About the Author

Born in New Zealand, the eldest of four siblings, Rosie had a deep love of literature instilled in her very early, and since then, she has loved to write, always knowing that she wanted to be a writer, a passion that remained number one throughout her years. Rosie grew up as a tomboy, always active and involved with everything. Blessed with both academic and athletic ability, she found success in both study and sport. Fitness quickly became her second love, and she has been an elite athlete - winning multiple New Zealand National Track and Road Cycling Titles; holds several qualifications - including her degree in Sport and Exercise Science and ISAK Level One Anthropometric Certification; owns her own personal training business; and combines her passion of literature with fitness as a ‘Fitness and Training Expert’ Writer for the popular bodybuilding and fitness site Bodybuilding.com and several supplement companies. With a growing career in fitness, Rosie moved to the United States in late 2009, where she set her sights on establishing herself firmly in the industry, heavily involved in a variety of roles, including as an athlete, exercise physiologist, fitness management and nutrition consultant, model, supplement company representative, trainer, and writer.

Rosie’s Career Objective is: To be an inspiration to, and instil in males and females alike, an energy and passion for sport, health and fitness. To help others achieve their sporting, health and/or fitness orientated goals; providing quality and effective support and motivation for them in the pursuit of their goals, whilst educating them on how to make positive lifestyle choices and changes to improve their quality of life to keep getting the desired results.

Rosie wants to be a role model for women to look up to re fitness. Women need to be better educated on the importance of using resistance training to achieve their body and fitness goals. Training with weights should neither intimidate nor scare them. She would like to see the many wrong mindsets among and about women and weight training be replaced by correct information and healthy attitudes. She also wants to drive home the fact that one does NOT have to starve or live on an endless diet to get and stay lean, and lead by example that "diet" is a LIFESTYLE nutrition plan that can be maintained and adjusted as required.