In-Home & Virtual Personal Training

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Custom Program Design

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Nourish Concierge In-Home Meal Prep

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Menu Design + Grocery List

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Nutrition Counseling

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In-Home & Virtual Personal Training • Custom Program Design • Nourish Concierge In-Home Meal Prep • Menu Design + Grocery List • Nutrition Counseling •

I help busy women simplify their workouts and meals so their week actually feels easier.

You know what it is like to carry everyone else while quietly disappearing. The idea of one more plan, one more program, one more reset feels like more than you have the energy for right now. What you actually want is to feel like yourself again. Strong. Settled. At home in your own skin—not because you forced yourself there but because something finally clicked into place. You have not forgotten how to take care of yourself. You have just been last on the list for so long that it started to feel normal.

‍ ‍Unlike traditional trainers or meal services, I combine both—so you’re not trying to piece everything together on your own.

This is for you if:

  • you’re busy and exhausted by the end of the day

  • you know what to do but can’t stay consistent

  • food feels like the hardest part of your routine

  • you want results without overthinking everything

Schedule a free 15-minute consult today!

let's do this!
let's do this!
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Ellie Schnabel—certified personal trainer, trained chef, and nutrition coach serving the Twin Cities

my story

Woman with glasses holding a bowl and spoon in grocery store aisle with condiments on shelves.

August 2021

220lb

There was a version of me that had completely disappeared inside her own life. I was the person who spent years feeding everyone else while quietly neglecting myself. Slowly, I watched myself fade—mentally, physically, emotionally. I wasn't lazy. I wasn't undisciplined. I was depleted. And I had no idea how to find my way back.

Shortly after this picture was taken, I broke my back. A compression fracture in L3 & L4. The spiral only grew.

A person with glasses smiling and holding a fluffy white dog outside next to a house with white siding.

December 2021

232lb

After months of little to no movement, I decided to face the pain of both my physical injury and the mental battle I had been trapped in. The shift didn't come from a stricter plan or a harder workout. It came from finally deciding I was worth taking care of. From building a relationship with food that felt like nourishment instead of negotiation. From learning to move in ways my body could actually trust.

A woman in a black dress is dancing on a white rooftop with a cloudy sky in the background.

July 2022

170lb

The journey back wasn't a program. It wasn't a before-and-after. It was slow, and it was physical, and it was deeply personal. It was learning to move a body that had been injured and ignored, learning to feed myself like I actually mattered, learning that strength isn't something you force. It's something you rebuild. My background in the kitchen and my training as a personal trainer didn't just shape my career. They were part of how I healed. Food became an act of care instead of control. Movement became something I did for my body instead of to it.

A woman standing outdoors against a concrete wall, wearing a black spaghetti strap top, a beige skirt with a front slit, black boots, and jewelry including bracelets, a necklace, and earrings.

2026—present

—the healthiest I have ever been

I did not transform. I returned.

I don't offer this work from a place of . I offer it from a place of knowing—really knowing—what it takes to come back to yourself when life has pulled you far away. Healing Meets Hustle exists because I needed it first. And Nourish Concierge exists because I learned that you cannot outwork an empty fridge and an overwhelmed spirit. The movement and the food and the care—they are all part of the same story. Yours and mine both.

what people are saying...

“She did an outstanding job assessing my needs, and we designed some attainable goals for me. Ellie is kind, supportive, and knowledgeable.”

—R. P., in Maple Grove

“Ellie was the first person, not even my physical therapist could help, to help me find and reactivate some of the muscles that were ‘asleep’ from the years of pain and then surgery.”

—L.S., in Minneapolis

“As someone who was brand new to working out, I always felt intimidated and unsure where to start. Ellie broke everything down in a way that felt doable. For the first time, I feel like I can stick to a routine.”

—A.S., in Minneapolis

If any of this sounds like you,

reach out to find out more.

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