Meka Taulbee

Meka is a Personal Trainer certified by the American Council on Exercise. She also holds a degree in Psychology mentoring in Dance. Meka dedicates herself to promoting health and fitness for sailors and sailing enthusiasts.

Having grown up in a strong sailing community, it was a natural progression for Meka to use her skills to help those passionate about this sport. Many sailors don't realize how physically and mentally demanding the sport of sailing is. It requires high levels of endurance, muscular development and self-awareness - the perfect blend of mind and body. And the perfect focus for Meka's talents.

A big influence in my decision to teach fitness were two people. Thomas McCarthy and Patrick Hall. They own and operate their own training business called Personal Best. It is based out of Buffalo. Tom was my trainer for over a year and gave me the confidence in myself and the motivation to train hard. He taught me through his training style and through patiently answering all of my questions. He knew I wanted to learn and took the extra time to explain everything. He and Pat supported and promoted my decision to become certified. They were actually the first people I called when I found out I passed my exam! I called them and thanked them. The knowledge they taught and shared with me is invaluable to me.

SAILFIT and Kurt's Olympic dreams have taken us all over the world. Traveling has taught me a lot about fitness both mentally and physically. I am a runner so all I need are my sneakers and I'm off. I have seen some of the most beautiful countryside and beaches this way. I have also seen many laps around a rest stop! Fitness benefits me physically, but mentally their is nothing compared to it. Whether I am running or weight training it's my time to push myself and to work out whatever stress or hurdles I may be facing. I believe that you need to be mentally fit as well as physically fit. Put these two elements together and you are a force to be reckoned with. This is what I want to share with people and what I want to teach them.

It's true that I am pretty regimented with my personal training. I enjoy it and when the day comes that I don't then I know something has got to change. My biggest accomplishment to date is running through my pregnancy up until and on the day I went into labor. Now I run everyday with my son in his jogging stroller. It is never to early to start a good example.

Visit our fitness training page to find out how Meka will help you become the perfect sailor.