“When she couldn’t find what she was looking for, in terms of hiking skills and fitness for women, she started her own business.”
In 2014, Yvonne Shepherd of Women’s Fitness Adventures had a hunch that there must be more women out there who wanted to try new things in the great outdoors and not be the “newbie”. Women who wanted to hike the great trails all over the world but needed support with fitness or hiking skills to ensure they felt confident to book and successfully complete a walking holiday.
When she couldn’t find what she was looking for, in terms of hiking skills and fitness for women and a community, she started her own business. Fast forward 11 years and her business, Women’s Fitness Adventures, and it’s programs, are changing women’s lives through walking and specifically, preparing women for hiking holidays.
At Women’s Fitness Adventures, Yvonne teaches and trains women to successfully hike the trails of the world. She does this through online and in person hike training courses, programs, global online community and multi day hiking adventures.
Yvonne has been featured several times on Channel 7’s Weekender program profiling the company’s hike training programs for women. Australia’s largest women’s monthly magazine, The Australian Women’s Weekly recognised Yvonne for her impact on influencing and encouraging women to walk and hike.
And in 2019 she was showcased as one of 20 Women of Influence in Queensland – for the impact her fitness training and hiking programs have on shaping the future direction of the health of women over 50.
Now her training programs which give women the skills, knowledge, and confidence to book and successfully complete multi day hiking adventures, are sought the world over.
“If I had not invested in my business education, I would still have a hobby.”
Yvonne has been a highly active member of the HerBusiness Network since 2016 and says “If I had not invested in my business education, I would still have a hobby.”
She has been a ‘Member of the Year’ in acknowledgment of her commitment to her professional development and taken part in a number of HerBusiness programs including the REACH Retreat, Marketing Success Mastermind and HerBusiness Boardroom. Yvonne has collaborated with many members of the HerBusiness Network community, and in early 2025 partnered with HerBusiness for the very first Business Trailblazers hike, held in Wanaka, New Zealand.
Learn more about Yvonne and Women’s Fitness Adventures.
