{"id":191,"date":"2026-02-08T15:18:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/?p=191"},"modified":"2026-02-08T15:18:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:18:34","slug":"sports-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/2026\/02\/08\/sports-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Sports Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi, my name is Nicole Smith. I am a fitness enthusiast and certified personal trainer with experience as a spin and group fitness instructor. I also hold CPR and WSI certifications. I have been involved in sports for most of my life, including track and soccer in high school, and I currently play for the ODU Women\u2019s Club Soccer team. My training includes weightlifting, CrossFit, and running. I consider myself a well-rounded hybrid athlete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sports and fitness are more than physical training for me\u2014they provide structure, discipline, and a positive outlet from everyday stress. Through consistent training and recovery, I focus on progressing both mentally and physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professionally, I aspire to own a gym with my own spin studio and to work as a fitness ambassador, sharing my passion for health and performance with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-945x532.jpg 945w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40632\/2026\/02\/IMG_0267-1-rotated.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, my name is Nicole Smith. I am a fitness enthusiast and certified personal trainer with experience as a spin and group fitness instructor. I also hold CPR and WSI certifications. I have been involved in sports for most of&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/2026\/02\/08\/sports-journal\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32051,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32051"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":193,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/191\/revisions\/193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/nicolesmitsportsjournal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}