Karina Walsh (geb. Hübsch)
Sport has been close to my heart from an early age. As a family, we always had some sort of sports activity going on.
At 6 years old I joined the local track & field club in our town and within a few years, I had specialized at the 400m hurdles. My love for sport persists from those formative years.
My Personal Training career started in the Chiemgau region of the Bavarian Alps in 2002 and I have been happily self employed ever since and still going strong!
My Personal Training career started in the Chiemgau region of the Bavarian Alps in 2002 and I have been happily self employed ever since and still going strong!
From 2004 to 2006 I worked as a Personal trainer and Personal Assistant for a private family in Monaco where I also met my husband.
In 2006 we decided to start a live together in Kenya, where I quickly opened my own Personal Training & Pilates Studio.
If I do not work , I love hiking in our nearby mountains or go Cross Country skiing in winter. But recently I can enjoy the garden or the sofa as well without immediately feeling guilty.
A quick Q&A with Karina:
- Is your surname now Hübsch or Walsh? My family name is Walsh, my maiden name Hübsch. I founded my company under my maiden name and kept it. It also has a special meaning in the German language, which is kind of nice.
- What is your favourite meal? Kaiserschmarrn, but a healthier version.
- If you were an animal, which one would you like to be? A Giraffe. They move so graciously and have beautiful long eyelashes.
- What makes you happy? Lots of things. Time with my husband and the kids (if the teenagers are in a good mood), exercising, mountains, snow, safari & beach. And my clients.
- Which is your favourite season? I love all of them, especially as we don´t have proper seasons in Kenya. I learned to appreciate them all; Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter - they all having their own special beauty.