AIMEE GALLO is a marathon runner, indoor cycling coach, holistic nutrition counselor and personal trainer. When not out pursuing her athletic goals, Aimee is busy with her company, Vibrance Nutrition and Fitness, helping her clients meet their fitness and nutrition goals by utilizing a mind, body, and spirit approach.
Aimee’s interest in nutrition began at a young age and through her studies she realized the link between what we put in our bodies and what we can expect to receive from them. Her personal experience with Seasonal Affective Disorder and exercise enlightened her to the importance of movement in healthy living, so she pursued her personal training certification while working toward her Nutrition degree. During this time her relationship with running really blossomed and she completed her first marathon in 2003. After beginning her practice, she came to understand the emotional and spiritual component of achieving one’s dreams and began to integrate that into her work with others as well as her own life. She loves showing others how easy it can be to eat healthy, coaching new runners and walkers as well as those desiring the joy that comes from living and moving in a healthy body.
With a focus on holistic health, Aimee’s nutritional and training philosophy inspires others to live the greatest life they can envision for themselves. She helps her clients by showing them how easy and fun it can be to incorporate exercise and whole, unrefined foods every day, despite the hectic pace of the American lifestyle. By utilizing powerful goal setting, whole foods cooking, proper sports nutrition, weight loss and exercise, her clients are able to have more of what they desire in life. Her personal mission is to increase the amount of joy in the world by encouraging others to practice radical self-care and go for their dreams.
AIMEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- Qualifying for the Boston marathon (3:35)
- Running the inaugural Seattle Rock N Roll marathon (in 3:44)
- Running in the inaugural Las Vegas Rock N Roll half marathon (in 1:42)
- Teaching indoor cycling twice weekly
2010 GOALS:
- Completing two marathons with less than three months’ time in between: the Boston Marathon in April & the Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon in June
- Overcoming a fear of the water to compete in her first triathlon
- Bring her training load to 150-175 miles running per month while remaining an injury-free athlete
- Deepen her own abilities to practice Radical Self Care on a daily basis
IF SOMEONE WROTE HER BIOGRAPHY, IT WOULD BE TITLED: Inspire To Reach Higher
Aimee, you rock! You’ve come a long way since being the president of SETA
way back when. Congrats!
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Through hard work, perseverance, sweat, tears and the whole lot, you stayed the course and now you have made a name for yourself, Aimee. I am very proud of you and all that you have become. I love you!!!!
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Aimee! You are so amazing! I’m so blessed to be friends with such a fabulous, friendly, and fun go-getter! GO AIMEE!!!
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WOW! I’m so impressed with your skills and drive to do and be better! I’m glad you are getting recognized for your hard work.
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Ladies,
Thank you so much for your excitement and encouragement! I’m really inspired and motivated by this opportunity and can’t wait to see how the beautiful mystery unfolds!
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Aimee,
As a fellow 2010 Athleta Featured Athlete I was excited to see that you ran the Las Vegas Rock ‘n Roll Half too. That was my second half-marathon in 2009 and I finished (2:04) taking 9 minutes off my previous half!
I’ll be running the Salt Lake City Half in April. My goal was to break (2:00) but… my 13 year-old daughter asked if she could train and run it too! Of course I’m throwing the time goal out the window. I LOVE the idea of crossing the finish line with my daughter Leah.
I’ll be watching for your updates. Maybe we’ll bump into each other at a race sometime.
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Aimee!
You are such an inspiration to myself and all the ladies out there! You inspire me every day… Congrats on this accomplishment.. You deserve it hun!!!!!
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Hi Aimee! I read your bio and dream of what I want to become. I, too, have found what I put into my body is important. Recetly diagnosed Gluten Intolerant and waiting for test results to show Celiac. I was misdiagnosed with Chronic Fatigue over a decade ago. Food and Movement are key in recovery. I want to study Nutrition and have the difficulty of where I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. If you can suggest resources for online or low residency programs for a degree in Nutrition (or certificate) please le me know! Thanks for all you do!!
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Aimee,
How magnificent to see you here.
Yes, you can!
Love,
Sarah
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Kim,
I do recommend the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. They are now offering an excellent distance learning program that you can do that is less expensive than their live program in Manhattan (which I did – and was SO worth it). They also offer referral discounts – so if you mention my name as your referrer you will receive a discount on your tuition. Check out their website (on my website’s resources page) and contact an advisor to learn more. They are very friendly and helpful.
Best of luck to you on your own nutritional healing! I am also carrying gluten-intolerant genes but thankfully tested negative on celiac genes. Gluten has a powerful effect on my body! Regardless of your final diagnosis, avoiding it will make a huge difference. Contact me if you want recipe ideas.
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Rachel;
I have dreams of having children to run with one day — from stroller to alongside me. My heart jumps for joy at your dedication and love for your children. You are an absolute inspiration to me! Let’s definitely keep tabs on one another!
Aimee
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Aimee,
I am thrilled that you are being recognized here. I can’t think of anyone more deserving.
You are truly an inspiration to me.
With love from your fan and friend,
Kris
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You certainly have increased the amount of joy in the world! It’s inspiring to watch you inspire others. xoxo
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Aimee- As soon as I saw holistic nutrition in your story I had to look further to see if you had trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition…I have been going back and forth about whether I should do it and I think the time has come! I also have been noticing the effects that food has on me, my body and my spirit, more and more, and have been wondering if I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder. Thank you for the inspiration to take control of my life!
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Melissa;
I’m so excited for you!! The Institute for Integrative Nutrition was a fabulous experience for me!
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
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Aimee!!!! Congratulations, this is so deserved. I’m excited for you, and all the goals and events you have planned for 2010. I’ll give you a call soon, to see how we can use you for our program.
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Hi Aimee,
Maybe you can help…I am in touch with a teenager who is experiencing a few unusual symptoms that are leaving various doctors clueless thus far. Your mention of chronic fatigue around sleepiness has me curious. One symptom is excessive sleepiness for 10 days every other month though chronic fatigue has been ruled out. When did you discover of your gluten intolerance; how old were you?
Thanks in advance for any input you can share.
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I was 28 when I found out I was gluten intolerant. I took a test through enterolab.com that tested both inflammatory molecules and genetic factors. Fatigue is a symptom for so many bodily woes…best of luck sleuthing out the cause!
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Thanks Aimee! After reading your blog the other day, I suggested eliminating gluten from her diet to see what might happen in doing so. I’ll check out enterolab.com in the interim. Apparently, sugars have been cut back as well. What a mystery this is. I’m hoping time will tell what’s really going on here. Getting her physically active in training with me is a strong, less invasive option, too. Something the doctors didn’t even think about as an option or possible remedy. If you think of anything else, please let me know. We’re all pulling at straws so far.
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The more I learn about you the more I am honored to be your friend.
Rock Boston and rock those powerful hammies
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Hey,I`m sorry,but you look alot like a friend I know do you have a sister named Michele??? And it sounds like you have a very healthy life style.
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Erika, I do have a sister named Michelle — How do we know one another?
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Hi Aimee, I read your bio and the comments from others last year. I was drawn in first to your nutrition interests, then to Kim’s questions about nutrition degrees/certificates & the gluten subject. I too had been searching for the right path for a nutrition future. I am a mother of a celiac child (for the last 10 years) and have run a GF baking business. But I love counseling others on the GF subject and wanted to do more. Your info on IIN was exactly what I needed and I am now beginning the program. I’m so revved up & excited by this school and look forward to the future ahead. Thank you for sharing your insight and inspiration to others! Best wishes to your future.
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Karen,
I am so happy to hear that you have found IIN to be a next step for you! Please let the school know that I had an influence on your choice to join; they do like to keep track of such referrals!
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I will do Aimee. Thanks again & all the best to you.
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Do you have any suggestions for reducing anxiety/depression, i.e. a natural supplement or food substitution? I took Zoloft for 6 years and stopped taking it abrupty in March 2010 and have been miserable ever since.
Thank you
Emma
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Hi Aimee,
What a beautiful cause! I have recently become more interested in holistic nutrition, and I agree that what we put into our bodies makes a massive difference to what we get out of it! What I struggle most with is finding ideas to cook quickly after work. Will you be likely to have a recipe section on your site?
Susan
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