Cathy Serif

Cathy Serif, Author, Nutritionist, Fitness Coach, and Creator of the Balanced Training Boot Camp Experience, is a nationally recognized expert in fitness and nutrition. Serif has been a dedicated professional in the health and fitness industry for more than 30 years and is among the top in her field with certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine and the Natural Healing Institute of Naturopathy. Cathy is well known for her highly effective diet and exercise strategies and has been impacting lives and transforming bodies since 1980.

Cathy's tenacious spirit and creative appetite for business lead her to create a fitness boot camp model that has challenged, changed, and inspired thousands of people in her community to adopt a healthy and fit life-style. In 2007 she earned prestigious recognition from Palm Springs Life Magazine as one of the Coachella Valley's "101 Most Influential People" for her engagement in the community and her ability to inspire the Valley to fitness. Cathy's fitness program, Balanced Training Boot Camp, continues to earn top recognition in her community and was voted as the number one experience in fitness by Palm Springs Life Magazines "Best of the Best" Reader's Choice Poll and also earned a 1st Place win in the Desert Magazine's "Best of the Valley" 2014, 2013, 2012 & 2011 and a top spot in the Desert Magazine's "Best of the Valley" 2010. She continues to hold an Elite Level ranking with IDEA, a recognition that represents the highest measures of achievement in the personal fitness training industry. Serif's expertise transcends to include certifications from the RRCA as a certified running coach and she previously held a position as a Master Trainer with LeMond Academy where she instructed and certified others in the discipline of indoor cycling.

Cathy is proud to work in partnership with the Desert Recreation District to provide Balanced Training Boot Camp as one of the Districts top rated programs. Recently, lululemon athletica Palm Desert named Cathy as one of their ambassadors for 2012/2014 and she also serves as an ambassador for the Ragnar Relay Series in southern California.

As a health and fitness writer, Cathy has published more than 400 articles on fitness and nutrition for the Star Beacon in Ashtabula, Ohio and has contributed to articles written in the Desert Magazine and Dune Magazine in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. Cathy is the proud mother of two d