KATY DOWNEY

Founder, KD-fit

Welcome to KD-Fit - the space I built for women who are done with quick fixes and ready for real strength. This isn’t about shrinking yourself. This is about leveling up - lifting heavy, building confidence, and creating the bold, beautiful, strong version of you that’s been waiting to come alive.

But I didn’t start here.

For years, I battled my body - disordered eating, fad diets, endless cardio, and a constant voice in my head telling me I wasn’t good enough.

I chased smaller, not stronger. I lived in extremes - binging, restricting, obsessing - until my body finally said enough. My breaking point, my “health meltdown,” showed me that the answer wasn’t in another pill, shake, or hour on the treadmill. The answer was in strength training, fueling my body with balance, and building daily habits that actually stick.

Through my own transformation, I realized something powerful: if I could radically change my life from the inside out, then anyone could - with the right guidance. That’s when I felt the calling to share my journey and help other women do the same. The dream of KD-Fit was born.

I dove headfirst into teaching group fitness, saying yes to literally everything - kettlebells, Pilates, cycle, CrossFit, steel mace, animal flow, HIIT, strength training, circuit classes, mat Pilates. If it moved the body, I wanted to learn it, coach it, and pass it on. For over a decade, I coached, taught classes & trained clients all while building KD-fit in the background juggling classes, clients and creating a powerful space and community for YOU.

I closed out that chapter of my career at Equinox, where I sharpened my skills and grew as an instructor. One year ago, I made the biggest leap yet and finally went ALL IN on the dream that had been with me from the start: KD-fit. 

Now, I get to bring it all together right here - my personal journey, my experience as a trainer and group fitness instructor, my certifications, and my passion for helping women - into coaching programs that actually change lives. KD-Fit is for women like me and women like you: busy, bold, and ready for MORE.

Today, as a mom of three boys, a dog wrangler, a women’s specialist coach, and founder of KD-Fit, my mission is simple: to help women 35+ lift heavy, fuel smart, and rise into You 2.0. Together, we’ll sweat, lift, laugh, and push past limits. We’ll build bodies we love, confidence that lasts, and strength that carries into every part of life.

Because strong isn’t something you chase. Strong is who you become.

xx Katy