Mary Patterson earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Rehabilitation Services Education with a concentration in Early Childhood Education from Penn State University. She moved on to further her concentration in Early Childhood Education by achieving her P-3 Certification from Jersey City State University.
While working as an Early Childhood Educator, Mary became a certified personal trainer through the American Counsel on Exercise (ACE). She fell in love with the fitness industry and teaching others how to live a healthy lifestyle. She decided to make a career change and dive into the fitness industry full time. She began working as a Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor in New Jersey.
Mary will be graduating from the Institute for Integrative Nutirition to become a Certified Health Counselor in July 2009. She looks forward to this program enhancing and complimenting her personal and family life, Kids-Move! families and clients, and personal training clients.
Mary has molded her two passions of working with children and fitness together into the creation of Kids-Move! She has teamed up with Lori Sawyer, founder of Mommy-Moves! Kids-Move! is a hands on apporach to preventing childhood obesity and inactivity in the United States. Kids-Move! has programs designed to work with schools, health care facilities, children, and families. They combine nutrition AND fitness helping families create a healthy lifestyle from the start!
A mother of two young boys, Mary knows she wants to stay at home to raise her children and be the primary caregiver. The creation of Kids-Move! has helped her fulfill this dream and it's power is enhanced by being able role-model and show other young families that it can be done and it can be FUN! FIT! and HEALTHY!
A balanced lifestyle encompasses nutrition, exercise and self esteem which will set a pattern for success through hard-work and dedication.
Children should be taught FUN ways to make life healthy and active.
As a parent, YOU are your child's number one role model from day one!
FUN! FIT! HEALTHY!