About
Courtney DeSorbo MS, AT, ATC, CSCS
Courtney is a Licensed Athletic Trainer and the owner of HOLD FAST Performance & Wellness. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, SFMA L1 Certified, Functional Gait Specialist Certified and Dry Needling Certified. Courtney has over 13 years of experience helping active individuals resolve injuries and move efficiently so they can continue the sports, workouts, and activities that keep them active and healthy. She specializes in working with CrossFitters and distance runners.
Courtney graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from Winona State University in 2009 and went on to earn her Masters of Science in Kinesiology from Michigan State University in 2011. She began her professional career in Wisconsin at a sports medicine rehabilitation clinic and a Division 1 high school. While in Wisconsin, Courtney discovered lots of new hobbies, including running half marathons, rock climbing, martial arts, and CrossFit.
A family job change brought her to the Toledo area in 2019, shortly after she and her husband had their wonderful son. They immediately joined the welcoming and supportive local CrossFit community. When one of their friends injured their back, Courtney began helping him through his recovery. It sparked the idea for a rehabilitation business that would allow her the freedom to treat the way she felt was most effective for long-term health, and thus HOLD FAST Performance & Wellness was born. Now Courtney enjoys helping the fitness enthusiasts of Greater Toledo, Northwest Ohio, and Southeast Michigan stay healthy and pursue their fitness goals.
When she is not working, you can find Courtney improving her own fitness in the gym with her husband and their son and running recreationally. In addition, Courtney thoroughly enjoys motherhood, introducing her son to outdoor adventures and baking and visiting family in Minnesota and New Jersey.
What does
‘HOLD FAST’
mean
?
Courtney’s maiden name, MacLeod, is of Scottish origin. The Clan MacLeod family crest is emblazoned with the motto HOLD FAST.
HOLD FAST
It holds many meanings but to Courtney it means:
STAY THE COURSE
FACE THE STORM
The meaning behind HOLD FAST is also described in one of Courtney’s favorite quotes from the movie The Count of Monte Cristo:
Nautical History
Sailors used to tattoo HOLD FAST on their eight fingers. The sailors, being a superstitious bunch, believed that it would give the deckhands the strong grip they needed to work with the ship’s lines and rigging. They also had a saying, ‘One hand for you, one hand for the ship because a selfish sailor sinks ships.’