In a "former life", Kathy Chester was a corporate travel agent with a passion for being active, when she was hit by a double diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. Against the advice of the time, her instinct was to keep moving!

She became a certified trainer, and after working in other businesses, she now owns and operates her own studio, Disrupt Fitness. The COVID pandemic led her to look closely at her business. She has now found safer ways that she can work and has niched down to service the MS and Autoimmune communities in particular.

As well as sharing her inspiring story, Kathy also relates her experiences within the Patients Getting Paid community.

In this episode:

• Kathy's life and career before getting her double diagnosis 
• The reasons why she decided to focus on lifestyle and exercise, against the prevailing medical wisdom of the time!
• Why she decided to change her fitness practice to focus on helping people with autoimmune conditions – and the reason Kathy decided to stop training in other venues and begin working with clients in her garage
• Kathy's experiences of being a part of the Patients Getting Paid community

Resources:

• Visit the Patients Getting Paid website to learn more about, and join, the PGP community
• Visit Disrupt Fitness
• Follow Disrupt Fitness on Facebook and Instagram
• Listen to the Move It Or Lose It podcast
• Tools mentioned in this podcast include MindBody app, Google Suite, Calendly, Square, Venmo,  QuickBooks

**Be sure to join us on the Patients Getting Paid Facebook and Instagram pages AND get on the PGP email list to stay updated on all things PGP!

Special thanks to Steve Woodward at PodcastingEditor.com