For those of you who don't know who Katy Hearn is, let me tell you. Katy Hearn is one of the biggest fitness inspirations out there. I personally owe a lot to Katy, she not only inspires me and thousands of others, she can inspire you, too.

My junior year of high school, after an injury that kept me from returning to playing sports, I was lost. I wanted to find something new to invest my time and energy into. At the beginning of my senior year, I stumbled upon Katy's Instagram page. Katy is a personal trainer and hosts four big challenges each year and before I knew it, I was enrolled in her fall challenge. Not knowing what to expect I started my new fitness journey.

For the first week or so, I found myself stumbling around the gym at 24-Hour Fitness trying to work through her plan and stick to the workouts. However, by the end of her eight-week program I was in love with fitness and the fitness world. Growing up, I played almost every sport imaginable, but this was a different kind of fitness. Every day after that eight-week challenge with Katy, I was excited to get to the gym to lift. I've now completed two challenges with her and have nothing but praises to sing about her.

Katy isn't your typical fitness inspiration on Instagram though, she takes her time to interact with her followers on social media and she really invests with her clients. Her challenges have hundreds of girls who email her on a daily basis asking for help with their nutrition or have questions about their workouts. Responding to thousands of emails a week sounds like a lot, but every response I've gotten has been so positive and personal. Katy cares about every client she trains and wants us to be successful with whatever goals we may have.

In addition to being an amazing trainer and designing workouts that kick everyone's asses, Katy's challenges bring together a community of women who are all working towards living a healthier, more fit, lifestyle. With each challenge, there's a Facebook group created that brings all of the challenge girls together to support each other during the challenge. The community that Katy creates in the Facebook group is indescribable.

Katy and her fiancé, Haydn, run the challenges together and have helped thousands of girls start and continue their fitness journey, myself included. So, thank you Katy and thank you Haydn for helping me fall in love with fitness and change my lifestyle for the better.

In addition to training clients through her challenges, in just a few short weeks, Katy and Haydn will be opening their own gym. These two individuals are some of the kindest and most humble fitness inspirations you will ever interact with.

If you want to check Katy or Haydn out, they're on Twitter (@katyhearnfit) (@HaydnSchneider), Instagram (@katyhearnfit) (@katyhearngym) (@haydnschneider), and Katy's website (www.katyhearnfit.com). Be prepared to fall in love with their relationship, dogs, and make them your fitness goals.