Lauren McAlister
““Lauren approaches nutrition with her whole heart...I cannot recommend Lauren’s help more, she’s really the best at what she does!” - Kristen H.”
A previous competitive dancer, Lauren is a performer at heart who loves movement, music, and jazz hands (how could you not?). Early on, she developed a passion for helping others too.
Lauren is originally from Orange County, CA and graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with her bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing.
During high school and her early days at Poly, Lauren developed a disordered relationship with food and exercise. It wasn’t until her mid-twenties she realized that a healthy lifestyle was less about calories and cardio, and more about balance. With this new mindset, Lauren ditched her dogmatic approach to fitness and nutrition—and promised to help others do the same.
Lauren is the co-owner of McAlister Training and leads day-to-day operations and member experience. Also a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), Lauren is an advocate for real food, sustainable lifestyle shifts, and body positivity. Learn more about her approach to holistic nutrition.
When she’s not at the studio, you can find Lauren running after her two kiddos or writing about wellness. Lauren has been featured in Forbes, Glamour, Well + Good, Real Simple, TheThirty, CNN, NBC, Martha Stewart, and more.
