About Ashley
MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
As a teenager, I fell in love with science and exercise. I was fascinated by what the human body could do, how it worked, and how much there was to learn about it. But looking back, I can see that there was something else driving my interest, too.
I was struggling with my body image, and I believed that if I could just achieve the “perfect body,” I would finally feel good enough.
That belief fueled an obsessive interest in exercise. I wanted to learn everything I could, push myself harder, and do whatever it took to change the way I looked. I was running marathons at just 16 years old, and while others might have seen that as incredible dedication, my relationship with exercise was far from healthy.
Food became part of that struggle, too. I found myself caught in a cycle of restricting, overeating, and then exercising excessively to make up for it. What started as a genuine love of science and movement had become tangled up in the belief that my body needed to look a certain way for me to be good enough.
And yet, that same fascination with the human body led me to pursue a degree in exercise physiology.
After college, I began working at a private training studio outside of Minneapolis that had Olympic Training Center-grade testing equipment. I had access to incredibly precise measurements of body composition, body fat, and weight. I thought having all that information would help me better understand the body, but at that point in my life, it only gave me more numbers to fixate on.
Thankfully, my relationship with food, exercise, and my body began to change over time. I started to recognize how deeply the messages we absorb from the dieting and fitness industries can influence the way we see ourselves, how we eat, how we exercise, and ultimately, how we measure our own worth.
I also came to understand something that changed the way I saw myself: My worth was never something I needed to earn by changing my body.
That realization didn't take away my love of science, exercise, or learning about the human body. It gave those interests a whole new meaning.
After my time at the private training studio, I went on to work for a large fitness corporation, Life Time Fitness.
Later, after giving birth to my daughter and gaining 70 pounds during pregnancy, I experienced firsthand just how dramatically the female body can change. It gave me an entirely new appreciation for the body and everything it is capable of doing.
Eventually, I opened my own fitness studio in upstate New York...a new chapter that would continue to shape the work I do today.
There, I helped women improve not only their eating and exercise habits, but also their relationships with food, movement, and their bodies.
When COVID hit, I closed the studio and moved my business online.
Today, through Ashley Schoborg Coaching & Consulting, I bring together my expertise in female physiology, exercise science, nutrition, and behavior to help women better understand their bodies, navigate the challenges that influence how they eat and move, and make choices that support their health and performance.
My goal is to help women build a healthier relationship with their bodies and develop an approach to nutrition and exercise that works with their physiology, goals, and lives...not against them.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my story and for being here! :)
~ Ashley