Malia Frey, M.A., ACE-CHC, CPT

Highlights

• At Verywell Fit: Malia began working for the brand in 2016, focused on writing health, wellness, fitness, diet, nutrition, exercise content. She has used science-based research and her wealth of expertise in health, exercise, fitness, nutrition, weight management, and behavioral change in covering such topics as the nutritional and health benefits of certain foods, managing diet fatigue and stress, beginner workouts, and more.
• Certifications: American Council on Exercise (ACE)-certified health coach, personal trainer, fitness nutrition ​specialist, weight management specialist, and behavior change specialist
• Fitness-related experience: Malia has taught health and wellness classes in colleges, universities, hospitals, and fitness centers around the country. She also works as a personal trainer.
• U.S. region: Northeast
• Residential area: Urban

Experience

Malia Frey has been in the health and fitness industry for over 25 years as an educator, health coach, writer, and editor. She started writing for Verywell Fit in 2016 and has since produced a large body of evidence-based health, wellness, fitness, diet, nutrition, and exercise content for the brand. She also works with physicians, registered dietitians, behavioral health specialists, and fitness professionals to develop web content, instructional materials, and news articles that guide dieters through the process of setting and reaching their weight loss goals.

Malia is an American Council on Exercise (ACE) certified health coach and personal trainer with additional ACE credentials in fitness nutrition, weight management, behavior change, and functional aging. She also is a graduate of the National Institutes of Health Medicine in the Media program.

About Verywell Fit

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