About Mikka

I found my passion for health and fitness after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at 14 years old. Being so young, I didn’t really know what it all entailed or the impact it would have on my life. My doctor immediately put me on daily injections to help stop the progression of my disease. After years of being medicated, my symptoms from the injections were far worse than my actual symptoms from the MS. At this point, I knew I needed to make a change. I made it a goal to start living a healthier lifestyle in hopes of helping me cope with my MS.
 
I began eating clean and regularly hitting the gym. This was all so new to me, but I fell in love with everything about living a healthy lifestyle, especially the way it made me feel! I couldn’t remember the last time I felt so good and had the energy levels I was beginning to have! I even changed my major from Graphic Design to Community Health Education because I couldn’t get enough.
 
I then decided I wanted to take things to the next level and compete in an NPC bodybuilding competition. When I told my friends and family my goal of competing, they were all hesitant because they were worried it would be too hard on my body. I didn’t listen. I went ahead and started prepping for my first show in May 2014. It took over a year before I stepped on stage in June 2015.
 
I am happy to say I’ve been in remission for almost 9 years now! The progression of my disease has become dormant. My doctor was in complete shock after comparing my MRI’s to previous MRI’s.
 
I graduated from Utah Valley University with a Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education and a minor in Digital Media.
 
After my first NPC show, I loved it more than I imagined and continued competing from 2015-2019, leading me to become an IFBB Figure Pro in 2017.
 
After graduating college, I spent time doing in person, personal training and then 6 years of online health & fitness coaching.

Trainer at: KonQur Health & Fitness