What would you recommend to others who want to be fit and healthy?

Take charge of your lifestyle. Stop saying I wish I could and say, I am, I can, I will. Women always stop me and say I wish I could look like you. I tell them, you can, just make the choice to be healthy. Eat clean, work out and be happy!!

How does fitness positively influence your life?

I have a highly stressful job. If I didn't work out to reduce my stress level, I'd probably go CRAZY!! I also have four dogs that need to be walked every day in order to be well behaved, well socialized dogs. So every day I go to the gym at 3:30 a.m., do a two hour workout, go to work for 9 hours, go to the gym again for a second workout, then home to walk the fur babies. Plus meal prep each evening. This lifestyle if a commitment, but so worth the time and energy to feel so healthy!

If you were the next Ms Health and Fitness, what would you do with $20,000?

Give money to my favorite animal rescue groups. They do some much hard work on the front lines of rescuing the dogs that need the most help. At this time in my life I can't be boots on the ground because of my job and my travel schedule, but I can give them money to fight the good fight!