Today we’d like to introduce you to Gabrielle Mazar.
Hi Gabrielle, it’s an honor to have you on the platform. Thanks for taking the time to share your story with us – to start, maybe you can share some of your backstories with our readers.
I didn’t always want to be in fitness but I have always been an active person. I didn’t know what I wanted to be growing up and going into college; I really just chose a major that I could get any job doing. I was pre-business, but I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do with that. I didn’t really find my passion until I stepped away and took a semester off. I focused on myself, being healthy, reading about fitness and exercise, nutrition, and taking care of myself. I took a chance, and it turned out that I really loved it. Getting into the fitness industry was just the beginning for me, and it led me to my dream of combining fitness and travel and creating Destination Fitcations, taking people around the world on exclusive vacations for beginners or fitness enthusiast.
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Absolutely not! The road to owning and running your own business is never easy. There are a lot of mistakes made, some failures, ups and downs, and even times when you aren’t sure you want to continue. I opened a gym in 2011 and, after a year and a half-parted ways and went out on my own. That was a really difficult pill to swallow but taught me many lessons. There were many ups and downs over the years, and starting up Fitcations in 2019 was another struggle when 2020 decimated and shut down the travel industry. Luckily, we are starting to see life and travel coming back, and I am looking forward to travelling and showing people the world in a healthy and maybe a few not-so-healthy ways.
Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Destination Fitcations?
Destination Fitcations was a dream that started about 10 years ago while I was travelling. I love to travel, and health and fitness are my career and my passion. I plan, organize, and execute fitness vacations to exotic locations around the world. My goal with these vacations is not to make them a retreat where all we do is work out and eat ruffage but to have a fun and exciting vacation with fitness-centered excursions and a few workouts sprinkled in but also make it relaxing and stress-free.
I have found that many clients work out to get ready for vacation, completely go off track during vacation, and come back having to start all over. I want to show people that you can still do all the things, have the fun, and still exercise and come back from vacation not needing another vacation.
What sets me apart is that these trips are completely planned for you, but they are not packed full. I make sure that each trip is flexible, has planned rest times and days, and that you never feel overwhelmed or overbooked yet still feel like you get the most out of your vacation.
If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
I think that there are really 2 characteristics that are important to my success, imagination, and drive. I am a big dreamer, and no goal or dream is too big. I also believe that if you work hard enough to achieve something, anything is possible. If I want something bad enough, nothing can stop me!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.destinationfitcations.com/
- Instagram: destination_fitcations
- Yelp: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0SM5sIdqM77s3lvQDT9eg
Image Credits
Casey Olsen
Jayme Kelter
