Regina Fostino

I'm a mother of two (Serena and SJ) and have lived in the St. Charles, MO area since July 2019. I have worked in Higher Education since I was 19 and earned each of my degrees through my employers. I ran track and played basketball in the high schools I attended and maintained more of the cardio aspect of working out for the majority of my twenties. I was raised to believe that strong muscles on women were unattractive, so I shifted my focus on eating healthy, running my little heart out, and gaining a love for yoga, which combined my love of tranquility and calmness, flexibility, and positive bodily challenges. I loved yoga so much that I earned my 200 hour certification through the Bhakti Shop in Portland, OR. It wasn't until after having SJ that I realized my body wasn't bouncing back as quick as it did after having Serena.

I researched fat burning workouts and began using dumbbells, but no more than 15 pounds each. A friend introduced me to olympic lifting saying it was the best full body workout, so I researched the nearest Oly training to me, TNT pulled up, and I went in specifically for Olympic Lifting. I hadn't ever heard of crossfit until walking through that door, then, like a cute poodle that you fall in love with, you start seeing it everywhere you look. 3 months after starting at TNT I competed in my very first Strengthworks Competition because... why not? Since then I've competed pretty regularly in Oly competitions as well as local crossfit competitions for fun. After a lot of what I've gone through, it's incredibly healing. I feel blessed that crossfit has come pretty natural to me in some ways, and in others it challenges my skills, abilities, and my mental health. It's a beautiful sport that feeds whatever my ego needs that day; to do what I can, to push harder, or to simply move my body. I am forever grateful for what yoga and crossfit have taught me and what I continue to learn from them.