Amanda Nisula

MY NAME IS AMANDA NISULA AND I AM A MOM OF FOUR

LITTLE GIRLS, WIFE, CERTIFIED NUTRITION COACH, CERTIFIED

PRE AND POSTNATAL COACH, CERTIFIED CROSSFIT COACH,

AND A REGISTERED NURSE.

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I AM FOLLOWING SOME AMAZING FOOTSTEPS. MY MOM WAS A

FITNESS INSTRUCTOR WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. SHE WOULD BRING

ME TO THE GYM WITH HER AND I WOULD WATCH THE WOMEN AND MEN

STRIVE TO BE THEIR BEST SELVES DAILY. IT INSPIRED ME, EVEN AT THE

AGE OF 5. I WOULD JOIN MY MOM'S CLASSES TO THE POINT WHERE I

THINK I COULD HAVE TAUGHT FOR HER.

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GROWING UP I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTO FITNESS. I WAS A

COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADER, PLAYED BASKETBALL, SOFTBALL AND

FIELD HOCKEY. I ALSO LEARNED AT A YOUNG AGE THAT MOVEMENT

WAS THE BEST GIFT WE COULD GIVE TO OUR BODIES!

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I WENT TO SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY FOR ATHLETIC TRAINING AND REALLY

FOUND MY LOVE FOR NUTRITION AND EXERCISE. I LEARNED HOW IMPORTANT

THE PROPER NUTRITION WAS TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM AND FEEL OUR BEST

DAILY. I KNEW I LOVED BEING AROUND THE FITNESS/ WELLNESS COMMUNITY

AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO LAND A JOB COACHING BOOTCAMP AND

PERSONAL TRAINING CLIENTS IN THE MORNING BEFORE CLASSES. HOW

COOL IS THAT TO BE ABLE TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE AND MAKE A LITTLE

EXTRA CASH! WE ALL KNOW WHAT BEING A BROKE COLLEGE STUDENT

FEELS LIKE! AFTER GRADUATING FROM SALEM STATE I DECIDED IT WAS

BACK TO SCHOOL FOR NURSING. I WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE

HUMAN BODY AND HELP PEOPLE RECOVER FROM ILLNESSES AND INJURIES.

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WHILE IN NURSING SCHOOL I STARTED COMPETING IN FITNESS

COMPETITIONS. THIS IS WHERE I DOVE DEEP INTO NUTRITION AND

HOW TO GET MY BODY TO PEAK PERFORMANCE. I LEARNED WHAT

MACRO AND MICRONUTRIENTS WERE AND HOW THE TIMING OF

CERTAIN FOODS CAN AFFECT THE BODY DIFFERENTLY.

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I COMPETED IN FITNESS COMPETITIONS FOR 5 YEARS. I LEARNED

SO MUCH AND GOT TO MEET SO MANY AMAZING PEOPLE.

DURING THIS TIME I LEARNED THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON ...

THE MEANING OF LIVING A BALANCED LIFESTYLE.

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THOSE FIVE YEARS WERE A HEALTH ROLLER COASTER, YO-YO

DIETING AT ITS FINEST. MY MARRIAGE, MY RELATIONSHIP WITH

MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE STRUGGLING. I SACRIFICED A

LOT TO STAND ON THAT STAGE IN A LITTLE BIKINI AND HIGH.

HEELS. AT THAT TIME IT WAS WORTH IT, I HAD GOALS THAT I

WANTED TO ACHIEVE. HOWEVER, THOSE SACRIFICES LEAD TO

LOSING MY MENSTRUAL CYCLE, FERTILITY TREATMENTS, AND

FIGHTING TO FIND THE HAPPINESS AND LOVE FOR MY BODY

AGAIN. IT HAS TAKEN MANY YEARS AND FOUR BABIES TO FALL

IN LOVE WITH MY BODY AGAIN.

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I WOULDN'T BE WHERE I AM TODAY IF I DIDN'T GO THROUGH THAT

CHAPTER IN MY LIFE. I AM HAPPY THAT I DID BECAUSE I LEARNED,

I GREW AS A PERSON, I MET THE MOST AMAZING HUMANS THAT

ARE STILL IN MY LIFE TODAY, AND THOSE EXPERIENCES LEAD ME

TO HELPING PEOPLE LEARN THE MEANING OF LIVING A HEALTHY,

HAPPY LIFESTYLE WITHOUT MAKING EXTREME SACRIFICES.

OUTSIDE OF CROSSFIT, AMANDA IS MARRIED TO HER

HUSBAND DAMEN AND HAS FOUR DAUGHTERS

CECE, MILA, MATTI AND MAZI