When Nicole Johnson’s was chosen as June’s BAM it was obvious to me why, she’s consistent, friendly as can be, strong as hell, and totally embodies what we stand for at The Shop. After sitting down with her and discussing her journey and how she ended up at The Shop it’s obvious to me that all these great traits not only resonate at The Shop but all throughout her personal life as well.
Nicole was born in Dallas, Texas and moved to Austin at a very young age. HEr childhood was spent being involved in athletics as much as possible, she did tumbling, cheerleading, and was a very competitive swimmer. She swam competitively for 16 years and had olympic aspirations especially in the 500m freestyle, 200m IM, which were her two best races. Eventually tendonitis in her knees put a hold on her swimming career once she reached college but Nicole pivoted and turned her focus to a musical career.
At Texas State University Nicole formed a group called “On The Radar” that was a musical youth ministry program. She was the lead singer in the group and her and other members traveled all over the US performing and eventually got signed to a Christian Record label. During this time she was also pursuing her a major in Health Administration at Texas State. She recently decided to continue her education by enrolling in Physician Assistant school for Dermatology.
After she graduated from college her father got sick and she realized that in order to take care of him she had to get in better shape and began working with a personal trainer. Once she got a taste for working out she found that it gave her comfort and consistency in her day to day life. Since joining The Shop she has noticed her comptivie side come back out from her days of swimming. That competitive side has lead Nicole to push herself even outside of The Shop’s workouts as she tries to run a miles after most of her strength classes which results in her running 2-3 miles a week. This has helped her muscular endurance and she one of her goals is to “run a mile without dying and to continue to hit new PRs in every community gains.”
More than the workouts Nicole says that she loves The Shop’s community feel and all the friendships she has made here. She says the community feels like a second family to her and we are very happy to have her as part of our family.
