Heather Bond

Heather Bond is the creator and owner of Bond Fitness and Adventures where she's lead adventure and body guide. Athena Rising Adventures was birthed from years of guiding and training others in a wide variety of life experiences and adventures. In September of 2019 she was one of six people selected to be on an international logistics team for The Toughest Race, the Eco-Challenge, which was held in Fiji. It is set to air as a ten part documentary series on Amazon Prime in the spring of 2020.

Her service work and introduction to non-profit organizations started at the young age of 13 when she was issued a special work permit to start training as a C.I.T, (counselor in training) at the Goleta Girls Club in Santa Barbara California. Heather was later hired by Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara as one of the assistant gymnastic coaches. In recent years she has been a mentor to the youth for the Take Your Daughter’s to Work Day program. Her passion for serving others runs deep.

Heather earned one of the coveted positions as a fire fighter with the Los Angeles City Fire Department, one of the highest trained departments in the world. Prior to this she was a type 1 Hot Shot with the United States Forest Service, and when not fighting fires was helping operate the Smokey Bear program for the inner city youth.

In the early 2000’s Heather launched Adventure Odyssey Quest. These 2-3 day journeys were designed for women only. The Adventures included, hiking, rappelling and other fun outdoor activities. Glamping at it’s best.

With over 2 decades as a multi certified fitness trainer and nutrition coach, for not only her private clients, she also volunteers her time at the local Santa Barbara high schools as a pre-season strength and conditioning coach. Heather developed the 5Elements Academy for elementary schools which encompassed not only physical strength and coordination but emotional intelligence as well.

Heather enjoys co-hosting with the Santa Barbara Teen Sports radio show.

Her passion for guiding women to live a life full of purpose has only grown stronger throughout the years. She sees a need to get individuals to reconnect with their full potential and their surroundings.☆