About the Trainer

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Vanessa Underwood, of Underwood's Sports and Fitness, is a certified personal trainer , strength and conditioning coach, and cancer exercise specialist. She is a national fitness consultant, social worker and motivational speaker.

For over 15 years Vanessa has been educating, training and motivating people to reach their physical potential. Her clients range from the Division 1 college athlete to the neighborhood mom. As a personal fitness trainer her goals is to educate clients of all ages abilities. She works with youth teens adults and senior citizens, and specialty populations.

As a strength coach she trains individual athletes, teams, and coaches with her unique and customized programs.

Whether you are an athlete looking to improve your strength and performance, or an individual looking to change your lifestyle, Vanessa’s expertise and personal attention will bring you closer to your goal.

As a cancer exercise specialist (and survivor) she is working with cancer patients and survivors to keep them strong during treatment while helping them recover and rehab back to their previous levels of fitness.

Vanessa's passion and devotion to exercise and fitness has been showcased in many advertisements, newspapers and magazines, such as Women's Sports and Fitness ,Reebok, Saturday Evening Post , Women's World . She has been featured on NESN, ESPN, CNN, WMUR, and various radio shows

Her inspirational story of survivorship and success, was showcased in a Black and White Photo Journal Essay and presented around the country.