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Kelly Hale, MS, OTR
Founder & Director of Inspired Wellness
Kelly brings a refreshing combination of education, experience, warmth and humor to her work in the holistic wellness field. She is thrilled to empower people at all points along the wellness spectrum to realize Inspired Wellness! Kelly accomplishes this through her work as a movement practitioner, educator, business owner and inspirational speaker. Kelly truly loves sharing the joy of movement, something she found at an early age in the form of dance, and has been helping people reconnect to the joy of living a healthy life since the late 1980s.
Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Alma College and a master's degree in occupational therapy from the University of Indianapolis. Her occupational therapy experience includes cardiac rehab, aquatic rehab, and orthopedics. The profession’s holistic roots continue to inspire her work in the wellness field.
Fun, Inspiring Facts about Kelly:
- Favorite Foods:
- Sweet Potatoes
- Cauliflower
- Strawberries
- My mom’s vegan chocolate-covered peanut butter Rice Krispie treats…YUM YUM!
- GT’s Kombucha iced tea with cultures!
- However, I don’t recommend combining the above…you may have a flavor collision :)!
- Favorite Quote:
- So many I love… but the one I try to stay connected to every moment of every day “They may not remember what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel” —Author Unknown
- Greatest Wellness Accomplishment:
- Healing a formidable health condition with dietary changes
- Who Inspires My Wellness:
- My father, Don Haddock
- Dr. Wayne Dyer
- Dr. Deepak Chopra
- Any person that faces adversity and continues to pursue life and wellness anyway!
- Favorite Movie:
- In the funny, laugh-until-your-side-hurts category, it would have to be Tommy Boy with Chris Farley and David Spade!
- In the romance category, it is Shining Through with Melanie Griffith and Michael Douglas.
- In the inspiring thoughts category it is The Secret
- Family Life:
- I have a wonderful, supportive husband in Chris Hale, and two great four-legged kids: Riley, a hound doggie mix, and Hershey, a mix of chocolate lab and Springer spaniel. We love spending time with our niece and nephews!
She has also studied various methods of Pilates, is an educator for Polestar Pilates and holds the Polestar Rehab Certification. Kelly is also certified in the Body Arts and Science International Dance Specific (BASI) Method. She now specializes in a wide range of holistic disciplines such as Pilates, Muscle Activation Technique, Franklin Method, Brain Gym, Yamuna Body Rolling, NIA, Heart Math, Body Ecology and more, and combines these to create optimal results for clients.
Kelly opened Functional Fitness/Inspired Wellness in Birmingham, Michigan, in March 2001, fulfilling a lifelong vision. She realized another goal in January 2003 with the release of her first video/DVD, “The User’s Manual for your Body”.
Her trademark fun, engaging style of delivering education makes her a highly sought-out keynote speaker, continuing education instructor and author of professional articles and courses. Kelly presents inspirational wellness-based presentations and professional continuing education at conferences, seminars, special events and businesses nationwide. She also presents motivating wellness seminars customized for corporate settings or groups on topics including movement, health and rehabilitation, healing, self-improvement and much more.
Kelly’s ongoing studies and training feed her lifelong insatiable thirst for knowledge. She continually inspires others to seek further knowledge, from clients in her sessions to students in her seminars and attendees at her speaking engagements. She explains, “It’s all about helping people transform their lives. I seek to empower and inspire people to become as healthy and vibrant as possible, so they get the most out of life.”
