ABOUT SKYLER
SKYLER FELT
Founder of Haplete
Hellooooo! I’m Skyler. I grew up as an Army brat living in all parts of the world. Through all the travels, the only constant thing in my life were sports. I grew up playing every sport under the sun, and they were the primary I would meet friends whenever my family moved to a new city. Sports played a massive role in my development. Thy built my discipline, courage, leadership, grit, and character. Sports were my life. I eventally went on to play D1 soccer at my dream school: the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Playing soccer there was anything but a dream. What was once the love of my life became something I dreaded. It went from feeling like a passion to a job. I went from having a coach I loved to a coach I didn’t connect with. I started acting out in a cry for help: showing up to team events late, partying before games, and not giving my full effort in practice. This behavior led to me being dismissed from the team. Looking back, I was immature and selfish in the way I acted. However, I am deeply grateful for my dissapointing experience as a collegiate athlete as it pushed me on a path to find my true passion. But the path to get there was not easy.
After my soccer career ended, I was lost. My identity was stripped away, and I was living a life aimlessly wandering without any clear direction. I accepted a corporate sales job to satisfy the desires of my friends and family, which led to me being unfulfilled and unhappy. I began doing CrossFit to fill my competitive void and try to regain the confidence I had lost. I was smashing my body every day because I was wired to think ‘more is always better’. This mentality resulted in me destroying my body. I tore my abdominal wall, herniated my quad, ripped my AC joint, and ultimately, was left confused why all my hard work was not giving me the results I was looking for. At the same time, I began experimenting with every diet I could. My performance, energy, and body composition were not where I wanted them to be. I read book after book and article after article all with conflicting information, which led me to wonder if I would ever get my health under control. Nothing seemed to be working.
These challenges were essential to my growth because they allowed me to find the answers I was looking for. Through a constant cycle of learning, implementing, and adjusting, I now have the lean, muscular, and athletic physique I always wanted because I learned how to properly train and nourish my body. After years of self-experimentation, I now know what nutritionally works best for me and allows me to thrive each day. Through my journey with holistic living, I have found a number of daily disciplines that gives me the physical, mental, and spiritual balance I need to look, feel, and perform my best. Now I want to bring the highest quality fitness and health information to the masses because I know proper application of movement and food can save lives!
Currently, I reside in Mission Beach in San Diego, California. I am a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, certified CHEK professional, and hold a certification in holistic nutrition. My time is spent building Haplete and coaching clients to build their dream bodies using my own functional, sustainable and holistic approach to health. My mission is to lead and empower 1 million people to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives in bodies they love. In my free time, I enjoy keeping up to date with the latest health and fitness information, hanging out with friends, dancing at concerts, laughing at comedy shows, making music, reading books, exploring nature, chasing adrenaline and traveling the world.
