Kristi Tauti

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Kristi Tauti
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1979-02-07) February 7, 1979 (age 40)
Dayton, Oregon, U.S.
Height5'3" (160 cm)
Weight(In Season) 104–108 lb
(Off-Season) 118–120 lb
Professional career
Pro-debutIFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure, 2007
Best win2006 NPOC Team Universe Champion (class B), 2006
Predecessor Jeanette Freed
Successor Tara Chandler
Activesince 2001

Kristi Tauti (born February 7, 1979) is a professional figure competitor, fitness model, and personal trainer from Oregon. [1]

Oregon state of the United States of America

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada.

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Biography

Kristi Tauti was born and raised in Dayton, Oregon, the middle child of five daughters. Tauti grew up in a small town where her parents, according to Tauti, taught her the meaning of discipline, self-motivation, determination, and goal setting which she considers to be important qualities that have enabled her to accomplish her goals in life and in figure competition. At a young age she was involved with all sorts of sports and activities. In high school, she was involved in sports such as volleyball, basketball, softball, and track and field. Outside of sports she also played musical instruments such as the flute and piccolo in concert bands as well as the alto sax in jazz bands. Besides all this she also participated in many other activities and clubs at school.

Dayton, Oregon City in Oregon, United States

Dayton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census.

After graduating from high school Tauti went to a junior college for two years in Idaho, and later moved on to Brigham Young University in Hawaii with her sister. Soon after graduating with a bachelor's degree in Exercise Sport Science, Tauti got an internship at Gold's Gym Honolulu. There she was approached by Debbie Bullman who suggested Tauti compete, Bullman became Tauti's personal trainer and trained her for her first competition: the 2001 Hawaiian Hurricane Fitness Challenge. Tauti won both rounds of the fitness challenge and took the overall title. After this victory, Tauti decided to continue a career in the fitness industry. During this time she married her Polynesian boyfriend Pati Tauti and settled in Oahu. She continued to compete in other fitness contests such as the 2002 NPC Mrs. Hawaiian Islands, 2003 Ms. Designer Body Hawaiian, and 2003 NPC Team Universe, placing well on all shows.

Brigham Young University private research university in Provo, Utah

Brigham Young University is a private research university located in Provo, Utah and owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The university is run under the auspices of its parent-organization, the Church Educational System (CES), and is classified among "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" with "more selective, lower transfer-in" admissions. The university's primary emphasis is on undergraduate education in 179 majors, but it also has 62 master's and 26 doctoral degree programs. The university also administers two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City.

Hawaii U.S. state in the United States

Hawaii is a state in the Pacific United States. It is the most recent state to join the United States, on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state geographically located in Oceania, although it is governed as a part of North America, and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.

Oahu The third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and site of the state capital Honolulu

Oʻahu anglicized Oahu, known as "The Gathering Place", is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands. It is home to roughly one million people—about two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state capital, Honolulu, is on Oʻahu's southeast coast. Including small associated islands such as Ford Island and the islands in Kāneʻohe Bay and off the eastern (windward) coast, its area is 596.7 square miles (1,545.4 km2), making it the 20th-largest island in the United States.

Kristi Tauti was planning to compete at the 2005 Team Universe, but changed her plans. After placing 4th at the 2003 NPC Team Universe, she moved from Hawaii to her hometown in Oregon, became a mother for the first time and now works at Hawthorn Farm Athletic Club & Powerhouse Gym as a personal trainer. A year after giving birth, Tauti returned to competition in 2006, entering the 2006 Emerald Cup and Oregon Ironman, where she placed second and first respectively qualifying for a pro card. Kristi Tauti is now training to compete at the Pittsburgh Pro, California Pro, Denver Pro, and Tournament of Champions, in the hopes of qualifying for the 2007 Miss Figure Olympia.

In 2008 Tauti formed Team i-Physique, a competitive women's figure/fitness team. The team has grown quickly based on its solid success in the 2008 and 2009 season. Recently Tauti won her first IFBB pro show in Sacramento California.

Vital stats

Personal trainer individual who provides others with fitness training and instruction

A personal trainer is an individual certified to have a varying degree of knowledge of general fitness involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments. These fitness assessments may also be performed before and after an exercise program to measure their client's improvements in physical fitness. They should also educate their clients in many other aspects of wellness besides exercise, including general health and nutrition guidelines. It is very important that a trainer takes their time to evaluate a clients personal life outside of the gym. This way, personal trainers can figure out what kind of stress their client may be putting on certain areas of the body during their every day lives.

Competition history

International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness

The International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB), headquartered in Las Rozas (Madrid), is an international professional sports governing body for bodybuilding and fitness that oversees many of the sport's major international events, notably the World and Continental Championships.

The Ms. International female bodybuilding contest was considered to be the second-most prestigious competition for female bodybuilders, from its inception in 1986 through 2013. It was first held in 1986 by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB.). In 1987, the IFBB allowed the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) to sanction the Ms. International as an amateur event. In 1988, the contest was again sanctioned by the IFBB. From 1989 on, the contest was part of the Arnold Sports Festival.

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References

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