~ I'm updating this page... check back Saturday... it's a little messy right now LOL~ I'm a Personal Trainer @ Las Vegas Athletic Club (Green Valley & Flamingo when it opens in May 08) and I also teach a lot of different fitness classes - pilates, step, abs, gliding, sculpting, core conditioning, etc... working on yoga and spin. Contact me if you would like to work with me and also my site will be up soon: www.powerhourfitness.net~ I eat like a super health freak - egg whites, spinach, oatmeal, chicken, salads, turkey, fish, greek style yogurt (more protein) lots of green veggies... and I absolutely looooovve all fruit, but I try to eat it in moderation. I'm addicted to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, n' Fresh & Easy... oh, and how could I ever forget the Raw Food Cafe - that place is bombbbb! Love it!~ I'm producing and hosting FAME Sin City (a fitness competition) on Saturday, May 31st 2008 at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. It's gonna be soooo awesome! Check out www.FAMEsincity.com and www.myspace.com/noellejoye~ My ultimate goal in life is to create a fitness studio/resort that will help transform people's lives through the collaborative efforts of fitness (body, mind & soul), bodywork (massage, reiki, rolfing, ayurveda), holistic nutritional practices, and spiritual development with the Creator (all religions). To me, this is the best gift you could give anybody. Becoming grounded and realizing our true inner potential.~ My astrological sign is Libra. My birthday is September 23rd, the cusp of Virgo and Libra, otherwise known as the Cusp of Beauty.~ I grew up in Lexington, SC and graduated from the University of South Carolina in August 2003 with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a minor in Business Administration. Most people wouldn’t guess that I’m really smart in addition to being sexy (wink, wink)â€Â¦ I have an obsession with making A’s~ In high school, I played B-team and Junior Varsity basketball. Most of my best friends were guys because we would all play basketball at each other’s houses. I loved beating guys at HORSE. It was fun! Haha!~ I moved to Vegas when I was 24. I packed up my SUV with as much stuff as possible and drove across the USA in about 3 days. I absolutely love the constant blue skies and sunny days! It’s very uplifting spirituallyâ€Â¦ you just gotta keep your head right, being in the party city!~ I got involved in the fitness industry in June 2001. I started working as a fitness assistant for the Campus Recreation fitness program at the University of South Carolina. As an assistant, you would be in front of the fitness class beside the instructor to get you accustomed to being in front of the class. Then we were eased into teaching on the mic by leading the warm-up and then more and more until we were comfortable teaching an entire class. It was an excellent mentoring program. Thanks Laina Ramsey for all of your guidance!~ I love training core – my core training programs are very thorough. I start with low abs then move to obliques and rectus abdominus and then finish with low back and erector spinae. I know how to get those abs rockin because that’s a part of my body that I like to keep in exceptional shape. Also, low fat and no carbs past 3 PM is critical.~ I hate doing arms because they burn the least amount of caloriesâ€Â¦ but, the results are worth it nevertheless.~ I’d love to workout with celebrities and help them get in ridiculous shape for their movies and photo shoots. I always thought it would be awesome to go on tour with a performing artist and keep them fit and eating healthy.~ My favorite exercises are all core exercises, pectoral flyes, plyometric drills, reverse lunges, and plie squats.~ I’ve been told my best features are my shoulders, abs, n’ booty.~ The question that I have been asked the most is “which is better – pilates or yoga?â€?~ My dream vacation would be a holistic spa retreat on a beautiful island with yoga, pilates, juice fasting and raw food chefs, meditation, and tons and tons of spa treatments to detox the body and relax the mind.~ At the gym, you will see me wearing Bebe Sport. The clothes are so sexy and cute. I actually do promotions at the Bebe Sport at the Miracle Mile shops in Planet Hollywood in Vegas and also in Caesar’s Palace. I demonstrate pilates exercises on a mat at the entrance of the storeâ€Â¦ it’s pretty entertaining!~ My role models in the fitness industry are Jennifer Nicole Lee, Carol Grow, Marzia Prince, Jamie Eason, Kristia Knowles, Annette Milbers, and Lisa Ray. They are all sculpted to the max, but they know when to stop building muscle to maintain their feminine features.~ My biggest pet peeve is a liar and a bullsh*tter. I don’t appreciate people wasting my time with nonsensical crap. I consider myself pretty honest and trustworthy and I like to surround myself with like people. Jealousy is also something that irks me and sends me in the opposite direction.~ I never leave home without sunglasses, cell phone, and credit card.~ My first fitness competition was in November 2001. I placed 2nd in an amateur competition, University of South Carolina Ms. Fitness. I also competed in the FAME Noth American Championships in Miami in November ’07 and placed 3rd in Bikini Model & 3rd in Fitness Model. I then placed 9th (out of 20) in Bikini America in Hollywood in November ’07, and 15th (out of 40) in Model America. This year, I plan on winning the FAME Toronto show in June, as well as Bikini Universe in Miami.~ My favorite movie is The Pursuit of Happyness with Will Smith. It was extremely humbling and a very emotional movie. It reminds you to help others around you and to not forget about the less fortunate when you are raking in the money.~ If I could meet anyone, it would be Justin Timberlake. He’s super talented and sexy as well. I saw him perform at MGM in Vegas and it was awesome... and his concert on tv is just sick!~ If I won a million dollars I would invest it very wisely and live off of the interest onlyâ€Â¦ it goes a lot faster than you think!~ In my Bebe Sport gym bag, you will find all my teaching stuff - wind guards, batteries, iPod with fitness CD’s downloaded, Pilates mat, heart rate monitor, and money for tons of water.~ What I love most about the fitness industry is that it’s constantly evolving.~ My favorite book is The Sunfood Diet by David Wolfe. Even though I am not a 100% raw foodist, I do try and incorporate as much raw fruits and veggies as possible into my diet. His book is ammmmaaazing and so full of information on nutrition, and it’s inspiring every time I pick it up.~ Born n' raised in South Carolina... moved to Vegas in March 2005. So, yes I am a Southern Belle at heart, but a city girl by choice.~ I seem to always "travel the path less trodden" a.k.a. "break the rules" a.k.a. "run over the bushes" hahaha ... I don't know why this is. I guess I just live somewhat vicariously, and I believe that life is too short to worry about following another institutions "rules". I don't break them intentionally or premediatatively - it just kinda happens. I'll go ahead and apologize in advance ;P~ I've been in 3 long relationships - 4 years, 6.5 years, and 2.5 years... I've learned so much, loved deeply... and I know what it's like to be in love... now, nothing less will be sufficient for settling down. I'm still friends with all 3.~ I love working with photographers and make up artists - it's like dressing up and playing ;) I'm working on my website: www.noellejoye.com~ I'm in love with house music and I loooooovvveee to dance...~ I loove animals... dogs and cats. I have two boy cats - Dow n' Jones - the sweetest cats ever! They let you carry them around like babies ;D~ I love the sunny days in Vegas... it's so uplifting - almost 99 percent of the year, it's sunny with no cloud visible in the sky. I was completely in love with that when I initially moved to Vegas - now, it's like we are all just spoiled by it. When it rains, we freak!~ I drink Greens + each morning with 4 oz. raw unfiltered apple juice each morning with a B-Complex~ Addicted to Starbuck's - Venti Soy Green Tea Latte, no melon syrup, 6 scoops of matcha powder (finely hammered green tea leaves) - I like it chunky - YUM!!!! Keeps the skin nice n' vibrant as well...~ My second career choice would've been Graphic Arts. I have mac computers and I know how to use Photoshop & Dreamweaver. I love building websites. It's like digital art...~ I have a Reiki session about once a month... she balances my chakras and brings me back to center spiritually - love her to death. She's the nicest person I've ever met in my life...~ I get lots of pleasure out of making people laugh and smile... it's the best feeling to see someone laughing because I did something funny ;D~ I'm overly concerned with trying to push through my internal battles and become the best person that I can... I love deeply and I cruise through life on a higher level... At the same time, I make sure that I reflect the negative energy people might send my way - I'[m definitely a sweetheart, but I also don't take sh*t off of people - I refuse to be walked upon. I search for meaning in situations and I try to learn from them and become the most genuine person that I can. It can be challenging sometimes, but I'll never give up on that.~ NAMASTE ~
