Hello, and Welcome to Esthercise!

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Esther Harrier grew up on a one-hundred-acre farm in the mid-west, and learned about hard work at a very early age; the work included growing a vegetable and fruit garden, raising livestock for animal protein, gardening 5 acres that she lived on, and working the land on a very large farm.

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Growing up on a farm required a myriad of activity and movement.   Working hard and being active became part of Esther's life, so much so that  she decided to join the basketball team in middle school and became the "center" position on the team.  Esther also developed a passion for running, since she was pretty good at it and could use the entire gravel road where she grew up as her running trail.  Since Esther had become an avid runner, she joined the track team and decided to become a competitive runner.  This is where running became her sport.

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Esther enjoyed running for many years until an injury while running slowed her down; she was hit by a pick-up truck that missed a red light in an intersection. Esther's running days came to a halt for a while.  However, that didn't stop her.  One year later, after much rehabilitation, she beat her marathon time by one hour.

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The injury did pose a hip problem, which lead her to physical therapy.   It was during the rehabilitation that she became interested in physical rehabilitation and strength training.

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Rehab peaked her interest so much that she decided to go back to school to acquire her kinesiology and physical rehabilitation degree. 

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Side Note...

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Esther earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology at California State University, Fullerton 

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Esther attended Loma Linda University where she studied Physical Therapy in the Physical Therapy Assistant Program.

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Esther worked with the Anaheim Police Department where she trained police officers and worked with the in-house physical therapist treating injured police officers.

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Esther was on staff at the California State University, Fullerton Wellness Department where I worked with geriatric patients with a myriad of neurological disabilities.

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Esther spent one year as an intern at Kaiser Hospital Physical Therapy Department, where she spent time learning how to treat a myriad of physical disabilities, 

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Esther began her career as a personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness as the top trainer, due to her unique ability to locate muscular imbalances with muscle testing, and help heal injuries.

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Esther is trained in FMS (Functional Movement Systems) and worked with California Edison workers rehabilitating their injuries and working on flexibility due to their line of manual labor.

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Esther spent 4 years studying to become a level 2 Integrative health practitioner in nutrition, specifically gut health, at the Integrative Health Practitioner Institute, studying under the guidance of Dr. Stephan Cabral, Board Certified Naturopath. 

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Esther enjoys researching the latest information regarding health, fitness, and nutrition.

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​​Blessings, 

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Esther