Rashelle Brown is the founder and owner of a successful personal training and weight loss coaching business, Full Potential Personal Training. Since her initial certification in 2008, her continuing education has been focused specifically on battling the obesity epidemic. In 2013, she completed over 60 hours of formal weight loss- and weight management-related study and obtained the advanced Health Coach certification. In addition to her professional certifications through the nationally accredited American Council on Exercise, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science from the United States Air Force Academy. For the past six years, Rashelle has written blog posts and freelance articles covering a wide range of health and fitness topics and holds publishing credits in IDEA Fitness Journal and on the prominent LIVESTRONG.com and eHow.com web sites. She is also a regular contributor to Active.com’s ActiveRunner department, and she writes for the Health and Well-Being page of the PBS web site, NextAvenue.org.