Meet Erin Schmidt, founder of Verdure Fitness and Health

Erin is a board certified family nurse practitioner who has worked in oncology since graduating in 2009. Prior to graduate school she was a labor and delivery nurse. Erin has always been passionate about movement and the power it possesses. She was a competitive athlete from an early age. In 2013 she became a certified personal trainer through American College of Sports Medicine. Her passion for fitness and overall wellness has expanded over the years encompassing endurance sports, body building, HITT, yoga, and functional movement. Her approach to training is meeting your body where it is; with tough love helping you flourish in your fitness goals. She is excited to share her workout and wellness programs. She is available for live online personal training sessions, online workout protocol bundles, in home training sessions, and workplace/community wellness.

Erin has developed a niche for teaching the mature population about the importance and accessibility of exercise. You can exercise anywhere. Her years of caring for patients with cancers has inspired an excitement to make exercise programs available with a special emphasis on movement as medicine. There is power to age well in us all.

Erin lives with her husband, three children and dog in Weaverville, NC (just a few miles outside of Asheville).

"I’ve failed over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.”

Michael Jordan