Rachel MacPherson

Rachel MacPherson, BA, is a Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Exercise Nutrition Specialist, Certified Pre/Post-Partum Fitness Trainer, and Pain-Free Performance Specialist. She's passionate about providing readers with straightforward, actionable tips to make living an active, vibrant, fulfilling life easier. When she's not writing, you can find her lifting heavy things, reading, exploring outdoors, or watching the newest iteration of the Star Wars Universe.

Highlights:

10+ years of writing experience
Specializes in health and wellness, nutrition, and parenting
Honors degree in History/English

Experience

Rachel is a freelancer writer whose work has been published in Insider, Business Insider, Livestrong, The Upside, Byrdie, and more. She writes about a wide range of topics, but her interests lie in health & wellness, parenting & family, and mental health. Outside of writing, she is a certified personal trainer and exercise nutritionist.

Education

Rachel received her bachelor's degree in Arts with Honours from the University of New Brunswick, where she majored in history and English. She is also pursuing a post-graduate certificate in content marketing from York University.

Expertise: Wellness, Nutrition

Education: University of New Brunswick, York University

Title: Freelance Writer

About The Spruce

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