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title: Staff Spotlight | Miranda Mercke
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# [Staff Spotlight | Miranda Mercke](https://www.baptistmilestone.com/blog/staff-spotlight-miranda-mercke)

 Written by [Lauren Higgins](https://www.baptistmilestone.com/blog/author/lauren-higgins) | Friday, April 05, 2019

Meet Miranda Mercke, a Milestone fitness specialist, NSCA-CPT personal trainer and a certified swim coach. Miranda has been with Milestone since 2017.

> "*I have been a competitive athlete all of my life and was a Division 1 swimmer at the University of Missouri. I graduated from Mizzou with a Journalism degree in Strategic Communications. I currently live in Louisville, Ky, where I am a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT) at Baptist Health/Milestone Wellness Center as well as a swim instructor."*

**What's your favorite movie/TV show?  
**My favorite TV show is a complete toss up. I go from being obsessed with Game of Thrones to also loving New Girl. Yes, they are the complete opposite, but we all need a little seriousness and comedy in our lives. 

**What's your guilty pleasure/indulgence?  
**My favorite guilty pleasure is 100 percent pizza. Pizza or tacos. That is a real toss up, but you can't go wrong with either one. I dream about opening up a pizza/taco restaurant. It would be the best of both worlds.

**What is something we don't know, or would be surprised to know, about you?  
**Something you don't know about me...I make healthy pancakes every single Sunday because it is pancake Sunday of course. Each Sunday is a different flavor and sometimes I do themes for holidays. The pancakes are protein filled, lower carb and sugar free. I have a fitness and nutrition blog, that I hope to grow in the future. I am on Facebook and Instagram. To find the pancakes check out [mofitness_lessproblems](https://www.instagram.com/mofitness_lessproblems/?hl=en) on Instagram.

**What’s your favorite exercise/muscle group to train?  
**My favorite muscle group to train is the full body. I feel the most accomplished after a workout when I can say I have worked every muscle. Yes, squats are fun, but doing a workout with both squats and a push press (working the shoulders/back) for me is more fun! 

**How did you get into fitness/personal training?  
**How did I get into personal training? That is a funny question because I actually graduated with a journalism degree. I went to Mizzou's journalism school dreaming of becoming a sports broadcaster. While, that is an awesome career, I realized after a year of it, it wasn't for me. Since the age of four, I was a competitive athlete (swimmer), so being active has been apart of my life for a long time. When I graduated and started looking for jobs in journalism, nothing was sounding too appealing to me. I knew I always wanted to become a personal trainer later in life, but I thought I had to at least put my degree to use first. I was wrong about that. I made the decision to become a personal trainer NOW and I truly couldn't be more thankful that I let myself do what I actually wanted to do. I couldn't be happier with my decision to pursue personal training. Working with people on a daily basis and influencing them to live a healthy lifestyle is something I thrive on in life. I can't think of a more rewarding job than what I am doing right now. Not to mention, I get to teach people how to swim, which I am so passionate about. This career has been life changing in the best way possible.

***Have questions for Miranda? Drop us a line by submitting a comment below!***

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