Andrea
Andrea brings over a decade of coaching experience and a deeply personal passion for health and fitness. She’s helped clients do everything from lose weight and clean up their nutrition to run marathons and, yes, even touch their toes. But for her, the most meaningful wins are the ones where someone finally feels confident in their own skin.
With a background in college softball, roller derby, figure competitions, and marathon running...including qualifying for the Boston Marathon... Andrea knows what it means to chase big goals. As a long-time vegetarian and holistic nutritionist, she’s also well-versed in how food choices fuel both performance and long-term health. She loves helping clients find doable, sustainable habits, especially when it comes to simplifying nutrition or fitting training into a busy, family-filled schedule.
Andrea’s coaching style is rooted in support, structure, and contagious positivity. She’s the coach who’ll cheer you on every step of the way...and also help you map out your schedule to make sure it actually happens. Whether you’re chasing a pull-up or learning to eat without guilt, she believes the best changes happen when you take it one win at a time.
Credentials:
Certified Personal Trainer (CPT)
Holistic Nutritionist
Pilates Mat & Reformer Instructor
hi dear
Thanks for sharing it. LOVELY !!!
I need your help dear! when I raise my legs off the ground, my lower back hurts in swimmers exercise.
Secondly, when I do crunches, I try to lift my shoulders only and not neck, still I can’t relax my neck as if overactive neck flexors. How to fix it?
Exactly what I need!! This will be my new dynamic warm up. Your movement patterns are excellent and this targeted my weak and tight areas perfectly.
Thank you!
Do you have a routine for upper back pain? Shoulder,traps and neck
Your lower back, while it should work, should be supported by engaging your glutes and it sounds like your spinal mobility is limited. I mentioned to you in another comment checking out my RStoration. It sounds like too you need to learn to stack your head over your neck instead of trying to jut your chin forward in your hands.
Glad it helps Terri!
You may want to check out my RStoration program for full-body mobility work. These moves may also help – https://redefiningstrength.com/alleviate-neck-pain-10-tips-make-feel-better-fast/
Thank you for the great post. Never heard that movement called the vomiting cat before. I am so gonna use that name going forward.
hehe glad it helps! The name helps me separate it from the simple stretch to the activation move it can be!
Your approach is exhaustive and so thorough. As a scientist, I appreciate your thoughtful and holistic methodology of treating the upstream and downstream areas of the pain.
Brilliant program, I’m going to use this twice weekly to help ease lower back tightness
Glad the workout helps! Hope you check out the full RStoration program as often even addressing mobility restrictions at other joints can prevent further overload!