Author: Debbie Bliss

The saying goes that “extraordinary things are created by ordinary people, ” and that is certainly true of Debbie Bliss. Debbie was born in Leicester, UK, on September 17, 1965, and she has three sisters: Karen, Kerrie, and Louise. It has been a long-held ambition to write her life story since she contracted dermatomyositis in the 2000. Though this is her first book, she has always enjoyed writing for local newspapers and magazines regarding health, fitness, and nutrition. Despite not excelling at school (where she considered herself somewhat of a rebel), she went on to achieve a number of qualifications in management such as a BTEC National in Business, Finance, and Personnel, an NVQ in Management, a teaching qualification, and an assessor award. Debbie has spent the majority of her working career in the sports industry, mainly as a qualified personal trainer, sports injury therapist, and lifestyle coach. She has a vast amount of qualifications and experience in the fitness world and has qualifications as a GP referral for lower back exercises. She used to run her own gym on Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands. She is qualified to teach disabled children to swim, train children and adults with disabilities sports and activities, and teach netball and badminton. She is also qualified to practice Reiki with her healing hands. She has travelled extensively to many countries around the world, mainly alone, and undertaken a variety of challenges and adventures such as walking on the Great Wall of China, cycling from the north to the south of Vietnam, doing a tandem freefall from thirteen thousand feet, trekking the Inca Trail in Peru, and raising £91, 800 for different charities (at the time of writing this book). In her spare time (when she has any), she enjoys horse riding, climbing, mountain climbing, and training for the next challenge.