About Us

Director - Volunteer

Holistic Fitness Coach

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I’m the founder of Born To Be Alive CIC — a community that began as a spark of inspiration on a Saturday night in 2010. As I danced to Patrick Hernandez’s Born To Be Alive, I made the bold decision to leave my job at the gym and create something of my own. But BTBA has never really been a “business” — it’s a movement, a family. Since then, I’ve been coaching people to stay active for health, happiness, and fun, often through wild and wonderful activities that reconnect us with our inner child and support our mental wellness.

My background is rooted in fitness and dance. I’ve worked in the fitness industry since leaving school in the ’90s and spent around 15 years as a professional dancer. Movement is my passion, and I truly believe in its power to transform our holistic fitness and overall wellbeing.

Director - Volunteer

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Hi I'm Carole and have been a member of Born To Be Alive for almost 15 years. I have two sons 21 and 26 and live in Blairdardie. I'm mainly the primary carer to my eldest son who has profound autism.

I have a passion for fitness and the benefits that come with it, foremost, for me, positive mental health and wellbeing, which helps with the day to day stresses in my caring role. More than anything I love a laugh, meeting and spending time with people and advocating the positive effects of keeping fit in whatever way you enjoy .​​​​​​

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Director - Volunteer

Holistic Fitness Coach

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Hey everyone, my name is Anne and I've been involved with Born To Be Alive since Summer of 2014 when Eilidh made me run and jump in muddy puddles 🤣 I am a JogScotland Run Leader and take the Rogue Runners sessions. I'm also a Hatha Raja yoga teacher so you might catch me covering yoga classes too. In my day job, I'm a mum of two, Jessica (16) and Josh (23). I am the project manager for Drumchapel Cycle Hub where I'm a cycle trainer and ride leader. I am a fitness fanatic and love to participate in different events. B2BA introduced me to Tough Mudder and since then, I've done triathlons, obstacle course races, road and trail races and lots more. When I need some downtime, you might find me outdoor swimming, hiking or pottering about in my allotment.

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Secretary -  Volunteer

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Hey everyone,

I’m Karen and I found Born to Be Alive by entering a competition on Facebook and never thought I would have been picked as a winner.

I accepted the invitation to go along to some free classes and was very nervous, not because I am nervous about exercise, but nervous about meeting other people and not fitting in.

People say I am a confident individual who is very chatty, but underneath all that show, I am a very anxious, nervous person, who talks and talks to avoid silences because I feel I will not fit in and I won’t be liked. Daft I know; but, at Born to Be Alive this was never the case. Everyone has their own unique individual personalities and some like to share and some like to keep it to themselves, but no one ever judges you.

I don’t know where I would be at the moment if I was not part of the team at Born to Be Alive. I love sports, so at my age (58), this has been the best fit for keeping fit and active, socially mixing with others and just my whole mental health and wellbeing and positive outlook on life. I want to live longer and see my 2 kids grown up and settled and happy, so for me I think by keeping myself fit and healthy will give me a better quality of life.

I have met so many genuinely lovely people, some who I have formed such nice friendships with. When I say some, I really mean all of them. They are such kind, caring, unjudging people, who genuinely care about each other so much. If you have a problem, share it and they will all rally round to help you. If you are sad, they will notice and make you smile. If you are ill they will send you genuine caring messages to get better. If you have been missing from classes for a while, they will all check in on you and if you just want to be left alone that is fine too. I’ve been with Born to Be Alive for over 5 years now and - Oh and I forgot to say we love to party too!!

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