Catherine Cameron

Connect What fuels your passion for health and fitness?

The feeling of accomplishing a challenging workout makes me feel like there’s nothing I can’t accomplish. It sets the entire tone for the rest of the day. As a female, it’s so important for me to know I CAN do whatever I set my mind to and I don’t need to rely on anyone or anything to get me there. I love role-modeling for younger women who maybe feel lost or lack confidence how empowering it is to feel physically strong because it makes us realize just how capable we really are.

What’s your favorite way to train or stay fit?

As a former gymnast, I teed myself up well for CrossFit which I did for quite some time. However, my joints didn’t love that the older I got. Now I’m enjoying hot yoga and strength training on my own in the gym. I can’t get enough of HIIT training because it’s so efficient. When I couldn’t afford a gym membership, I learned all you really need is a resistance band and a heavy dumbbell. I’ll set a timer for 45 seconds on, 15 seconds off and I can get in an amazing twenty minute workout.

What would you do with $20,000?

My graduate degree gave me a large amount of student debt so a chunk of the money would certainly help there. More importantly, my Scottish parents are still very healthy and active so I would take them to the Highland Games in Scotland and pay for a round of golf at St Andrews, a bucket list item for them. They never got to travel like my sister and I have because they were too busy working full time and putting three kids through college, so now it’s my turn to spoil them… and I can’t wait.