She represented Australia in pole-vaulting before Chronic Fatigue Syndrome crippled her, ended her career and forced her start again.
Almost five years down the track Amanda Bisk - now a social media darling with a legion of 365,000 dedicated Instagram fans - has rebuilt her life.
Bisk is an ambassador for Rexona's #MoveMore campaign, which inspires Australians to live healthier lives, and opened up about how she thought her life was over in 2011 when she was told she had CFS.
'I guess when I first got diagnosed, it was a giant shock to me I was in a really bad mental state,' she told Daily Mail Australia.
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Rexona's #MoveMore campaign ambassador Amanda Bisk poses for an image on her Instagram account, which has a whopping 365,000 dedicated followers
Bisk and Sydney Swans veteran Adam Goodes (left) who is another leader for the Rexona #MoveMore initiative, and another image from her high-profile Instagram account, which is updated daily
A former elite pole vaulter, Bisk competed at the Dehli Commonwealth Games and was training for the London Olympics before Chronic Fatigue Syndrome crippled her career
'I just thought my life was over because sport had been my life since I was three years old.'
The elite athlete had just competed at the Dehli Commonwealth Games and was training for the London Olympics. But instead of fulfilling her dreams, she was forced to walk away in order to recover.
Bisk said the only way she got through the darkest times was by working on her mental health, revealing she saw psychologists to help get her back in the right headspace.
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Share'I guess what I learnt the most was that you need to get your mental game strong and you know I went to go see psychologists and I did meditation and yoga,' she said.
'Once I got my mind right I was like "this is the next step, let's do this" and that's when my body kinda of followed.'
After slowly introducing her body back into exercise with low-impact activities such as yoga, Bisk managed to get herself back on track, describing it as being akin to 'rebuilding my body'.
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Bisk said the only way she got through the darkest times was by working on her mental health, revealing she saw psychologists to help get her back in the right headspace
After slowly introducing her body back into exercise with low-impact activities such as yoga, Bisk managed to get herself back on track, describing it as being akin to 'rebuilding my body'
Bisk poses with Daily Mail journalist Freya Noble (left), and Bisk training in preparation for the the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (right)
Bisk is known for contorting her body into impressive positions, with handstands and bridges featuring as a motif on her popular account
'The big thing was all the psychology behind it , and just believing that there was something after sport,' she said.
From there Bisk has shot to social media stardom, boasting over 365,000 Instagram followers who check in for her daily photos in which she contorts her strong body into impressive positions.
Handstands and bridges often feature in her pictures, which show off her toned body and endless legs. Bisk said she tries to get outside and keep active every single day.
As for what she's going to focus on next, the former athlete said she wants to focus on teaching others how to live a healthier lifestyle and encourage them to get moving.
'I absolutely love teaching people and just spreading the word about fitness and being active because I think in our community if we can be active it's going to prevent so many illnesses,' Bisk said.
The former athlete said she wants to focus on teaching others how to live a healthier lifestyle and encourage them to get moving
'We're a pretty sick world right now and it can all be prevented so if we can just get out there and really enjoy being active and looking after ourselves I think it's just going to be such a better world,' Bisk told Daily Mail Australia
Bisk's said her top tip for maintaining a healthy life is organisation: 'Organisation is a big thing, and planning ahead. Yes it's time consuming to plan but it is the best thing you can do'
Bisk said she diligently follows an exercise and diet schedule mapped out in her diary
'We're a pretty sick world right now and it can all be prevented so if we can just get out there and really enjoy being active and looking after ourselves I think it's just going to be such a better world.'
This is what inspired her to become one of the team leaders for the #MoveMore initiative, which has seen Rexona join forces with Fitness First to encourage Australians to get moving. The other is Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes.
Bisk's also shared her top tip for maintaining a healthy life - organisation.
'Organisation is a big thing, and planning ahead,' Bisk revealed.
'Yes it's time consuming to plan but it is the best thing you can do.
'I live by my diary, so every week on a Sunday I'll sit down and I'll be like "okay, Monday I can fit my session in here, and these are the meals I'm going to be planning to eat".
'It just works so much better because you get to that day and you realise you can actually fit in a lot and it doesn't seem like everything is rushed because everything's all there,' Bisk said.
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