Strong abroad: Coaching that moves with you

I help women who live anywhere in the world build strength, confidence, and consistency in fitness, nutrition, and lifestyle.

Hi, I’m Katie.

Strength coach, longtime expat, and the human behind Strong Abroad. I train women who live everywhere and want to feel strong in every season of it.

My Journey in a Nutshell

Former perpetual dieter who discovered her strength through functional movement, not calorie counting.
Found my love for strength training through CrossFit, then spent years doing it across Central America, Korea, and then Hanoi.
Learned first-hand how fitness and nutrition can fall apart when you're abroad, and how real, flexible coaching doesn’t.
In 2024, went full-time into coaching after realizing life is too short...this is my why.
I’m certified in CrossFit, nutrition, women’s health, postpartum recovery, and menopause coaching, and I’ve built Strong Abroad for women on the move.

Here’s why I started Strong Abroad:

A decade ago, I landed in Hanoi and discovered what many expats realize fast: fitness, nutrition, and wellness advice rarely holds up when you’re not in one place.

Gyms, foods, schedules...they shift. Healthcare can be complicated. So I built a better way: training that travels with you.

Maybe you've:

Lived in three different countries in three years
Missed your usual gym, your favorite protein, or any steady routine
Felt stuck because advice didn’t fit your life, your location, or your energy levels

I get it.

That’s why Strong Abroad isn’t just another remote program, it’s adaptable strength for wherever your life lands.

What Makes Strong Abroad Different

1. Real life, real coaching. Not made for gym bros. Made for expats, project managers, teachers, and anyone who needs some consistency in their life.

2. Structure that flexes with your life. Not the other way around. Training blocks are jump-in-able, no matter when you join.

3. Zero judgment, only support. You’re managing visas, toddlers, language barriers, school years. Your workouts should support, not weigh you down.

4. Remote doesn’t mean robot-led. You get strategy, check-ins, and nuance. Fitness that adapts with your life, not to your life

Credentials

CrossFit Certified Trainer (CF-L2)
Menopause Coaching Specialist (GGS)
Certified Nutrition Coach (PN 1)
CrossFit Kids
CrossFit Anatomy (online)
CrossFit Scaling (online)
CrossFit Spot The Flaw (online)

If you want coaching that travels with you, adapts with you, and actually supports your life abroad...

You’re exactly where you need to be.

Let’s get to work.