Who is Fit and Funky?

Normally, I am never at a loss for words. Matter of fact, there are probably times when people wish I would stop talking so much! Yet, when it came time to sit down and write this blog about myself, I struggled to find my words. I feel like my life is on display for the most part on social media, so that you probably already know me. But, then again, maybe you don't. Maybe all you see is Danielle Hinson, Top 10 Beachbody Coach, or maybe Fit and Funky, the girl with the abs on Facebook. Perhaps you know me as the girl from ASYLUM 2 who messes up the ladder. You see me post about INSANITY certifications, and teaching my group exercise classes. You see me rolling with the ShaunTourage and you may wonder how I got there. But…do you really know me? Let's see, what can I tell you that you may or may not know. I was born in New York as Danielle Katz and grew up in Titusville, Florida, a small town from which the space shuttle launched. I played the violin all the way through high school and began dancing when I was three years old. I am an only child and my parents moved to Texas shortly after my family relocated out here because they couldn't be away from my children and me. Rocky is my favorite movie and the National Anthem makes me cry. I have a degree in elementary education from the University of Central Florida where I worked at the library and performed on the dance team. I love to read and when I was a teacher over summer vacation, I used to read a book day while tanning by the pool. I have two daughters, Adrianna and Bianca. Adrianna is an AMAZING singer and volleyball player, sensitive and sweet. Bianca is into Harry Potter and dinosaurs and I always joke that she'll wind up on the show Hoarders one day, as she has never met a paper clip or a crumpled receipt that she didn't love and want to keep. [blockquote]...three years ago I was in severe debt.[/blockquote] I bet you'd be surprised to learn that three years ago I was in severe debt. I would check my bank account before stopping at Chick-fil-a to buy my kids a meal in fear that I would yet again make my account go negative and incur an overdraft fee. Around this time when Team Beachbody entered my life, I couldn't afford the coach sign-up fee, but for some reason I felt compelled to do this opportunity, even though I knew nothing about it. Even though I was "fit" at the time, INSANITY changed my life in more ways than I can ever explain. The moment I met Shaun T for the first time—while waiting in line to take a picture with him like an awe-struck fan—I knew we would be friends for life. Everything that has happened over the past three years has come from hard work and dedication and I am forever thankful for my family which includes my actually family, my friends, my Beachbody team, and of course, The Shauntourage. [blockquote]I have days that are harder than others. But in the end, I know that I am blessed beyond measure and that where there is rain, a rainbow is quick to follow.[/blockquote] I think I am often misunderstood. People look at me and think, "she has it easy" or "her life is perfect"—and that is so far from the truth! Nobody's life is perfect and nothing worth having comes without blood, sweat, and tears. I struggle just like everyone else, but I appreciate the struggle because it makes the reward worth it. I have days that are harder than others. But in the end, I know that I am blessed beyond measure and that where there is rain, a rainbow is quick to follow.

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