Amanda is an ISSA-certified personal trainer and certified nutritionist whose work has been featured in Fortune, Breaking Muscle, BarBend, PowerliftingTechnique, Fitbod, and FeastGood. She grew up in a family that loved sports, which taught her the importance of staying active. She’s experimented with all kinds of workouts, including running, hiking, and kickboxing, but her two favorite activities are CrossFit and lifting heavy weights. She considers her garage gym her happy place. When she’s not writing or editing content related to fitness and nutrition, you can find Amanda spending time with her husband and family; taking her dog Charlie for long walks; trying to convince her two cats, Raven and Riley, that hugs are the best; and drinking copious amounts of coffee.