I love: (holiday) costumes, pets, well-used profanities, naps, accents, nature, fancy soap & sheets.
Qualifications
USAW Level 1
ACSM Health and Fitness Specialist
UW-La Crosse Health/Wellness Bachelors
owner, coach, leader
Emily Skaj
About Coach
Truly honored to build a gym like LIFT here in North Andover. This community is loyal, hardworking and very friendly. I stand firmly behind: lifting HEAVY weights and doing light cardio and making friends in the process. The process of trying to achieve balance in life is beautiful. Don't be scared of it, just try your best!
Turning Point
I tore my ACL as a freshman in High School. The rehab and conditioning to get back to athletics was difficult, but it also taught me the importance of having a program and being patient. Many of the physical therapy and rehab exercises I used as a teenager, I use with in my programming for teens and adults.
Motivation & Passion
To me, being a coach is SO much more than writing workouts, demo-ing and explaining. Going to a gym is an experience. From the moment you walk in, to the steps you take out the door. You should enter the gym feeling welcomed and leave feeling motivated to schedule your next visit. I have been a part of many gym communities in my life and the ones that truly changed my life were the ones that made me feel included, challenged, and having fun with friends around me.