Everyone in my immediate family lived with or died from chronic illness(es) or disease(s). And everyone lived with chronic long-term stress. I was on the same path until I got God smacked into change (a few times!). Old habits and unhealthy family legacies die hard.
My Legacy of Health
What Motivates Me To Do What I Do
My journey with weight, body image, and emotional well-being inspired me to reclaim my health holistically through fitness, spirituality and mindfulness. My mission is to empower women and their families to reclaim their health and live vibrant, healthy lives.
BIO:
Chesna Closs specializes in creating wholistic lifestyle and coaching programs for women, families, and kids.
She is a former governor-appointed member to the New Jersey Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and has volunteered with organizations in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York.
Ms. Closs graduated from the Rutgers University Graduate School of Social Work (Administration, Policy & Planning), New Brunswick, NJ, and the Rutgers Entrepreneurship Pioneers Initiative Program, a program for first-generation college grads, Rutgers Business School, Newark, NJ.
She is a certified personal trainer and Health Coach who specializes in working with women of all ages and children. In 2020, Ms. Closs successfully completed her coursework in Meditation and Mindfulness, and began a teacher training program in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).
Prior to her career in fitness, she worked in social services with blind and visually-impaired youth, pregnant-and-parenting teens, adults with developmental disabilities, and children and their families via the Head Start Program.
Ms. Closs offers coaching and community-based wellness and stress awareness programs that cater to adults who suffer from chronic, long-term stress, She has a particular interest in the effects of stress on pregnant women and their unborn children, and the effects of intergenerational stress and trauma in families. Ms. Closs was born prematurely herself at just 4lbs. 4 oz., and has experienced chronic, long-term stress since early childhood.
She is the creator of Fit Esteem® and Fit Esteem Kids® Healthy Lifestyle Programs to help women, kids and families live healthier lives, and create healthier legacies of health for their families and communities.
Ms. Closs is based in New York city. For more information contact her here.