrow. I was and Brooke was my first
instructor. She was so welcoming and
nice. I showed up regularly after that,
late or not. Connor and I both made
friends. While I didn’t see any results in the first several months by February
I could fit into clothes that I had worn between my pregnancies and some
workout clothes from before I was pregnant.
Since
joining Stroller Strong Moms I’ve run 8 5ks, ran the relay in the Soldier’s
Marathon and Ran Across Georgia. I’ve
made memories that will last a lifetime.
Stroller Strong Moms became not only part of my routine but it was
something that I looked forward to each day.
