
Alyssa Schuster
I haven’t always had a passion for fitness. It wasn’t until fifth grade when I started middle school that I figured out for some people being healthy just doesn’t come naturally - as a 130 pound fifth grader people definitely made fun of me, but what made me want to get healthy was when my father told me that he was worried I would end up with diabetes.
That summer I spent every day playing Dance Dance Revolution on my Playstation 2; I ended up dropping weight and becoming more interested in fitness, even trying out for the school’s softball team (which I made, even though I wasn’t very good).
I continued to exercise and be passionate about eating healthy throughout college. My friends constantly called me a rabbit because of my tendency to eat
I graduated from New England College with a B.A. in Creative Writing a year early and immediately started working as a journalist for a small local paper in my home-state New Hampshire, but my heart wasn’t completely in it. I wanted to change people’s lives, but I figured out that journalism wasn’t the way I wanted to do it. I wanted to help change people’s lives on a more personal level.
In addition to my journalism work, I put myself through college by waitressing full time as well as editing novels as freelance work. I loved interacting on a personal level, and that was something I wasn’t getting by covering town meetings for a small paper
Certifications & Education
- BA in Creative Writing from New England College
- Certified Office Manager- NPE
- Certified Nutrition Coach- Working Against Gravity