About Mayra
INSPIRING OTHERS. BUILDING CONFIDENCE. CHANGING LIVES.
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Mayra Villarreal
NASM Personal Trainer
“In life, sometimes the only way of saving yourself is by saving others!”
My journey started off sitting in a chair getting my hair done and feeling that ‘queen-like’ confident energy. You see, due to traumatic experiences, I had very little confidence in myself. But moments like these made me feel better about myself, which then led me to become a hairstylist to give that same feeling to other women out there!
I found beauty, passion, and happiness in uplifting others through this. As my confidence grew, I began exploring more into another hobby of mine, working out. It was empowering to grow both physically and mentally.
Soon my body began to change, and people began asking me for advice on what workouts to do both at the gym and on social media. I fell in love sharing what I learned in my fitness journey and decided to get certified through NASM.
Now the idea of taking a leap of faith to being a full-on personal trainer was scary, I had built great relationships with my clients as a hairstylist, but life has a way of giving you that push you need to get out of your comfort zone. My husband was given an opportunity to advance in his career and relocate from Texas to California, so off we went.
It was only 6 months later, COVID-19 happened, and life really backed me up against a wall. Rather than giving up, I was determined to use the confidence I had built and make this work, to be an example to all the other women entrepreneurs out there and pursue my dream to inspire and empower other women to feel more confident about themselves.