Hi! My name is Natalie Nuñez, the founder of Kallpa Wellness. Health and fitness have always been an integral part of my life. I grew up heavily involved in sports and spent a lot of time cooking delicious Peruvian meals with my grandma. However, as I entered my highschool years, I fell into the trap of diet fads and completely lost touch with my sense of self, my body, and my surroundings. I ended up losing and gaining massive amounts of weight in very short spans of time. The only thing that was somewhat consistent in my wellness regime was basketball. But going into college, that stability of my highschool sport was gone and I no longer had a consistent form of movement or community I could rely on.

I tried to stay consistent by going to the gym and running everyday and doing a series of random workouts I found on TikTok. I thought I was eating fairly healthy by eating salads from the university dining hall everyday, but I kept gaining body fat. It turns out, I was completely out of touch with my body. Because my circadian rhythm and hormones were so off, my nervous system was living in a constant state of fight or flight and holding on to fat for survival. When I tell you I tried everything to lose weight and feel like myself again, I mean I tried EVERYTHING. From HIIT workouts, low cortisol living, powerlifting, incline walking, pilates, keto, paleo, caloric restriction, veganism, carnivore diet, I tried it ALL and went all in on each one. I found that no one diet, exercise regime, or lifestyle really worked for me; but, I found success through finding balance and reconnecting with the basics. I documented how different movement styles, foods, amounts of sleep made me feel and through that created a structured program that allowed me to thrive.