At a young age, I was blessed to have parents that pushed my shy, young self to get out of my comfort zone and try different sports. After a failed attempt at dance, my first true passion began at the age of 5 when I tried figure skating. I became obsessed with the challenge it offered and the unlimited amount of skills that I had to learn.

From there, I participated in many other sports from cheerleading, to rugby to soccer. I loved all of them for different reasons but I continued migrating to the individual sports. After figure skating for 9 years, I discovered wrestling. That was when my plans started shifting and my life revolved around wrestling. I loved the grit, the perseverance, the pressure, the reward. It was a challenge like no other sport I had competed in previously and I learned so many lessons as a result.

I continued wrestling through high school and into university representing my province, university and country at different tournaments. I had the privilege to travel the world, learning from different athletes, coaches and trainers. It was an athletes dream!

Although the student-athlete life was a dream, it was very taxing on my body which of course, lead to injuries. I started to focus more on cross training with my strength and conditioning coach. It was then that I started to understand and appreciate the importance of training and strengthening opposite movements to what my sport put me in. With the proper coaching, I was able to get back on the mats without favouring a lingering shoulder injury.

For several years, after peaking for wrestling nationals, I usually found myself running a half marathon in the spring for Mother’s Day! With these runs, I was able to see the importance of proper, sport-specific strength and conditioning training. My body required a completely different type of preparation to ensure my joints had the strength and stability to endure repetitive impact for 1.5 hours.

I chose to retire from my competitive wrestling career in 2018. I was also approaching graduating from my civil engineering degree at the University of New Brunswick. From 2018 until now, I have shifted my focus to continuously improving my health as a whole, rather than focusing on performance as a competitive athlete. I am all ears when it comes to natural alternatives and reducing toxins to help our bodies function optimally!

Currently, in my day to day life, I work as an engineer in Calgary. I chose to obtain my personal training certification in addition to my university degree to give me the opportunity to pursue something more fulfilling. My desire is to share my passion and assist others in reaching their health goals because “health is wealth”!

My name is Kate Griffiths and I was born and raised in Red Deer, Alberta. I have always been an advocate for fitness and health. At a young age, I competed in elite Hockey and golf. I strived at golf and took it to a competitive level, playing Jr golf through Canada and into the States. After high school, I received a golf scholarship down in Mississippi to continue my education while playing the game. Later I continued my golf and education back home at Red Deer College where I studied Middle Years Education and Kinesiology. 

After University I gained an even bigger passion for health and fitness. For the past 5 years I have worked as a coach in the fitness industry and as a nutrition coach as well.

I have coached at a variety of Crossfit gyms around Calgary along with coaching individual clients online towards their health and fitness goals. I was a Head Coach at Orange Theory Fitness before I moved back into the golf industry as a player and coach. I have competed on the Professional Long Drive tour as well as playing on the mini-pro tours in the States.