bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi æz ɐ hˈaɪ ænd lˈoʊˈɪmpækt ɛɹˈoʊbɪks ɪnstɹˈʌktɚ, ʃiː wʌz ˈæskt baɪ ðə kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi kˈɑːlɪdʒᵻz ʌv spoʊkˈænz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd lˈɜːnɪŋ ˌaɪˌiːˈɛl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv tə dɪvˈɛləp ɐ tˈoʊn ænd stɹˈɛtʃ ˈɛksɚsˌaɪz pɹˈoʊɡɹæm fɔːɹ ɹˈɛzᵻdənts æt ðə sˈaʊθ hˈɪl sˈiːnjɚ sˈɛntɚ.
Beginning in 1980 as a high- and low-impact aerobics instructor, she was asked by the  Community Colleges of Spokanes' Institute for Extended Learning (IEL) in 1985 to develop a tone and stretch exercise program for residents at the South Hill Senior Center.