Amber Nelson is a UESCA-certified running coach and social psychology PhD. She is also a hybrid athlete and obstacle course racer with a love for all things health and fitness. Amber has a passion for connecting people with research so that they can benefit and excel in meeting their health and fitness goals on both a mental and physical level. She specializes in behavioral modification and understands how to make lifestyle changes that can be maintained over time.

Having lost 100 pounds herself, Amber understands the mental and physical challenges one may face during a health and fitness transformation and truly enjoys sharing research to empower others.

In her free time, she can be found running local trails or working hard in the gym to set new PRs. If she isn’t doing it herself she’s probably somewhere cheering someone else on while they do it.