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Laura Williams,MS, ACSM EP-C

Laura Williams, MS, ACSM EP-C holds a master's degree in exercise and sport science and is a certified exercise physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. She also holds sports nutritionist, youth fitness, sports conditioning, and behavioral change specialist certifications through the American Council on Exercise, as well as a 200-hour yoga certification. She has been writing on health, fitness, and wellness for 12 years, with bylines appearing online and in print for Men's Health, Healthline, Verywell Fit, The Healthy, Giddy, Thrillist, Men's Journal, Reader's Digest, Bicycling, and Runner's World. After losing her first husband to cancer in 2018, she moved to Costa Rica to use surfing, beach running, and horseback riding as part of her healing process. There, she met her current husband, had her son, and now splits time between Texas and Costa Rica.

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Laura Williams
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Laura Williams,MS, ACSM EP-C

Laura Williams, MS, ACSM EP-C holds a master's degree in exercise and sport science and is a certified exercise physiologist through the American College of Sports Medicine. She also holds sports nutritionist, youth fitness, sports conditioning, and behavioral change specialist certifications through the American Council on Exercise, as well as a 200-hour yoga certification. She has been writing on health, fitness, and wellness for 12 years, with bylines appearing online and in print for Men's Health, Healthline, Verywell Fit, The Healthy, Giddy, Thrillist, Men's Journal, Reader's Digest, Bicycling, and Runner's World. After losing her first husband to cancer in 2018, she moved to Costa Rica to use surfing, beach running, and horseback riding as part of her healing process. There, she met her current husband, had her son, and now splits time between Texas and Costa Rica.


Education
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, M.S.Ed., Exercise & Sport Science
  • Texas State University, BS, Exercise & Sport Science
Specialties
  • American Council on Exercise Fitness Nutrition Specialist
  • American Council on Exercise Sports Conditioning Specialist
  • The Kaivalya Yoga Method, 200-Hour Yoga Instructor
  • former professor of Exercise Science at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Activities & Honors