Join me and guest, Teya Humphris, for a conversation about disability and fitness. Teya is a certified personal trainer working full time for a disability non-profit, as well as part time as a class instructor and trainer for a small fitness studio in Berkshire, UK, where she lives. She aims to have her own training business working with disabled people and those that feel excluded from fitness.

Teya has cerebral palsy – specifically spastically hemiplegia which means that it affects her unilaterally, for her that’s her right arm and leg. In her own words, Teya became a personal trainer for the girl that would go home from school crying because she was never picked for sports teams; the girl who got laughed at for the way she ran; for the woman that felt like she had crossed enemy lines every time she entered a gym; for the woman who stopped trying and turned her back on sport and exercise because “it wasn’t for her.”

Until she realized it was. That she was never the problem, nor was her disability. That with the right support she could not only gain so much from exercise, but she could enjoy it and excel at it. So yeah, you’re damn right she’s participating – she got her own participation award in the form of a personal training qualification. She did this for that young girl and for every person that has been taught by society and the fitness industry that exercise isn’t “for them.”

I met Teya through social media many years ago and had the opportunity to meet in person when traveling through the UK in 2019. Teya and I share a love for lifting weights, training others, dogs, and travel. She is fluent in Italian and is the best London tour guide you will ever find.

Connect with Teya through Instagram: @trainingwithteya

Your host, Heather Campbell, is the founder and owner of Made4More Fitness LLC, an online and in person strength and nutrition coaching business. Heather helps clients unlock their superpowers through custom strength training and personalized nutrition strategy with an overall holistic approach. Heather believes and promotes that movement is medicine. Everything we have to succeed is already inside every one of us. Strength training unlocks these powers and spills into every aspect of life. It is unbiased and limitless - no matter age or experience level - it is available to everyone!

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