Beaming beacon of positivity and unparalleled source of motivational energy. Saara's professional aspiration is to transform client's lives utilizing approaches that are fun, engaging, and exciting. Under her tutelage and guidance clients learn to make sustainable long-term changes, without resorting to ineffective fitness fads, destructive diets, or other trendy nonsense. Her academic background and personal passions are firmly rooted in performance psychology and health promotion, and she strives to push people to be their best selves.

In college, Saara received an athletic scholarship for diving and studied kinesiology (human movement), health promotion, and psychology. Deciding that sport and exercise was totally her thing, she moved to Finland to pursue a Master`s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology. While studying, she was also diving for the Finnish National team and training for the 2008 Olympics where she was the first overall alternate for the Beijing games. Saara has coached and trained divers of all levels from beginner to international for the past 15 years in three different countries. Having worked with many Olympic level coaches and athletes, she knows what works and what doesn't. Saara leverages her unique combination of academic excellence, athletic prowess, and extensive experience when training and coaching clients. There's a masterful method to her madness: she received her PhD in Sports and Exercise Psychology (if you are interested in some of her research work click here), Saara was also an appointee for the Colorado Governors council of Active and Healthy Lifestyles and sat on the communications committee as the Denver representative for 2 terms and was part of helping to make Colorado one of the healthiest states in the nation.

Her current passion is helping humans live happier and healthier lives at work through the moveatworkchallenge.com program which helps hundreds of humans daily.  

In her free time she enjoys gardening, home reno, working out, crafting, and exploring all that Colorado has to offer with her husband and boxers.

The fancy pants stuff that makes Saara qualified to work with you: 

• Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Health Promotion

• Master of Science in Sport and Exercise Psychology

• PhD in Sports and Exercise Psychology

• Appointed member for 2 terms on the Colorado Governors Council for Active and Healthy Lifestyles