Rachel began her fitness journey in May 2017 when she hired Coach Mallory as her 1-on-1 coach. With Mallory’s guidance, she learned how to eat and train to support her goals, including weight loss, body recomposition, maintenance, bulking/adding muscle mass, and supporting two healthy pregnancies. Since 2017, she has successfully maintained a weight loss of 75 pounds and has fallen in love with movement of all forms. Rachel is a seasoned weight lifter, and also enjoys walking, hiking, and biking. She is passionate about building strength and empowering others to fall in love with strength training.

As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, Rachel has helped people improve their lives and reach their goals through the application of behavioral science for over a decade. She has a bachelor’s degree in applied behavioral science from the University of Kansas and a master’s degree in behavior analysis from the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Rachel’s passion is compassionately helping people understand and change their behavior using scientifically validated strategies to develop healthy, sustainable habits that will last a lifetime. This is accomplished through a variety of behavioral science principles and strategies including goal setting & task clarification, self-monitoring, self-talk regulation, accountability, feedback, and behavioral skills training.

Rachel is the only FLA coach who is certified in Pre- and Postnatal Coaching to better assist those who are pregnant or have been pregnant. Her experience lifting while pregnant, her own postpartum journey, and her journey to sustainable healthy living as a parent give her insight into coaching pregnant people and parents of all types.