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Expertise

Fitness and wellness

Education

CUNY Queens College

Highlights

  • Master of Science in exercise science and nutrition, and in prosthetics and orthotics

  • Bachelor of Science in kinesiology

  • National Strength and Conditioning Association certified personal trainer for 12 years

  • Institute for Integrative Nutrition health coach

Writing for GoodRx gives me the opportunity to share my expertise and passion for fitness and wellness with its wonderful readership community, to help readers feel better inside and out and live their lives to the fullest.

— Amber Sayer, MS, CPT

Experience

Amber Sayer, MS, CPT, has been working in fitness and wellness for over a decade in a variety of capacities, from exercise physiology for cardiac rehab to personal training and health coaching. She is also a certified running coach.

Her other roles include working as a National Strength and Conditioning Association certified personal trainer for 12 years, a USA Track & Field Level 1 track coach, and an Institute for Integrative Nutrition health coach. She wrote a memoir and regularly contributes to a variety of publications, including Women's Running, Marathon Handbook, and The Manual.

Education

Amber attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she received her Bachelor of Science in kinesiology. She went on to earn her Master of Science in exercise science and nutrition at CUNY Queens College. She then earned a second Master of Science in prosthetics and orthotics at the University of Hartford.

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