Amber Nelson, UESCA-CRC

Amber Nelson has an educational background in psychology but stumbled into love with weightlifting and running when she decided to go on a weight loss journey. She became fully immersed in the health and fitness community overtime. Eventually her passion for writing collided with this community when she became a health and fitness writer, leading to publications for Active.com, BarBend.com, and iRunFar.com.

Born and raised in Idaho, Amber is a lover of trail running and UESCA certified running coach. While she still resides in Idaho, she loves traveling both for leisure an athletic competitions. She spends her free time being creative in the kitchen and trying every new restaurant that pops up.